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By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and, some people observed, more makeup than usual. It was her first official visit to the United States, three months before she
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By AMY TAXIN and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An oil company on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year, a spill that closed miles of shoreline and shuttered fisheries. Meanwhile, Houston-based Amplify Energy and two
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By AMY TAXIN and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An oil company on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year, a spill that closed miles of shoreline and shuttered fisheries. Meanwhile, Houston-based Amplify Energy and two
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Alejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — La alcaldesa de Washington, Muriel Bowser, declaró el jueves una emergencia de salud pública en respuesta a los miles de inmigrantes que llegan a la capital del país en autobús desde Arizona y Texas. Bowser anunció en una conferencia de prensa una nueva oficina gubernamental encargada de la respuesta local
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle missed his second straight practice with a groin injury, leaving his status for the season opener against the Chicago Bears in doubt. Kittle injured the groin in a light practice on Monday and has not
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense. The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes Friday, mandating a clock that will count
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes broke out of his recent slump and gave the Milwaukee Brewers a boost as they attempt to rejuvenate their playoff hopes. Burnes struck out 14 and allowed three hits in eight shutout innings as the Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in the
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A coalition of news organizations asked an Idaho judge to reject a request to ban cameras from the courtroom in a high-profile triple murder case. The request, led by EastIdahoNews.com and joined by 32 news organizations including The Associated Press, was filed Thursday in the criminal
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The Biden administration is not debating whether to unleash another round of emergency oil from the national stockpile at this time, an administration official told CNN on Thursday. In response to the war in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden announced a plan on March 31 to release one million barrels of
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, SARA BURNETT and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, settling the issue a day before the fall ballot must be completed. Abortion rights would be guaranteed if the amendment passes on Nov.
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An inmate was found dead at Robert Presley Detention Center Wednesday night. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the detention center responded to the cell of a unresponsive male inmate at about 6:53 P.M. Jail medical staff immediately began life-saving measures, which was continued by Riverside City Fire and American Medical Response
Continue Reading McNEAL, Ariz. (AP) — A man has been arrested after waving down a Cochise County Sheriff’s vehicle and allegedly confessing to a fatal shooting Thursday, authorities said. Sheriff’s officials said 52-year-old Jay Albert Stevens of McNeal is jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder. It’s unclear if Stevens has a lawyer yet who can speak on
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A question will appear on the November ballot on whether Michigan should expand opportunities to vote. The court on Thursday sided with supporters of Promote the Vote 2022, a coalition of organizations that submitted signatures to put the proposed constitutional amendment before voters.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN The blank-check firm attempting to bring former President Donald Trump’s media venture public has adjourned its special shareholder meeting until October 10. The development is the latest in a series of delay tactics from Digital World Acquisition Corp. and comes as the shell company struggles to win shareholder approval to extend
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A soldier in the U.S. Army wrote on Instagram that he joined the military “for combat experience so I’m more proficient in killing” Black people, investigators say. Killian Mackeithan Ryan also had five Instagram accounts that were in contact with others “associated with racially motivated extremism,” according to court records.
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A soldier in the U.S. Army wrote on Instagram that he joined the military “for combat experience so I’m more proficient in killing” Black people, investigators say. Killian Mackeithan Ryan also had five Instagram accounts that were in contact with others “associated with racially motivated extremism,” according to court records.
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Republican South Carolina senator who opposes a proposal to ban almost all abortions says he will argue against the bill until his colleagues can get the votes to sit him down. Sen. Tom Davis’ filibuster on Thursday came after a vote indicated at least 24
Continue Reading BY DENISE LAVOIE and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting. Though legal hurdles
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved veteran Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the global body’s human rights chief and the world’s advocate for adherence to the universal rights at a time when the office is facing harsh criticism from China for
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Michigan Supreme Court ordered Thursday that a citizen-initiative ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution be added to the November ballot. The court’s 5-2 ruling was issued the day before Michigan’s ballot needs to be finalized on Friday. The order directs the Board of State Canvassers
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