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A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 movie set shooting of a cinematographer. Prosecutors have proposed a plea agreement with safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls regarding his involvement in the western movie “Rust” and the death of Halyna Hutchins. A state district court judge may approve the agreement Friday at a court hearing. Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent or unsafe use of a deadly weapon pending court review of the plea proposal.

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More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest — where a nearly century-old, endangered whale believed to be her mother still swims. An unlikely coalition involving the theme park’s owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist announced the agreement during a news conference Thursday. Moving the 57-year-old, 5,000-pound orca could take six to nine months and cost $12 million to $15 million. Jim Irsay is the owner of the Indianapolis Colts. He said he's excited to be a part of Lolita's journey.

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Shares in Europe and Asia have followed Wall Street higher ahead of a United States inflation update that traders hope might prompt the Federal Reserve to ease plans for more interest rate hikes. Wall Street rose Thursday as worries about the global financial system eased. The European Union's statistics agency reported that inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro slowed to 6.9% in March from 8.5% the month before. Traders hope a measure of U.S. inflation that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve also will show upward pressure on prices easing. That might prompt the Fed to postpone plans for a possible rate hike at its May meeting.

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GREENHILL — At least one person has died and six others were injured following a two-vehicle head-on collision Thursday morning on Alabama Highway 64, according to Greenhill Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Tim Anerton.

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FLORENCE — Christine Doxie immediately recognized the sweet lyrics of the classic hymn "Going Home to Jesus" as they filled her Martin Street home earlier this week.

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FLORENCE — Trowbridge's Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop has been around so long, every now and then someone comes into the store with a story about their past experiences with the popular Shoals business, owner Donald E. Trowbridge said.

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TUSCUMBIA — Running his office with a budget prepared by his predecessor isn't easy, but Colbert County Sheriff Eric Balentine said he's managed to locate money that's allowed him to provide his deputies with new equipment that will help them communicate and protect themselves.

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FLORENCE — As large logs and stumps begin piling up along curbsides, city officials want to get the word out that they cannot pick them up.

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MONTGOMERY — The House Safety and Homeland Security Committee approved a number of bills last week, among them being additional penalties for street racing, smoking or vaping in a vehicle while a child is present, and more.

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Meteorologists are urging people to be ready for dangerous weather Friday in parts of the Midwest and South. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center warns that an outbreak of severe thunderstorms could cause hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes that could be strong and move on the ground over long distances. Meteorologists say the areas at greatest risk include eastern Iowa, western and northern Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. Meteorologists say the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi.

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Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations and demanded his release.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A powerful San Diego County supervisor said he will resign amid accusations that he sexually assaulted a government employee, completing a swift and shocking fall for a decorated Marine combat veteran whose star rose with his Democratic Party’s ascendancy in the nation’s eig…

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