Month: March 2023

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries. Public health experts say that fact is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on society. A new government study highlights a surge in people wounded by

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London judge said Thursday he would rule as soon as possible on whether to throw out or limit a phone hacking lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, Elton John and other well-known figures against a British tabloid publisher. The Duke of Sussex made a late arrival and

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The federal government is spending more money on airport improvements designed to reduce the number of times that planes must taxi across active runways. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday to announce $29 million in federal money to help

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s. That’s earlier than many written histories suggest. The timing is significant because it matches up with the

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple states, from Nevada and Utah to California and Arizona. The eight-count indictment accusing Matthew Wade Beasley of wire fraud and money laundering comes almost one

TRURO, Nova Scotia (AP) — A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country’s worst mass shooting. It recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s central role in Canadian policing. The Mass Casualty Commission also says the RCMP missed red flags in the years

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate inched down this week to its lowest level in six weeks, just as the spring buying season gets underway. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell for the third straight week, to 6.32% from 6.42%

BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal’s capital, sentenced the country’s top opposition leader to a two-month suspended sentence after he was convicted of libel. Ousmane Sonko was convicted of spreading false statements and will also have to pay about $330,000 to Minister of Tourism Mame Mbaye Niang, who accused

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried signaled Thursday that the onetime cryptocurrency darling is challenging the validity of new charges added to an indictment after he agreed to be brought to the United States in December from the Bahamas rather than fight extradition. Attorney Mark Cohen told

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A drug dealer has been convicted of killing a 9-year-old girl in the English city of Liverpool when he fired at a man who was trying to push his way into her house to escape the gunman. The 34-year-old Thomas Cashman was found guilty Thursday by a

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Well, it was nice while it lasted. For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless. From an eye-watering peak of $31,400 in April