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Prince Harry flies solo in London after his father was too busy to see him
For the last 10 years, Prince Harry has used his platform to support wounded veterans through the Invictus Games he started back in 2014.
Now, on the 10-year anniversary of the games, Prince Harry is returning to where it...Read more
Relatives of Key Bridge worker say goodbye in Honduras: 'Mi muchachito'
BALTIMORE — Seven weeks after Maynor Suazo Sandoval died when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, his family in Honduras met his body at the San Pedro Sula airport and prepared to bury him.
A commercial flight ...Read more
DeSantis directed Florida Highway Patrol response to campus protests
Gov. Ron DeSantis personally directed the Florida Highway Patrol’s response to the recent pro-Palestinian campus protests in Florida, a top state official said Wednesday.
“On countless occasions, campus and local law ...Read more
Jimmy Carter voted in this week's Ga. primary and is doing 'OK' in Plains, grandson says
ATLANTA — Despite entering hospice care over a year ago, Jimmy Carter refuses to miss an election.
At 99 years of age, the former president cast a mail-in ballot for the May primary election this week, grandson Jason ...Read more
Comer cancels oversight hearing after clearing of George Washington University encampment
WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James R. Comer canceled a scheduled hearing aimed at examining the local response to a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University after police ...Read more
Animation showing planned Key Bridge explosive demolition unveiled
BALTIMORE — Francis Scott Key Bridge cleanup officials shared a video animation Wednesday depicting how crews plan to deploy small explosive devices to clear a large steel truss resting on the bow of the Dali container ...Read more
Court of Appeals to consider DA Fani Willis removal in Trump Georgia election case
ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday decided to hear an appeal of a judge’s ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to remain at the helm of Fulton County’s election interference case against ...Read more
Colorado high school moves graduation from Air Force Academy after concerns over shutting out undocumented families
DENVER — Douglas County High School on Wednesday moved the location of its upcoming graduation after teachers and union leaders raised concerns that holding the ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy created hurdles that...Read more
Laken Riley case: Indictment includes new accusations against suspect
ATLANTA — A 10-count indictment filed Tuesday lodges new accusations against a man suspected in the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.
Three of those counts accuse 26-...Read more
What's next in Fulton County's election interference case?
ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals decision to consider whether District Attorney Fani Willis should remain at the helm of Fulton County’s election interference prosecution of Donald Trump and his allies casts ...Read more
2 young siblings swept away, killed in fast-moving San Bernardino National Forest creek
LOS ANGELES — A 4-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother died Tuesday after they were swept downstream in a fast-moving San Bernardino National Forest creek near Forest Falls, authorities said.
The children were ...Read more
Texas lawyer fatally shot trying to calm angry customer at McDonald's
A Texas attorney who was fatally shot at a McDonald’s over the weekend was attempting to calm an angry customer in the moments before he was killed, according to authorities.
The suspect was still at large as of ...Read more
130 arrested at UMass Amherst pro-Palestine protest
BOSTON — Police arrested more than 130 protesters at a pro-Palestine encampment on the UMass Amherst campus after administrators ordered the students to disperse Tuesday night, according to a statement from the ...Read more
NC House approves new definition of antisemitism under state law in bipartisan vote
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House moved on Wednesday toward adopting a new definition of antisemitism under state law that lawmakers say is necessary to clearly outline examples of antisemitic incidents that ...Read more
Supreme Court to decide contentious issues amid ongoing criticism
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to issue dozens of decisions that include hot-button political issues such as abortion, gun rights and a criminal case against Donald Trump — a treacherous path for an ...Read more
Biden visits Wisconsin as Gaza, Trump dominate public attention
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was back in battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday pushing his jobs agenda, but his predecessor’s legal issues and Israel’s actions in Gaza hung over his visit.
Biden’s stop in the ...Read more
'We miss her': Brother of Florida woman who vanished in Spain pleads for help
MIAMI — The last time Felipe Henao spoke with his sister over the phone was late January, days before she disappeared in Spain.
“She was looking forward to the future,” Henao said at a Fort Lauderdale press ...Read more
Eight people charged in killing of Haiti journalist, including a former senator
A former senator and the acting mayor of a small Haiti town have been charged in the death of a journalist whose 2019 killing, amid the country’s deepening political crisis, sparked protests and calls for an ...Read more
Here's what happened when North Carolina Democrats tested new powers of the General Assembly's secretive Gov Ops
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers on a secretive legislative committee are questioning why they are being blocked on trying to investigate crisis pregnancy centers and private schools receiving money ...Read more
Ex-Georgia sheriff faces new lawsuit over restraint chair use
ATLANTA — Another of the men involved in the restraint chair case that landed former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill in a federal prison has filed a civil lawsuit against the ex-lawman.
Raheem Peterkin is seeking a ...Read more
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