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April 29, 2024

Trial begins for 9 in Germany over alleged coup plot

A trial has opened in Germany for nine members of the Reich Citizens movement, who have called for bringing down the government and subscribe to the QAnon conspiracy theory.

April 29, 2024

40 confirmed dead after dam collapses in western Kenya, police say

At least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed in western Kenya, police have confirmed. Ongoing rains have caused flooding that has already killed nearly 100 people.

April 26, 2024

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

The United Nations has said Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the city of El Fasher in the western Darfur region, and warned that 'an attack would have devastating consequences.'

April 26, 2024

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month

A 2-year-old killer whale has reached an inlet that could take it to the open ocean, after being trapped in a lagoon on Vancouver Island for more than a month.

April 26, 2024

Oregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska

Oregon man Donald McQuade, convicted in the 1978 murder of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison; he maintains his innocence.

April 26, 2024

$15 toll to enter busiest part of Manhattan will take effect June 30

New York will begin levying a $15 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan's bustling central business district on June 30, according to transit officials.

April 26, 2024

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Before the Kansas Legislature's scheduled adjournment for the year, Republican state senators blocked efforts to force debates on expanding Medicaid programs and the medical use of marijuana.

April 26, 2024

Former Virginia medical director acquitted of sexually abusing teen patients

Dr. Daniel Davidow, the former medical director at the Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents, was acquitted Friday of sexually abusing two teenage patients.

April 26, 2024

Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings

Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed a suite of gun safety legislation into law, after the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history left 18 people dead and 13 people injured.

April 26, 2024

Indiana man killed during pursuit had history of resisting police

A man killed by Porter County, Indiana, police on Thursday has been identified as 20-year-old Caden Mura, who had a history of resisting law enforcement.