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Girl walking to school in New York finds severed arm, police later find another arm and leg 02/29/2024 10:44pm • BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) ��� A girl walking to school Thursday morning on Long Island found a severed arm on the side of the road. Police searching the area then discovered another arm and a disembodied leg nearby, authorities in New York said. Suffolk County Police said the girl spotted the severed left NYPD chief misidentifies judge in social media post condemning bail decision 02/29/2024 10:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Several New York City police chiefs are facing criticism from the state���s court system after misidentifying a judge in a controversial social media post that accused her of letting a ���predator��� loose on the city���s streets. The episode marked an unusually public dispute betw A tourist from Canada was rescued after accidentally driving a rental Jeep off a Hawaii cliff 02/29/2024 09:33pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� A tourist driving in the early morning dark on the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island accidentally drove his rented Jeep off a cliff but was able to swim to shore until firefighters pulled him up with a rope and helicopter. The man was treated for facial injuries and slight hypot Dozens of downtown DC business leaders call on lawmakers to curb violent crime 02/29/2024 09:00pm • A group of 70 businesses have come together to pen a letter in which they urge D.C. lawmakers to do more to curb crime in the city���s downtown. ���I think we found that there was a growing level of frustration by many of us that government leaders needed to do more to protect the communities acr Beltway Basketball Beat: VCU-Richmond highlights weekend, while we address court storming conundrum 02/29/2024 09:00pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Check out his ballots here. Happy Leap Day! The end of February means your school is trying to make "the leap," which for some means putting the finishing touches on their postseason resume. But for many in and around the Beltway, it means trying to salvage a s Third person dies from Milwaukee shooting that injured 4 02/29/2024 08:48pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� A third person died Thursday from injuries sustained in a shooting earlier this week that claimed four victims, police said. A 39-year-old person died in a hospital from the shooting Sunday in which several people opened fire on each other, police said. The person's name and gende Md. man accused of leading chase in stolen truck was having 'psychotic episode,' lawyer argues 02/29/2024 08:47pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, District Court judge has ordered the man accused of stealing a state highway truck and leading police on a chase across several suburban neighborhoods to be held without bond. On Thursday, Judge Holly D. Reed III called the incident "one of the most extreme dangers Slain pregnant Amish woman had cuts to her head and neck, Pennsylvania police say 02/29/2024 08:34pm • SPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Search warrant filings for the Pennsylvania home where a pregnant Amish woman was killed this week said she appeared to have suffered cutting wounds to her neck and head. Two search warrants were issued at the request of state police regarding Monday's slaying of Rebekah A Maryland State House lockdown prompted by anonymous threat is lifted after nothing suspicious found 02/29/2024 08:04pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� The Maryland State House was locked down for about two hours Thursday after an anonymous phone threat was made, but officials said no signs of suspicious activity were found and later allowed people back inside. Annapolis Police Department spokesperson Bernie Bennett said som On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage 02/29/2024 07:25pm • BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) ��� On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation's broken immigration system and how to fix it. Immigra NYC subway service snarled due to worker safety concerns after a conductor was slashed in the neck 02/29/2024 07:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Morning commutes on a New York City subway line were severely delayed Thursday after a train conductor was slashed in the neck, with transit officials blaming union members for disrupting service as they demanded safer working conditions. The attack on the conductor happened around Utah Legislature expands ability of clergy members to report child abuse 02/29/2024 07:18pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Utah faith leaders who learn about ongoing child abuse from a perpetrator during a religious confession will be able to alert police without fear of legal ramifications under a bill that received final legislative approval Thursday in the state Senate. The measure extends to A court worker serving an eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say 02/29/2024 06:26pm • INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) ��� A court worker serving an eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say. Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says 02/29/2024 06:03pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A Mississippi police department in one of the nation's poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The announcement comes amid a Justice Depart Arizona Republicans are pushing bills to punish migrants with the border a main election year focus 02/29/2024 05:46pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Republicans in swing state Arizona are broadcasting a tough border stance with legislation aimed at punishing migrants who enter the United States illegally. The proponent of one bill has suggested it would lawfully allow property owners to shoot and kill migrants criminally trespas