May 9, 2024 ND lawmaker gets $2,500 fine, 250 hours community service in speculation case North Dakota state Rep. Jason Dockter has been issued a $2,500 fine and 250 hours of community service in a speculation case stemming from a state-leased building he had ownership of.
May 9, 2024 Country star Cindy Walker posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame Country music star Cindy Walker, a Texas native who penned countless hit songs, has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
May 9, 2024 Michigan man acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping plot running for sheriff Eric Molitor, who was acquitted of an alleged supporting role in a 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is running for Wexford County sheriff.
May 9, 2024 Democratic governor objects to bill that could subsidize striking workers with taxpayer funds Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont appeared Thursday to signal his intent to veto a proposed $3 million state fund that may financially support striking union workers.
May 9, 2024 2 skiers confirmed dead in Utah avalanche, sheriff says Two backcountry skiers were reported dead Thursday following an avalanche in the Wasatch Mountain Range outside Salt Lake City. A third skier was rescued.
May 9, 2024 Chad's military leader wins disputed presidential election Chadian military leader Mahamat Deby Itno has been declared the winner of this week's presidential election, though opponents are casting doubt on its legitimacy.
May 9, 2024 UN seeks $430 million for drought-hit Zimbabwe, saying millions of people need food and water The U.N. humanitarian agency has said about half of the population of Zimbabwe needs water and food urgently, and has launched an appeal for $430 million to help those in need.
May 9, 2024 'Caramelo,' the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation A horse nicknamed Carmelo has been rescued after being stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil, where floods have left more than 100 people dead.
May 9, 2024 Maine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square Trevor Bickford, the Maine man who used a machete to try to kill 3 police officers in a New Year's Eve terrorist attack near New York’s Times Square, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
May 9, 2024 New Jersey legislators advance public records access law overhaul New Jersey's Senate budget committee on Thursday advanced controversial legislation aimed at overhauling the state's public records access law.