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Twitter says it wants trial against Elon Musk to proceed

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Twitter is asking a Delaware court to proceed with an upcoming trial against Elon Musk. The social media platform says the billionaire refuses to accept the contractual obligations of his April agreement to buy the company for $44 billion.

New survey suggests little progress against stopping U.S. teens from vaping

By Mike Stobbe, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there's been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids.

Fleeing military service, 2 Russians seek asylum on remote Alaska island

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday.

Jury hears closing arguments in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press

A Connecticut jury has heard closing arguments in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.

Uvalde school district abruptly fires ex-trooper who stood by during shooting after outcry

By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Uvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.

City to pay $12 million to children of Daniel Prude, Black man killed by police

By Associated Press

Rochester officials have agreed to pay $12 million to the children of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police held him down until he stopped breathing on a snowy street in the upstate New York city.

Federal judge halts key parts of New York's new gun law, labeling them unconstitutional

By Michael Hill, Associated Press

A federal judge has halted key provisions of New York's gun rules that restrict where people can carry weapons and require permit applicants to hand over social media information.

Local elections offices across U.S. target of falsehoods and threats

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Local election offices across the U.S. have seen the movement spawned by former President Donald Trump that spreads false election narratives arrive on their doorsteps.

WATCH: Biden says IBM investment will help competition with China

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The CHIPS and Science Act, which Biden signed in August, was a rare bill for which the president was able to win bipartisan support.

Homelessness surging in many cities in amid end to COVID assistance

By Kathleen Ronayne, Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Homelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began.