Month: May 2024

KING CITY, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested three people in connection with a March shooting in rural central California that killed four people and wounded seven others. Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto said Friday that the three people included one juvenile. Officials say the suspects were arraigned on multiple gang-related charges that included four

By REBECCA SANTANA and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to try to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody. The move comes weeks after the Health and Human Services Department published its own

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Preparedness Month nine months after the nation’s deadliest wildfire in over a century burned the historic town of Lahaina. There were 101 people who died in the August fire. Green says that of about 3,000 displaced

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has responded to a report he’s been suspended from WABC Radio and had his daily show canceled over his violation of a ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims. The former New York City mayor says the station’s ban was overly broad and

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One of three teens who was charged with killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars in Colorado has pleaded guilty to reduced charges under a plea agreement. Prosecutors said Friday that the deal reached with 19-year-old Zachary Kwak requires him to cooperate in

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that could force Democratic leaders to end a number of safety net programs and permanently cut 10,000 vacant state jobs. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s budget deficit is $27.6 billion, but it doesn’t include $17.3 billion in cuts and

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Immigrants in New York’s shelter system may be getting evicted even if they are pregnant, according to an audit of the city’s shelter eviction policies. City officials say immigrants in the city’s shelter system wouldn’t be moved or evicted if they were pregnant, or faced a

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider its ruling that wiped out a law giving adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. In a 4-3 ruling in March, the state’s highest court had said the law passed in 2021 law

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the federal government will be spending $60 million on projects along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and West Texas to make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and growing demands. The funding announced

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Blinken; Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. ___ CNN’s “State of the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas. Kelly rejected a bill that top Republicans argued would protect military bases from Chinese spying. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins accused Kelly of “apathy” toward serious national security threats from

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people. The provincial official also said that the floods on Friday caused losses to homes and property in several districts. He said that the death toll was preliminary and that it

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The charitable foundation that Simons co-founded with his wife, Marilyn, announced that Simons died Friday in New York. Simons’

By JEFF AMY Associated Press NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Brian Jack came home to Georgia with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and stack of Washington contacts. He is making his first run for office in the Republican-led 3rd Congressional District. Jack worked for Trump for four years as White House political director. But four other

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday booted the Legal Marijuana Now Party as a major political party in the state. Now only Democrats and Republicans will be the main political players with automatic ballot access for candidates, and other major party benefits. The chair of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party asked the

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a Florida man to be held without bond in connection with his estranged wife’s February disappearance in Spain. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres ruled Friday that David Knezevich would pose a significant flight risk if he were released on bail. The 36-year-old Fort

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas. Ricky Alderete entered the plea during his arraignment Thursday. Authorities arrested him in February,

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, SEUNG MIN KIM, AAMER MADHANI and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. That’s according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. The tariffs on electric vehicles,

By RUTH ALONGA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — An official in Congo says the death toll in the bombings of two camps for displaced people in the country’s east last week has risen to at least 35. Member of Parliament Éric Bwanapuwa provided the updated figure Friday. Both the Congolese government and M23 rebels

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use. The finding and a 6-0 recommendation to investigate further was contained in a new disclosure revealed Friday to meet public disclosure requirements.

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says U.S. history shows court decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh spoke Friday in Texas at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel. In a question and

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s emir has again dissolved the small, oil-rich country’s parliament amid continuing political deadlock. Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the announcement Friday in an address carried by state television. He says other unspecified portions of the constitution have been suspended as well. He says the suspension will

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that judges order child support payments for fetuses. Critics saw the measure scuttled Friday by the Democratic governor as a move by anti-abortion groups toward giving fetuses the same rights as the mothers-to-be carrying

By ED WHITE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has sentenced the former executive of a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison for the deaths of 11 people back in 2012. They were injected with tainted pain medication, which caused a meningitis outbreak that affected hundreds across the

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The reigning winners of Miss USA, Noelia Voigt, and Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, resigned from their titles within days of each other this week in a shock to the Miss Universe Organization. The resignations leave the longstanding pageant group without its top two titleholders for the first time

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.” The request marks the fourth for additional measures by South Africa, which filed a

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers had his case postponed on Friday. Police say the man stole a police cruiser on Monday before crashing, exchanging gunfire with police and

By STEFANIE DAZIO and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder. The Los Angeles judge on Thursday appointed two longtime Wilson

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The state trooper who arrested two LGBTQ+ leaders after a contentious traffic stop in Philadelphia no longer works for the Pennsylvania State police. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Adam Reed says Friday the trooper isn’t working for the agency any longer. He hasn’t been named. It remains unclear if he was fired and

By AAMER MADHANI, ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MIKE BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A soon-to-be-released Biden administration review of Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in its war in Gaza does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for their use, according to three people who have been briefed on the matter. The

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon is accused of committing sexual assault last September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. A

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of protesters angered by the government’s decision to hand over control of some border villages to Azerbaijan have demonstrated in the center of the Armenian capital for a second day to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The rally in Yerevan ended Friday evening without incident. But the

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother’s Day. Given the government’s lack of interest in investigating the disappearances, the day is hardly joyful for the mothers of Mexico’s over 100,000

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review. The report released Friday detailed several problems at the state Office of Cannabis Management, including

ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic needed medical attention after apparently getting knocked on the head by a water bottle after a win at the Italian Open. Local organizers say a child was leaning over the railing to hand Djokovic a notebook for a signature and an aluminum-type water bottle fell out of the child’s backpack

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters have a message for Floridians: It’s not a matter of if but when a hurricane will hit the state. With the 2024 hurricane season expected to be busier than average, the nation’s top federal, state

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Associated Press newsman Ken Kusmer has died at his Indianapolis home after a short illness at the age of 65. Kusmer’s long award-winning career included exposing flaws in efforts to privatize Indiana’s welfare system. He began his career as a reporter and writer in AP’s Indianapolis bureau in 1984. He