Month: May 2023

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking an advice columnist in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law. Attorney Roberta Kaplan delivered the first closing argument in the federal civil trial, showing jurors

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet While summer camp costs are rising, parents can find deals by booking sessions early, asking about financial aid, and leveraging sibling and other discounts. Sometimes, camps offer special deals on new programs or for certain age groups. Many nonprofits, service-based organizations and faith-based camps offer lower prices or even free

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ leading rights organization says a man sentenced to jail over a satirical drawing of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has died behind bars. The Viasna Human Rights Center said Mikalai Klimowicz, a 61-year-old blogger and activist, died on Sunday while in prison in northeastern Belarus. Klimowicz

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say deputies shot and killed a man who opened fire on them during a traffic stop in South Carolina. Authorities say Charleston County Deputy Evan Cubbage also was hit three times by gunfire Sunday and was treated at a hospital and released. Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano says Cubbage called

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether safe injection sites can make a dent in the nation’s overdose epidemic. The grant, announced Monday, will study three sites where people can use heroin and other drugs and be revived if they take too much. The

JERUSALEM (AP) — The European Union says it has canceled a reception at an event in Tel Aviv marking Europe Day to prevent a radical ultranationalist Israeli minister from giving an address. The EU’s Delegation to the State of Israel said Monday that it decided “to cancel the diplomatic reception, as we do not want

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States’ top international development chief is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there. Samantha Power’s travel comes as U.S. and European leaders work to stabilize relations between the two former wartime enemies at a time of heightened