Month: July 2022

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A swimmer at a beach in Waikiki was injured after encountering an endangered Hawaiian monk seal with a young pup. Hawaii Marine Animal Response says their workers witnessed a swimmer come into contact with the mother monk seal known as Rocky on Sunday morning. The nonprofit organization

LOS ANGELES (AP) — TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV, the channel said Monday. In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy TBS was part of WarnerMedia, which

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say that a San Francisco Bay Area man suspected of a 2021 rape has been arrested in the killings of two women that had been unsolved for decades. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office says DNA collected from 76-year-old James Ray Gary, of Fairfield, matched the sex crime and DNA collected

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, MLB Network and Sirius XM Radio host Chris Russo and DJ Carol Miller were selected for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Radio hosts Broadway Bill Lee and Lon Helton, radio personality Ellen K and radio executives Jeff Smulyan and Marv Dyson also

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A new group of about 2,000 migrants has set out walking in southern Mexico with the goal of reaching the United States. The group started out Monday from the southern border city of Tapachula, where thousands of migrants are stranded and frustrated by slow paperwork

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside. Solo also was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The teenage cousin of Amir Locke was sentenced to more than 16 years for his role in a murder that prompted police to execute a no-knock warrant on the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was killed. Eighteen-year-old Mekhi Speed was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree murder in

By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan. They are urging President Joe Biden to stand up to China amid threats from Beijing of a forceful response if Pelosi goes ahead with a

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners and impassioned resistance leaders. For three decades, he has arrestingly crafted wide-ranging portraits of the Native American experience. But one thing he had never done in a movie is give someone a kiss. In

STIRLING, Scotland (AP) — The leadership of Scottish cricket has been found to be institutionally racist by an independent review. That deals another blow to the sport after a similar scandal in the English game. The review was published after a seven-month investigation sparked by allegations from Scotland internationals Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh. It

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications says a southern Indiana judge suspended after being arrested on a felony for hitting someone while a child watched has agreed to resign and won’t seek future judicial office. The commission said Monday that Crawford Circuit Court Judge Sabrina Bell also is voluntarily forfeiting her law

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to move quickly to send to him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech research in the United States. Biden calls semiconductors “the building blocks for the modern economy.” The Senate is expected to take a

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum says a crypto mining company is planning to redevelop a northeastern North Dakota anti-ballistic missile site abandoned in the 1970s into data center that may be used for the mining of bitcoin and other digital currencies. Bitzero announced last month that it planned

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to tour several poor communities in Puerto Rico as part of an environmental justice tour to learn how pollution has affected them. Michael Regan’s first stop will be Tuesday at the Cano Martín Peña,

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Marc Short, a close aide to Pence, was at the Capitol

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continues to push for decertification of his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden, particularly in Wisconsin. One of the loudest advocates in that battleground state, a Republican state lawmaker running for governor, wants the Legislature to rescind the 10 Electoral College votes

By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people arguing the abortion issue surrounded the Indiana Statehouse and filled its corridors Monday as state lawmakers began consideration of a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state and Vice President Kamala Harris denounced the effort during a meeting

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Officials say a grass fire apparently sparked by a mower in a suburban Dallas open field swept a few hundred yards almost instantly to a row of homes in a subdivision, setting as many as 20 on fire. The Monday afternoon fire just off Interstate 20 in

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have now seen the AR-15 rifle he used to murder 17 people. Prosecutors on Monday showed the black Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle to the 12 jurors. They watched intently as lead prosecutor Mike

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America A South Carolina man serving as a medic in the Ukrainian military has been identified by his commanding officer as one of two Americans killed in action last week. Luke Lucyszyn died on July 18 in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine after he was knocked unconscious by

ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This story was first published on July 25, 2022. It was updated on July 26, 2022 to correct attribution for a comment questioning a conflict of interest claim. The comment was made by the judge, Col. Lanny Acosta, Jr., not a defense attorney, Navy Capt. Brian Mizer.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to attacking police officers and an Associated Press photographer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol. In a deal with prosecutors, Alan Byerly admitted Monday to wielding a stun gun while confronting officers who were trying to protect the Capitol

By RYAN J. FOLEY and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press The question at the center of an investigation into the killings of three family members — including a 6-year-old girl —  at an eastern Iowa state park campground is: Why? Investigators believe the shooter was a 23-year-old man from eastern Nebraska who had no criminal

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The attorney general of Kansas is trying to get ahead of arguments that an anti-abortion measure up for a statewide vote next week would hinder medical care for patients with life-threatening pregnancies. Attorney General Derek Schmidt argues in a legal opinion filed Friday that ending

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she has tested positive for COVID-19. She made the announcement on the social media Monday. In the statement, the Republican says she recently tested positive after experiencing flu-like symptoms. The statement did not specify the timing of the test. Murkowski