A man who shot and killed two Missouri jailers almost 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an inmate escape is set to be executed. Forty-two-year-old Michael Tisius is scheduled to receive a …
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By JIM SALTER
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6/6/23
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A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor's home after what officials characterized as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says …
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6/5/23
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A blast of air and dust from the implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania last week caused damage to nearby homes. But the demolition company is …
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6/5/23
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Rep. George Santos’ lawyer says the indicted Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release. The lawyer, …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK
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6/5/23
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A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution. The Judicial …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/5/23
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An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve an application by the …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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6/5/23
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An aviation expert is citing a loss of oxygen as a possible theory for why an unresponsive business jet flew over the nation’s capital Sunday before crashing in rural Virginia. Investigators are …
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By DENISE LAVOIE and BEN FINLEY
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6/5/23
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Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain. Fossil remains of the …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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6/5/23
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While Kyiv is silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could finally be getting underway. …
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By The Associated Press
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6/5/23
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Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, …
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By ANITA SNOW
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6/5/23
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An attorney for a man on Missouri's death row says her client is on “an emotional roller coaster” amid efforts to spare his life with just a day to go before his scheduled execution. Michael …
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By JIM SALTER
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6/5/23
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Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.. Researchers reported Monday that air monitoring stations …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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6/5/23
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When 6-year-old Darrin asks his mom for a water gun, it prompts “the talk” about racism and police brutality and the reason he can’t have a realistic water gun like the other kids. Pulitzer …
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By DONNA EDWARDS
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6/5/23
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County officials in Las Vegas will unveil five potential designs for a permanent memorial to honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the October 2017 mass shooting that occurred there. A …
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By RIO YAMAT
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6/5/23
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Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from …
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By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER
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6/5/23
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The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press he also says the concept might not make it on …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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6/5/23
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Tens of thousands fewer women were incarcerated in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19, but as prison populations creep back to pre-pandemic norms, more children are being separated from …
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE
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6/5/23
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Today in History
Today is Monday, June 5, the 156th day of 2023. There are 209 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot …
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By The Associated Press
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6/5/23
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Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/4/23
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Authorities in southwestern China say 19 people have been killed in a landslide that tore through a mining company's worker dormitory. The disaster struck Sunday morning in a rural district of …
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6/4/23
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