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Army gynecologist pleads not guilty to secretly recording patients
The doctor is charged with indecent visual recording, as well as conduct unbecoming of an officer, willful disobedience of a superior officer and making a false statement.
Single ticket bought in Illinois wins $1 billion Powerball jackpot
To the tens of thousands and likely more dreaming about a $1 billion Powerball win, the anticipation is over: Someone who bought a ticket in Illinois won it all.
Kansas town will pay $850K to end reporter’s lawsuit over a 2023 raid on her paper’s offices
A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom.
Fears grow that the possible closing of federal archives sites could bury key parts of American history
The government hasn’t shared full plans for the possible closings in California and Chicago, where historical records on immigration, land rights and more are housed.
Arkansas trooper threw teen down and punched her in the face during traffic stop, lawsuit says
An 18-year-old Black woman filed a lawsuit this week against an Arkansas State Police trooper she said “slammed her to the ground and struck her in the face” during a traffic stop.
Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter hit the ‘intended target,’ did not endanger others
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn’t be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” during the assassination last year at a Utah event attended by thousands of people.
3 people found dead, including child, at daycare in Minneapolis area
Three people were were found dead at a home day care in the Twin Cities metropolitan area on Wednesday.
Bumble scraps signature rule and now allows men to make first move on dating app
Dating app Bumble announced on Tuesday that it would be getting rid of its hallmark rule that prevents men from making the first move.
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 to say she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some medications.
Western Canada fights growing wildfires as thousands more told to be ready to leave
A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee, grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it.