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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says eight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender issues must be returned to library shelves in a rural Texas county that had removed them. Thursday’s ruling by a divided appellate panel in New Orleans was a partial victory for seven
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, according to a person familiar with the matter. Congressional leaders last week formally invited Netanyahu to come speak, delivering the most recent show of
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan lawyer who worked closely with organizations representing farmworker and Indigenous groups has been killed in an apparent ambush. Human rights organizations said Thursday that José Domingo was with two members of the United Farmworker Committee when they were shot by a group of men Wednesday south of the capital.
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — En medio de la controversia política en Colombia por la posibilidad de una convocatoria a una Asamblea Constituyente por parte del Gobierno de Gustavo Petro —esto por la interpretación de un párrafo del acuerdo de paz firmado con las FARC en 2016—, el mandatario negó este jueves a través de
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The Western Conference Series will continue after Milwaukee avoided the sweep on Thursday night. The Admirals won 7-2 to force a Game 5 on Saturday. THE @mkeadmirals STAY AFLOAT🛟#CVvsMIL | #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/7pNSdaEbIe— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) June 7, 2024 It was a disappointing result for the Firebirds, who were looking to get the sweep to
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Adam Hadwin had too many birdies to complain about ending his round at the Memorial on a sour note Thursday. His 6-under 66 was enough to lead Masters champion Scottie Scheffler by one shot and give the Canadian hope he is turning the corner at
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Los empleados de seguridad que trabajan por horas en comercios llevan ahora cámaras corporales similares a las de la policía en las principales tiendas. El gigante minorista TJX, matriz de TJ Maxx, Marshalls y HomeGoods, dijo que está equipando a algunos empleados de las tiendas con cámaras corporales para
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting. In an interview with The Associated Press, Martin Griffiths said
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Sabrina Souza and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — New Jersey’s top prosecutor and a high-ranking deputy had just finished a 2019 meeting with US Sen. Bob Menendez in the Democrat’s Newark office. After a quiet elevator ride down to their car, Andrew Bruck turned to his boss, state Attorney
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino, Oliver Darcy and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — William Lewis, the new publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, reportedly tried to kill a story about his alleged involvement in a UK phone hacking scandal coverup, offering an NPR reporter an interview in exchange for squashing the forthcoming article. The decade-old UK scandal that engulfed
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox told Italian TV that she was surprised by a Florence appeals court decision to convict her of slander for accusing a Congolese bar owner of murdering her British housemate. She pledged to appeal the ruling. Knox told Sky TG24 on Thursday that she “will fight for the truth. It’s been
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Texas’ famous longhorns are coming for Wall Street’s bulls. A new national stock exchange, based in Dallas, and backed by Wall Street heavyweights like BlackRock and Citadel Securities, is looking to take on the world-famous New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The newly formed TXSE Group announced
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk. In an open letter posted to the agency’s website on Thursday, it urged states to warn the public more strongly about the
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives booed and walked out this week when two former police officers who helped protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot were recognized on the state House floor. Witnesses said the appearance on
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bryan Woo and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Thursday. Woo, who grew up 10 minutes away from the Coliseum in Alameda, California, allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings. The 24-year-old
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Thursday with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal, repeating his critiques of the case against him as politically motivated and calling for
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New Jersey attorney general has testified at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial that the Democrat twice confronted him about a pending criminal case. Gurbir Grewal told the Manhattan federal court jury on Thursday that he refused to discuss it with Menendez. He said he
Continue ReadingRICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi police officer has lost his job after telling a Hispanic man “go back to Mexico” while responding to a home disturbance. Richland Police Chief Adrian Ready says the officer resigned after being “relieved of duty” over using “derogatory slurs.” Jeremy Rast and other officers had responded to a
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN Thursday he believed the new policy allowing the Ukrainian military to carry out limited strikes inside Russia with US munitions will be “very, very helpful to the Ukrainians going forward.” “[W]hat we have done is provided Ukraine the ability to counter fire, to fire back at those Russian
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