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Federal appeals court overturns 1991 death sentence in Fresno double murder
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in a rare move overturned the death sentence of a man who was convicted of robbing and killing two people in Fresno in 1988, saying prosecutors knowingly presented false testimony from a key witness. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of...
Nashville Police: 4-year-old girl dies after attackers shoot at car
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 4-year-old girl who was shot while she was riding with other children in the back seat of a car that was deliberately attacked has died, Metro Nashville Police said Wednesday in a statement. The attack happened Tuesday evening in Nashville as Taliyah...
US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. Wednesday's announcement by the National...
Church associate arrested in death of pastor, councilwoman gunned down outside her New Jersey home
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A church associate of a pastor and town councilwoman who was gunned down in her SUV outside her home in February was arrested Tuesday on murder and gun charges, New Jersey prosecutors said. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was linked to the...
Car-van crash in northwestern Wisconsin kills 2, injures 12 others, including 3 critically
RIDGELAND, Wis. (AP) — Authorities Tuesday investigated a van-car collision that injured 14 people, including two fatally, in northwestern Wisconsin. The crash along Highway 25 north of Ridgeland occurred Monday evening when a van carying 10 people was struck by a car carrying four...
At least 10 dead, 55 injured as bus of Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skidded off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said. The bus was on the way to Katra town from the northern state of...
Troopers: 2 killed when wrong-way driver causes head-on collision on busy holiday in Maine
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Two motorists were killed and a passenger critically injured on Interstate 295 on Monday when a motorist traveled the wrong way, causing a head-on collision, state police said. Busy holiday traffic came to a standstill for hours. A motorist from Oklahoma was...
Today in History: May 29, Reagan and Gorbachev meet
Today in History Today is Monday, May 29, the 149th day of 2023. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their...
Ferrucci, Foyt team find fuel in sudden Indianapolis 500 revival
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Larry Foyt sensed his late adopted mother helped Santino Ferrucci navigate Sunday's anxious moment in the Indianapolis 500. His adopted father, meanwhile, kept asking late-race questions between radio calls to the No. 14 car. The only thing that...
At least 19 killed in bus crash in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A passenger bus collided with a truck in Cameroon, killing at least 19 people, the government said Friday. The bus was headed to the southern town of Eseka when it lost control and struck a “heavy duty truck," which was transporting sand, Transport...
