Month: June 2022

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the city of Louisville by the neighbors of Breonna Taylor who had police bullets fly into their apartment has an interesting twist. The neighbors are asking a judge to move their lawsuit out of Louisville because “fatigue” over the Taylor case could

By SAM METZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans are pushing an anti-Big Tech message in the midterm campaigns as they look to tap into the resentment toward large technology companies that increasingly courses through their party. For voters confronting everything from inflation to gun violence, it’s unclear whether concerns about the role of

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who jumped onto train tracks to rescue someone who had fallen onto an electrified rail during a fight at an L station earned more than praise for his heroic act. Twenty-year-old Anthony Perry was surprised Wednesday with a 2009 Audi A8 from the founder of a local anti-violence group.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. Top leaders and members of the Proud Boys

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a 13-year-old boy is charged with criminally negligent homicide after he allegedly shot a 3-year-old in the head while playing. Mobile County sheriff’s officials say the two children were playing at a residence when the older child hid in a closet and discovered an air rifle. News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — One man has been arrested on a weapons charge in a mass shooting over the weekend in Tennessee, where three people died and 14 were injured. According to court records, Garrian King and two other men were recorded on security camera video exiting a car across from Mary’s Bar & Grill

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press VILLA COMALTITLÁN, Mexico (AP) — A group that once numbered as many as 5,000 migrants has split on whether to keeping walking through Mexico toward the U.S. border. A group of mainly younger male migrants set out walking from the southern town of Huixtla. But throngs of families with

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland State Police officials say an investigation has found that a former agency employee created a challenge coin inscribed with the agency logo along with graphic imagery and offensive language. Col. Woodrow Jones III, the superintendent, said in a statement Wednesday that he was “disgusted” that anyone who wore the state police

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A U.N. agency has issued a glum world forecast, saying that food import bills appear headed to a record high and food markets are likely to tighten. The Food Outlook, which is issued twice a year by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization, also found that “many

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs, according to a new report released Thursday. But it would be expensive. Finding other ways to

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s referring a report on grade-changing practices in Baltimore City Public Schools to state and federal prosecutors. The governor said Thursday that the report “confirmed the existence of a massive grade-fixing scheme in Baltimore City Public Schools.” The report was released

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in shootout with an officer outside of a convenience store in eastern Iowa. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday that 45-year-old Jason James Morales, of Davenport, died in the shooting. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday when an

CENTERVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas grandfather and his four grandsons killed by a prison escapee died from gunshots, sharp force injuries and stab wounds, a medical examiner’s report said. Convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison transport bus last month and is accused of killing Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons, who

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a death row inmate convicted of a 1994 slaying can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris issued an order Tuesday granting a stay

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. member nations have elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to join the powerful U.N. Security Council. The selections occurred with no suspense or drama because all five were unopposed. Winning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — The Saudi-funded golf breakaway has started outside London, attempting to bring a sense of faux regal pageantry to the rebellion splitting the sport. On a course just outside north London, a band dressed as imitation infantrymen were there to proclaim the arrival of Dustin

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials say the Saturday night melee in Philadelphia that left three people dead began with a fistfight and was followed by random gunfire a block or more away. The remarks come as officials say a pair of 18-year-olds suspected of killing two bystanders have been arrested in

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democratic Party fundraisers are backing a $60 million purchase of Spanish-language radio stations in ten U.S. cities. The markets are diverse. Their audiences have roots all over Latin America. But the deal with Televisa/Univision is stirring up opposition in Miami. Cuban exiles describe it as

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years’ probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles. A federal indictment doesn’t name the celebrity, but key details match an Associated Press report that wildlife

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a push to reduce the costs of shipping goods across oceans. It’s a major challenge for retailers that the White House said has pushed up prices as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The White House is releasing a video that

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off his legal battle with his ex-wife, Johnny Depp has announced that he and legendary guitarist Jeff Beck will release an album of mostly covers next month. The duo’s 13-track album is titled “18” and will drop on July 15. The album contains covers

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award host and theater veteran Ariana DeBose says this year’s telecast will spread its arms wider to celebrate both Broadway’s stars and the unsung heroes like understudies and swings who kept shows open during the pandemic restart. The Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated actress was once

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a “red flag” bill Thursday that would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others. It’s the Democratic-controlled chamber’s latest response to U.S. mass shootings and likely