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Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car

The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car was convicted of first-degree murder Friday.

Apr 25, 2025 10:51 AM Read more >

ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.

Apr 25, 2025 10:45 AM Read more >

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade , ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.

Apr 25, 2025 10:31 AM Read more >

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen.

Apr 25, 2025 7:19 AM Read more >

Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll.

Apr 25, 2025 5:21 AM Read more >

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m.

Apr 24, 2025 6:01 PM Read more >

Survivors of July Fourth parade shooting have mixed feelings about gunman's absence from sentencing

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Grieving relatives and survivors of a mass shooting at a 2022 July Fourth parade recounted harrowing details for hours in a packed courtroom this week, telling a judge that the attack has done long-lasting damage.

Apr 24, 2025 5:36 PM Read more >

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant's recent autism diagnosis.

Apr 24, 2025 5:03 PM Read more >

Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run , including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.

Apr 24, 2025 4:21 PM Read more >

Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President

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