Month: January 2023

MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who authorities say entered the U.S. Capitol with his juvenile son during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot has been charged with misdemeanor crimes. Court records released Friday say 54-year-old Patrick William O’Brien and his son were inside the Capitol for 28 minutes, and that the son

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A police informant raped twice during an undercover drug buy in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit alleging her law enforcement handlers failed to monitor the sting in real time. The suit filed this week in Alexandria says deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office allowed the January 2021 attack to

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Questioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump angrily hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s, according to excerpts of his videotaped testimony unsealed by a court on Friday. Portions of his

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Financial authorities in Jamaica are investigating allegations of fraud at Stocks & Securities Ltd., a private wealth management company based in the capital of Kingston. Local newspaper The Jamaica Gleaner reports that the company’s clients include Usain Bolt, one of the world’s greatest sprinters. Bolt’s manager is quoted as

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill, who spent most of his adult life on probation following a teenage arrest, celebrated the latest twist in his legal case Friday after he was pardoned by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. “I got pardoned today,” the 35-year-old rapper born Robert Williams tweeted, noting he has come a long

By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lizzo and Ed Sheeran are among the headliners who will play this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place over two weekends beginning April 28. The lineup released Friday also includes Dead & Company, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Officials say an explosion has occurred in a gas pipeline in central Lithuania. Baltic media reported that Friday’s blast caused no injuries but sent flames up to 50 meters (164 feet) high, forcing the protective evacuation of a nearby village. The operator of Lithuania’s natural gas transmission system, AB Amber Grid,

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to deliver his second State of the Union address on Feb. 7. That was the date proposed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in his invitation to Biden on Friday to address a joint session of Congress. It will be Biden’s first

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Zoo officials said Friday that a missing clouded leopard was found after a daylong search. Evidence was found that the fence of the small cat’s habitat had been “intentionally” cut, police said. The zoo tweeted that the cat named Nova, who weighs about 20-25 pounds (9-11 kilograms), did not appear injured

By JANIE HAR and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials are pleading with Californians to stay alert through several more rounds of stormy weather over the weekend and into next week. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited California on Friday to tour damage. In Montecito, Newsom

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Another delegation from the United States will travel to Cuba this month to discuss law enforcement issues. The visit marks another small step forward in improving an icy relationship between the two countries under the Biden administration. It will be the first delegation to travel to the

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has welcomed a decision from the English Football Association to make a homophobic chant aimed at its supporters a punishable offense. The FA announced that chants of “Rent Boy” are now considered a breach of its rules. It has written to all Premier League clubs and clubs throughout English soccer to

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of U.N. Security Council members are urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on woman working for humanitarian organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after having her first baby and not long after she completed “PEN15,” Anna Konkle liked the sound of filming her next project in a remote Mexican jungle. In reality, Konkle’s experience of making her new movie, “The Drop,” was anything but blissful. The poor

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen said her actions will buy time until Congress

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Gucci returns to the Milan menswear runway with the brand’s first collection since Alessandro Michele stepped down as creative director. The Gucci runway show heralding the new post-Michele era was an understated affair. It was very much like Michele’s low-key debut eight years ago heading an

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Apple CEO Tim Cook will take a more than 40% pay cut this year from a year earlier as the company adjusts how it calculates his compensation partly based on a recommendation from Cook himself. Apple Inc. said in a regulatory filing late Thursday that Cook’s target total compensation

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to loan $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada. It’s part of a program aimed at building up domestic supplies for a key component in electric vehicle batteries. The move

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — 2022 NFL All-Pro Team Roster

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Travis Kelce and Justin Jefferson are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2022 NFL All-Pro Team, and Sauce Gardner is the first rookie cornerback selected in 41 years. The Chiefs’ Kelce and the Vikings’ Jefferson received first-team votes Friday from all 50 members of a nationwide panel of

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, the famed home of Elvis Presley that on Friday became a gathering place for fans distraught over her death a day earlier. The singer-songwriter’s final resting place will be next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in

By The Associated Press A U.S. Navy destroyer is going to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient from Massachusetts who continued to direct his unit despite being severely wounded in Vietnam. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that an Arleigh Burke destroyer will be named after retired Navy Capt. Thomas Gunning

MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says a Russian tribunal has found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in a doping case that rocked last year’s Winter Olympics. Valieva won Olympic gold in the team competition in February before it was announced that a sample she had given two months before

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically Friday on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that could help spur buyer interest. The company dropped prices nearly 20%

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian investigators are using a photo of an opposition politician shaking hands with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as evidence in a criminal case tied to the mass protests after Belarus’ disputed 2020 presidential election. The Investigative Committee of Belarus on Friday alleged that