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May 23, 2024

Thai PM faces expulsion as court accepts ethics probe over controversial Cabinet appointment

Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a petition from outgoing senators to investigate Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over the appointment of a Cabinet member.

May 22, 2024

Missouri prosecutors to seek death penalty in killing of court employee and police officer

Missouri prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty against Larry Acree, a Kansas City-area man accused of killing a court employee and a police officer.

May 22, 2024

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in BuzzFeed

Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, has acquired a 7.7% stake in digital publishing company BuzzFeed.

May 22, 2024

North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fentanyl, cold case units

North Carolina AG Josh Stein, who is also this fall's Democratic nominee for governor, said he wants additional staff to combat fentanyl trafficking as well as more funds to help recruit officers.

May 22, 2024

California advances legislation cracking down on stolen goods resellers and auto theft

The CA Senate has approved legislation that would expand drug court programs, raise penalties for organized crime rings and close a legal loophole in order to make prosecuting auto thefts easier.

May 22, 2024

FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why

The business and office of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was raided by the FBI, although officials did not say whether the Mississippi prosecutor was suspected of wrongdoing.

May 22, 2024

Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations

Democratic state lawmakers have pledged to press Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration for answers after a recent report uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations at a state prison.

May 22, 2024

Savannah police arrest suspect in weekend shootings that injured 11 in downtown square

A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with shootings at a public square in Savannah that injured 11 people; investigators are seeking 'multiple persons of interest.'

May 22, 2024

National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi's capital from 2025 through 2027

The National Folk Festival will be held in Mississippi's capital city from 2025 through 2027 and will feature art, music, food and dance from cultures around the U.S. and world.

May 22, 2024

Brazil's flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities

Two men have been reported dead from the same waterborne bacterial disease in southern Brazil, where flooding over around a two-week period forced over 600,000 people from their homes.