Month: June 2023

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The clinic that was North Dakota’s sole abortion provider is challenging the state’s newest abortion laws as part of an ongoing lawsuit that calls the restrictions unconstitutional. Attorneys for the Red River Women’s Clinic and several physicians filed their amended complaint on Monday in state district

By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — European Comission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bid to get a free trade deal moving again. The 27-member EU completed negotiations in 2019 on a wide-ranging trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, is stepping down after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff Monday afternoon.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service’s next top leader. Adm. Samuel Paparo is current commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet. The officials say he was recommended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and is

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mike Breen is currently the dean of television announcers for the NBA Finals and he is about to enter rarified air space. The ABC/ESPN announcer will reach another milestone on Monday night in Game 5 of the Denver-Miami series. It will be Breen’s 100th NBA Finals broadcast, making him

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police say a man has been charged in a shooting that killed three men — including a father and son — and wounded three others in a neighborhood dispute over parking during a party. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis, was charged Monday with three counts

BY KRISTIN M. HALL and MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Jimmie Allen’s has come to a halt after two woman accused the Grammy nominee in lawsuits of sexually assaulting them. Allen’s label dropped the singer on Monday. One woman, who was working as his day-to-day manager, said Allen raped

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A proposal that would make Maine the second state in the country with ranked choice voting for governor is due for a vote. The proposal could come before the Legislature soon after receiving a key committee approval. Maine and Alaska both use the ranked voting format

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat resigned his post Monday to enter the primary race for the country’s 2024 presidential election, and Mexico City’s mayor said she would resign Friday to do the same. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said he resigned at noon and pledged to start a

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration is urging states to slow down their efforts to remove people from Medicaid. States had been prohibited from dropping people from the government-funded health care program during the coronavirus pandemic. But that came to halt in April, and states now must

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes have been dashed for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama

By ZEKE MILLER White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is determined to say as little as possible about the federal indictment of his predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden’s White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. His restraint reflects

By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers MILAN (AP) — Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi dominated Italian soccer for decades just like he commanded the show in Italian politics. AC Milan enjoyed years of dominance during his 30-year ownership. The team won 29 trophies before he sold the club in 2017. Berlusconi then

DENVER (AP) — Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace after a dispute he said he had with a United Airlines employee over carry-on luggage at the Denver airport last week, police said Monday. Wayans said on Instagram that a gate agent told him he had too many bags and, despite

By CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations says that more than 45 people have been killed and a dozen wounded by a militia group in eastern Congo’s Ituri province. The attack, whic occurred Sunday evening into Monday morning, is believed to be perpetrated by the CODECO militia group, which massacred

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 44-year-old mother of three has been sentenced to more than two years in an English prison for medically inducing an abortion about eight months into her pregnancy. A judge on Monday called it a tragic case that required balancing the woman’s reproductive rights with the rights

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights leaders and ministers demanded justice during a memorial service for a Black mother who was fatally shot in front of her 9-year-old son by a white neighbor firing through the door of her central Florida home. Ajike Owens was remembered Monday for her deep faith and devotion to her

HONOLULU (AP) — An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect in time for a busier hurricane season that could damage the vital natural resources that are increasingly under threat from climate change. The Nature Conservancy says it’s the first-ever coral reef insurance policy in the

By ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend in 2020, ordering the company to pay tens of millions of dollars to 17 homeowners who sued and finding it liable for broader

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former secretary-general on Monday for misconduct and other breaches of party rules. The once-influential Ace Magashule is also facing corruption charges over the alleged misappropriation of money from a government contract worth more than $13 million when he

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jonelle Procope’s 20-year tenure as president and CEO of The Apollo Theater evolved into an era of prosperity and expansion, markedly different from the tumultuous, cash-strapped decades that preceded it. Sure, the early years were a struggle, as the hub of the Harlem neighborhood dealt

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s shift to the right is perhaps nowhere more notable than in this vibrant swath of the state’s southeast coast where the latest Donald Trump drama is unfolding. Republicans have made steady inroads in this former Democratic stronghold in recent years, culminating in

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A boat carrying hospitality workers capsized Monday during a tour of a historic underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, killing one person who became trapped beneath the overturned vessel, officials said. All 29 people on board the

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s craft brewers, large retailers and other producers, wholesalers and retailers are getting behind a rapidly moving proposal that would overhaul the state’s alcohol laws and lead to stricter enforcement efforts. The measure has been hammered out in secret the past five years largely between Republican

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration has stopped taking mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers at a Texas border crossing that connects to a notoriously dangerous Mexican city after advocates warned U.S. authorities that migrants were being targeted there for extortion. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Washington Post publisher and chief executive Fred Ryan, who presided over explosive growth during the Trump years but couldn’t avert the effects of the industry’s downturn over the past two years, said Monday he’s leaving the publication after nearly a decade. Ryan, 68, will lead the newly formed Center

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick is working on a memoir, with all the highs and the lows and in-betweens. Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc., announced Monday that Zwick’s “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood,” will be published Feb. 13. Zwick’s directing credits include “Glory”

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Author Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of a novel set in Russia after what she said was an outpouring of “anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” from Ukrainian readers. She said they objected to releasing any work about Russia amid that country’s invasion of Ukraine. Gilbert’s