Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived. But some scientists and activists fear the act itself is in trouble (Aug. 4)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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James Barnes, Florida man who dropped appeals, executed for 1988 hammer killing of nurse
James Barnes, 61, was executed on Thursday for the brutal murder of Patricia “Patsy” Miller, a nurse, inside her Melbourne, Florida, home in 1988.
AP Explains: Donald Trump’s Arraignment in Federal Court
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of p…
Trump pleads not guilt to Jan. 6 federal charges
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful tr…
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Here’s the latest for Thursday, August 3: Former President Trump pleads not guilty to plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat; Security tight outside federal courthouse; Trump calls charges political; 14 hurt in South Korea stabbing.
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Woman’s husband arrested in Florida after police link evidence to body parts in suitcases
Police found the remains of Aydil Barbosa Fontes floating in suitcases in Delray Beach, Florida on July 21. A 78-year-old man was arrested.
Queens train derailment: 13 injured as train carrying about 100 passengers derails in NYC
At least 13 people were injured after a Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Queens, New York.
Trump departs for Washington court appearance
Trump’s plane has departed for Washington ahead of the former president’s court appearance on charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (August 3)
Georgia man posed as missionary, spent $30 million donated for Bibles, feds say
The DOJ has issued a warrant for Jason Gerald Shenk after he posed as a missionary and blew through $30 million in donations meant for Bibles.
Houston volunteer found not guilty for feeding the homeless. Now he’s suing the city.
The Catholic volunteer with the group Food Not Bombs says Houston’s law violates his right to freedom of expression and religion.