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More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing back due to fears that the systems will go up in flames, … Read more

UNITED NATIONS — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Colombia’s president on Friday of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz told a U.N. Security Council meeting that President Gustavo Petro’s policies in Colombia and … Read more

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A white Kansas sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black jail inmate shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for one minute and 26 seconds after he was wheeled back to his cell from the infirmary, newly released court records show. … Read more

BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding to the mounting legal setbacks for the president’s birthright order. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became … Read more

PORTLAND, Ore. — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for its history of civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops being deployed by President Donald Trump. Months of demonstrations outside Portland’s immigration detention facility … Read more

GREENBELT, Md. — GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge, who imposed a punishment that is significantly more lenient than the Justice Department’s recommendation. Sophie Roske, a transgender … Read more

SALT LAKE CITY — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history: just days after the death of its oldest-ever president and a deadly attack on a congregation in Michigan. The death of President Russell … Read more

The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 18-19-38-54-57, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier: ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 18-19-38-54-57, Mega Ball: 19 (eightteen, nineteen, thirty-eight, fifty-four, fifty-seven, Mega Ball: nineteen Estimated jackpot: $520 million For more lottery results, go … Read more

ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others says he will dismiss the case in 14 days if a new prosecutor hasn’t been appointed to take it over. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee set the deadline in a one-paragraph order Friday afternoon. It … Read more

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump. Patel said Friday that the FBI would … Read more