Month: June 2023

By MANUEL RUEDA BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days. Pawprints from the military-trained search dog led trackers to

WASHINGTON (AP) — The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upended the sport. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press A federal appeals court says a government agency cannot enforce anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination employment rules against a Texas company owned by a conservative Christian. The Tuesday ruling by a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes in a lawsuit that Braidwood Management filed to protect itself from the possibility it would

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Indiana congressman should serve three years in prison for an insider trading conviction. Prosecutors made their arguments prior to the July 11 sentencing of 64-year-old Steve Buyer of Noblesville, Indiana. Buyer was convicted in March of making illegal trades while working

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remain without electricity as work crews continue to repair power lines damaged by weekend storms. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than 92,000 customers remained without power on Wednesday. Three tornadoes northeast of the city caused extensive damage Sunday, including downed trees and hundreds of snapped

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have passed amended versions of the two bills that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout. One of the bills protects access to abortion and gender-affirming care. The other punishes the manufacturing and sale of untraceable firearms, commonly referred to

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi’s capital city say water flowing from city faucets is safe to drink. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate ordered Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and water manager Ted Henifin to appear in court Wednesday because of comments Lumumba made at a

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer Search teams racing to find the missing Titanic submersible have detected underwater noises but it won’t be easy to find the source of that sound in the ocean. There are many other potential sources of sound under water, including from fish, other animals and human-made instruments. The Coast Guard

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man accused of threatening mass violence at a parade last weekend celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights victory in the NHL Stanley Cup championship was ordered Wednesday to remain jailed unless he can post $55,000 bail and enroll in a high-level electronic monitoring program. Anthony Zuccaro,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative attorney John Eastman, a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, was slapped Thursday with a series of disciplinary charges in California that could lead to his disbarment. The State Bar of California’s chief trial counsel, George Cardona, said

The last segment of a higher-speed rail line stretching from South Florida to the central part of the state has been completed. The milestone was being celebrated Wednesday by mayors from across the Sunshine State. A 170-mile stretch of rail now connects Miami to Orlando as the rail company, Brightline, is gearing up to run