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US military affirms it will end live-fire training in Hawaii's Makua Valley 12/02/2023 06:15pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� The U.S. military has confirmed that it will permanently end live-fire training in Makua Valley on Oahu, a major win for Native Hawaiian groups and environmentalists after decades of activism. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth filed Vermont day care provider convicted of causing infant's death with doses of antihistamine 12/02/2023 03:54pm • RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) ��� A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter, and faces up to 25 years in prison when she's sentenced. A jury on Friday convicted of Stacey Vaillancourt of manslaughter and child cruelty in the 2019 death of Harper Rose Justice Sandra Day O'Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today 12/02/2023 12:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O���Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 years to take in an ���amazing��� sight. The first ��� and for 12 years, the only ��� woman on the high court saw three women in black robes among t Sheriff says Alabama family���s pet 'wolf-hybrid��� killed their 3-month-old boy 12/02/2023 11:49am • CHELSEA, Ala. (AP) ��� A 3-month-old boy was killed as his parents tried to rescue the baby from the family pet, a hybrid animal that was part dog, part wolf, authorities said. The boy had been bitten but was alive when first responders arrived shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday at the home in Chelsea. West Virginia prison inmate indicted on murder charge in missing daughter's death 12/02/2023 10:15am • HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for more than two years has been indicted on murder and other charges, authorities said. A grand jury in Cabell County indicted Shannon Patrick Overstreet on charges of murder; death of a child by a paren In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion 12/02/2023 08:17am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� When music requires her to cry, Japanese traditional dancer Naoko Kihara barely alters her expression. It���s her arms and torso that move like a slow-motion wave. ���Expression is minimal because we cry with our body,��� said Kihara, wrapped in her white and navy kimono, on a r A few tips on navigating grief during the holidays 12/02/2023 05:00am • The holidays are filled with activities, excitement, and very high expectations for a joyful season. But for families experiencing the loss of a loved one, the holidays can be especially tough. Children and grief When it comes to children, Andy McNeil, senior advisor for Youth Programs at the n Montgomery Co. teacher out on leave due to 'antisemitic' social media posts 12/02/2023 02:47am • A Montgomery County, Maryland, middle school teacher has been placed on leave for social media posts that administrators described as "antisemitic." In a letter home to parents Thursday, Takoma Park Principal Erin Martin said she was made aware of "a series of antisemitic online posts" by the tea Ronaldo walks off to chants of 'Messi! Messi!' as his team loses 3-0 in Riyadh derby 12/01/2023 11:29pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of ���Messi! Messi!��� ringing in his ears from delighted Al-Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar's Al-Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh Derby on Friday. The five-ti A world away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families face new grief and fear 12/01/2023 10:00pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) ��� Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality that has shattered their lives an Israel���s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends 12/01/2023 09:48pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israel���s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in the besieged territory reported dozens of Palestinians killed and Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93 12/01/2023 08:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O���Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation���s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O���Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory ill Parents can fight release of Tennessee school shooter's writings, court rules 12/01/2023 07:31pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Parents of school shooting victims in Tennessee can seek a court order to keep the writings of the shooter from ever being released to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The parents, along with The Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church, w X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media Matters hate speech report and Musk rant 12/01/2023 05:52pm • Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk���s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech ��� as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. ���We aren���t advertising on X as we���ve foun Indiana coroner identifies remains of teen girl found buried on land of man charged in her death 12/01/2023 04:31pm • ARLINGTON, Ind. (AP) ��� An Indiana coroner has identified the remains of a 17-year-old girl who vanished in June and whose body was found this week in a box buried on land owned by a man now charged in her slaying. The remains discovered Tuesday on suspect Patrick Scott's property were positively i