HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state courts agency said Thursday that it never received a ransom demand as part of…
Read MoreA loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
NEW YORK (AP) — For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan…
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US Justice Department sues over Tennessee law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated…
Read MoreWisconsin Assembly votes to eliminate work permit requirement for 14- and 15-year-olds
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More Wisconsin teenagers would be able to work jobs without obtaining permits under a Republican-authored bill…
Read MoreChicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later…
Read MoreMan imprisoned for running unlicensed bitcoin business owes victims $3.5 million, judge rules
A federal judge in New Hampshire has determined that a man sentenced to eight years in prison for running an…
Read MoreHiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the…
Read MoreVirginia Senate approves bill to allow DACA recipients to become police officers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jemny Marquinez has wanted to be a police officer since the age of 12, when she…
Read MoreWinter storm system hits eastern New Mexico, headed next to Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma
The remnants of a slow-moving atmospheric river storm that pummeled California last week delivered the first notable snowfall of the…
Read MoreFormer officer pleads not guilty to murder in fatal police shooting
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police officer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the fatal…
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