Month: April 2023

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a law that requires some judges to be appointed rather than elected in the state’s majority-Black capital city and its surrounding county. That is according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Mississippi

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN began informing employees of layoffs Monday, which are job cuts that are taking place throughout its corporate owner, the Walt Disney Company. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs. ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro said

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Crabcakes, beef short ribs and a newfangled banana split have made the cut for this week’s White House state dinner honoring South Korea. First lady Jill Biden and her team previewed the food and decor on Monday. Some 200 guests are expected for the state dinner, which

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The rapper Desiigner was charged Monday with one federal count of indecent exposure on an aircraft, after authorities say he masturbated on a flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis. The misdemeanor filed against the rapper, whose real name is Sidney Royel Selby III, is punishable by no more than 90 days of imprisonment

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press A Nevada Democratic U.S. senator is looking to Congress to ensure mining companies can use established mineral claims to dump waste on neighboring federal lands as they always had before a federal appeals court adopted a stricter interpretation of a 150-year-old law. Environmentalists widely praised the 9th U.S. Circuit Court

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor who is investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia says she expects to announce charging decisions in the case this summer and is urging “heightened security.” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wrote in a letter

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of First Republic Bank pulled more than $100 billion in deposits out of the bank during last month’s crisis, as fears swirled that it could be the third bank to fail a fter the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. San Francisco-based

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe are evacuating. North Bay Village officials say a building engineer conducting an inspection for the Majestic Isle condominium’s required 60-year certification found sagging floors and termite damage. The village is located in Biscayne Bay, along a causeway that