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Today in History WED JAN 04

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2023. There are 361 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the … more

By The Associated Press | 1/4/23

FILE - This image from video provided by San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows a Tesla vehicle that plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, near an area known as Devil's Slide, leaving four people in critical condition, a fire official said. The driver of the Tesla that plunged off a cliff in Northern California, seriously wounding two children and a second adult, intentionally caused the crash and has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Man suspected of intentionally driving off California cliff

Authorities say the driver of a car that plunged off a cliff in Northern California with two children and another adult inside has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse. The … more

1/3/23

FILE - A California Highway Patrol officer stops a motorist who was suspected of speeding along Interstate 405 freeway on April 23, 2020, in Westminster, Calif. California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as compared to people believed to be white, according to a state report released Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

California police more likely to stop, search Black teens

California law enforcement searched teenagers whom officers perceived to be Black youths between 15 and 17 years old at nearly six times the rate of teens believed to be white during vehicle and … more

1/3/23

FILE - Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive healthcare provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally on June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Indiana's medical licensing board next month will hear a case regarding Bernard, an Indianapolis doctor who this summer provided an abortion to an Ohio 10-year-old child who was raped. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)

Indiana medical board sets doctor's hearing in abortion case

Indiana’s medical licensing board next month will hear a case involving the Indianapolis doctor who this past summer provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The … more

By ARLEIGH RODGERS | 1/3/23

Vehicles travel along a snow-lined U.S. Route 50 the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

California snowpack off to great start amid severe drought

Snowpack in California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years. State officials said Tuesday that the statewide snow depth is 174% of the historical average this year. Much of that … more

By ADAM BEAM | 1/3/23

FILE - New York City police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank James, center, away from a police station in New York on April 13, 2022. Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for James, who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a subway car and wounding 10 riders in an attack that shocked New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

'Prophet of Doom' to plead guilty in Brooklyn subway attack

A man accused of opening fire and wounding 10 passengers on a Brooklyn subway train last year plans to plead guilty to federal terrorism charges. Frank James was to appear in Brooklyn federal court … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 1/3/23

A group of Cuban migrants gather on the side of U.S. 1 in the Middle Keys island of Duck Key, Fla., Monday Jan. 2, 2023. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

2 cruise ships rescue more migrants off Florida coast

Crew members aboard two cruise ships have rescued about two dozen migrants found in small boats off Florida. Officials say the rescues are the latest episode of hundreds of migrants making or … more

1/3/23

File - Brandy Nichols, a single mother of four children who are 8 and younger, speaks to members of the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses, about the difficulty of obtaining Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds in Mississippi, Oct. 18, 2022, in Jackson. Funds from the program designed to help low-income families with children achieve economic self-sufficiency, were misspent and lawmakers are seeking to gain a better understanding of the welfare scandal. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in … more

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | 1/3/23

Mega Millions lottery playing slips are shown at a supermarket kiosk, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. The jackpot for the Tuesday drawing is estimated at $785 million. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

$785M Mega Millions prize is 6th largest in US history

An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang. The big prize up for grabs Tuesday night is the sixth-largest jackpot … more

1/3/23

Pennsylvania officer killed, 2nd wounded; suspect shot dead

Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations near Pittsburgh was killed by police after a chase. The officers were … more

1/3/23

FILE - A flyer seeking information about the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead is displayed on a table along with buttons and bracelets on Nov. 30, 2022, during a vigil in memory of the victims in Moscow, Idaho. A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said Friday, Dec. 30. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Suspect in Idaho slayings not expected to fight extradition

A man facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight-year-old Bryan … more

1/3/23

FILE - This photo provided by the Federal Public Defender Office shows death row inmate Amber McLaughlin. Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, McLaughlin will become the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday, Jan 3, 2022, for stabbing to death a former girlfriend, Beverly Guenther, in 2003. (Jeremy S. Weis/Federal Public Defender Office via AP, File)

Transgender Missouri inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday

Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled for Tuesday in Missouri would be the first involving a transgender woman. Amber McLaughlin is … more

By JIM SALTER | 1/3/23

Today in History TUE JAN 03

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2023. There are 362 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel … more

By The Associated Press | 1/3/23

Hundreds of migrants in Florida in what sheriff calls crisis

At least 500 migrants have landed in the Florida Keys over the last several days in what the local sheriff’s office describes as a “crisis.” Over the weekend, 300 migrants made landings at the … more

1/2/23

Transgender woman's scheduled execution would be US first

Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin will become the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former … more

By JIM SALTER | 1/2/23

State seeks long prison term for accused NYC subway gunman

Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for a man who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a subway car and wounding 10 riders in an attack that shocked New York … more

1/2/23

6 die in 3-vehicle crash on Texas highway, authorities say

Authorities say a three-car crash in southern Texas has killed six people and injured five others. Authorities say the crash happened about 6:20 p.m. Friday near George West. That's about 60 miles … more

1/2/23

FILE - Massachusetts Institute of Technology facial recognition researcher Joy Buolamwini stands for a portrait at the school in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 13, 2019. Louisiana authorities’ use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken identity arrest of a Georgia man on a fugitive warrant, an attorney for the man said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Facial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest, lawyer says

An attorney says Louisiana authorities' use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken-identity arrest of a Georgia man on a fugitive warrant. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate … more

1/2/23

$This photo provided by NYPD, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell address the media during a news conference on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The two officers were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and the other with a bad cut, but expected to recover. (NYPD via AP)$

Police probe motive in attack on officers near Times Square

Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic … more

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK | 1/1/23

FILE - Hikers enjoy the pools below Havasu Falls, one of three main waterfalls in Havasupai Canyon in Supai, Ariz., a pocket of the Grand Canyon, on April 8, 2006. President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists. The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, that federal emergency aid will be given to supplement the tribe's own recovery efforts from the October flooding. (John Corrigan/Los Angeles Times via AP, File)

Northern Arizona tribe to get federal aid for flood damage

President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists. The Federal … more

1/1/23