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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep that were killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” sheep hybrids for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas. The defendant admitted conspiring with others to create
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services is opening an investigation into whether a major US health care firm that has been hobbled by a cyberattack complied with federal law to protect patient data, the department announced Wednesday. The cyberattack on health insurance billing firm Change Healthcare, which handles one in
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By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that allowed state driver’s license and ID holders to electively change their gender without any “verifiable information” or use the gender-neutral “X” in place of gender. The ACLU of Arkansas said in a statement that policy changes like these threaten
Continue Reading KATV By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that allowed state driver’s license and ID holders to electively change their gender without any “verifiable information” or use the gender-neutral “X” in place of gender. The ACLU of Arkansas said in a statement that policy changes like these
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of dousing a woman with acid in Hawaii last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack. A new grand jury indictment says while jailed
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death of a nonbinary high school student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner’s office. A summary autopsy report released on Wednesday has determined that Nex Benedict had toxic levels of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” on his social media network X after the former CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode. Musk owns X, formerly known as Twitter, and frequently proclaims himself a “free speech
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The topic before, during and after the spring training game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on Wednesday revolved around ailing right elbows. For Boston, the news wasn’t a complete surprise with righty Lucas Giolito likely done for the season following surgery. It wasn’t the Tommy
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The largest industrial wood pellet supplier in the world has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Maryland-based Enviva said in its filing that it has some $2.6 billion in debt and plans to cut about half of it by restructuring its agreements with creditors. The announcement comes two months
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Mauricio Torres (CNN) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, dijo este miércoles que dos personas fueron detenidas en Maturín, en el estado Monagas, acusadas de publicar amenazas contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro cuando estuvo de visita en esa ciudad, situada en el noreste del país. “El lunes 11 de marzo fueron detenidos
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are set for a rematch. This one, though, will happen in the ring instead of the octagon. The former UFC headliners will square off June 1 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, in a boxing match, promoters announced Wednesday. Diaz and Masvidal last fought in
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced $3 billion in funding meant to help reconnect communities split by highways and other infrastructure projects decades ago as he continues his post-State of the Union campaign blitz in several crucial battleground states. The $3.3 billion, funded by the infrastructure
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 25 points to eclipse 2,000 for his career and ninth-seeded USC survived two late turnovers to pull out an 80-74 win over eighth-seeded Washington in the opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday. The Trojans face league champion and fifth-ranked Arizona in Thursday’s quarterfinals. After the Huskies
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal trial over North Carolina’s photo voter dentification law remains set for May. That is because a judge on Wednesday refused Wednesday to end efforts by civil rights groups that sued over the requirement on allegations that its provisions are marred by racial bias.
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of shooting and killing Joshua Kruger, a Philadelphia journalist and advocate, is expected to plead guilty to third-degree murder, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Suspect Robert Davis, 19, knew Kruger, police have said. “I can confirm that Mr. Davis waived his right to a
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Emma Navarro beat second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday for the biggest win of the young American’s career. Navarro improved to 18-5 this year, with her victories leading the WTA Tour. She is 11-2 in three-set matches. The 2021
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history. Conlon made the announcement Wednesday, five days before his 74th birthday. He will become conductor laureate in 2026-27 and
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A tool that’s available as an online calculator played a key role in actress Olivia Munn’s discovery that she had breast cancer – even after she had “a normal mammogram,” according to a social media post. The “X-Men: Apocalypse” star, 43, wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday that she
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney has started blocking its users from creating fake images of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to tests of the AI tool by The Associated Press. With the election in full swing, it’s
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting to be a familiar face around the Great Lakes — and with a November rematch against Donald Trump looming, that’s no accident. He started a two-day swing through Wisconsin and Michigan in Milwaukee on Wednesday as he tried to shore up a
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