Month: March 2024

COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man is accused of killing five of his neighbors has lost his re-election bid. Greg Capers had sought a fourth term as sheriff in San Jacinto County, which is about 60

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an internet gambling conference say they foresee several additional states joining the fray in the next few years. Speaking at the Next.io forum on internet gambling and sports betting,

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eight years after Donald Trump outlasted a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates with his pugilistic and sometimes vulgar style, the former reality show star has done it again. The former president is now the last major GOP candidate standing and poised to be the

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that authorizes spending nearly $700 million on Universities of Wisconsin construction projects, including a new engineering building at UW-Madison. The governor signed the bill privately on Wednesday morning. The measure is part of a deal Republican lawmakers cut with UW regents in December

By JIM SALTER Associated Press An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy’s face while boxing. The man is the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. Twenty-two-year-old Caleb Sandoval was charged Monday with abuse or neglect of a child. A probable cause statement

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters have commandeered a pickup truck and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City’s National Palace. They battered down the doors and entered the palace, where the president lives and hold his daily press briefings, before they were driven off by security agents. The demonstration Wednesday was

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing has refused to disclose who worked on the door plug that blew off a jetliner in January, according to the head of the agency that’s conducting the investigation. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Board, also said Wednesday that Boeing has failed to turn over documentation

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union and Germany say they will give Albania nearly $88 million to turn the three main bus lines in the capital Tirana electric, part of helping the Balkan country meet requirements to join the 27-nation bloc. The bloc said Wednesday it will give the Green Transport Tirana project $34

By EVENS SANON and BERT WILKINSON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. Haiti remained largely paralyzed, with schools and

By ALBERT STUMM For the Associated Press Sleeper trains are regaining momentum in Europe thanks to travelers who are concerned about climate change and fed up with air travel. But navigating a confusing network of more than 30 websites from different operators can make booking a hassle. To smooth the process, experts say it pays

By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press A growing number of climate-conscious Europeans want to give up flying in favor of long-haul trains, especially younger travelers. That has helped revive interest in sleeper trains, which had been on the edge of extinction. In the process, many are also discovering the romance of the rails. Governments and private

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans call it the “Trial of the Century,” but it’s occurring in a New York courtroom some 3,500 miles away. Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández has been on trial since February in a federal courthouse in Manhattan, accused of taking bribes to

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons, following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will send 750 members

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to electing a woman president, the ceiling holds. Nikki Haley’s exit from the Republican presidential nomination fight pushes off the day, again, when a woman who receives her party’s presidential nomination wins a general election and becomes the nation’s first female president. Haley ceded

By SUSIE BLANN and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A county executive in the New York City suburbs has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state order demanding he rescind a controversial ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the “cease and

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely changed in January but remained at a high level, suggesting that the American job market remains healthy. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that U.S. employers posted 8.86 million job vacancies in December, down slightly from 8.89 million in January and about in

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president. McConnell announced his decision after Super Tuesday wins pushed Trump, who is the GOP front-runner, closer to the party nomination. It’s a remarkable turnaround for McConnell, who has blamed Trump for “disgraceful” acts in the

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a passenger shot aboard a bus in Philadelphia has died from his wounds, marking the third time in three days that someone was killed while riding, entering or leaving a SEPTA bus. The most recent shooting occurred around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, when police say someone who apparently had just gotten

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their criminal case midtrial Wednesday against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Aaron Ginandes informed the judge at 10 a.m. that

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 34-year-old Royal Caribbean cruise employee is accused of hiding cameras inside bathrooms of passenger cabins to spy on guests. Arvin Joseph Mirasol was arrested Sunday on charges of production and possession of child pornography after the Symphony of the Seas arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A probable cause affidavit

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway has reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer. Under the agreement, the partially state-owned farm’s 151 turbines stay in operation. The agreement includes compensation for the Sami, including a share of energy

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist has interrupted one of Las Vegas’ prominent shows. The Bellagio said in a social media post Tuesday that it paused its fountains as it worked with state wildlife officials to rescue a yellow-billed loon who “found comfort on Las Vegas’ own Lake Bellagio.” The

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s activists and pro-government media say Islamic State militants have killed at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria. They say dozens are missing following the attack on Wednesday. It was one of the deadliest attacks by the extremists group in

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has weakened a proposed climate disclosure rule after strong pushback from companies and others. It will no longer require companies to report some greenhouse gas emissions. Ahead of a planned vote by commissioners Wednesday, the SEC said the final version would

LONDON (AP) — A Cabinet minister in Britain has apologized and paid damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged there was “no evidence” that Kate Sang supported Hamas, which is outlawed as a terrorist group in Britain. Donelan paid an undisclosed sum in damages, with

By The Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow has called on his supporters to join a protest of this month’s presidential election that Navalny devised shortly before his still-unexplained death. Navalny died in an Arctic prison three weeks ago. Yulia Navalnaya asked in a video message released Wednesday for Russians opposed to President

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says more than 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since it began tallying deaths a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration says the biggest increase in deaths last year was on the treacherous Mediterranean

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, a government official tells The Associated Press, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza. Canada’s foreign minister is currently in

MILAN (AP) — The humanitarian rescue group SOS Humanity on Wednesday protested Italy’s seizure of its migrant rescue ship Humanity 1, fresh from a  weekend rescue during which the charity said Libyan Coast Guard fired live bullets and used violence. The German charity said The Humanity 1 followed international law, and that no clear reason

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The royal palace in Norway says the infection that sent Europe’s oldest monarch to a hospital while traveling in Malaysia is under control, and the implantation of a permanent pacemaker likely can take place early next week. The 87-year-old King Harald V fell ill during a private holiday. He underwent surgery

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón is launching her intended signature project in April. That’s National Poetry Month. “You Are Here” includes an anthology of nature poems and visits to seven national parks. Milkweed Editions will publish in association with the Library of Congress “You Are

By JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippine navy says it will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal where four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships. Philippine officials summoned a

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Protesting Polish farmers on tractors have blocked highways leading into Warsaw while thousands of their supporters gathered in front of the prime minister’s office. Some trampled a European Union flag and burned a mock coffin bearing the word “farmer.” The protesters want a withdrawal from the

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lingering respiratory and mobility problems are continuing to take their toll on the Pope. Francis presided over his weekly general audience on Wednesday. But he had an aide read his catechism lesson, as he has done for the past several days. He also appeared unable to climb up the few steps