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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction to be overturned, with momentum building behind a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. The state’s highest court late last month threw out
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction to be overturned, with momentum building behind a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. The state’s highest court late last month threw out
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they’re going about their day. Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed last week in his apartment in
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactions online, with customers questioning the company’s carbon neutral plans. Beef production is resource-intensive and a contributor to climate change, but Sweetgreen says “regenerative farming” and purchasing carbon offsets will keep the restaurant
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Thursday voted to make it cheaper for people to charge electric cars and cool their homes in the summer, a decision heralded as part of the state’s transition to clean energy but derided by others who warn it will raise prices for people
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn’t cooperating in a sex abuse investigation, but church officials disagree. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday asked a judge to force the church to turn over documents to his office in an investigation into whether the archdiocese unlawfully
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WEAR, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Shawn Nottingham, Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Florida sheriff publicly released bodycam footage from a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman in his home last week – and disputed claims from the victim’s family that the deputy had gone to the wrong apartment. Okaloosa County
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The plan to close a troubled prison in California where female inmates suffered sexual abuse by guards was “ill-conceived,” a judge said while ordering close monitoring and care of the incarcerated women who were moved to other federal facilities across the country. U.S. District Court Judge
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House on Thursday, celebrating what he called a “banner year” for women’s basketball. “It matters to girls and women, finally seeing themselves represented,” Biden said during the celebration, held in the East Room of the White House.
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A convicted felon who allegedly joined a cohort in igniting an explosive device that damaged property on a highway in Rancho Mirage must stand trial for use of a destructive device and vandalism, a judge ruled today. Jason Edward Hershey, 50, was arrested in 2021 following a months-long local and federal investigation into the
Continue ReadingBy MOUTA ALI and EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election. The provisional results released Thursday were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. The results were released weeks earlier than planned. The figures showed Deby
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal court has ruled a convicted scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from several victims should be extradited to the United Kingdom. Accusers say Marianne Smyth has also fashioned herself as a
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued Iowa over its new law that would give the state the authority to arrest and deport some migrants. It is the second lawsuit filed Thursday that seeks to block legislation passed earlier this year by state lawmakers. Both the Justice
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press In a meeting room at a hotel in California’s crop-rich Central Valley, a fight is taking place that could help shape the future of farm labor in fields that grow a chunk of the country’s food. The battle between a unit of the Wonderful Co. — one of the state’s
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve 16 months ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. The sentencing of Trevor Bickford in Manhattan federal court Thursday came after
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark spent Wednesday working out with her Indiana Fever teammates inside an empty Gainbridge Fieldhouse. By Thursday night, a nearly full house of up to 17,000 will be rocking and rolling as the WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick makes her home debut against Atlanta.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over porn actor Stormy Daniels’ testimony, which concluded Thursday. Judge Juan M. Merchan, echoing his denial Tuesday of the defense’s initial mistrial motion, said Trump’s lawyers had ample opportunities to object to
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years — from
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story ROYAL OAK, Michigan (WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo has announced in social media posts that the lion Simba will be leaving their facility. The post says Simba will be relocated to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. No firm date was given
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Frank Vogel after one season, the team announced on Thursday. The Suns went 49-33 with Vogel at the helm and were swept in four games in the first round of the Western Conference series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. “After a
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