Month: April 2024

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may be politically motivated. Kennedy’s statement, issued by his campaign on Friday, further aligns him with former President Donald Trump’s narrative

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to consider a bill next week that would reauthorize a surveillance program that U.S. officials consider vital to national security but that critics say raises privacy concerns. The action comes shortly before the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A special master has been appointed for a federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates. A judge on Friday named Wendy Still to oversee the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin. The prison is about 21 miles east of Oakland. It marks the first time a facility

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina avoided a second straight stumble in the women’s Final Four, surging past North Carolina State 78-59. The talented and tenacious Gamecocks led by one at halftime before putting their full arsenal on display in the

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in a Los Angeles court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A jury has found three men guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017, crimes detectives asserted happened over drugs and money. Danie Kelly, Jr., Robert Watson III, and Watson’s younger brother, Johnny Watson, were each found guilty Friday of four counts of premeditated first-degree murder, four counts

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was a monumental week for Brazil’s Krenak Indigenous group after decades of being overlooked at best, and at worst, subjugated and tortured. On Tuesday, the Krenak people received a formal apology for human rights abuses they suffered during the military dictatorship

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say an actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” has been found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation. The Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County said Friday in a statement that deputies found the body

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Campaign fundraising is off to a quick start in the New Mexico contest between incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and lone Republican contender Nella Domenici. Domenici’s campaign said Friday it raised more than $1.25 million from January through March. That includes a $500,000 contribution by the Republican businesswoman-turned-candidate herself and

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released documents show that at least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, with penalties ranging from firings to reprimands. Police officials have been slow to release disciplinary reports resulting from the department’s

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press A young girl and her guardian are suing an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million. The lawsuit alleges they were negligent when male classmates sexually abused the girl at school and raped her during an after-school program when she was a nine-year-old third grader.

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés; White House national security spokesman John Kirby. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by Premier League soccer. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Kirby; Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.; Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep. French Hill, R-Ark.; Rachel Goldberg, whose son

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores says it will close all 371 of its outlets effective Friday. The shuttering ends the chain’s 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise. The company has stores across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. Interim CEO Mike Simoncic said

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas association of professors is demanding that the University of Texas cancel the firings of multiple employees. This comes as the university shut down the school’s community engagement division this week to comply with the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban. The University of Texas

By The Associated Press Boeing CEO David Calhoun is getting compensation valued at $33 million for last year, nearly all of it in stock awards. But the company said Friday that the CEO declined a bonus of nearly $3 million after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight in January. And

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was wracking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to a branch manager of a bank, he wound up spending nearly two years locked up, accused of identity theft himself. Court records

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved another year’s worth of funding for most state agencies and services. Their action Friday came after a few legislators staged a last-minute public protest over a 93% pay increase for lawmakers coming next year. The Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill 26-12

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUNEOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge has ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in a conservative northern province. The ruling — closely watched in part because it took place in the homeland of Pope Francis

NEW YORK (AP) — The American families of hostages held in Gaza say they don’t have time for “progress” on a cease-fire deal. They say any deal to halt the fighting must also bring their loved ones home. The families fear time is running out as the hostages face dire humanitarian conditions after six months

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Biden administration plan to provide student debt relief for people who say they were victims of misleading information by trade schools or colleges is “almost certainly unlawful.” The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, dated Thursday, came in a

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity has failed. The measure from Omaha Sen. Kathleen Kauth needed 33 votes Friday to end a filibuster and failed by a margin of 31

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A migrant farmworker who survived a mass shooting at a Northern California mushroom farm has filed a lawsuit against the farm and one of its owners. The lawsuit filed this week says the owner failed to keep him safe from

ANTLERS, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says three people are dead after the single-engine aircraft they were aboard crashed in southeastern Oklahoma. The crash happened Thursday near Antlers. The OHP has identified the dead as pilot Brian Davis and passengers Michael Davis and Kelly Thompson. All were from Antlers. The Federal Aviation Administration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in one of Mexico’s largest cities say they have found seven bodies _ five of them decapitated and another completely dismembered _ in a car left in the middle of traffic on a main expressway. Prosecutors said all of the bodies bore hand-written messages outlining the reasons each were killed.

By The Associated Press Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce last year after more than 20 years together. The English “Borat” star and the Australian “Wedding Crashers” actor who married in 2010 announced their split Friday in joint Instagram posts that showed them together in tennis outfits. “After a long

By SEAN MURPHY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and the FBI are investigating the theft of as much as $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility. The burglary over the Easter weekend is among the largest cash heists in U.S. history. Few details about the theft have been publicly reported. Media

NEW YORK (AP) — Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada. That’s because there’s a defect in the products’ child-resistant packaging. According to P&G and regulators in both the U.S. and Canada, the outer packaging meant to

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The owner of a voting company is acknowledging that he’s asking Texas counties to pay more than they’re contracted for to help his company meet payroll. VOTEC is under contract with 32 state counties to provide software for their voter registration systems. Owner John Medcalf says he needs an extra

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Norby Williamson, ESPN’s head of event and studio production, is leaving the network after nearly 40 years. The move was announced in a memo by Burke Magnus, the network’s president for content. Williamson had overseen ESPN’s studio content — including “SportsCenter” — as well as NFL and college football. Williamson was

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has written to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel. The letters come one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a cease-fire in the

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have been blocked from forcing NBC to provide them with materials related to the TV network’s recent documentary about Stormy Daniels. The porn actor is a key prosecution witness at the former president’s upcoming hush-money criminal trial in New York. Manhattan Judge

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey with weak rumblings felt as far away as Baltimore and the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. No life-threatening injuries or major damage have been reported. Here’s what to know about earthquakes on the

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Authorities say a fire outside the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders caused minor damage but no injuries. The Burlington Fire Department says it responded Friday morning and found a fire between the vestibule, the elevator and the entrance door of Sanders’ third-floor office. The fire was extinguished and no one was

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico’s old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America. What he’s managed to do, however, is get several of his country’s ambassadors kicked out of countries in the region. On Thursday, Ecuador ordered

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and has become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century. Since Hamas’ shocking Oct. 7 cross-border attack, Israel has pummeled the Gaza Strip, displacing the vast majority of the population and

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s mandate for auto dealers to provide an increasing number of electric vehicles for sale across the state will remain in place pending a legal challenge. Members of the state Environmental Improvement Board on Friday rejected an effort to stall implementation of the rules

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top prosecutor says six state troopers and a constable who may have falsified data about traffic stops won’t face state criminal charges. Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin’s office said in a statement Friday that none of the seven officers can be prosecuted, despite an independent investigation that found the

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria say that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a radar station but no casualties. The region’s state security ministry says the incident occurred in the region of Rabnita, about

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For three years, many Atlantic City casino workers have been trying to get their elected officials to ban smoking in the gambling halls, to no avail. Now they’re taking their fight to court. The United Auto Workers filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to overturn the state’s

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday’s total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors. At a Friday news conference, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said it was 1806 when a total eclipse last crossed the state’s path. The