Month: June 2023

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus one year of probation, for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history. The 64-year-old Republican is expected to appeal U.S. District Judge Timothy Black’s Thursday ruling. A jury

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — From a block party in New York City to a movie screening outside of Denver, groups across the U.S. have found ways to merge Pride month and Juneteenth celebrations. Such gatherings help highlight the struggles against discrimination Black and LGBTQ+ people have faced while celebrating those whose

By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine saw the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl in 1986 and now, 16 months into the Russian invasion, it’s preparing for another possible disaster. Training exercises were held on Thursday to address the potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips Alaska faces a potential $914,000 fine over what a state regulatory agency called a “shallow underground blowout” of a well that released natural gas at the company’s Alpine field on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope last year. An investigation by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission found that the company

By The Associated Press Naomi Campbell has welcomed baby No. 2. The British supermodel wrote Thursday on Instagram that her son is a true gift from God. At 53, Campbell added: “It’s never too late to become a mother.” She didn’t offer further details. In 2021, the host of the reality competition series “The Face”

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are requesting voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The request in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland comes as GOP lawmakers widen their scrutiny of what they claim is improper interference

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and touring the war-torn country as it fights Russian aggression. Pence spent roughly 12 hours in the country on Thursday, with stops in Moshchun, Bucha and Irpin. He

ATLANTA (AP) — Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. She was 95. For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers said a strike is imminent and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters walked away from negotiations Wednesday, demanding that UPS give its