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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Ex-nursing home director pleads guilty to $4M embezzlement
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former operator of Connecticut nursing homes pleaded guilty to embezzlement and tax offenses in federal court.
Murphy task force finds shaky process for tax break awards
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The tests used by a New Jersey agency responsible for awarding millions of dollars in tax breaks to businesses had deficiencies that may have lead to improperly awarded incentives, a task force…
Feds: Smugglers ferry Chinese migrants to Florida in yachts
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities have thwarted two separate attempts by smugglers to bring Chinese migrants illegally into the U.S. through Florida aboard yachts.
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Vegas teachers start drive for sales tax hike to raise $1B
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just days after beginning an initiative drive to increase casino taxes, Las Vegas-area teachers filed a petition to increase Nevada sales taxes and raise more than $1 billion per year for schools.
Man shot and killed while riding bike in Southern California
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in a Southern California neighborhood, police said Thursday.
Arizona lawmakers vow to boost firefighter cancer coverage
PHOENIX (AP) — A group of Arizona lawmakers on Thursday vowed to boost protections for firefighters and other first responders who are diagnosed with a cancer linked to the workplace to address concerns that some c…
Kemp pushes teacher pay raise in Georgia State of the State
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said raising teacher pay is one of his top goals as he gave his second annual State of the State address Thursday, a stance that could put him on a collision course with legis…
Arkansas university: Employees are not obeying vaccine terms
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville had 194 faculty and staff members who had not complied with a state vaccination directive in response to a campus mumps outbreak, a university of…
Mother's suit blames suicide of 9-year-old girl on bullying
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a 9-year-old girl who took her own life filed suit Thursday blaming the fourth-grader's death on educators she accused of ignoring the girl's complaints about months of bullyin…
Pigeon wearing tiny sombrero discovered in Reno
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pigeon wearing a tiny sombrero in Reno was discovered following sightings of its cowboy hat-wearing cousins in Las Vegas, a city manager said.