Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms…
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Kansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor has scuttled a small legal settlement between the state and the…
Continue Reading 2 sentenced for roles in shootings after 2022 Milwaukee Bucks game that left 17 people wounded
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two people have been sentenced for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum…
Continue Reading Trump to get schooled on rules after district attorney worries he’ll use evidence to slam witnesses
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was ordered to appear by video at a May 23 hearing in his Manhattan criminal case…
Continue Reading US ambassador accuses South Africa of providing weapons, ammo to Russia
By GERALD IMRAY and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country…
Continue Reading Ex-Kansas legislator convicted of COVID relief fraud sentenced to more than 2 years in US prison
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says International Criminal Court issues 4 arrest warrants for alleged crimes in Libya
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced that judges have issued…
Continue Reading 2 climbers missing in Alaska’s Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Officials say two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and…
Continue Reading George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in…
Continue Reading BTS book ‘Beyond the Story,’ source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9
NEW YORK (AP) — The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9 —— “4C Untitled Flatiron…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests 2 more in March kidnap, killing of Americans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of four Americans and the killing of two of…
Continue Reading Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: ‘I call them Americans’
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white…
Continue Reading Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for shooting at Taiwanese church in California
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man who killed one person and wounded five others when he opened fire at a Southern California church luncheon last year…
Continue Reading California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now…
Continue Reading Top Biden aide tells Chinese diplomat that US wants to ‘move beyond’ spy balloon
By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told senior Chinese…
Continue Reading Authorities capture 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say they have captured one of two inmates who escaped Sunday night from a Philadelphia prison. A U.S. Marshals…
Continue Reading Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interior minister says a national guardsman behind an attack that killed…
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Mayor Nicholls: 141 Migrants to be released locally May 12
Senator Kyrsten Sinema who says Air Marshalls were sent to the Yuma Sector to assist with…
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A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre…
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