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2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas

AP News LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers made very brief initial appearances Thursday in adult court in Las Vegas where a prosecutor said they will face murder, attempted murder and other charges after allegedly capturing themselves on video intentionally crashing a stolen car into a bicyclist pedaling along the side of a road, killing him.

The teens, ages 18 and 16, appeared separately before a judge who scheduled each to appear again next Tuesday in Las Vegas Justice Court. Neither spoke or was asked to enter a plea, and both were being held without bail.

Police said this...
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Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Thursday said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action.

They used a wide-ranging forum at the annual meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as a call to action to ensure that the interests of Black Americans are not further eroded.

“The attacks on our democracy are happening on all...
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Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others

AP News WAWAYANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said a failure of a front tire could have contributed to the early afternoon accident on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of New York City.

The two adults who died were Beatrice Ferrari, 77, of Farmingdale and Gina Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa. Five of the 44 passengers on a...
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911 call shows bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection: 'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot says

AP News NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety, according to an audio recording released Thursday to The Associated Press.

The four-minute recording captures the bizarre circumstances for the three unidentified people involved: a North Charleston resident calmly explaining that a pilot just parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn’t know what became of his F-35 jet, and...
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Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps

AP News CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city's two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives, following the lead of New York City's use of communal tents for migrants.

GardaWorld Federal Services and a subsidiary sealed the one-year $29.4 million deal with Chicago on Sept. 12. That was less than a week after Mayor Brandon Johnson announced plans to move about 1,600 migrants to a network of newly erected tent cities He...
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  • Wildfire-prone California to consider new rules for property insurance pricing
  • 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
  • Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community
  • Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
  • 911 call shows bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection: 'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot says
  • Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps
  • Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio derailment but won't declare disaster
  • Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common
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  • The building where the Parkland school massacre occurred is set to be demolished next summer

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  • Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in Arizona next week
  • Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community
  • VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention
  • 911 call shows bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection: 'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot says
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  • 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
  • Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common
  • The building where the Parkland school massacre occurred is set to be demolished next summer
  • A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances
  • Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
  • Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
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  • Video shows officer repeatedly discussed charging 11-year-old victim with child sexual abuse offense
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