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The involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin is on track for trial in July after a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing. The judge sided with…

The United States has picked up another diver for the Paris Olympics. Daryn Wright of Plainfield, Indiana, was added to the team after World Aquatics awarded the Americans a second spot in women’s 10-meter platform. Wright finished second…

North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to “fair elections.” The judges wrote this week…

The International Fund for Animal Welfare says as 125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins have become stranded on Cape Cod and a rescue effort is underway. The animal rescue organization says it began assisting the dolphins late Friday morning…

Lionel Messi will skip Argentina’s last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury. Messi hurt his leg in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Chile on Tuesday that clinched a quarterfinal berth for the…

A prominent Democratic law firm has filed suit in Ohio against a ban on foreign nationals and green card holders contributing to state ballot campaigns. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the prohibition June 2, after lawmakers coupled it…

Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed Friday that the tech giant was assessing…

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting. It is also changing how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert…

Environmentalists are challenging Michigan regulators' approval of plans to encase a portion of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The Environmental Law & Policy Center and the Michigan Climate…

The head of the national mine workers’ union is condemning an effort by House Republicans to block enforcement of a long-awaited federal rule directed at curbing workers’ exposure to deadly rock dust. United Mine Workers of America…

Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in,  could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling. The court on Friday…

Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street, erasing the S&P 500’s gains for the week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% Friday, but remains close to the record high it set last week. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.7% and the Dow slipped 0.1%. Nike…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Nike, Kura Sushi fall; Infinera, Protagonist Therapeutics rise.

Eagles singer Don Henley has filed a lawsuit seeking the return of his handwritten song notes and lyrics from the band’s hit “Hotel California” album. The civil complaint filed in New York federal court on Friday comes after prosecutors in…

She’s the face of her sport, and was among the best in the world before some athletes here even began competing. Now she’s in Minneapolis, aiming to earn a trip to Paris to lead the U.S. team again. And her name is not Simone Biles. Jessica…