Month: July 2022

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council  has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise. Russia is demanding an extension of only six months, while many other council members want another year-long mandate. The

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for talks bound to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation and food and energy security. The one-day gathering

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens — one of the oldest penguins living under human care anywhere in the world — died Wednesday at the age of 40, the zoo reported. The estimated age of the male, called Captain Eo, was well over the species’ average

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press VANGA, Kenya (AP) — Artisanal fisheries on Kenya’s coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. The removal of subsidies for large fisheries and stricter fishing catch limits have

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.” U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sharply criticized Chauvin for his actions

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit police officer and a suspect have been fatally shot on the city’s west side. Detroit police Chief James White said the officer and his partner responded about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a man firing a weapon. He said when the officers arrived, they were met by the

BRADLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man on a federal highway in West Virginia after they say he fled a vehicle crash scene, stole a pickup truck and led police on a chase. A video of the shooting Wednesday has been circulating on social media. West Virginia State Police identified

SEATTLE (AP) — An inquest jury has determined that two Seattle police officers were justified in fatally shooting a mentally unstable, pregnant, Black mother of four children inside her apartment when she menaced them with knives. The six King County jurors issued their findings Wednesday in the 2017 death of Charleena Lyles. The officers testified

JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Favorable weather has helped the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties. The Electra Fire had burned 6.4 square miles of rural land as of Wednesday but it was 40% contained. Cal Fire says humidity recovery in the early morning hours moderated fire

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Families of hostages taken by gunmen who attacked a passenger train near Nigeria’s capital in March say at least five children are among the 50 people still held. The families held a protest Wednesday, 100 days after the kidnapping, to demand more action to rescue the

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre. Illinois gun laws are generally praised by gun-control advocates as

By MARK THIESSEN Associate Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife officials have killed four black bears in a campground recently reserved for people in Anchorage who are homeless after the city’s largest shelter was closed. Employees from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday killed a sow and her two cubs and

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two of the victims of a July Fourth parade massacre in a Chicago suburb left behind a 2-year-old son. Another was staying with family in Illinois after he was injured in car wreck. For some, it was a tradition. They were avid travelers, members

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah also ordered that the sentence

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says experts disagree strongly about whether ivory-billed woodpeckers are extinct, and it’s putting off a final decision on the question to review information. The bird with a 30-inch wingspan and a high, nasal call was among 23 animals the agency

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials say a 38-year-old California woman sentenced to a year in prison for embezzlement managed to avoid being held behind bars for at least six months after submitting fake doctor notes to a federal judge claiming she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, according to federal officials.

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture its next generation of motherships. Aurora Flight Sciences will build the twin-fuselage aircraft that are used to carry aloft Virgin Galactic’s rocket ship. The contract calls for Aurora to deliver two planes, with the first

TYLER, Texas (AP) — A former East Texas chief deputy has pleaded guilty to violating a prisoner’s civil rights by using excessive force on him. Steven Craig Shelton was the second-ranked official in the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office when the Sept. 21 incident happened at the county jail. During a Wednesday plea hearing before

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his main campaign committee raised $3.8 million in the two months ended June 30. However, heavy spending leading up to the Republican’s blowout primary win means Kemp’s total amount of cash on hand continues to fall. Kemp spokesman Cody Hall says the

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has agreed to continue humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to rebel-held northwest Syria for six months — not a year, as many U.N. Security Council members, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and over 30 organizations want. Currently, aid has been delivered through one crossing for a

CHICAGO (AP) — A grandson and nephew of Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors has been sentenced to four months in prison after being convicted of tax crimes and making false statements. Patrick Daley Thompson was accused of falsely claiming mortgage interest deductions and lying about lines of credit from the now-closed Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Wednesday that contact has been restored with its $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit. Contact was lost after one successful communication and a second partial one on Monday, after the spacecraft left Earth’s orbit on its way to the moon, the space

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti say a former sports minister accused of rape, sexual abuse and indecent exposure has been repatriated to the country. Haiti’s National Police said Wednesday that Evans Lescouflair was arrested Saturday in Puerto Rico and then deported to the Dominican Republic before arriving in Haiti. He is accused of

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration and Juul have agreed to put their court fight on hold while the government  reopens its review of the company’s electronic cigarettes. The agreement Wednesday comes one day after the FDA placed a hold on its initial order banning Juul’s products.

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee was a big hit with TV viewers. The Nielsen company said an estimated 13.2 million people watched the hearing, called by the congressional committee on short notice. That’s a 28% increase over the

MADISON, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has approved an agreement to settle a long-running school desegregation case with a north Alabama school system. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the agreement with the Madison County School Board on Wednesday. The school system agreed to take steps to ensure equal educational opportunities for Black students,

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico City have begun hauling away 177 lions, tigers, jaguars and other exotic big cats that were found at an animal rescue center in the mountains on the city’s south side. The federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection said Wednesday that 202 animals

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A small, rural county just west of Florida’s capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs. It’s a sign that the national problem is becoming even more far-reaching. Over the holiday weekend,

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A rural Georgia monument that some conservative Christians criticized as satanic and others dubbed “America’s Stonehenge” was demolished Wednesday after a predawn bombing turned one of its four granite panels into rubble. The Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton was damaged by an explosive device, the Georgia Bureau

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The man charged with killing his mother at sea in a plot to inherit millions of dollars is asking a federal court judge to authorize his release from custody pending trial. The attorney for Nathan Carman says he is not a flight risk or a danger to the community. Carman pleaded