Month: July 2022

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has been suspended for the rest of his time in office over behavior in two very different cases. In one, Judge Jonathan Lee Young’s out-of-court comments were deemed improper enough to void a prominent ruling he made against an opioid company. In the

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is advising school districts to ignore protections for LGBTQ students that President Joe Biden’s administration is trying to implement. In a letter to the districts sent Thursday, Florida Education Secretary Manny Diaz said the proposed anti-discrimination language is not binding law and following the guidance

KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has ordered a halt to the expansion of a Rocky Mountains ski resort after contractors mistakenly demolished protected alpine tundra to create a temporary road. The Colorado Sun reported Friday that the Keystone Resort expansion of new trails and lifts was stopped after officials saw work crews

DON THOMPSON and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus. But Dr. Tomás Aragón says they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco announced Thursday. California

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Neil Patrick Harris has played an impressive number of what he calls “extreme characters.” He says that makes his role in the comedy “Uncoupled” especially appealing. Harris says he was attracted to the part’s “normalcy” and nuance. He plays a suddenly single New Yorker, dumped

By JIM SALTER Associated Press PEVELY, Mo. (AP) — As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three of the leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t have their support. Twenty-one Republicans are on the ballot Tuesday, with former Gov. Eric Greitens,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A judge has acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby. Greene County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Holden on Friday found Rebecca Ruud not guilty of first- and second-degree murder,

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Chevron Corp., up $13.39 to $163.78. The oil company racked up record quarterly profits in the second quarter amid high oil and gas prices. Roku Inc., down $19.65 to $65.52. The streaming service platform missed Wall Street’s second-quarter sales and profit targets and lowered its

by FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian government has granted a preliminary environmental permit for paving a controversial highway that cuts through one of the Amazon’s most preserved areas. The BR-319 is about 900 kilometers long and is the only highway connecting the city of Manaus with the nation’s larger urban centers

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published on July 29, 2022, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action as Jason Quimet. The correct name is Jason Ouimet.

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Financial markets are celebrating the arrival of Sergio Massa as Argentina’s third economy minister in less than a month, but analysts caution that more details are needed about his plans to get the South American country out of itsdire economic straits. The local currency, the peso,

MADRID (AP) — Spain has confirmed death of a person from monkeypox, which Spanish media say is a first in the country. The Health Ministry said Friday that 120 people had been admitted to the hospital so far with monkeypox and one had died. The ministry gave no further details regarding the death. It said

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin residents are trying to show the state’s absentee ballot request system is ripe for fraud, the latest chapter in a two-year fight over election administration in the battleground state. Former President Donald Trump continues to insist he won Wisconsin even though Joe Biden defeated

By RON HARRIS and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The parents of a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest fought back tears Friday as they demanded answers in their daughter’s death. Brianna Grier suffered significant injuries July 15 and died from those

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no reason for China and the U.S. “to come to blows” should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during an Asia trip she is expected to make soon, the White House said Friday, underscoring the international tensions surrounding her travel plans. The remarks by National Security

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fast-moving fire has damaged one of Philadelphia’s best-known cheesesteak shops, but authorities say no injuries have been reported. Dozens of firefighters and other emergency responders went to Jim’s Steaks on South Street when the fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Friday. Smoke could be seen pouring from the building, but officials

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland headlined a White House event bringing together pro bono lawyers, bar associations and public interest groups to discuss how best to offer legal services and protections for women seeking abortions. It’s part of an executive order signed by President Joe Biden aimed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito mocked foreign leaders’ criticism of the Supreme Court decision he authored overturning a constitutional right to abortion, in his first public comments since last month’s ruling. The justice’s remarks drew more criticism as well as some support. Speaking in Rome at a religious liberty

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Kabul emergency hospital says a grenade explosion during a game of cricket wounded 13 spectators at the stadium in the Afghan capital. No one claimed responsibility for the explosion on Friday afternoon at the International Cricket Stadium in Kabul, where several hundred people had gathered to

By ERIC TUCKER and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov is charged in federal court in Florida with conspiring to have U.S. citizens act as illegal agents of the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Construction along the Hollywood Walk of Fame will begin next summer to make streetscape improvements for pedestrians and transit riders. Los Angeles Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell says the construction is expected to include an expanded pedestrian zone on part of Hollywood Boulevard, as well as sidewalk dining, bicycle racks, bus shelters, benches

By JEFF AMY Associated Press MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is taking aim at what he calls the “Biden recession” and spreading blame to Democrat Stacey Abrams while at the same time arguing his own state’s economy is good. Kemp said in a Friday speech in suburban Atlanta that his policies would