Month: August 2023

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bill Clinton’s presidential center is planning a major expansion that will include a new Hillary Rodham Clinton Institute holding personal archives from the former Democratic presidential nominee and first lady. The Clinton Foundation did not release information on the size or cost of the planned

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama’s capital city say three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor assault in connection with a riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention. The Montgomery police chief says videos of the incident that circulated widely on social media are crucial in investigating what happened.

Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Court records say the teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing.” Police in San Antonio took 17-year-old Nathan James Cruz into custody

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Tigers catcher and broadcast analyst Jim Price has died. He was 81. The Tigers announced his death Tuesday. No cause was given. Price played for the Tigers from 1967 to 1971, backing up All-Star and Gold Glove-winning catcher Bill Freehan. He hit .214 with 18 homers and 71 RBIs in

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn fans will once again be able to celebrate victories by rolling the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner with toilet paper. Auburn had asked fans not to roll the new trees after their planting in February 2017 until they were established enough to avoid damage. The trees were removed after being

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. With an updated vaccine still months away, this summer bump in new hospitalizations might be concerning, but the number of patients is

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero has signed a new measure to prohibit alcohol sales after certain hours in the capital of Puerto Rico, renowned for its all-night partying. He says he was “morally convinced” it was the right thing to do. The new code

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer issued a preliminary injuction regarding the law Monday following a legal challenge by a gun rights group. In a ruling

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. The court on Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy-winning performer Ciara is expecting her fourth child, her third with husband and Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, a representative for the singer confirmed to The Associated Press. Ciara broke the news in a video announcement on her Instagram, revealing her pregnant silhouette in

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A 36-year-old central Indiana man has made his initial appearance in court following a shooting at a massive block party that left one person dead and 17 others wounded. John L. Vance Jr. officially heard aggravated battery, criminal recklessness and gun charges against him Tuesday in a Delaware County courtroom. Vance

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday they have referred 22 more cases involving unruly passengers on airline flights to the FBI for possible criminal charges. The allegations include sexually assaulting female passengers, attacking flight attendants, trying to break into the cockpit, making terror threats, and smoking in airplane lavatories. The Federal Aviation Administration said

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has temporarily blocked the state from issuing retail marijuana licenses after a lawsuit from four veterans who argue that regulators are wrongly prioritizing applicants with drug convictions. New York Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant on Monday issued the temporary restraining order, halting

NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom became a symbol of remote work during the pandemic but the company is now joining a growing return-to-office trend. Zoom is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week. The company said it’s decided that “a structured hybrid approach –

LONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out says 73% of soccer fans feel the sport has become more inclusive in the last 30 years but even higher numbers believe more still needs to be done to tackle abuse in stadiums and online. Kick It Out’s Impact Report was released Tuesday to mark the organization’s

BANGKOK (AP) — A group of investigators says Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes, including aerial bombings targeting civilians. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar says it found strong evidence that the army and militias have indiscriminately targeted civilians with bombs, mass executions of people and large-scale burning

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the Florida governor resets his sluggish presidential campaign. DeSantis is bringing on James Uthmeier, his chief of staff from his state office, to serve as his campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck, who led DeSantis’

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Maddow and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be among those appearing this fall at the 92nd Street Y, as the New York City cultural institution marks its 150th anniversary. The 92nd Street Y also will host events, many of them streaming online. They will feature acclaimed fiction writers such as

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the pharmacies syndicate in Damascus says the Syrian government has decided to increase the prices of drugs by 50%. This comes as the Syrian pound hit a new low in recent days. Syrian pharmaceutical companies mainly import raw materials in hard currencies which makes them susceptible to changes