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Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward in the coming days by denying a request Friday from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay in the predators’ release.
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Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza

Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death Friday in a battle-torn neighborhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory, underscoring the ferocity
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Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel

Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R.
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Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.
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Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle's headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself, ‘That’s strange.
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US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal o
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Judge denies cattle industry's request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

Judge denies cattle industry's request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state's cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predators' release in a lawsuit.
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Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.
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515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

BEIJING (AP) — Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday.
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