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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO is getting his day in front of Congress, and lawmakers are expected to have many questions about safety at the troubled aircraft company. CEO David Calhoun is scheduled to testify Tuesday in front of a Senate investigations subcommittee. It’ll be his first appearance on Capitol Hill since
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers hoping to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri are narrowing their proposal for encouraging the Super Bowl champions to build a new stadium and linking the proposal to a plan for broad tax cuts. Those moves are designed to win over skeptical colleagues.
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press The Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. It’s one of three cases in Colorado that have pitted LGBTQ+ civil rights against First Amendment rights. Two of those cases have involved Jack Phillips,
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By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States government has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan due to security concerns, an official said Monday. A U.S. government spokesperson, whose name could not be used under agency policy, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Continue ReadingGLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A prison official says the inmate who shot and killed a kitchen worker at a Georgia prison before fatally shooting himself had a personal relationship with the woman. Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lori Benoit said the shooting a day earlier at Smith State Prison was an isolated incident and the
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A sentencing hearing has begun for the person who killed five people and wounded over a dozen others during a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Anderson Lee Aldrich is set to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday. Prosecutors are expected to show that
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Last week in Parkland, Florida, wrecking equipment began demolishing the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a gunman’s rampage in 2018 ended with 17 people dead. As the rumble of destruction echoed, people in the community set to explaining exactly why ripping the building
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s a grinning Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene from HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media. The campaigns of the Democratic president
Continue ReadingBy CORA LEWIS and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota shareholders have voted in support of all of the company’s proposals at their annual meeting, including keeping Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman of the board. Details on the vote tallies weren’t immediately available. The annual meeting, held at company
Continue ReadingSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A twin-engine airplane has crashed in a residential area in north-central Colorado, starting a fire that burned two mobile homes. Officials don’t know how many people were aboard the up to seven-seat aircraft when it crashed Monday afternoon, but Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue says there were no survivors. Police say
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in. Walking to the bench, he wrapped both arms around Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. The journey was complete. The Boston Celtics again stand
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers, while engaging
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States government has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan due to security concerns. A U.S. government spokesperson says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has paused inspections in Michoacan until the security conditions
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally indicted on a charge of defaming Thailand’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics. His lawyer told reporters Tuesday that Thaksin was ready to enter the judicial process and that he has prepared a
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE and TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month. A total of 55 boats made Monday’s journey from Pont d’Austerlitz to Pont d’Iéna, a stone’s throw from
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is ending his Australian tour in the west coast city of Perth where he will focus on China’s investment in critical minerals and clean energy. Li last week became the first Chinese premier to visit New Zealand then Australia in seven years.
Continue ReadingBy MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she said show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes. Sheinbaum said the surveys were just “informational.” She
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions in income taxes from players and coaches that are currently going to Missouri. A debate over the merits of
Continue ReadingRIO VERDE, Ecuador (AP) — Rescue teams and some inhabitants are searching the mud for more victims of a landslide in central Ecuador that killed at least eight people. Heavy rains over the weekend drenched several provinces of Ecuador, but the community of Baños was one of the most affected when a hill partially collapsed
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