Thursday September 19th, 2024 12:12PM

AP National News

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
The Biden administration has asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. If successful, the move would put the predators under states’ oversight and would allow hunting in the Great Lakes region, which had been suspended by a court order
6:56PM ( 5 days ago )
Officers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies
A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating
5:50PM ( 5 days ago )
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers claim in an appeal that he was judged too quickly
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried have filed an appeal claiming that the imprisoned FTX founder was the victim of a rush to judgment by a public that wrongly believed he was guilty before he was even arrested
5:16PM ( 5 days ago )
Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in death of Elijah McClain from prison
A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020
5:09PM ( 5 days ago )
After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
Hurricane Francine suddenly dropped an incredible amount of rain on New Orleans
4:40PM ( 5 days ago )
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling
4:38PM ( 5 days ago )
Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s devastating wildfire on Maui say in a new report they found no evidence Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that “critical fire weather” was about to arrive
3:51PM ( 5 days ago )
State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol
A man who worked as a U.S. State Department diplomatic security officer has pleaded guilty to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago
2:38PM ( 5 days ago )
Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
A new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions
2:19PM ( 5 days ago )
No 'Friday Night Lights': High school football games canceled in some towns near interstate shooting
As authorities search for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and grandstands of cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns
2:12PM ( 5 days ago )