California man arrested in probe of threats to high school, football players
Eugene Thomas Jenkins, 29, was arrested this weekend in the Bay Area city of San Rafael — more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) north of the school…
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Ex-correctional officer at federal prison in California convicted of sexual misconduct
A jury found the officer, John Russell Bellhouse, guilty on five counts of sexual abuse for incidents involving the two women between 2019 and 2020…
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California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento
Officials were investigating Tuesday whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and…
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4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern…
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Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key…
Continue Reading At least $900,000 stolen by employees of US-based aid group operating in Congo
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An American-based aid group says at least $900,000 was stolen from it’s Congo programs by…
Continue Reading Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the…
Continue Reading Legal officials say Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Legal officials in Myanmar say the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Does ESG actually do any good?
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Both sides of the political spectrum have their say about ESG: It’s either just a label that costs more, or it’s…
Continue Reading Norway climber sets new goal to scale all 14 tallest peaks within 3 months
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14…
Continue Reading EU warns of ‘solidarity fatigue’ despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU is warning of “solidarity fatigue” toward Ukrainian refugees as the bloc’s economy…
Continue Reading Swedish defense minister says NATO full membership is top priority
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sweden’s defense minister says his country’s top priority is to gain full NATO membership…
Continue Reading Pope briefly at hospital for tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has made a quick trip to a hospital for tests. The visit on…
Continue Reading Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — High-profile proposals to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading EU chief von der Leyen says she isn’t interested in the top job at NATO
BERLIN (AP) — The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she has no interest in becoming the new leader of NATO as the…
Continue Reading US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships stage law enforcement drills near South China Sea
By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press ABOARD BRP CABRA, Philippines (AP) — U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships have…
Continue Reading Atlanta project decried as ‘Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and…
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