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Cornell University student accused of posting online threats about Jewish students appears in court 11/01/2023 07:19pm • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court Wednesday. Patrick Dai, from the Rochester, New York suburb of Pittsford, is charged with posting Player's death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection 11/01/2023 07:12pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL and other leagues. Commissioner Gary Bettman and Players' Association executive director Mar Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people 11/01/2023 07:10pm • Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found in the U.S. and Canada. “There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge 11/01/2023 07:03pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his bid to be represented at his arraignment by the lawyer who spoke publicly about his defense two weeks ago. Attorney Ross Goodman told The Associated Press on Wedne The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants 11/01/2023 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administ A stabbing attack that killed 1 woman and wounded 2 men appears to be random, California police say 11/01/2023 06:37pm • IONE, Calif. (AP) — A woman was killed and two other people wounded in an apparently random stabbing rampage in a Sierra Nevada foothills community allegedly carried out by a man who was on parole for attempted murder, authorities said. The stabbings occurred Monday at three locations in a neighbo Detective: Mom turned in 12-year-old son charged in carjacking attempt that left DC teen dead 11/01/2023 06:32pm • The 12-year-old facing charges in connection with an attempted carjacking in D.C., during which a 13-year-old was killed, was turned in to police by his own mother. A judge ordered the boy held in D.C.'s youth detention center during a hearing Wednesday. Police said the attempted carjacking happe Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits 11/01/2023 06:29pm • CHICAGO (AP) — As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to live were moved off snowy city streets and into the basement of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in a nearby suburb. The last-minute, temporary solution around 1 a.m. Wednesday, coordinated Collapse of Kentucky plant being demolished at abandoned mine leaves 1 worker dead, another trapped 11/01/2023 06:07pm • INEZ, Ky. (AP) — One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's coal preparation plant. The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant in Martin County collapsed around 6: DC to give out free digital tracking tags to aid in recovering stolen vehicles 11/01/2023 06:00pm • They're not just for locating your luggage at the airport or finding where you put your keys. D.C. is hoping that digital tracking tags, such as Apple AirTags, can help get your vehicle back amid a rise in carjackings in the District. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. acting police Chief Pamela Smith A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among the Maine shooting victims 11/01/2023 05:47pm • The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a 14-year-old bowler, a shipbuilder who loved playing the game of cornhole and a sign language interpreter. According to Maine State Police, seven people died Wednesday night at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. Eight more Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion 11/01/2023 05:35pm • An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son's minor girlfriend out of state to get an abortion. Court documents show Idaho police began investigating the mother and son earlier this summer after a 15-year-old girl's mother told authorities he Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court 11/01/2023 04:32pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who plans to change his not guilty plea to federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will become the first of five officers charged in the case to break ranks with his former colleagues. A change of plea hearing has b Virginia Daybook 11/01/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Wednesday, Nov. 01. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other S Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre 11/01/2023 04:07pm • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A history of mental illness. An array of weapons. Law enforcement knew about his potential for violence. But he was still able to own guns and commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history. One week later, many in Lewiston and nationwide are asking: Why did he h