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In a story published February 7, 2024, about possible abortion ballot measures, The Associated Press erroneously reported details of a proposed South Dakota amendment. It would require more than 35,000 valid signatures to be put before voters, not more than 17,500. Also, it would allow the state in the second trimester to “regulate the pregnant
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Clemson sued the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court on Tuesday, joining Florida State in challenging the league’s right to charge schools hundreds of millions of dollars to leave. The complaint filed in Pickens County says the ACC’s “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is moving to update its fracking ban. Hydraulic fracturing usually involves injecting huge amounts of water deep underground to break layers of rock and release natural gas. A Texas company wants to use liquified carbon dioxide instead. Southern Tier
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN Ramstein Air Base, Germany (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized Tuesday that the US “will not let Ukraine fail,” as Congress continues to delay critical funding for Ukraine aid. Speaking in Germany at the 20th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Austin said Ukraine’s
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro was defiant in remarks to reporters before he headed to a
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Gambia’s parliament debated Monday whether to overturn a landmark law that banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, as some religious groups in the largely Muslim nation pushed for the law to be repealed. There were protests outside the building as lawmakers discussed the private member’s bill that
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — England’s first convicted cyberflasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison after sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating the Online
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid says it has filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following the abuse aimed at star player Vinícius Jr. by supporters. The Spanish giant said that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in classrooms and university lecture halls, the latest salvo in an often-rancorous debate about whether the German language should become more inclusive. Some Germans want their language to evolve to become less male-dominated. For example, some people and
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have announced initiatives to offer free condoms, mental health resources and cyberbullying support to athletes in the Olympic Village. Organizers in charge of first aid said that 200,000 male condoms, 20,000 female condoms and 10,000 oral dams will be available in the Olympic
Continue ReadingBy BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti. The Carribbean country remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian officials are chiding television stations over the content choices they’ve made since the start of Ramadan. The North African nation’s communications minister this week summoned television station directors to question them about their advertising and certain subject matter broadcasted. His criticisms were the latest to face Algerian television stations, which
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities have issued an entry ban on a prominent Austrian European far-right figure known for his talk about “remigration” at a recent meeting of nationalist populists that triggered large protests against populism in the country. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted Tuesday on social media platform
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Officials say a baby giraffe has died of a broken neck at Zoo Miami. The giraffe, born in December, was found by the zoo’s staff Saturday morning. Spokesperson Ron Magill says since the giraffe’s injury happened overnight and wasn’t observed by staff. He says they can only speculate that something startled the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British government says it will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18. The government announced Tuesday that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host leaders from about 50 countries at Blenheim Palace. The 18th-century country mansion was the birthplace of wartime leader Winston Churchill. Sunak said the
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Niamh Kennedy and Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza where 70% of the population are already suffering with catastrophic levels of hunger, a UN-backed report said Monday, as the EU’s top diplomat accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon of war.” All 2.2 million people in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say police have detained two Afghan citizens accused of planning to attack police near the Swedish parliament. The prosecutors say federal police detained the the pair on Tuesday in the eastern German city of Gera. The prosecutors allege that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Grant Thornton Invitational began last year to strong reviews from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players who took part in the first mixed-team event since 1999. Next on the horizon are the Olympics. The format already is set for the Summer
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office because of his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection – a case that was similar to the one the high court recently decided involving
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