Month: March 2024

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with Catholic Church leaders that proposes strategies to reduce the violence in the country. During the meeting led by the Episcopal Conference of Mexico, presidential front-runner and ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum said she would

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period was a free-for-all frenzy with teams making one big move after another, highlighted by Cousins’ decision to leave Minnesota

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor has been found guilty in federal court of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI. Lamor Miller-Whitehead was found guilty of five counts Monday after a trial in federal court

JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that shipping business CEO Angela Chao died on a Central Texas ranch in February after her car went into a pond and became submerged in water for an extended period of time. According to an incident report from the Blanco County fire department, Chao’s car

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s preeminent body promoting equality for women and girls has opened its annual meeting with five male speakers in a row. The lineup made some of the men uneasy and was somewhat baffling to the hundreds of women who packed into the General Assembly

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican nominee to the state elections board has appeared before a panel of state senators that will be deciding whether to forward her nomination for a confirmation vote. A senator asked Diane Butler Monday a variety of questions about her beliefs in elections security. Sen.

By The Associated Press Russia’s state news agency Tass says that a South Korean citizen arrested in Russia earlier this year on suspicion of spying is to remain in custody until mid-June. The report marked the first time a South Korean has been arrested for espionage in Russia. Tass said the man was detained “at

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says an oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn’t known. Authorities detected the sheen Friday morning off Huntington Beach. Crews recovered roughly 85 gallons from the water

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has voted to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training on a shift. It applies only to underground coal mines. Supporters say the measure is needed to help keep the

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 76-year-old Connecticut woman accused of killing her husband, hiding his body for months and collecting his paychecks has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi was arrested in February 2018 in the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, a professor of laboratory science and pathology at UConn Health.

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That’s the biggest number the telecast has drawn in four years. But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during the

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week. The Democrat, whose office won a $355

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida. The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlier Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that

Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing. Buttigieg said Monday that with the aircraft maker facing multiple government investigations, it needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality. Boeing has been under increasing scrutiny since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner during

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers voted  to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state’s open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses. Committees in the Democratic-led Senate and Assembly approved

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a large migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to shut down over claims that the facility encourages migrants to enter the U.S. illegally. Monday’s decision by Judge Francisco X. Dominguez of El Paso shields

By Rick Callahan Associated Press Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor. The Clark County sheriff’s office said Monday the van’s driver, six other adults and a 6-month-old child died

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods will continue streamlining its operations by closing a pork plant in Iowa that employs 1,200 people and eliminating the largest employer in the town of Perry. The plant closure will be the second major blow to the town this year coming just two months after a 17-year-old student opened

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gun rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines. The appeals court heard arguments Monday on laws enacted in 2022 banning the sale of

NORTH POWDER, Ore. (AP) — An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick Burks, 37, and a friend — both experienced and carrying avalanche air bags and beacons — were backcountry skiing the chute on Gunsight Mountain on Wednesday, near Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort.

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ruled that the state isn’t violating transgender residents’ rights under the state constitution by refusing to change their driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identities. State District Judge Teresa Watson on Monday kept in place indefinitely an order she first issued in

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars producers when he omitted the names of the best picture nominees while announcing the winner of the show’s biggest category. The Oscar winner was Sunday night’s final presenter and announced “Oppenheimer” as the best picture winner without naming the full

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Police have identified a 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man as the victims of a shooting that occurred in Arkansas over the weekend. Jonesboro Police identified Amari Giles and Dwight Starks as the victims shot dead in the incident that occurred near the city’s downtown early Sunday morning. Police also identified

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Messi the dog did attend the Oscars after all. The breakout star of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” was rumored to have been off the list, but just a few minutes into Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue Sunday night the camera cut to the seven-year-old border collie in

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday, more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City. Buk Mawut Buk, now 25,

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the three-way GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also running. DeWine and wife Fran on Monday

RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in western Illinois say five people, including three children, have been killed after a school bus and semi-truck collided on a highway. The bus was traveling eastbound on Illinois Route 24 on Monday when it crossed the center line into the westbound lanes and the path of the semi-truck. Both

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The bylaw

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot (4.3-meter) white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth’s movements are thrilled that the big fish’s epic journey could provide valuable clues to help the

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has moved up the trial date for a small-town drugstore worker charged in the slaying of two teenage girls. Court records now show Richard Allen will stand trial starting May 13 in the killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. Allen has pleaded

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two dogs have died during Alaska’s annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, marking the first time a dog has died during the race in five years and prompting renewed calls from an animal rights group to end the 1,000-mile race. Dogs belonging to mushers Hunter Keefe

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it is discriminatory and violates state law. The lawsuit filed Monday by the New York Civil Liberties

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media coverage, some criminal convictions and the launch Monday of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis. A Sicilian court last week convicted a priest of sexual violence

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a veteran sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged with manslaughter. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello died early Sunday morning after trying to escort a man and a woman out of the bar area of Batavia Downs.

By GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb says it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental platform said Monday it’s making the change to simplify its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. Under the

By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students. The Education Department says it sent a batch of student records to “a few dozen schools”

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private organizations involved in negotiations over California’s minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement. The agreement was confirmed to The Associated Press by two sources familiar with the negotiations. The law has come under scrutiny over allegations that it included a carveout that

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. That puts even more focus on the category that was hardest to call: best actress. Emma Stone’s win over Lily Gladstone was a difficult to define result. It wasn’t exactly an upset. Stone’s

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A law enforcement official says the driver and a suspected gunman are in custody in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop. The official on Monday
says police continue to look for two juveniles who were also seen jumping out of the car

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — People in North Carolina now have more chances to gamble as statewide sports wagering has begun. Several government-licensed gambling operators started taking bets through smartphones and computers at noon Monday from adults within the state’s borders. North Carolina officials enacted a law

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court says a Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute teaching license a former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in 2016. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a licensing board that concluded

PARIS (AP) — The French government says that several of its services are being targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services.In a statement, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said the attacks started Sunday night and hit multiple government ministries, without providing details. By Monday afternoon,

FBC–Penn State-Doctor-Lawsuit HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A mistrial was declared during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsuit filed by a fired Penn State football team doctor alleging that he was ousted after complaining to school officials about alleged pressure to clear players to return from injuries. PennLive.com reports that a Dauphin County judge