Month: March 2024

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The husband and wife owners of a Missouri boarding school for boys are jailed and facing felony charges after a lengthy investigation by a county sheriff. Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says in a news release that Larry Musgraves Jr. was arrested Friday evening on the ABM Ministries campus in

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gained a clear win at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, which unanimously ruled that states don’t have the ability to bar him — or any other federal candidates — from the ballot under a rarely-used constitutional provision that prohibits those who “engaged

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent. The Viasna human rights center said Monday that at least 4,690 people have been convicted on politically-motivated charges since the August 2020 presidential

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to increase corporate transparency, an Alabama federal district judge has ruled that the Treasury Department cannot require small business owners to report details on their owners and others who benefit from the business. Late Friday, U.S. District Judge Liles

PHOENIX (AP) — The man sought in New York in the killing of a woman in a Manhattan hotel last month was due back in an Arizona courtroom Monday afternoon for a first hearing on his separate flight from justice case. Raad Almansoori is being held without bond in Phoenix on charges of attempted murder

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they’ve been attacking prisons and the main international airport. They’ve forced businesses and schools to close. Hundreds of people have fled. Heavy gunfire echoes in the capital every day. The director of Haiti’s National Police told local Radio Caraïbes last week that the

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say a Syrian man admitted to burying one of his four children at sea after the 6-year-old died aboard a boat loaded with migrants that had gone adrift for many days without food or water. A police spokesman told the state-run Cyprus News Agency Monday that the Syrian man

By The Associated Press Elon Musk’s social media platform X has made audio and video calling capabilities available to all users, not just those with paid accounts. But a privacy issue has emerged. The changes have made it so anyone following you on the platform formerly known as Twitter can call and see your Internet

PARIS (AP) — France has become the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution and other Europeans wonder whether a rollback of rights like the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision could happen in their countries. Abortion is broadly legal across Europe and governments have been gradually expanding abortion rights, though

MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida gymnastics coach is in jail following accusations that he had sex with two girls when they were underage. Oscar Olea was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of sex crimes with minors. Prosecutors say the 38-year-old sexually abused the two students around 2011 while he was their coach.

Associated Press Federal regulators say they have found multiple instances in which Boeing and its key supplier lack adequate measures to control for quality in the manufacturing of jetliners. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it found problems with parts handling and storage, and other areas. The FAA says it has given Boeing and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Taylor Swift’s boyfriend has taken shaking it off to another level. Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who began dating the pop music superstar during this past season, will be honored Tuesday night with a bobblehead giveaway when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards. When Kimmel hosts the 96th Oscars on Sunday, he’ll be emceeing the telecast for the fourth

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This weekend’s suspension of a troubled congressional campaign in Ohio has eased the minds of establishment Republicans hopeful they can flip a Democratic seat this fall by defeating the longest-serving woman in Congress. J.R. Majewski paused his campaign Saturday in the race for Ohio’s 9th

By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s author Kate DiCamillo, known for “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” has a new book debuting this week called “Ferris.” It has all the hallmarks of an inventive, funny DiCamillo story, with well-drawn characters. But for the first time, its nucleus is a

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize a regional mail hub in Reno and move package and letter processing to Sacramento, California, has members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and the state’s top election administrator worried about service delays and mail-in ballot handling. The elected officials point to a lack of transparency

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, VANESSA GERA and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group and called himself as a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate. Police say authorities are investigating

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons per day. Twin Pines Minerals is in the final

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Kelce has retired after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce officially called it quits Monday at the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex. The 36-year-old ended a career in which he became not only one of the great centers of his era who played a key role

By PETER SMITH Associated Press A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article that it now disavows. The website also is planning to shut down soon, the priest’s attorney says. The apology by Church Militant came after the organization

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker says she’s very concerned by the arrest of two of the city’s top LGBTQ leaders during a highway stop. Parker’s aide Celena Morrison leads the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs. Morrison’s husband, Darius McLean, runs a community center. Both are Black while the

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Super Tuesday is traditionally the biggest day nationwide for primary elections and caucuses before the actual Election Day in November. Until now, only one or two primaries or caucuses have been on the same day. This Tuesday, voters in 16 different states will be choosing who they want to

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is hosting a White House ceremony honoring “women of courage” from around the world. Monday’s event includes, among others, a lawyer from Myanmar, a former political prisoner from Belarus, a disability rights advocate from Afghanistan and a teacher from Ecuador. Biden is recognizing their work in

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A man has been charged with attempted murder in a locker room attack at a suburban Detroit YMCA. It could have been worse if former NFL player Braylon Edwards didn’t intervene. Edwards says he was just minding his business Friday when he heard a dispute about loud music at the

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has nearly resolved a massive backlog in government food and cash assistance benefits that prompted local groups to take legal action last year. The trouble reached a peak last summer with more than 50,000 pending applications for benefits. Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that 97% and 90% of

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats. The airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, said Monday that it will buy 85 planes each from U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing and Europe’s Airbus. In addition, American

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Nashville has upheld a Tennessee law aimed at making sure primary voters are “bona fide” members of the party they are voting for. Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe sued state election officials in November. He says

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an Art Deco style inspired by the city’s flamboyant past. The posters have been unveiled at the Musée d’Orsay. Paris 2024’s director of design Joachim Roncin says he wanted them to be “something very

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Benny Gantz, who is in Washington this week for meetings with U.S. leaders, is a crucial member of Israel’s War Cabinet. He is also the top political rival to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz is a centrist politician who joined Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and religious government soon

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African navy has been brought in to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for three weeks in a case that has captured national attention. Joslin Smith went missing on Feb. 19 in the Saldanha Bay area on South Africa’s west coast,

By The Associated Press EA Sports has announced that more than 10,000 athletes have accepted its offer to have their likeness featured in its upcoming college football video game. EA Sports began reaching out to college football players in February to pay them to be featured in the game that’s scheduled to launch this summer.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the First Lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses.  Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on three entities and eleven people, including the Mnangagwas, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga,

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator says he will run for an open congressional seat representing northeastern Wisconsin. Andre Jacque of De Pere announced Monday that he will run for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Mike Gallagher. Gallagher abruptly announced last month he won’t seek re-election after he angered his

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina have released more information about the fatal police shooting of a double-murder suspect. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to get Gary Whitten to surrender in January after he beat his mother and girlfriend to death. This came months after

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Democrats will hold a presidential preference vote on Wednesday as President Joe Biden moves closer to securing the delegates needed to clinch nomination for a second term in the White House. Biden will appear on the ballot with U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, self-help author

BRUSSELS (AP) — The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium says police have arrested four people suspected of plotting an attack against a concert hall in Brussels. The office says the adult arrested has been charged with “participation in the activities of a terrorist group” with the aim of committing an attack. Three underage individuals also

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and in other swing states, according to a lawsuit settlement reached Monday that makes public months of texts and

By DREW CALLISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Omar Abu Kuwaik is far from his home in Gaza. The 4-year-old’s parents and sister were killed by an Israeli airstrike, when he lost part of his arm. He’s one of the lucky ones. Through the efforts of family and strangers, Omar was brought out of

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday that it has begun shipping the medication, called Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies. A one-month supply will cost about $20 and a three-month supply will cost

By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to Washington state with thousands of dollars in cash. They met with a pharmacist behind closed doors and bought the drug for a convicted murderer’s lethal injection. Only a years-long public

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rajah Caruth was like any other 4-year-old boy the first time he watched the movies “Cars” and vowed to become his own version of Lightning McQueen. He was, his family insists, obsessed with becoming a racecar driver. Born in Atlanta and raised in Washington,

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restitution for decades of abuse at two now-shuttered reform schools where boys were beaten, raped and killed is now in the hands of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to set aside $20 million for victims. The bill creates a process

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is ready to begin doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money to community and government organizations. The OneOhio Recovery Foundation plans to release its formal request for proposals on Monday. The foundation has been tasked with distributing $860 million

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought. This could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s underground ocean. The new study published Monday in Nature Astronomy is based on data collected

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Now he’s giving the ballet a twist by putting the culture and music of his homeland at the heart of the holiday classic. Acosta is choreographing and directing his new show,

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists in the United Kingdom have created mini organs from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb. They believe this advance could open up new areas of prenatal medicine. Mini organs are tiny structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press PRICHARD, Ala. (AP) — Water bubbles up in streets, pooling in neighborhoods for weeks or months. Homes burn to the ground if firefighters can’t draw enough water from hydrants. Utility crews struggle to fix broken pipes while water flows through shut-off valves that don’t work. For generations, the water infrastructure

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in ethnically divided Cyprus says more than five decades on, tensions persist along a 180-kilometer (120 mile) buffer zone that separates breakaway Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots in island’s internationally recognized south. Colin Stewart told a ceremony Monday marking the 60th anniversary of

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on whether former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law must fully cover certain types of preventive care, including HIV prevention and some types of cancer screenings. A federal judge in Texas said last year that it

By The Associated Press Iowa star Caitlin Clark has achieved one final NCAA scoring milestone. She scored 35 points against Ohio State on Sunday to pass the late Pete Maravich of LSU as the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader, men or women. Clark now has 3,685 points in 130 games. Maravich had 3,667 in