Month: April 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. Supporters of the bill — mainly Republicans — said it would give children valuable opportunities to work

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate during a rally at the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville nearly six years ago. The Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — A Civil War reenactor has pleaded guilty to charges that he planted a pipe bomb at a Virginia battlefield in 2017 and wrote letters falsely claiming that antifa protesters were to blame. Prosecutors on Tuesday announced the guilty plea from 63-year-old Gerald Leonard Drake of Winchester. Drake admitted during a hearing

By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s says it supports a plan to unionize by the workers at a retail shop in the same city where the brand was founded. In a Tuesday statement, the ice cream manufacturer known for its commitment to social causes says

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The roster of Republican presidential hopefuls who flocked to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention reflects the political potency of gun rights, despite the group’s eroding revenues and an opposition movement that’s growing increasingly vocal as the drumbeat of mass shootings marches on.

LONDON (AP) — A Paris publisher says one of its managers has been arrested in London after being questioned by police about participating in France’s protests against pension reform. Editions La Fabrique says Ernest Moret was arrested on suspicion of obstructing an investigation Tuesday after being stopped on his way to the London Book Fair.

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and the first witnesses in the

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept. The DVD service, which still

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere in U.S. elections. An indictment unsealed Tuesday adds the new defendants to an existing

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead. Nor did he predict he’d be propelled into the national spotlight, placing Tennessee at the forefront

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The opposition-run city of Buenos Aires has announced that its police will start using stun guns. That matches a similar move at Argentina’s national level, as officials throughout the country seek to address an election year preoccupation with crime. City safety official Eugenio Burzaco says

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. Twitter enacted the policy against deadnaming, or using a transgender person’s name before they transitioned, as

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Bogged down by leftist opposition amendments, Italy’s Senate has delayed the start of a debate on the right-wing government’s contested immigration crackdown. With the new proposed legislation, Premier Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition government allies want to eliminate or vastly limit the “special protection” status Italian

ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who died in a jail in Atlanta’s suburbs said his death could have been prevented if he had received proper medical attention for an ulcer that caused internal bleeding. Deion Strayhon’s family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against NaphCare Inc., a private company contracted to provide medical

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police say four people have been severely injured in a stabbing attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg. No arrests were announced, and German dpa news agency said police were seeking one suspect. The motive of the attack was not immediately clear. Tuesday

By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lucinda Williams is emerging with an autobiography and new album less than three years after a serious stroke. The celebrated singer-songwriter still can’t play the guitar and moves slowly, but her voice is unscathed. She’s been performing since last summer. Williams also wrote her first

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says it is investigating how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents, and in the meantime has taken away the intelligence mission from the unit where the leaks took place. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told a congressional

By KEN MILLER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press An Oklahoma sheriff’s office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. A post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page is the first public statement since the comments by Sheriff

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. Hours later, a man was charged with murder. Police closed a

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — One of Deion Sanders’ most trusted business associates and friends is Constance Schwartz-Morini. Working behind the scenes, she is the guiding force in his evolution from “Prime Time” to “Coach Prime.” She played a big part in persuading Sanders to coach at the college level.

LONDON (AP) — The European Union is closing in on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production. The EU is seeking to wean itself off reliance on Asia for the tiny computer chips that control everything from cars to washing machines. The European Parliament and the bloc’s 27 member states struck an informal

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations’ officials say hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with a 10-year high of some 48 million people facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region.  U.N. officials said at a press conference in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Tuesday that food insecurity driven primarily

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a graduate student instructor strike at the University of Michigan amounts to an unfair labor practice. The Detroit News reports that David Peltz, an administrative law judge for the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules, issued the decision Friday. More than 2,000 graduate students

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot after going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in and was released on bond

BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in several European Union member states have raided fashion houses in an initial move linked to an EU antitrust probe. The EU Commission says it is looking into whether some fashion industry players are involved in cartels and other restrictive business practices. The Commission had already instigated inspections last year and

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Press freedom groups say the Mexican government apparently continued to use Pegasus spyware to infect the telephones of human rights activists as recently as late 2022, despite a pledge by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop such spying. The activists targeted by the spyware work for the Miguel Agustín Pro