Florida faces flood threat as Invest 97L shifts west
Keeping an eye on the tropical wave that could enter the Gulf this weekend MIAMI — A large tropical wave was tagged by the National Hurricane Center as Invest 97-L…
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School custodian arrested for using co-workers’ credit cards to shop online
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas elementary school custodian who used the information from her co-workers' credit cards to shop online at Walmart has been arrested. Tatiana C. Thompson, 30,…
US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
CARACAS (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on…
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In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation today reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last…
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Chicken wings advertised as ‘boneless’ can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides
COLUMBUS (AP) — Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical…
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
HAVANA (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development…
Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was…
Tropical depression could form this weekend
SAN JUAN — A well-defined tropical wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the northern Leeward Islands, and the adjacent…
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Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination
COLUMBIA, Missouri (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the…
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Gangs fled a Haitian town as Kenya force moved in. But only for a day
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A day after reinforcements to a United Nations-backed Multinational Security Support mission arrived in Haiti, several Kenyan police officers joined Haitian police on a patrol of downtown Port-au-Prince.…