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By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP candidates already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws. And death penalty foes are poised to draw
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Cardi B no enfrentará cargos vinculados a haber lanzado su micrófono a la multitud en un concierto en Las Vegas el fin de semana pasado, según la policía. “Después de una revisión exhaustiva de este caso y en consulta con la Oficina del Fiscal del Distrito del Condado de Clark,
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue and the death toll remains disputed. Many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. As the country marks the anniversary Friday, relatives of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at an estimated $1.25 billion Mega Millions jackpot that has been growing ever larger after months without a grand prize winner. There have been 30 straight drawings since the last time someone won the game’s jackpot on April 18. That has enabled the
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press In the wheelhouse of a crab boat named Heidi Sue, Mike Pettis watched the gray whale surface and shoot water through its blowhole. Tangled around its tail was a polypropylene rope used to pull up crab traps. It took two men with serrated knives 40 minutes to free the whale,
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press In the wheelhouse of a crab boat named Heidi Sue, Mike Pettis watched the gray whale surface and shoot water through its blowhole. Tangled around its tail was a polypropylene rope used to pull up crab traps. It took two men with serrated knives 40 minutes to free the whale,
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border, signaling they are comfortable with early results of what is intended as an alternative to detention. The curfews began in May
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border, signaling they are comfortable with early results of what is intended as an alternative to detention. The curfews began in May
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman is dialed in at the right time as the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a much-needed series sweep. The All-Star first baseman had three hits and continued his torrid pace at the plate Thursday night as the Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Japan’s southwestern islands were warned of high winds and rain through the weekend once a nearly stationary Typhoon Khanun starts moving back east later Friday. The forecast U-turn will bring Khanun across Okinawa and nearby islands that were lashed by its winds and rain earlier
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten days into a coup in Niger, life has become more challenging for U.S. forces at a counterterrorism base in a region of West Africa known as the world’s epicenter of terrorism. Flights in and out of the country have been curtailed as coup
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Nine members of Congress began a tour of the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Few have been inside the three-story building since the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL and TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writers The Big Ten has joined the Big 12 in pushing the Pac-12 to the brink. Arizona is in serious talks to join the Big 12, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Meanwhile, the Big Ten is discussing
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A show held at the Spotlight 29 Showroom on Thursday commemorated the life of Tony Bennett on what would have been his 97th birthday. Carmen Romano portrayed Bennett in “Tony Bennett Through the Years” joined by Erika Moul as Lady Gaga. “He just did his thing throughout the years, although his son had a lot to do with
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case with any witnesses without lawyers present. But there’s nothing routine about this case. The defendant is Donald Trump, accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to overturn the results of
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani left the mound after only four scoreless innings due to cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, but then hit his major league-leading 40th homer before his Los Angeles Angels blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a 5-3 loss to
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday to federal criminal charges stemming from his plots to overturn the 2020 election, in a 27-minute proceeding where the first flashes of the defense’s tactics emerged. It was the third occasion that Trump was arraigned on
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una de las dos personas halladas muertas en el río Grande, entre la frontera de México y Estados Unidos, ha sido identificada por la madre de la víctima como de nacionalidad hondureña, informaron el jueves las autoridades mexicanas. Según un comunicado de la cancillería mexicana y del Instituto Nacional de
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a 3-pointer that splashed through the net, just like so many others. Taurasi became the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points, hitting the mark with 8:23 remaining in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a 3-pointer that splashed through the net, just like so many others. Taurasi became the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points, hitting the mark with 8:23 remaining in
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