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Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. U.S.
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water

EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system , the U.S.
Ex-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case

Ex-UCLA gynecologist found guilty in LA sex abuse case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was found guilty Thursday on five counts of sexually abusing female patients, in a criminal case that came after the university system made nearly $700 million in l
Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit alleging the NCAA failed to protect a former University of Southern California football player from repetitive head trauma is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated Thursday in what could become a landma
Princeton student Misrach Ewunetie found dead, officials say

Princeton student Misrach Ewunetie found dead, officials say

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — A Princeton University student from Ohio who went missing near campus roughly a week ago was found dead Thursday, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. Misrach Ewunetie, 20, was found by an employee at about 1 p.m.
Appeals court: Graham must testify in Georgia election probe

Appeals court: Graham must testify in Georgia election probe

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad

Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities Thursday killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morgue official said.
Sudan officials: Tribal clashes kill 170 in country's south

Sudan officials: Tribal clashes kill 170 in country's south

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan's southern province of Blue Nile have killed at least 170 people over the past two days, two Sudanese officials said Thursday, the latest in inter-communal violence across the country's neglected south.
Prosecution rests in Wisconsin parade suspect's trial

Prosecution rests in Wisconsin parade suspect's trial

MADISON, Wis.
US: Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes

US: Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and civilian population.