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CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati has agreed to pay about $344,000 in back wages and legal fees to a white police officer the school fired after he fatally shot a black unarmed motorist. The school on Thursday announced the settlement of a union grievance brought on behalf of Ray Tensing for his 2015 […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The family of former North Carolina play-by-play announcer Woody Durham will join the school in a celebration of his life. A statement from the school on Thursday says the service is scheduled for April 8 at 2 p.m. in Carmichael Arena. The scheduled hour-long memorial service is open to the […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Charter schools could receive the same designation as public schools in a district’s millage ballot under a bill narrowly approved by the Michigan House. Legislators on Thursday voted 56-53 to pass an amendment to the General Property Tax Act allowing districts to describe charter schools as “public schools” when disbursing millage. […]

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man is the second person to die from injuries at a flooring manufacturer’s facility in the last seven months. Chatsworth Police Chief Josh Etheridge tells The Daily Citizen that 59-year-old Roy Glenn Bass was struck by a large roller at the Mohawk Industries facility on Tuesday morning and subsequently […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A House Republican leader says he’s found a way to lower Louisiana’s budget gap next year. Gov. John Bel Edwards calls it a gimmick that won’t help stabilize finances. The latest clash comes as conservative House GOP lawmakers and the Democratic governor remain at odds over solutions to the shortfall […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration approves $1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including more than 6,500 missiles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Caterpillar Inc., down $8.90 to $146.90 Industrial companies declined as the Trump administration moved to place trade restrictions on Chinese products and investment. Bank of America Corp., down $1.32 to $30.55 Most Read StoriesBattle of species pits protected sea lions vs. fragile fish […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say they have dismissed all criminal charges against seven of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards stemming from a brawl in Washington last year in which protesters were beaten. The charges were dropped last month just one day ahead of a meeting between Erdogan and now-outgoing Secretary of State Rex […]

JUNEAU, Alaska — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is suing the city of Palmer and members of its police force, alleging officers wrongfully detained a Peruvian man over his immigration status. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Alex Caceda (kuh-SAY-duh), says officers lacked authority to arrest him last summer. According to the lawsuit, […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have advanced the first piece of a plan for complying with a Kansas Supreme Court on public school funding. A special Senate committee on school finance approved a bill Thursday that would revise the state’s formula for distributing more than $4 billion a year to local school districts. The […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lancaster County Treasurer Andy Stebbing, accused of selling cars without a dealer’s license, has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Stebbing pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts of falsifying bills of sale, two counts of filing false state income tax returns and one […]

BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — Police say a teenage driver in Minnesota trying to get her license crashed into the examination station. Authorities say the 17-year-old girl inadvertently put the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox in drive instead of reverse at the start of the test Wednesday in Buffalo, Minnesota. When the girl stepped on the accelerator, the […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s supreme court has affirmed the conviction of a Maine man fatally shot a man in 2014 and then fled the state. Abdirahman Haji-Hassan (ab-deer-RAH’-mun HAH’-jee-huh-san), of Portland, contended the trial judge erred by limiting some testimony and in instructions to the jury. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected his appeal […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The co-chairman of the Republican National Committee is chastising one of the party’s Ohio governor candidates for an ad he calls “false and misleading” and disputing her claim to assume President Donald Trump’s mantle. In a statement Thursday, Robert Paduchik (peh-DOO’-chik) called Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor a political opportunist who […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s House has passed a bill holding drone operators criminally liable for any mischief wreaked by the unmanned aerial vehicles. Lawmakers voted Thursday on a five-bill bundle of regulations that includes a provision calling for punishment of crimes committed via drones. Drone activity that knowingly interferes with public employees or key […]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Police say a teacher at a Goodyear elementary school has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a student. Goodyear police say 27-year-old Brittany Zamora was taken into custody Thursday morning. She’s a sixth-grade teacher at Las Brisas Academy Elementary School. Police say they were notified by the school’s principal Wednesday […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee high school football coach is accused of soliciting a 17-year-old female student for sex. News outlets report 25-year-old Leon Weldon Garlington was arrested Wednesday and fired from the faculty of RePublic High School, a three-year-old charter school. A Metro Nashville police arrest report says he sent an Instagram message […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a new law requiring Indiana lawmakers to complete at least one hour of training intended to prevent sexual harassment. Legislative employees have long worked under a clearly outlined sexual harassment policy. But until the Republican governor signed the bill Thursday, lawmakers were only obligated to act with “high […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s Senate has approved a proposal calling for the state to reimburse two ranchers for legal costs they incurred fighting the federal government. The Senate approved the proposal Thursday with just six Democrats opposing. The proclamation states that $600,000 from the Constitutional Defense Fund should go to the Joyce Livestock and […]

FERRELL, Ala. (AP) — A man wanted on child molestation charges out of Georgia has been arrested in Alabama. AL.com reports that Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver says 26-year-old Damian C. Ingram, of Alabama, was arrested Wednesday on probation violation and those charges out of Georgia’s Floyd County. Sheriff’s investigators found a large amount of […]

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s Rutland Herald and Times Argus newspapers are being sold. In a story published Thursday on their websites , the Herald and the Barre-based Times Argus reported it’s expected the papers will be sold by the end of the month to the Sample News Group by its current owner, Vermont Community […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four candidates have qualified to run for a vacant seat in the Mississippi House. State election officials Thursday set the ballot for the May 8 special election. It is in District 30, which includes parts of Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower and Tallahatchie counties. Candidates in the nonpartisan special election are Blake Ferretti […]

On the four-year anniversary of the devastating Oso landslide, family and friends of the victims say they are starting to raise money for a permanent memorial.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has ordered an inmate to continue paying his public defender’s fees with the wages he earns in prison. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the court’s decision Tuesday comes after Anthony Heinemann sued Wyoming last year in response to the state requesting clarification to his sentencing record. A […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is appointing a 36-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police to head the agency and replace the retiring Col. Tyree Blocker. Wolf’s announcement Thursday elevates Lt. Col. Robert Evanchick to acting commissioner. Blocker came out of retirement from the force to take over in 2015, after the Republican-controlled […]