Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate … In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary and unavoidable mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place. A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders outside a Texas supermarket early Tuesday after one of them […]
Suspect shoved 79-year-old to the ground ‘for no … A woman was arrested for allegedly shoving a 79-year-old man to the ground “for no reason,” in Old Town on April 18, PPB says.
Two teens charged in Alabama birthday shooting that … Alabama authorities announced the arrest of two teenage suspects in connection to the Dadeville mass shooting.
Murder charges for 2 teens in Alabama Sweet 16 shooting DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, Alabama investigators announced Wednesday. Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said the pair — Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee — […]
Trump’s former financial chief Weisselberg gets out … NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer at Donald Trump’s company, got out of jail Wednesday but might not have freed himself from the legal morass surrounding the former president. The 75-year-old emerged from New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex facing the same pressures he was under three months ago, […]
Iowa Democrats have mixed feelings on revamped 2024 … DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats in the Hawkeye State are feeling divided about what’s likely to be a demoted status in the 2024 presidential contest, with some hoping to find ways to salvage parts of their most cherished political tradition. The Democratic National Committee’s move to knock Iowa from its perch as the first-in-the-nation caucus […]
Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ … JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Lester had already gone to bed when the doorbell rang a little before 10 p.m. He got up, grabbed a gun and went to check it out. Seeing a Black male appearing to pull the handle of the front door, police say the 84-year-old white man opened fire. No […]
Following stroke, Lucinda Williams back with book … NEW YORK (AP) — Lucinda Williams is returning to the spotlight this spring with an autobiography, a new album and concert appearances around the world. Less than three years ago, there was real worry that her creative voice would be stilled. In November 2020, the singer-songwriter suffered a stroke while getting ready to take a […]
Alabama birthday girl begged dying brother to ‘stay … DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alexis Dowdell’s Sweet 16 birthday party ended with her kneeling beside her fatally wounded brother on the blood-slicked floor of a dance studio in small-town Alabama, the bodies of other wounded teens scattered around them. Dowdell told the story of Saturday’s terror in Dadeville to The Associated Press on Monday surrounded […]
Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, … CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and strawberry donuts, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries. The display got […]