Month: April 2024

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Seattle Children’s Hospital filed the lawsuit against Paxton’s office in December in response

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police are investigating the deaths of five people, including at least two children, inside a home on the city’s southwest side. Police Sgt. Gary Knight says someone called police Monday morning to report finding five bodies inside the home. Knight says all five were killed, but declined to elaborate

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case, a judge has ruled. Bryan Kohberger faces four murder charges in connection with the November 2022 stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin,

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on the issue and one current inmate who says his health is being endangered by the state’s hot prisons. That inmate is the former mortician whose murder case inspired the

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors could not reach consensus on last year’s fatal shooting. George Alan Kelly was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan.

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press NEW KENT, Va. (AP) — A Virginia prosecutor says a former longtime medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children used physical examinations as a “ruse” to sexually abuse two teenage patients. The prosecutor made the allegation in opening statements Monday in the trial of Daniel N. Davidow,

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south. Seven soldiers were wounded in the hourlong gunbattle Monday against members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in a marshy hinterland

SOUTH MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man charged with killing and mutilating a woman whose body parts washed up on a beach along Lake Michigan has pleaded not guilty. Thirty-three-year-old Maxwell Anderson appeared in court Monday. He has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson. Anderson waived his right to a

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state’s Central Valley is set to open in June. Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement Monday. The land will become California’s 281st state park. The

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary

LONDON (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Italy as part of the U.K. government’s efforts to crack down on migrants arriving by small boats. Officials say Tuesday that Cleverly will meet his Italian counterpart, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, and discuss how Italy and Britain can expand their joint work to stop migrants

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to his belligerent testing activities and threats that have raised tensions in the region. The report

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The head of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide answers about the fatal raid at the home of the Little Rock airport director last month. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan on Monday requested the documents

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a second person has died from injuries after a Texas semitrailer driver plowed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety office recently. Department of Public Safety officials said Monday that 63-year-old Cheryl Turner of Brenham has died from injuries stemming from the April 12

The Associated Press An independent panel that reviewed the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, after Israel alleged that a dozen of its employees in Gaza had participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks, released its report on Monday. Here are some of its key recommendations to strengthen the neutrality of the agency, known

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist has been arrested in the northwestern city of Detroit Lakes. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held Monday in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, has died after being administered euthanasia by her doctor. Ana Estrada fought for years in Peruvian courts for the right to die with

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A warrant for allegations of violating a protective order is no longer pending against a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia. Authorities said the warrant was canceled Monday after they determined no protective order had been in place against state Rep. Kevin Boyle during the relevant time period. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection is underway in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store. Auburn officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in 2019. The interaction lasted just 67

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protests. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan didn’t make any statements following the meeting at the presidential palace in Caracas. Khan’s

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has been charged with a hate crime. Federal prosecutors made the announcement Monday. Jacob Beacher faces single counts of intentional or attempted obstruction of religious practice and making false statements to

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer defending the state of New Hampshire against abuse allegations at its youth detention center has attacked the plaintiff’s credibility. The lawyer suggested Monday he was a troublemaker who was appropriately punished as a teen and is now a delusional adult seeking a payout. Forty-two-year-old

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor and city council are calling for the owner and manager of the cargo ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge to be held fully liable for the deadly collapse. Attorneys for the city argued in court papers filed Monday that the companies should

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury says Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JENNIFER PETLZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Monday’s opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight

By JIM MUSTIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee is criticizing the CIA’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of “little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults.” After interviewing more than two

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County officials are pushing back and offering clarifications after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released a report that flagged communications issues in the response to the deadly August wildfire. The statement released by Maui County provided clarifications on various details including when Mayor Richard Bissen

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties in the quakes that hit early on Tuesday. Earlier this month, a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island, killing 13 people. It

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people are gathering in Brazil’s capial for what is expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Holding Lula’s government to account appeared to be

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nelly Korda is putting her bid for a historic sixth straight victory on hold. The LGPA golfer has officially withdrawn from the JM Eagle LA Championship, which begins Thursday at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Korda tied Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam with her fifth straight win last weekend at

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With cameras not allowed at former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, live news blogs are coming into their own as an important news tool. During opening statements on Monday, CNN used a third of its screen for printed dispatches from its

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009. The Monongalia County Health Department says WVU Medicine alerted officials Sunday that an adult patient tested positive for the viral infection. The patient had developed symptoms and sought medical

BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used Earth Day on Monday to explain

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them. Isreal Easterday was 19 years old when he joined

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved zoo ostrich named Karen has died after swallowing a staff member’s keys. The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center announced the bird’s death in a social media post on Friday. The zoo said the ostrich had reached past her exhibit’s fence and grabbed the swallowed an employee’s keys. Zoo staff

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Alex Popken was a trust and safety executive at Twitter, leaving in 2023 after a decade at the social media company focusing on content moderation. Now, she serves as the vice president of trust and safety at WebPurify, a content moderation service provider that works with a broad range

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass. Bass says Monday that she and her family are fine. Los Angeles police say a suspect was arrested shortly after smashing a window to get inside Getty House around 6:40 a.m. Sunday. The

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland will pay $4.8 million to the family of a 13-year-old girl was struck and killed by a stolen car during a police pursuit. The settlement announced Monday is one of the largest in Ohio involving a police chase. Tamia Chappman was killed in December 2019 when a car driven by a

NEW YORK (AP) — The Asian American Foundation will hold a Heritage Month Summit next month in New York City for AAPI Heritage Month. Emmy-winning actor Steven Yeun, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and actor Maulik Pancholy are among those set to attend. The summit will include various panels on issues like civil rights, extremism and

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed accusing a property owner and management company of negligent hiring practices after a maintenance worker for a Baltimore apartment building allegedly raped and tortured one of the residents. Plaintiff April Hurley said Monday she believes the man never should have been hired

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers in a landslide election. Before the vote, Lee and five other Southern Republican governors spoke out publicly against the

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles. That has led to a spike in the number of turtles being caught up and killed in fishing nets. The findings were announced by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which functions as

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal. That’s according to a new rule the Biden administration finalized Monday. The regulation is intended to protect women who live in states where

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio is stepping down. He served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021. State television MRTV announced on Monday night that 65-year-old Van Thio

LONDON (AP) — A London judge says a climate protester who could have faced up to two years in prison for holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants should not be charged with contempt of court. High Court Justice Pushpinder Saini said Monday that Trudi Warner’s act was

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers have wrapped up the General Assembly’s four-month session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts. The Republican-led body also waded into issues like immigration and religious freedom that are core to the party’s campaign message

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Investigators in Michigan need more time to collect information before charges are filed in the deaths of two young siblings who were killed by a suspected drunken driver at a birthday party. The Monroe County prosecutor says he anticipates charges Tuesday. A 66-year-old woman drove into the Swan Creek Boat

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran’s central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery, contradicting repeated denials by officials in Tehran of any damage in the assault. The strike on an S-300 radar in what

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine. Zelensky said in a posting on X on Monday that Biden also assured