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Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Florida's government is finding fault on multiple fronts with an abortion rights ballot measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes. This month, the state health department has been telling television stations they could be subject to criminal charges if they continue airing one ad from...
Some children tied to NY nurse's fake vaccine scheme are barred from school
NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme. The move by school officials in the Long Island hamlet of Plainedge comes nearly three years after...
Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. The Justice Department's superseding indictment comes weeks...
An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police. At a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome,...
Change-of-plea hearings set in fraud case for owners of funeral home where 190 bodies found
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has canceled an October trial date and set a change-of-plea hearing in a fraud case involving the owners of a Colorado funeral home where authorities discovered 190 decaying bodies. Jon and Carie Hallford were indicted in April on fraud charges,...
Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures, which could keep them from becoming law. ...
Uber to dispatch Waymo's robotaxis in Austin and Atlanta next year
Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals. The alliance expands upon a partnership the two companies...
'The Roaring Lion' portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel is found in Italy
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy. Investigators will travel to Rome later this month to retrieve the 1941 portrait of the British leader taken by Ottawa...
Dallas juvenile detention center isolated kids and falsified documents, state investigation says
Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found. State investigators say that staffers at the Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr....
Fake engineer: A top South African railway official is sentenced to prison for forged qualifications
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A former top official at South Africa's state-owned passenger railway company received a 15-year concurrent prison sentence on Tuesday for faking his engineering qualifications and other cases of fraud. Daniel Mtimkulu, 49, resigned as the head of...
