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White powder sent to judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud case, adding to wave of security scares 02/28/2024 05:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — White powder was found Wednesday in an envelope addressed to the New York judge who ordered Donald Trump to pay a $454 million civil fraud judgment. It’s the latest security scare involving people in key roles in the former president’s legal cases. A court officer screening mai Fast-food wrappers that contain PFAS are no longer sold in the US, the FDA says 02/28/2024 04:24pm • Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. It's the result of a voluntary effort with U.S. food manufacturers to phase out food contact packaging made with PFAS, the acronym fo McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job 02/28/2024 03:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wed US asylum measure aimed at curbing claims has limited impact given strained border budget 02/28/2024 03:22pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Inside giant white tents that house about 1,000 migrants near Tucson International Airport, Border Patrol agents demonstrate clockwork efficiency to release detainees within two days of arrest with orders to appear in immigration courts at their final destinations. Agents tran Warriors' Chris Paul returns vs. Wizards after missing 21 games with broken hand 02/27/2024 10:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul returned for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing 21 games with a broken left hand that required surgery. The 38-year-old point guard finished with nine points and six assists in 22 minutes in Golden State's 123-112 Georgia Republicans seek new laws to crack down on immigrants after nursing student killed 02/27/2024 10:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans are pushing to require every eligible police and sheriff's department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation. The proposal advanced through the state House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on Tuesd NHL commissioner Gary Bettman calls on Jets, Winnipeg fans to find solution to attendance issues 02/27/2024 09:25pm • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets’ attendance issues are a red flag for the team’s viability. Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke Tuesday, before the Jets hosted the St. Louis Blues. “I don’t view this as a crisis, Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded last year. Marriages dropped steeply, too 02/27/2024 09:11pm • TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was critical for the country to reverse the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The 758,631 babies born in Japan in 2023 were a 5.1% Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system 02/27/2024 08:47pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent crime in the country, is on the cusp of overhauling parts of its criminal justice system as the state's GOP-dominated legislature barrels ahead with a package of bills — ranging from e San Francisco apologizes to Black residents for decades of racist policies 02/27/2024 08:16pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end. The vote Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other 02/27/2024 07:30pm • MARAVATÍO, Mexico (AP) — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country's most violent on record. The widening control of drug cartels in Mexico has been described as a thr Proposed new Virginia 'tech tax' sparks backlash from business community 02/27/2024 05:42pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislati The Latest | Biden says hostage deal could pause Gaza war, but Israel and Hamas show skepticism 02/27/2024 04:56pm • President Joe Biden has said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. However, Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in t Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in 'intense' Oval Office meeting 02/27/2024 04:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown, but with new uncertainty about aid for Ukraine and Israel as the president and other Blink-182, The Killers, Dave Matthews to headline Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland 02/27/2024 01:41pm • The Oceans Calling Festival is returning to Ocean City, Maryland, on Sept. 27, Sept. 28 and Sept. 29. The three-day music festival kicks off with Blink-182 headlining Day 1, alongside opening acts like Cage the Elephant, Sublime, 311, Tonic, Sugar Ray and Rockville-born O.A.R., which returns fro