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Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
By Nadia Lathan And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday. Adrian Gonzales was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who responded to the scene but then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
By The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in his state. Newsom’s order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges stemming from actions during 2022 shooting
By Nadia Lathan And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday. Adrian Gonzales was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who responded to the scene but then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska
By The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said. The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than ... Read More »
1 responseMissouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
By Jim Salter And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned – just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and threatened the prison warden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden uses Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begins to shape legacy
By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than any title,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday explained in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The address offered the public their first chance to hear directly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri Supreme Court blocks release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
By Jim Salter And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked the immediate release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned – just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and threatened the prison warden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As he was about to go free, Missouri Supreme Court blocks release of man with overturned conviction
By Jim Salter And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked the immediate release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned – just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and threatened the prison warden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden to use Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begin to shape legacy
By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim And Will Weissert, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than any title,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The address will offer the public their first chance to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge orders release of Missouri man whose murder conviction was reversed over AG’s objections
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Christopher Dunn, who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser’s decision came after he overturned Dunn’s murder conviction Monday, citing evidence of “actual innocence” in the ... Read More »
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