Month: March 2023

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Signature Bank’s collapse came stunningly fast, leaving behind the question of whether there was a fundamental flaw in the way it did business — or if it was just a victim of the panic that spread after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. There were few outward signs that Signature

By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence in Latin America. For decades the Asian superpower funneled billions of dollars into investment and infrastructure projects across the region. Now, as geopolitical

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota courts will allow greater audiovisual coverage of criminal proceedings starting next year. But the rules the Minnesota Supreme Court issued Wednesday nonetheless remain more restrictive than many other states. Worldwide broadcasts and livestreams of the 2021 trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — News outlets report that police officers in Oregon revived a 2-year-old girl suspected of overdosing on fentanyl. The Oregonian/OregonLive quotes authorities as saying that officers gave the girl CPR on Monday and administered two rounds of naloxone, the life-saving nasal spray that reverses overdoses. The girl regained consciousness a few minutes

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ago by North Carolina Republicans could be revived after the state Supreme Court reheard litigation that struck down a voter ID law just three months ago. The difference is now that Republicans hold a majority

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men have been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Court records show 25-year-old Joshua Doolin and 39-year-old Michael Perkins were each found guilty of felony civil disorder and multiple other charges. Sentencing is scheduled for July 13. According to court documents, Doolin and Perkins joined

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have created baby mice with two fathers for the first time by turning male mouse stem cells into female cells in a lab. They described their research in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The work raises the distant possibility of doing the same for people.

By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials have announced a takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student school district. The decision Wednesday follows allegations of misconduct by school trustees and chronically low academic scores at one of the nearly 50 high schools in the nation’s eighth-largest district. Texas Education

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer James Gunn is directing a Superman film. The film, which Gunn also wrote, will be titled “Superman: Legacy” and is set for relase on July 11, 2025, which has special significance for the director. It’s his late father’s birthday. Gunn announced the new Superman film along with fellow CEO

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay and the four-time NFL MVP quarterback is waiting for the Packers to trade him. The 39-year-old Rodgers, speaking during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube

By The Associated Press The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have launched investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. That’s according to what two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people said the investigations – which are separate inquiries – are in the early stages and will

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer JIm Nantz and CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus agreed two years ago that this would be Nantz’s final tournament as the top announcer. Nantz started calling early-round games for CBS in 1986 and was the Final Four studio host for five years before taking over play-by-play duties from Brett

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials can move forward with plans to end alcohol sales after 2 a.m. in certain parts of South Beach, an internationally famous tourist spot. Court records show a Miami-Dade circuit judge ruled against a challenge by Story nightclub on Tuesday to an ordinance passed last month by Miami

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has started deliberations in what should be the final appeal of two U.S. citizens convicted in the stabbing death of a police officer during a plainclothes operation in Rome. Finnegan Lee Elder, now 23, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, now 22, were convicted of slaying the 35-year-old officer in the summer

By JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang Wednesday, bringing flooded roadways, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state as well as drought-busting rainfall that meant the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay on Wednesday after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game when the Grizzlies play

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled Chinese businessman has pleaded not guilty in New York to charges alleging that he oversaw a $1 billion fraud conspiracy. Guo Wengui and his financier, Kin Ming Je, were charged in an indictment in federal court in Manhattan with various charges, including wire, securities

By JENNIFER PELTZ and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels’ lawyer said the porn actor met Wednesday with prosecutors who are investigating hush money paid to her on behalf of former President Donald Trump. Clark Brewster tweeted that Daniels met and answered questions from Manhattan prosecutors. They have convened a grand

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “ Ted Lasso” returns Wednesday for its third season and while there are certainly questions about whether AFC Richmond will finally go all the way — or if Nate will receive his comeuppance — there’s one big question: Is this actually the last season? The Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series, about

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart on Wednesday about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets, which brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost a year after a Missouri teen fell to his death, a 400-foot (122 meter) amusement ride was being dismantled this week in central Florida’s tourism corridor. A gigantic crane hovered Wednesday beside the towering ride in Orlando’s International Drive tourism district where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell in March 2022. A

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control. Nearly two dozen states will have to cut harmful industrial emissions of nitrogen oxide and

By JILL COLVIN and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Allies of former President Donald Trump have filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a leading potential 2024 primary rival, of violating campaign finance and ethics rules with a “shadow” run for the White House. The 15-page

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has swiftly rejected a compromise proposal aimed at resolving a standoff over the future of the country’s legal system. The rejection deepens the crisis over a plan that has roiled the country and drawn international criticism. The country’s figurehead president, Isaac Herzog,

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday that it plans

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is “terribly glad” that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a series of tweets on his account on Wednesday, he congratulated director Daniel Roher and others involved in

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has signaled to the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, that he is not welcome to visit. The decision comes in response to critical comments he made about Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank. The incident marked the latest sign of deteriorating relations between