Month: March 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court claims Glock unreasonably endangers Chicagoans by manufacturing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says its warplanes have carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq. The strikes on Tuesday came hours after an attack against Turkish troops in the region killed a soldier and wounded four others. Turkey often launches strikes against targets in Syria and

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The media company Gannett, publishers of USA Today and more than 200 newspapers across the U.S., says it will stop using stories, video and images from The Associated Press later this month. It’s another sign of the news industry’s retrenchment, and the end of a

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City. Grace Jabbari, a 31-year-old British dancer, filed the action in federal court in

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last of four suspects in a bus stop shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students earlier this month was captured Tuesday in Virginia. The U.S. Marshals Service announced that a 17-year-old was taken into custody around 12:15 p.m. at an apartment in Alexandria. They said he had been in hiding there

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has resigned after a newspaper reported that he was accused of sexual misconduct when he was a college student in 2015. State Rep. Jevin Hodge denied the allegations published Monday in the Arizona Republic story and initially vowed to continue serving as a member of the Arizona House. But

By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Duquesne slid into basketball anonymity and nearly five decades of what coach Keith Dambrot only semi-jokingly describes as “anguish,” there was glory. Lots of it. Dambrot heard the tales firsthand from his father Sid, a guard and set-shot wizard on the Dukes’ teams of the

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Contraceptives will be available without a prescription in New York under an order signed by state health officials. The order signed Tuesday is part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mission to bolster reproductive rights at a time when its restricted in other parts

By MORGAN LEE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution.

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of Michigan congressman has been fatally shot at his home north of Flint. Tim Kildee was the 57-year-old brother of Dan Kildee, a congressman representing the Flint area. Sheriff Chris Swanson said Tim Kildee was shot and killed early Tuesday at his home in Vienna Township

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula filled both teams’ vacant chief operating officer positions by hiring Pete Guelli, who returns to his roots after spending the past five years as the New York Giants chief business officer. The 59-year-old Guelli will oversee the business

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former top military chief Gen. Mark Milley and former head of U.S. Central Command testified before Congress Tuesday on policy failures by the Biden administration to adequately plan for or direct an evacuation in time to avoid the chaotic final days of the U.S. withdrawal from

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of doses of opioids including oxycodone and fentanyl in return for money and sex. Jeffrey W. Young Jr., was sentenced Monday

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in Mexico City say residents and schoolkids helped squads of police chase down a wolf that was loose in one of the city’s neighborhoods. Police say the residents and officers chased the animal on foot and on motorbikes before it was finally cornered. Animal-control officers then snared the wolf with

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented exhibition opening Wednesday at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan reunites for the first time in over 450 years eight surviving panels of the Augustinian Altarpiece by the early Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, while possibly solving one of its enduring mysteries. Museums have

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer USA Basketball’s men’s team is assured of seeing Serbia and South Sudan in the group stage of the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women are guaranteed of a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer. FIBA, the sport’s global organizing body, held the draw for the Paris Games

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is denying allegations outlined in a new lawsuit that he sexually assaulted a former police colleague in 1993. In his first public statements since the lawsuit was filed, Adams says he did not recall meeting the accuser, adding “this did

BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to approve protections for horseshoe crabs during spawning, which is when the creatures are at their most vulnerable The move comes as interstate regulators are limiting the harvest of the primordial species of invertebrate to try to help

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff and ESPN have announced a deal that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season. The agreement puts the national championship game on ABC starting in 2026. Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to prevent them. Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release,

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. The Biden administration is suing to strike down the measure,

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker is facing calls for his resignation after reading a graphic account of rape that included a colleague’s name on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature. Republican Sen. Steve Halloran read an excerpt Monday night from the memoir “Lucky” by Alice Sebold. The

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s intermediate-level appeals court has reversed a local judge’s decision that ordered a woman to pay child support to her ex-partner who gave birth through in vitro fertilization. A majority on a Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday the local judge was treating an

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date. If the former president doesn’t come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York’s attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is praising Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa for his 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, a raid that killed 18 Americans, mostly civilians. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called the attack “daring” and said “we should thank” Villa for it. Mexico has long honored Villa in government textbooks and

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff. State records show that Sgt. Aaron Skolfield of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office is running

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jon Rahm is serving up quite the Spanish menu for the Masters Club dinner for champions. More specifically, he’s giving the most exclusive dinner in golf a taste of the Basque region of Spain where he grew up. The menu is in Spanish with subtitles. The cocktail reception includes

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles (kilometers) toward the

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Explosions and shootings shook the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it could not be independently

BALTIMORE (AP) — A U.S. Justice Department investigation has determined that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County violated federal regulations by failing to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination at the hands of the school’s former head swim coach. The results of the roughly three-year investigation were released Monday. Justice Department investigators found the

By YURAS KAMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent independent journalist went on trial in Belarus on extremism charges widely seen as politically motivated. Ihar Karnei, who used to work with the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is accused of participating in an extremist group, which is punishable by up to six years in

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders have reached an agreement on this fiscal year’s final set of spending bills. Now, the question is how fast lawmakers can get the bills passed to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Democratic president said Tuesday he’ll sign the bill package

WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said Tuesday that “the Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations” at the site along

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is moving to update its fracking ban. Hydraulic fracturing usually involves injecting huge amounts of water deep underground to break layers of rock and release natural gas. A Texas company wants to use liquified carbon dioxide instead. Southern Tier

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has reported to prison to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro was defiant in remarks to reporters near the prison complex in

By TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted of sending unsolicited photos of his genitals in February to a teenage girl

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in classrooms and university lecture halls, the latest salvo in an often-rancorous debate about whether the German language should become more inclusive. Some Germans want their language to evolve to become less male-dominated. For example, some people and