Month: August 2022

By The Associated Press A rundown of notable films coming out this fall, which range from Disney+’s “Pinocchio” adaptation to Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix film “Blonde.” Other notable September releases include “Don’t Worry Darling,” starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh and “Hocus Pocus 2.” October brings more frights with “Halloween

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police department says a minor was shot and killed while filming a video for the popular social media platform TikTok. Police have arrested two minors and one adult in connection to the girl’s death on Aug. 7. The three minors were making TikTok

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by the U.S. government as he faces criminal charges at the hands of one of the nation’s top adversaries. Eyvin Hernandez, who has

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that Pennsylvania may not keep a cache of weapons seized from the parents of a gunman who killed one state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago. Eric Frein’s parents sued after authorities refused to return 25 rifles, 10 pistols and two shotguns

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The future of a new authority tasked with developing and enforcing nationwide horseracing rules is at stake in cases argued before a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Challengers say Congress granted too much power to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. They also say the

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for mistakes made in the 2018 prosecution of then-Gov. Eric Greitens, but agrees with an advisory counsel’s decision that suspension of her law license or disbarment are not merited. The brief ruling Tuesday from the state’s high court

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A prison psychologist and a psychiatrist say a mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could be made well enough to stand trial if he is given anti-psychotic medication. They testified Tuesday during a

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says it will grant visas to those holding tickets to the World Cup in neighboring Qatar. The UAE said in a statement Tuesday that those registered for Qatar’s Hayya fan card will be able to apply for multiple-entry visas 19 days before the tournament starts.

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African president Cyril Ramaphosa faced a grilling by lawmakers in Parliament as they demanded answers from him on his handling of the theft of millions of dollars from his farm. Ramaphosa faced loud heckling on Tuesday from opposition members who called for him to answer questions

By MICHAEL HILL, MAYSOON KHAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards of New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.” The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks,

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.” The order issued Monday says the lawsuit filed by GOP secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem, U.S. Rep.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, says the 2020 census undercounted his city by almost 16,000 residents, leading him to join other big cities in challenging the results of the once-a-decade head count in the U.S. Mayor Jim Strickland says the census missed 15,895 residents, and that Memphis actually grew for

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a $25 million judgment awarded to a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College. The court on Tuesday did not explain why it won’t accept the appeal. The 9th District Court of Appeals in late March upheld

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. The lawsuit filed in Uvalde County on Monday asks a court to force the city,

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial.

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star Tank began contemplating his final album after considering pursuing other endeavors. However, that timeline was accelerated after losing one of his most essential tools: his hearing. “It just made me look at time differently. It just made me say, ’Man, if I can

In a story published Feb. 1, 2022, about worshipers in Rhode Island facing eviction from the nation’s oldest synagogue, The Associated Press erroneously reported the court in which a motion seeking their removal was filed. It was state District Court, not state Superior Court.

Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angola’s opposition party has filed a complaint against the election victory of the ruling MPLA party in which President Joao Lourenco won a second term and the party got a reduced majority in the legislature. The main opposition party known as UNITA said Tuesday that it has submitted an objection

HAVANA (AP) — A son of revolutionary leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara and director of a center dedicated to studying him has died, Camilo Guevara March was 60. Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency says he died during a visit to Venezuela of “pulmonary thrombosis which led to a heart attack.” He was the third of four

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings with about 180 cardinals including the newest ones. Many of them are younger than 80 and currently eligible to elect a future pontiff. The sessions focused on the implications of a new Apostolic constitution that Francis hopes