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Californians don't have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules 01/31/2024 06:48pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California residents don't have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets, a federal judge has ruled. The Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez took effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked Benitez on Wednesda Michigan school shooter's mom was worried he might do 'something dumb,' friend says 01/31/2024 06:35pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ��� Hours before a 2021 mass school shooting in Michigan, the mother of a teenager who killed four students said she was worried that he was "going to do something dumb,��� a man who had a close relationship with her testified Wednesday. Brian Meloche said Jennifer Crumbley expla Takeaways from the AP's look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society 01/31/2024 06:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Conspiracy theories have a long history. Humans have always speculated about secret motives and plots as a way to understand their world and avoid danger. These days, however, conspiracy theories and those who believe them seem to be playing an outsize role in politics and cultu Opening arguments start in murder trial of former Ohio deputy charged in fatal shooting 01/31/2024 06:02pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Prosecutors say a gun that a former Ohio sheriff's deputy said a man was waving at him when he fatally shot him in the back in 2020 was found in the man's kitchen with the safety on. In his opening statement Wednesday in the murder case against Jason Meade, special prosecuto Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday 01/31/2024 06:00pm • Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball���s color barrier. Major League Baseball pledged support. And the total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $14 French handball player Beno��t Kounkoud suspected of attempted rape in Paris 01/31/2024 05:51pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Handball player Beno��t Kounkoud, who was part of the France team that won the European championship, was released from police custody Wednesday pending further investigation into an allegation that he tried to rape a woman, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Kounkoud, 26, was arrest Woman accused in Prince George's Co. violent rampage allegedly stabbed longtime friend the night before 01/31/2024 05:50pm • The woman accused of carrying out a violent rampage in Prince George's County, Maryland, last week allegedly stabbed a longtime friend several times in Baltimore the night before, according to charging documents obtained by WTOP. Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, is being held without bond and faces doz Maryland leaders propose juvenile justice bill to boost accountability 01/31/2024 04:58pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland's top political leaders unveiled legislation Wednesday meant to increase accountability for juvenile offenders and the adults who run the juvenile justice system, which one leading lawmaker said was struggling in an ���abundance of confusion" without meaningful overs What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift 01/31/2024 04:33pm • Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsensual images of both adults and children. But in this Taylor-centric era, the problem has been getting Boston doctor found not guilty on charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane 01/31/2024 04:27pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A Boston doctor was found not guilty Wednesday on a charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane after a three-day trial in federal court in Boston. Lawyers for Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, said more than a dozen passengers sitting in seats near Mohanty and flight attendant New York governor nominates new police leader to agency that has struggled to diversify its ranks 01/31/2024 04:23pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated a 32-year veteran of the New York State Police to be its new leader. If the state Senate agrees, Steven G. James would be the second Black person confirmed to hold the rank of superintendent and the third to lead the 5,000-member force, Hungary defends treatment of Italian antifascist activist, says left is hurting Italy-Hungary ties 01/31/2024 04:10pm • ROME (AP) ��� The Hungarian government Wednesday defended its treatment of an Italian antifascist activist being held in a Hungarian jail, after images of her chained and shackled at a Budapest court hearing sparked official protests by the Italian government. Police arrested Ilaria Salis in the Hun Las Vegas' landmark Tropicana hotel will be demolished to make way for baseball stadium 01/31/2024 03:23pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada's lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the key. ���This was to signify that the Tropicana would always stay open,��� said historian Michae Traffic-blocking farmers now closing in on EU capital in a protest seeking better market conditions 01/31/2024 03:20pm • HALLE, Belgium (AP) ��� Farmers blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought to disrupt trade at major ports and other economic lifelines. They also moved in on Brussels on the eve of a major European Union summit, in a sustained push for better prices Maryland leaders promise more accountability regarding juvenile crime 01/31/2024 02:46pm • Maryland leaders, including Gov. Wes Moore, unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would help to crack down on juvenile crime across the state. It would require police officers to write a report each time they arrest someone who is under 18, something that doesn't currently happen in e