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A federal judge has ruled that Dodge City's elections don't discriminate against Latinos 07/11/2024 04:17pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� A federal judge has ruled that a Latino majority's voting rights aren't violated by the election system in the former Wild West town in Kansas that inspired the long-running television series ���Gunsmoke.��� U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren concluded that Dodge City's practice An Iowa man is convicted of murdering a police officer who tried to arrest him 07/11/2024 03:56pm • ALGONA, Iowa (AP) ��� Jurors on Thursday convicted an Iowa man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a police officer who was trying to arrest him. Kyle Ricke, 43, faces life in prison for the murder of 33-year-old Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, the Des Moines Register reported. Senten Judge hears arguments for restitution to families of 34 people killed in 2019 scuba boat fire 07/11/2024 03:47pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A federal judge heard arguments Thursday over whether a boat captain should pay restitution to the families of 34 people killed in a California scuba dive boat fire in 2019, with prosecutors seeking reimbursement for funeral expenses and more. Jerry Boylan, the captain of the Co Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law 07/11/2024 03:41pm • After years spent trying to gain regulatory approval for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline intended to snake through the Midwest, the effort could be complicated even further if South Dakota voters reject a law passed by the Legislature that pipeline opponents say is an attempt to squelch local con Hit and run: Dump truck damaged highway sign, showering debris across I-95 in Fairfax Co. 07/11/2024 03:38pm • The dump truck sought by police was caught on traffic cameras. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) A dump truck with its truck bed raised slammed into an overhead road sign on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County on Thursday afternoon, sending a shower of debris onto the roadway before fleeing the scene Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff, dies at 82 07/11/2024 02:40pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff for tactics that included chaining inmates outside a state prison to protest overcrowding, has died. He was 82. Robinson died at a Forrest City hospital Wednesday night of natural causes after a b Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey 07/11/2024 02:36pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� A partnership that proposed an offshore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again. Community Offshore Wind said Thursday it had submitted a bid a day earlier to build a wind farm off the sta WATCH: First look at what rail cars on the Purple Line will actually look like 07/11/2024 01:37pm • There have been photos and renderings of what the rail cars on the new Purple Line light rail system will look like, but on Thursday, Maryland transportation officials gave a sneak peek of what commuters can look forward to when the much-awaited line that connects Montgomery and Prince George's 2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say 07/11/2024 01:04pm • TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) ��� Two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion were killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital and police were trying to identify and track down the suspects, officials said Thursday. A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims Mexico's most dangerous city for police suffers simultaneous attacks that kill 2 more officers 07/11/2024 12:49pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Two police officers were shot to death in the embattled Mexican city of Celaya amid a wave of targeted attacks that authorities said Thursday were likely carried out by a drug cartel. A total of 18 Celaya police officers have been shot to death so far this year, making the city Roglic crashes near finish of stage won by Girmay on Tour de France 07/11/2024 12:39pm • VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, France (AP) ��� Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where the new king of sprints, Biniam Girmay, completed a hat trick of stage wins on Thursday. Roglic hit the tarmac with some 12 kilometers left after Higher costs and low base fares send Delta's profit down 29%. The airline still earned $1.31 billion 07/11/2024 12:31pm • Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline is also predicting a lower profit than Wall Street expects for the third quarte French rugby players suspected of assault in Argentina moved to western city for court appearance 07/11/2024 12:24pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentine authorities on Thursday transferred two French rugby players under police guard from Buenos Aires to the western city of Mendoza, where they are expected to appear in court on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault. The rugby players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo A South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage 07/11/2024 11:48am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by more storms Thursday that ripped roofs off houses and caused widespread flooding, forcing at least 4,500 people out of their homes and damaging at least 15,000 structures, authorities said. The dev Tour de France Results 07/11/2024 11:33am • Thursday, July 11 In France 12th Stage A 126.5-mile race from Aurillac to Velleneuve-sur-Lot. 1. Biniam Girmay, Eritrea, Intermarche-Wanty/BEL, 4:17:15s. 2. Wout Van Aert, Belgium, Team Visma/Lease a Bike/NED, same time. 3. Arnaud Demare, France, Arkea-B&B Hotels/FRA, same time. 4. Pascal A