Month: May 2023

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tirzah Patterson will dedicate this Mother’s Day to the hardest part of a mother’s job, trying to help her child make sense of tragedy. Patterson and her husband had divorced but remained close for the sake of their son. Then Heyward Patterson was gunned down

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted Friday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that culminates a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and she was a goddess sent to usher

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cassandra Nuñez and her grandmother cast their first ballots in a U.S. presidential election in 2016. She was a first-year college student; her grandmother, a newly minted citizen. They both hoped to elect the first woman president over a man who bragged about grabbing and kissing women

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Voters disaffected by nine years of plodding rule by a coup-making army general are expected to deliver a strong mandate for change in Thailand’s general election Sunday. But a predicted victory by the allies of Thaksin Shinawatra, whose ouster by coup 17 years ago plunged the country

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit is now nearly $32 billion. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday updated his plan to cover that deficit. He proposed no major tax increases or spending cuts on core programs. His plan would cut spending by about $10.6 billion. The rest would come from

By VALERIE GONZALEZ, ELLIOT SPAGAT and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The border between the U.S. and Mexico is relatively calm, offering few signs of the chaos that had been feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Less than 24

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Nevada lawmakers has introduced a bill that would give massive tax credits to expand film production in southern Nevada. The legislation could include a $1 billion Sony expansion in Las Vegas. It’s the latest attempt at diversifying southern Nevada’s

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for young people suing Montana over damages caused by climate change said officials repealed the state’s energy policy in a last-minute bid to avoid a trial sought by the plaintiffs to highlight the dangers of fossil fuels. The two sides are

By WILSON RING Associated Press DORSET, Vt. (AP) — Deep in a cool, damp cave in Vermont, tens of thousands of furry, chocolate brown creatures stir. The little brown bats, survivors of a deadly fungus that decimated their population, went into hibernation last fall. Now in early May, they’re waking, detaching from their rock wall

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden was running for president three years ago, he flew on a white private jet with his campaign logo painted on the side. Now he has a larger, more recognizable ride as he seeks a second term. Like his predecessors, he’ll be

By JOEAL CALUPITAN and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Philippine opposition senator and justice secretary was acquitted of drug charges Friday after key witnesses recanted and said they had lied about her involvement in narcotics trafficking. Leila de Lima, 63, remained jailed, however, as she has one outstanding charge against

By The Associated Press New music from the Jonas Brothers, a double feature of Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez films and the latest installment in the highly popular Zelda games are among the entertainment titles coming to a device near you this weeke Associated Press’ entertainment journalists break down what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants the U.S. voting age raised to 25. The biotech entrepreneur and “anti-woke” activist said Thursday that Americans age 18 and up could still vote under “civic duty voting” if they fulfill at least six months of service in

ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old New Mexico woman has been charged in the January death of her newborn son. Artesia police say Alexee Trevizo gave birth in an Artesia hospital bathroom on Jan. 27 before she allegedly put the infant in a trash can. Investigators say Trevizo went to the hospital’s emergency

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say they will be unable to accommodate an expected influx of asylum-seekers as the federal government’s pandemic-era immigration restriction ends. Faced with what he described as a looming “humanitarian crisis,” Mayor Eric Adams announced a series of steps aimed at easing pressure

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a man killed by police officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri, filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit Thursday, accusing the officers of shooting the man without justification. The lawsuit on behalf of Tyrea Pryor’s relatives names two officers and the city of Independence. It

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening election workers during the August 2022 primary. Court records show that 38-year-old Joshua David Lubitz pleaded guilty Wednesday in Miami federal court to threatening election workers, according to court documents. His sentencing is scheduled for July 25. According

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press From the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to San Diego and Tijuana, many migrants gathered along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border were left questioning when or whether they would cross into the United States to seek asylum once pandemic-related restrictions known as Title 42 ended. Some migrants who had

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two people have been sentenced for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum after a Milwaukee Bucks playoff game in May 2022. Twenty-five-year-old Marquise Jackson was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision after he pleaded

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was ordered to appear by video at a May 23 hearing in his Manhattan criminal case after a judge this week set rules barring him from using evidence in the case to attack witnesses. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan scheduled the hybrid hearing —

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism official say more than 74 million visitors came to the Orlando, Florida area last year, a benchmark just short of pre-pandemic levels. Tourism officials said Thursday that the number of tourists was 25% greater than it was in 2021, when central Florida was still recovering from the blows to tourism

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has launched encrypted messaging, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But the new service is more of a baby step than a great leap forward. It lacks basic protections that security experts consider essential for shielding messages from hackers and other

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief has been sentenced to more than two years and three months in prison. Former Republican state Rep. Michael Capps of Wichita was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced that judges have issued four new arrest warrants stemming from his investigations of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Libya. Prosecutor Karim Khan also said he recently applied for two additional warrants. He told

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Officials say two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead. The park says that leaders of the search efforts “have concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility,” citing the rocky terrain, the

By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the U.S., he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008. “What would have been the start

NEW YORK (AP) — The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9 —— “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” — had Taylor Swift fans so convinced she had written a memoir that they made it a bestseller. By Thursday, the Swift rumors had been refuted and

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of four Americans and the killing of two of them. The Gulf drug cartel turned over five men to police soon after the abduction in the border city of Matamoros. Prosecutors said Thursday that the two

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in the armed forces in an interview about his blocking of military nominees. He said that while Democrats may consider such people to be racists, “I call them Americans.” Tuberville said Thursday

By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator and member of a historic task force studying reparations proposals for African Americans says it could be tough to pass large payments for eligible residents. Gov. Gavin Newsom says facing the legacy of slavery is about more than payments. Compensation

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it’s a woman. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and

By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi during talks in Vienna this week that the Biden administration is “looking to move beyond” tensions spurred by the U.S. shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that traversed the

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say they have captured one of two inmates who escaped Sunday night from a Philadelphia prison. A U.S. Marshals Service official says a fugitive task force was conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia where they believed 24-year-old Nasir Grant was staying Thursday night and they saw him leave a

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interior minister says a national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted an ancient synagogue in a premeditated act. The minister pledged Thursday to “spare no effort to ensure the stability of the country” and to protect foreigners after the attack

By JEFF AMY Associated Press There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them in recent weeks. But it’s too soon to say the GOP is changing direction amid a record-setting pace for mass killings in the United States. A quick turnaround is