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Charges dropped against man who served 21 years in prison for deaths of 2 Michigan hunters
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of two Michigan hunters. Jeff Titus was released in February when authorities acknowledged that critical information in police files about another...
Montana youth climate trial to move forward next month with narrowed scope
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first youth climate change lawsuit in the U.S. to reach trial will take place next month, though the challenge filed against Montana has been narrowed after a judge dismissed a claim against a state energy policy that's no longer in effect. The two-week...
Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial years after they first filed the lawsuit in an attempt to hold the nation’s leadership accountable for its role in climate change. U.S....
New Mexico sues manufacturers of 'forever chemicals' amid health concerns
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's attorney general and its Environment Department filed suit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, seeking monetary damages to defray the costs of environmental monitoring and cleanups that they say...
Man acquitted of igniting massive 2018 Southern California wildfire
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man was acquitted Thursday of intentionally setting a fire that spread over 36 square miles (93 square kilometers) and burned more than a dozen cabins in remote Southern California canyons five years ago. After a monthlong trial, a jury deliberated for a...
JetBlue strikes a deal to sell Spirit's LaGuardia operation if it succeeds in buying Spirit
JetBlue Airways said Thursday it has agreed to sell Spirit Airlines’ holdings at New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Frontier Airlines if it succeeds in buying Spirit. The announcement seemed designed to persuade regulators to approve JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion takeover of...
Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for keeping classified documents
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for keeping classified documents at his home and other unauthorized locations. Robert Birchum, 55, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court...
32 Mississippi school districts still under federal desegregation orders
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division's assistant attorney general said Thursday. Enforcing the open desegregation orders fit into a broader body of...
Airbnb sues New York City over restrictions on short-term rentals
NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb sued New York City on Thursday over an ordinance that the company says imposes arbitrary restrictions that would greatly reduce the local supply of short-term rentals. The 2022 ordinance, which the city plans to begin enforcing next month, would require...
Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to more than four years in prison. Roberto Minuta,...
