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By DIANE JEANTET and ELEONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s foreign minister is calling for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, as his country kicked off its presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Mauro Vieira told fellow foreign ministers during opening remarks for a G20 meeting in
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities. It’s the latest example of the illegal child labor that officials say is increasingly common. The Labor Department asked a federal judge for an
Continue ReadingKing Charles III said he had been reduced to tears by the messages he has received from people since his cancer diagnosis, as he held his weekly audience with the prime minister for the first time since stepping away from public duties to focus on his treatment. Charles also met Wednesday with the Privy Council
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press A police detective says he was unnerved to find a U.S. Army rocket launcher when searching a suspicious truck for drugs in central Massachusetts. Det. Alex Sinni of the Sutton Police Department told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his first concern after finding the M190 launcher beneath the backseat
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Don Steven McDougal, el sospechoso de la muerte y desaparición de Audrii Cunningham, una niña de 11 años, es un amigo de la familia al que se había encomendado llevarla a la parada del autobús escolar el día en que desapareció. McDougal también colaboró en la búsqueda masiva de la niña, que
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is outlining a $52.7 billion state spending plan with more money for the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing. But the second-term Democrat has also proposed several new taxes, including more than doubling a sports betting tax. Pritzker characterized the proposed budget for
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s mythic ability to raise massive sums of political cash may be on a collision course with a new reality. Campaign finance reports released Tuesday showed two key committees in his political operation raised an anemic $13.8 million in January and collectively spent more than they
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street Wednesday after a listless day of trading with big technology stocks again acting as a heavy weight on the market. The S&P 500 rose 6.29 points, or 0.1%, to 4,981.80. The benchmark index spent much of the
Continue ReadingBy Greg Ng Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Baltimore City settled a lawsuit with the nation’s largest manufacturer of ghost guns. The mayor’s office released a statement Wednesday morning stating that the city reached a $1.2 million settlement over its 2022 lawsuit against Polymer80 that accused the company of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have reached an agreement with two major companies to sell tickets for the games. The deal announced Wednesday involves Los Angeles-based AXS and Germany-based CTS EVENTIM forming a joint venture to promote, sell and distribute LA28 tickets globally. The companies’ websites, as well as
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — A Butler County man has been arrested after allegedly running through a Fairfield Township neighborhood and sitting on a front porch while nude. According to a Butler County court complaint, 51-year-old James Michael Smith has been charged with public indecency.
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Jodie Capper, a Health Academy teacher at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, has been named the latest winner of the One Class at a Time award. The academy promotes public and mental health awareness and education for youth and communities in the Coachella Valley. As the lead for the school’s Mental Behavioral Health Pathway,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” that an undergraduate group posted on social media over the weekend. It also appeared on the Instagram account of Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine. Copied from a newsletter published by students in the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — A Clermont County father accused of murdering his three young sons is appearing in court Wednesday. Doerman is in court for a motion to suppress hearing. Doerman is accused of murdering his three young sons in Clermont County last year.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila monster, that he illegally kept as a pet, according to Lakewood city officials. Christopher Ward, 34, owned two of the reptiles and became ill after being bitten on the hand by one of
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. This is raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. The fertility treatment involves retrieving a woman’s eggs and combining them with a man’s sperm in
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The parents of an Owasso High School student who died are now correcting an error of misidentifying their child. Nex Benedict was the 16-year-old who died one day after a fight at Owasso High. The case has received attention because of Benedict’s
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gay rights advocates are pushing back against a measure to broaden Kentucky’s religious freedom law. They say the bill would undermine community-level “fairness ordinances” meant to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination. The measure won approval from a House committee Wednesday. But some supporters signaled a willingness
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s largest hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as providers and patients across the state scrambled to assess the impact of a court ruling that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KCRA) — The investigation continues for police into a brutal domestic violence and homicide case in Modesto. This incident happened Friday night when Modesto Police said they responded to the area of 6th Street at the Highway 99 northbound off-ramp to help CHP
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