Month: March 2024

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating Maine’s worst mass shooting has issued an interim report. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey assembled the commission to review both the events leading up to the Oct. 25 shooting and  the response to the tragedy. Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people in

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California fertility doctor has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of his wife in an incident that authorities said was made to look like an accident. The Orange County District Attorney’s office says 58-year-old Eric Scott Sills was sentenced Friday for one

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills that increase the prison and jail sentences for immigrants who are living in the United States illegally if they are convicted of driving without a license or committing felonies. The governor tied the driver’s license bill signed Friday to a Florida law that already

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide in June whether to prevent people from running for Congress if they’re old enough to turn 81 during their House or Senate term. Secretary of State Michael Howe announced on Friday that his office validated more than enough signatures to qualify

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has delayed ex-President Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial in New York until mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time to sift through new evidence. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed Friday to at least a 30-day postponement. The trial had been slated

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some homeless adult immigrants in New York City will no longer be offered shelter after their first 30 days in the city under an agreement between the mayor and city human rights advocates. The compromise announced Friday stems from Mayor Eric Adams’ request

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom. An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday also found that heart and liver problems were significant contributing factors in 34-year-old Christopher Ward’s

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan for a huge lithium mine in Nevada. The money will help Canadian-based Lithium Americas cover construction costs of a processing facility at its giant mine in the works in northern Nevada near the

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in the shooting death of a federal security guard and wounding of another. Robert Allen Justus was convicted last year of murder and attempted murder for driving a van while his accomplice opened fire at a federal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles home that appears to belong to model and actor Cara Delevingne has been destroyed in a fire. The Los Angeles Fire Department says one firefighter was hospitalized in fair condition and one person from the home suffered minor smoke inhalation. Authorities say fire crews arrived before dawn to

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Tornado experts say the winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday. Tornadoes need wind shear, which is usually around in winter and spring, and warm unstable air, which is

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a state government agency that sought to charge a news organization nearly $45,000 for public records on water pollution. The high court ruled that state law allows special fees to comply with records requests that take

HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — State environmental offiicals say an 11-foot alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally. State environmental conservation police officers seized the 750-pound alligator on Wednesday from a home in Hamburg, which is south of Buffalo, New York. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey, where online casinos are accounting for a growing share of the betting pie. Atlantic City’s casinos and their online partners won $182 million in internet bets in February. Sports betting also did well in a month

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities say a police officer on patrol duty in northwestern Greece has been arrested on drugs charges for allegedly using his service car to smuggle 102 kilograms (225 pounds) of marijuana. The suspect was detained in the port town of Igoumenitsa following a road chase, together with an Albanian man found

By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The new documentary “High & Low — John Galliano” covers all the complexities of the famous British designer, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the fashion industry. The film is directed by Kevin Macdonald and in theaters this week. It features candid interviews

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands Slovaks have rallied in the capital to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting amid a wave of anti-government protests. The protesters at the Freedom Square at downtown Bratislava joined President Zuzana Caputova, local journalists, the opposition, international

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A white Connecticut state police trooper has been acquitted of manslaughter in the death of a Black man who was shot as he sat in a stolen car holding a knife. Trooper Brian North could have faced up to 40 years in prison if he had been convicted Friday in

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL and ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press A storm’s trail of destruction affected people in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas on Thursday night. At least three people were killed, dozens hurt and even more reported damaged homes or businesses by Friday. Those who survived sorted through rubble, reflecting on the previous

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a New York judge to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.” Prosecutors submitted their presentence recommendations on Friday to a federal judge who will sentence him

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from a student group that has been blocked from staging a drag show at a public university in Texas. The justices did not comment Friday in refusing to issue an order that would have allowed Spectrum WT — a group for LGBTQ+ students and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coroner’s investigation into the death of a man in Los Angeles last month has revealed that he was a suspect in a 2008 Washington state child rape who was believed to have taken his own life years ago. Police in Bremerton, Washington, say Christian Robert Basham was living under the

By JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With St. Patrick’s Day coming up this weekend, President Joe Biden is dwelling on one of his favorite subjects: Ireland. Biden played host to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House and then attended a lunch at the U.S. Capitol. The two

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China. The slowdown in China sales culminated in a jarring revision to the company’s revenue forecast. The preliminary settlement filed in federal court

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated an area of ocean off New England for the development of offshore wind in a move that generated cheers from environmental groups but questions from fishermen. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the wind energy area is about two

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Saint Rose’s basketball era has ended. The Golden Knights lost to Daemen 52-47 on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II women’s tournament, in what becomes the final basketball game for the school. The Albany, New York-based college is closing at the end of the academic year. This

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed two of three claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed three people of color in five years. Former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah killed Antonio Gonzales in 2015, Jay Anderson in 2016 and Alvin Cole in 2020. Prosecutors decided

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have proposed delaying some new rules aimed at reducing how much water people use on their lawns. Last year, regulators proposed new rules aimed at reducing statewide water use by 14%. The rules included standards for outdoor water use. On Tuesday, the state Water

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The nine Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame have reached an agreement on six-year deal to continue the College Football Playoff through the 2031 season. The move sets in place a revenue sharing plan and allows the the CFP to finalize a new media rights agreement. Executive

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts that capture the sun’s disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting. With April 8’s total solar eclipse right around the corner, businesses are ready for the celestial event that will dim skies along a generous path across

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Seven inmates at an eastern Kentucky prison have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were forced to either drink their own urine or be tased after failing a drug test. WDRB-TV reports the lawsuit filed Tuesday says four officers at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex told the inmates who failed drug tests

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese bar association has issued a statement urging Tokyo’s metropolitan government to consider suspending a disputed redevelopment of the city’s beloved park area, saying that its environmental assessment by developers lacked objective and scientific grounds. The Tokyo metropolitan government approved the Jingu Gaien redevelopment project in

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A powerful real estate trade association has agreed to pay $418 million and change its rules to settle lawsuits claiming homeowners have been unfairly forced to pay artificially inflated agent commissions when they sold their home. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that its agents who list a

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expressing support for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel. It’s the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza. Schumer said earlier

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That’s a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday, but has not released marriage data for last year. In 2020, the first

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed sacrificing even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June EU elections. The move Friday has angered environmentalists across the 27 nations. The Commission