Month: January 2023

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and JOSH FUNK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two teenage students were killed Monday and a man was seriously injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at an alternative educational program designed to keep at-risk youth away from trouble. The injured man was identified as the program’s founder

By TERRY SPENCER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated Monday the state’s rejection of a proposed nationwide advanced African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda — something three authors cited in the state’s criticism accused him of doing in return. DeSantis said his

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Moroccan Parliament has decided to reconsider its ties with the European Parliament and subject them to a comprehensive evaluation after the EU legislature criticized the state of press freedoms in Morocco. Morocco’s two houses of Parliament held an extraordinary joint plenary session Monday to address a European Parliament resolution from

By TERRY TANG and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — The 11 people killed in Saturday’s shooting at a dance studio in California were remembered Monday by their grieving families. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has named four of the victims, all of whom were over the age of 50. One

BERLIN (AP) — Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine, “Superpower,” will have its world premiere at this year’s Berlin film festival. The documentary will run outside the main competition, which features 18 movies this year including John Trengrove’s “Manodrome” with Jesse Eisenberg and Adrien Brody. Organizers said Monday the Berlinale will pay special

CAIRO (AP) — Armed men opened fire on a bus station in southern Sudan, killing at least four people and prompting provincial authorities to declare a monthlong state of emergency. Authorities in South Kordofan province said the attack in the provincial capital of Kadugli wounded at least four others. No group immediately claimed reliability for

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. government study aimed at helping Puerto Rico shift to clean energy has found there’s not enough available land for large-scale solar farms and installation of wind generators. Preliminary results released Monday suggested that the U.S. territory consider installing solar panels on all

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s PEN America Literary Gala will be notable for the presence of “Saturday Night Live.” PEN, the literary and free expression organization, is giving “SNL” creator-executive Lorne Michaels its PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, which in previous years has gone to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a wanted man was killed and three deputies were wounded Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire in western Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that the sheriff’s office in Clark County tried to stop the suspect at around 9 a.m. The Ford

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Associated Press video journalist Mstyslav Chernov had just broken out of Mariupol after covering the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city and was feeling guilty about leaving. He and his colleagues, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, had

ROME (AP) — A fresco from Herculaneum, a city which was destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius is now back in Italy, along with 59 other ancient pieces which were illegally trafficked to the United States. Italian and U.S. officials displayed the works in Rome on Monday to journalists.

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say the daughter of U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark struck a police officer trying to arrest her for defacing a bandstand in Boston with anti-police slogans. Riley Dowell was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on Monday. She had been charged with assault and battery on a police officer and vandalizing a historic

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man accused of killing two people and wounding three others when he allegedly opened fire at a Memorial Day picnic in 2006 has been found dead in his jail cell. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that 49-year-old Octaviano Juarez-Corro was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday morning. Authorities said

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys representing a U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop have filed a motion for a new trial after a jury found mostly in favor of the police officers. WWBT-TV reports that attorney Tom Roberts says a new trial is essential to show the justice

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private during 2018 meetings with representatives from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — although no specific funding amount or price was discussed.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A wide receiver who recently transferred to Georgia from Mississippi State has been jailed in Athens on felony and misdemeanor charges. Clarke County jail records show that Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was booked early Monday on a felony charge of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of family violence battery. Thomas was

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who investigated Russian oligarchs has been indicted on charges he secretly worked for one, in violation of U.S. sanctions. The official was also charged, in a separate indictment, with taking cash from a former foreign security

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago. A jury on Monday unanimously convicted Richard “Bigo” Barnett on all

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — United Nations humans rights chief Volker Türk has condemned the “brutal killing” of a leading pro-democracy activist in the southern African nation of Eswatini. Eswatini is one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchies. Türk said in a statement Monday that human rights lawyer

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Two sisters survived after a car driven by their father went into a lake in western Michigan. The girls, ages 8 and 10, shivered for hours in soggy coats and bare feet before finally finding help Sunday. The crash happened overnight at Lake Macatawa in Park Township. Authorities say the

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its hazing-related lawsuit. A copy of the agreement announced Monday says the family of Stone Foltz and the university will work together to eliminate

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president said Monday Sweden shouldn’t expect support for its NATO membership bid following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups, putting at risk the expansion of the military alliance. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Rasmus Paludan’s Quran-burning protest on Saturday, saying it

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Few women are coaching at the top of American soccer — a result of how the sport offers scarce opportunities for female players and imposes a high price on coaching licenses. The shortage of qualified women was highlighted by a glut of vacancies created by men who were

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s government has resigned amid a power struggle with the Arab Gulf country’s assembly. It comes less than four months after parliamentary elections delivered a mandate for change. The state-run KUNA news agency confirmed Monday’s resignation. Local media say it is related to a dispute over populist legislation that

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed