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By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that the aircraft’s manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths. The Marines were killed when their MV-22 Osprey
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Defense officials from Chile have convened a meeting at the bottom of the planet, a bid to bolster their territorial claims in Antarctica as tensions escalate over Russia’s maneuvers in the polar region. Lawmakers from Chile’s parliamentary defense committee flew Thursday to a desolate air base for a meeting billed as
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers. He also expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination based on hairstyles. The Democratic governor signed the separate orders Thursday. Broader efforts to make Juneteenth a statewide holiday and to outlaw discrimination
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU and DASHA LITVINOVA Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening arrived in Belarus for a two-day visit. The Russian leader’s trip to the neighboring and allied country is one of several he is taking as he begins his fifth term in office. Putin traveled to China earlier this month, and is expected
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is throwing one of its biggest-ever state dinners for Kenyan President William Ruto and catering to his tastes by showcasing two uniquely American types of music: gospel and country. Invitees include actors LeVar Burton, Sean Penn, Wilmer Valderrama and Michaela Coel,
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California’s law is meant to give Arizonans an option to receive legal abortions from their doctor over the next several months. The move
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MARIA VERZA Associated Press Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees. Meteorologists say a large heat dome — an area of high pressure that blocks clouds from
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s attorney general said Thursday that his office is looking into a company’s attempt to sell Elvis Presley’s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction, a move that was stopped by a judge after the king of rock n’ roll’s granddaughter filed a lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American comedian Dave Chappelle has said a “genocide” is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war to cheers during his performance in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Chappelle also urged Americans on Thursday to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia district attorney is appealing a ruling dismissing some of the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and other defendants in a 2020 election interference case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a notice of cross appeal on Thursday. In March, a judge quashed six counts in the indictment,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next Tuesday to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state’s 2024 ballot. DeWine said Thursday that Ohio is “running out of time” to get Biden on the ballot. He adds that failing
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Youth services and civil rights groups are suing to block a new Washington state parental rights law that is set to take effect next month. Critics describe the law as a “forced outing” measure. It requires schools to notify parents in advance of medical services offered to
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A SWAT team raided rapper Sean Kingston’s rented South Florida mansion on Thursday and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stem partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home. Broward County detectives arrested Janice Turner, 61,
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti. Biden also is defending his decision to withhold American forces from the mission in
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Louis Vuitton has unveiled its latest fashion designs at Barcelona’s Park Güell in an homage to one of Antoni Gaudí’s architectural masterpieces. Nicolas Ghesquiere’s ambitions for the Parisian house’s 2025 Cruise collection were unveiled before an A-list crowd that included actresses Ana de Armas, Jennifer Connelly,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A Holocaust museum in New York City will offer free educational field trips to eighth grade public school students in a program aimed at combating antisemitism. The Museum of Jewish Heritage already offers student discounts and free admission days. The new program announced Thursday will cover transportation, guides and take-home materials
Continue ReadingBY GARY FIELDS, LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian nationalist movement and the false claim that the
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental catastrophe — unprecedented in state history — upended transportation, including the airport in capital Porto Alegre, which is expected to
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are signaling to major Republican donors that they’re putting their rivalry behind them after a contentious and often personal primary fight. DeSantis brought together allies this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to press them to support the presumptive
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