South Dakota tribe to declare state of emergency due to rampant crime on reservation (apnews.com)
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says (apnews.com)
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce....
Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death (apnews.com)
A stretch of street in Oakland, California, was renamed Friday for Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the killing of the hip-hop luminary....
Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said.
Colorado court upholds Google keyword search warrant which led to arrests in fatal arson (apnews.com)
Colorado upheld a warrant’s reverse keyword search for directions to a house. They claim the search warrant, which was overly broad and without individual probable cause, did not violate Google’s millions of US users’ fourth amendment protections, because the court said the police were acting in good faith under what was...
Biden campaign launches account on Trump's Truth Social, saying 'converts welcome' (apnews.com)
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Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake (apnews.com)
Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern flank that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine....
Ford recalls over 238,000 Explorers to replace axle bolts that can fail after US opens investigation (apnews.com)
Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive power or allowing the SUVs to roll away while in park....
Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts (apnews.com)
Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins (apnews.com)
Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state....
Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to "explicit" list because of author's name (apnews.com)
Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker....
US officials say Travis King, who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody (apnews.com)
Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say (apnews.com)
As Congress considers payments to victims of Cold War-era nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region, people who were targeted for secret government testing from that same time period believe they’re due compensation, too.
Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption (apnews.com)
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc (apnews.com)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries that will join the BRICS bloc of developing economies as new members from 2024, South Africa’s president said Thursday....
Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday (apnews.com)
Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago.
GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco (apnews.com)
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city....
Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law (apnews.com)
Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law and will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
US announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan (apnews.com)
The United States has announced $345 million in military aid for Taiwan, in what is the Biden administration’s first major package drawing on America’s own stockpiles to help Taiwan counter China.
The US flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against North Korea (apnews.com)
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban (apnews.com)
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities....
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law (apnews.com)
Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her....
Jury selection to begin for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter (apnews.com)
The trial of a Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him will take center stage in Nevada on Monday, with jury selection scheduled to start in a case that stunned Sin City and the world of journalism....
Donald Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, New York appeals court rules (apnews.com)
A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican president’s argument that his May conviction “constitutes a change in circumstances” that warrants lifting the restrictions....
