Month: March 2024

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has received former President Donald Trump’s formal endorsement in his bid for governor, several months after the former president pledged to do so. Trump had a rally in Greensboro on Saturday that Robinson also attended and spoke at. The

By BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has further escalated his immigration rhetoric, baselessly accusing President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America” at the border as he campaigned ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday contests. Trump has a

By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But when the heat topped 100 degrees

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs. The law, which took effect in 2021, decriminalized possession and personal use of all drugs, including small

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities. A letter sent Friday from university officials to fraternity and sorority presidents informing them of the suspension did not describe the alleged misconduct as

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs and desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

By KEN MILLER Associated Press An 11-year-old Texas who was found dead in a river near Houston is remembered as a loving kind animal lover. Rosary had been held Saturday for Audrii Cunningham. Authorities say a family friend who was supposed to take her to a school bus stop killed her. Father Paul Kahan told

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided are asking the presiding judge to award company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees. The attorneys represented Tesla shareholders in the case decided in January and made the request

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A U.N. commission has warned that mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, saying the already dire humanitarian situation in the country will deteriorate further. The UN Commission on Human

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time. That’s the update from authorities in Canton Township, a day after the driver and four other people were injured. The injuries were not life-threatening. Shoppers were stunned

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A bridge connecting Kentucky and Indiana remained closed Saturday following a harrowing crash and rescue of a tractor-trailer driver left hanging over the bridge’s edge. Dramatic photos and video captured the rescue Friday of the driver in her cab over the side of the Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky, to

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has managed to get a tune out of his team in front of rock star Mark Knopfler in a 3-0 English Premier League win over Wolverhampton. Knopfler is the frontman of Dire Straits. He was at St. James’ Park to unveil a charity recording of the theme

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean opposition activist slain nearly two years ago was finally buried Saturday. Moreblessing Ali, a member of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, or CCC, was abducted outside a bar on the outskirts of the capital, Harare, in May, 2022. Her body was found cut

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A disturbance among migrants and eventually with Panamanian border police resulted in the destruction of various vehicles and at least 10 modules of a migrant camp in the country’s Darien region. Panamanian authorities said Saturday that at least 44 migrants were arrested in the aftermath at a temporary migrant reception center

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press NITEROI (AP) — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen of dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend the ever-growing needs of its population.

BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Police on New York’s Long Island are trying to identify human remains found in a popular suburban park that appear to be from a man and a woman. A girl walking to school Thursday morning found a severed arm on the side of the road at Southards Pond Park. Police searchers

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a train derailment in eastern Pennsylvania has left some railroad cars along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river itself. Dispatchers in Northampton County say the derailment was reported at 7:14 a.m. Saturday morning in Lower Saucon Township. Authorities said it was unclear how many cars

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian officials say a person, believed to have started a fire in a garden at a synagogue in the east of the country is in custody and under investigation for targeting a Jewish house of worship. The public prosecutor in the Mediterranean port city of Sfax told The Associated Press on

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials say American military C-130 cargo planes have airdropped food and aid in pallets over Gaza. It comes two days after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. Officials says

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — On a rain-soaked Saturday in Paris, the fashion world was treated to a spectacle of contrasts, where the audacious spirit of Vivienne Westwood’s punk melded with the whispers of historical elegance. The day’s showcases blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Democratic voters in suburban Minneapolis seem far less interested in sending President Joe Biden a message of dissatisfaction with him than they are in keeping Republican Donald Trump from returning to the White House. Interviews with voters in Minneapolis’ Democrat-heavy western suburbs before the Super Tuesday

SPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday and charged in the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman whose body was found last week. Pennsylvania State Police say 52-year-old Shawn C. Cranston of Corry has been charged with criminal homicide, criminal homicide of an unborn child, burglary and criminal trespass. He was denied

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, ERIC TUCKER and ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant who was once held up by Republicans as a credible source of information about Hunter Biden now finds himself charged with lying to federal authorities. Alexander Smirnov is accused of fabricating a tale of bribery and espionage involving then-Vice

HELSINKI (AP) — The royal house of Norway says King Harald has been implanted with a temporary pacemaker at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi. Harald, who at 87 is Europe’s oldest monarch, was being treated for an infection during a vacation this week. In a brief statement, the royal house said the

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise God. The rules were announced on the dance floor

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court could push a court that’s been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right. Three sitting justices and a former state legislator are running for chief justice in the nonpartisan election, while another justice is running

By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 in North America. The eclipse first hits Mexico’s Pacific coast, cuts diagonally across the U.S. from Texas to Maine and exits in eastern Canada. Most of

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says authorities are investigating after Russian state media published a purported recording in which German military officers discuss support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles. Scholz called it a “very serious matter.” Scholz earlier said he remains reluctant to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The driver of a semi-truck was pulled to safety Friday by firefighters following a crash that left the vehicle dangling over a bridge across the Ohio River. The three-vehicle crash on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky to southern Indiana was reported around noon, Louisville Fire Chief Brian

By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions on Saturday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that began Monday has killed at least two people, left a charred landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and destroyed as many as 500

By MOHAMMED ZAATARI Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese officials and media say an Israeli drone strike hit a car in south Lebanon and killed three Hezbollah members. Another four Hezbollah members were reported killed in a strike on a house in the town of Ramia overnight. Hezbollah announced the deaths of seven of

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The chaos punctuated by heavy Israeli fire that killed 115 Palestinians trying to get bags of flour from an aid convoy highlights the desperation of the hundreds of thousands struggling to survive amid the devastation of northern Gaza after nearly five months