LONDON, Ontario (AP) — A man found guilty of using his pickup truck to kill four members of a Muslim family was sentenced Thursday to life in prison as a Canadian judge ruled that the actions of the admitted white nationalist amounted to terrorism. Nathaniel Veltman has also been sentenced to a concurrent life sentence for the attempted murder of …
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Georgia has the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy — if they can require new enrollees to have a job. That approach could hinge on presidential politics and an ongoing legal battle in Georgia. In a statement to The Associated Press, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann …
Read More »Missing skier found dead in out-of-bounds area at Stowe Mountain Resort
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A skier who was reported missing at Stowe Mountain Resort was found dead in a steep, wooded out-of-bounds area late Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. Brooks Ralph, 27, of Cold Springs, New York, was reported missing around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He was last seen at the resort. Search crews found his body at about …
Read More »Why isn’t desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza?
From the earliest days of the Israel-Hamas war, the United States and much of the international community have pressed Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. But as the fighting rages on with no end in sight, the humanitarian catastrophe there has only worsened. United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military’s …
Read More »Iowa school district paying $20K to settle gender policy lawsuit
MARION, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school board has reached an agreement resolving a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that allowed students to request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school, without the permission of their parents. Linn-Mar Community Schools’ insurance company will pay the plaintiffs, Parents Defending Education, $20,000, the Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids …
Read More »Police investigate traffic stop after West Virginia official seen driving erratically wasn’t cited
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia said Wednesday they are investigating a traffic stop in which a state official was pulled over after he was spotted driving erratically but was allowed to continue operating the vehicle without being cited. Charleston Police Chief Scott Dempsey said in a statement that officers conducted the traffic stop on southbound Interstate 77 …
Read More »Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s largest hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as providers and patients across the state scrambled to assess the impact of a court ruling that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors …
Read More »ONU: Reconstrucción de Afganistán tras sismo de octubre costará 400 millones de dólares
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Se necesitarán más de 400 millones de dólares para la recuperación y reconstrucción del occidente de Afganistán tras el terremoto devastador de octubre que dejó unos 2.000 muertos, informó Naciones Unidas el miércoles. El sismo de magnitud 6.3 del 7 de octubre, uno de los más destructivos de la historia reciente del país, arrasó aldeas enteras en …
Read More »Donald Trump again compares his criminal indictments to imprisonment and death of Putin’s top rival
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on comparing his criminal indictments to the circumstances of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the top political opponent of Russia’s autocratic leader Vladimir Putin who died in a remote arctic prison after being jailed by the Kremlin leader. Appearing on a Fox News Channel town hall pre-taped before a live audience in …
Read More »Hombre trata de abrir salida de emergencia en vuelo de American Airlines en EEUU
ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Un vuelo de American Airlines fue obligado a aterrizar de emergencia en Nuevo México después de que un pasajero problemático presuntamente trató de abrir una salida de emergencia, dijeron las autoridades. Las autoridades del Aeropuerto Internacional Sunport de Albuquerque señalaron que el vuelo 1219 a Chicago regresó al aeropuerto poco después despegar la tarde …
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