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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and was trying to read her acceptance speech off her phone. But she
Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of small plane is dead after the crash of his aircraft into a Massachusetts river. The pilot was the only person onboard when the plane plunged into the Merrimack River near Lawrence on Monday afternoon. A fire official says a dive team was in the water and
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s six presidential candidates have discussed the country’s economic problems in a four-hour live debate on state TV. The elections were called after a helicopter crash killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others last month. Monday’s debate was the first of five planned ahead of the
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor’s vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that’s toxic to bees and to require state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035. But the Legislature failed to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The European Championship, also known as Euro 2024, kicked off on June 14 when host Germany defeated Scotland 5-1 in Munich. The tournament is being held in 10 cities across Germany. The group stage has six groups of four teams. Sixteen teams advance to the knockout phase of the tournament, which culminates
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New leaders of The Washington Post are being haunted by their pasts, with ethical questions raised about their actions as journalists in London that illustrate very different press traditions in the United States and England. An extraordinary trio of stories over the weekend by The
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail days before he went to his former girlfriend’s home where a man was killed, two houses burned to the ground and a standoff with police ensued.
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto locking in a school funding increase for the next 400 years. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Litigation Center filed a lawsuit in April arguing the governor exceeded his authority. The plaintiffs asked the high court to
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has set a trial date for a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a school teacher while she was on an early morning run in Tennessee. Court records show a Shelby County judge has set Cleotha Abston’s trial on first-degree murder, especially
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A flashy Brooklyn preacher who played up connections to New York City’s mayor has been sentenced to nine years in prison for multiple frauds. Lamor Miller-Whitehead was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Lorna G. Schofield said she didn’t see remorse from the Rolls Royce-driving
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature has enacted a law that allows for the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the state’s biggest city, Burlington. The Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday overrode Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s veto to pass the measure. The law allows for the creation of a center, including a
Continue ReadingHOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for the Associated Press who covered key events in the American South, has died. He was 93. Harwell died June 12 at his home following an illness and his funeral was held Monday. Harwell worked at the AP for 42 years, including stints in Atlanta
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A federal appellate panel says a Michigan state judge will have to decide whether to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in state court in 2019 seeking to void a 1953 easement that
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and JIM SALTER Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts Monday. What’s more, the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of cherries and berries — impossibly preserved in storage
Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) — Authorities say a small plane with one pilot aboard has crashed into a Massachusetts river. It wasn’t immediately clear if the pilot survived the crash or was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Van’s Aircraft crashed into the Merrimack River in Lawrence on Monday afternoon. Televised video footage showed
Continue ReadingNEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say six people — including three children — have been killed in a fire that destroyed a home southwest of Atlanta and injured a half-dozen others. The Coweta County Coroner’s Office says the ages of the children killed in Monday’s blaze are 6, 12 and 13. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say at least 139 people in Russia have sought medical assistance with symptoms of botulism over the past few days, an outbreak that could be linked to ready-to-ear salads. Foodborne botulism is rare. It’s caused by a toxin produced by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Eating foods contaminated with
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated during testimony in federal court Monday that the league’s “Sunday Ticket” package, the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is a premium product while also defending the league’s broadcast model. Goodell was called as a witness by the NFL as the
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff says two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition. That includes an eight-year-old boy who authorities on Monday said has made “amazing progress” despite being shot in the head. The random attack
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