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Prosecutor says Michigan police officer who killed Black motorist won't face a second trial

DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop will not face a second trial, a prosecutor said Thursday, two weeks after ...

May 22, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration's mass layoffs at the Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mas...

May 22, 2025

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invali...

May 22, 2025

Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood, setting home and vehicles on fire

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several bloc...

May 22, 2025

Iran's top diplomat says 'special measures' may be taken to defend nuclear sites from Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would take "special measures in defense of our nuclear facilities" if Israel continues to threaten Tehran's atom...

May 22, 2025

Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate's challenge to election result

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday rejected as unfounded a request to annul the presidential election by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-Europe...

May 22, 2025

UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius

LONDON (AP) - A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, hours before the agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. The U.K. has agreed to ...

May 22, 2025

Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations on Thursday in a "bold reset" of his administration following last week...

May 21, 2025

2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem announced the d...

May 21, 2025

Indianapolis Colts' music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts' owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65. Pete Ward, Irsay's long...

May 21, 2025