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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida. The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing. Buttigieg said Monday that with the aircraft maker facing multiple government investigations, it needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality. Boeing has been under increasing scrutiny since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner during
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers voted to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state’s open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses. Committees in the Democratic-led Senate and Assembly approved
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El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Desert Sands espera la aprobación de la Medida A para modernizar las escuelas. La medida de bonos de $675 millones actualmente cuenta con una aprobación del 57,6% de los votantes. Para aprobarse, se requiere una aprobación mínima del 55% de los votantes. DSUSD ha llevado a cabo un plan maestro
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor. The Clark County sheriff’s office said Monday the van’s driver, six other adults and a 6-month-old child died
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To start off the week, we have a return to some onshore flow. This helped to usher in some upper-level clouds throughout the morning and early afternoon. Onshore flow will strengthen on Tuesday leading to some stronger breezes and more clouds. A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the High
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week. The Democrat, whose office won a $355
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal civil rights lawsuit of excessive force in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in 2022. According to the complaint, the officer shot Immanueal Clark in the back as he ran away while police responded to an attempted
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the three-way GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also running. DeWine and wife Fran on Monday
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gun rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines. The appeals court heard arguments Monday on laws enacted in 2022 banning the sale of
Continue ReadingNORTH POWDER, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an avalanche forecaster died in an avalanche he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon. The Northwest Avalanche Center says Nick Burks and a friend were backcountry skiing Wednesday on Gunsight Mountain near Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, when he triggered an avalanche. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office says those
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Divisions between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst out into the open again over the weekend as the two traded barbs in interviews over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. In a Saturday interview with MSNBC, Biden said Netanyahu was “hurting Israel more than
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers added needed help at pass rusher at the start of free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $20 million contract with Leonard Floyd. A person familiar with the deal confirmed the sides reached agreement on Monday at the start of
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Jim Harbaugh said upgrading the running game would be a major focus when he was hired as the Los Angeles Chargers’ coach. The Bolts took a step in that direction Monday by agreeing to terms with running back Gus Edwards. Edwards, who had spent all six years of his
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say they have arrested two 18-year-olds in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week. Police said Monday they also recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches casings found at the scene. Authorities say two more
Continue ReadingKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica behind closed doors on Monday to urgently help find a way to ease Haiti’s growing violent crisis as embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry faces calls to resign or agree to a transitional council. The closed-door meeting did not include
Continue ReadingPERRY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods will continue streamlining its operations by closing a pork plant in Iowa that employs 1,200 people and eliminating the largest employer in the town of Perry. The plant closure will be the second major blow to the town this year coming just two months after a 17-year-old student opened
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