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Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay
PHOENIX, AZ (AP) — A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who admitted to beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time.Preston Henry Tolth, 26, now will face trial on charges of carjacking and assault in relation to the 2021 disappearance of Ella Mae Begay. A trial date hasn't been set.
Under the agreement, Tolth would have been sentenced to three years of time served in exchange for acknowledging his role in the crime and pleading guilty to a single count of robbery.
Begay’s... Read More
US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran. After beginning Thursday with moderate losses following drops for Asian and European stocks, the S&P 500 erased its dip and rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.8% after Israel’s prime minister authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon. That eased worries that the two-week ceasefire announced late Tuesday may already be in trouble. Oil prices pared some of...
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Rory McIlroy opens Masters title defense with 67 after Jack Nicklaus touts his chances to repeat
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — As Rory McIlroy was warming up on the practice range Thursday morning, Jack Nicklaus was busy touting the Northern Irishman’s game by saying he had a “very, very good chance” to repeat as Masters champion.McIlroy spent the rest of the day proving him right.
The 36-year-old McIlroy opened his title defense with a 5-under 67 to claim a share of the early lead with Sam Burns at Augusta National and position himself for a run at becoming only the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters.
“Rory’s got the monkey off his back, and I... Read More
Cadets recount how ROTC leader and members subdued gunman who targeted them at Old Dominion
In a dramatic video shared online by the Army ROTC, cadets at Virginia’s Old Dominion University are recounting how they stabbed and disarmed a gunman targeting their classroom, then frantically tried to save the life of the wounded instructor who grappled with the attacker.In the 17-minute video posted Wednesday, the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets tell how Lt. Col. Brandon Shah lunged at the shooter during the March 12 incident at the Norfolk school, placing himself between the gunman and the class.
Cadet Jah-Ire Urtarte said Shah, who was shot and... Read More
Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice.But gamblers in Wisconsin will have to wait months or maybe even longer before they can start to legally place bets. The law Evers signed, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan support, requires the state to negotiate new deals with American Indian tribes that would run the sports betting.
Evers said he would not accept a plan that treats any one tribe better than another.
“The real... Read More
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- Transgender darts player criticizes new policy limiting women's events to biological females
- NCAA weighs a 5-year eligibility limit for college athletes that would start at 19 or HS graduation