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COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit is seeking the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse. A Tyrrell County civic group focused on issues facing local Black residents filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the county’s commissioners. The legal complaint argues
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the Navy’s biggest corruption cases. The dismissals came at the request of the government — not
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Tuesday said he and two U.S. ambassadors who served in the Trump administration met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials from the country. John Rakolta, who served under Trump as ambassador to the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former employee is suing the city of Minneapolis, alleging ex-police Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George Floyd. Patty Day, who was
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say serial killer Robert Pickton who brought his victims to his pig farm has been hospitalized and is in a life-threatening condition after an assault at a Quebec prison. The Correctional Service Canada confirmed that 74-year-old Pickton was the inmate injured in a major assault Sunday at a Quebec prison.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have opened an investigation into how Matthew Perry received the supply of ketamine that killed him, police said Tuesday. Los Angeles police are working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with a probe into why the 54-year-old “Friends” star had so much of the
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Oklahoma over a new state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Oklahoma City. It names Gov. Kevin Stitt and state Attorney General
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The maker of a popular weedkiller is planning to amplify its push for legal protection against lawsuits claiming it failed to warn the product could cause cancer. Chemical giant Bayer backed legislation to provide legal protections this year in Missouri, Iowa and Idaho. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Storms that pummeled much of Nebraska with torrential rain, high winds and large hail spun up fierce tornados Tuesday that took down several 250-foot (76 meters) wind turbines in Iowa. Des Moines television station KCCI-TV showed at least three wind turbines
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court has refused Tuesday to halt Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, which is set to begin in two weeks. The full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to pause the case against the president’s son while his challenges to the prosecution on multiple fronts
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have won the International Booker Prize for the novel “Kairos.” It tells the story of a tangled love affair during the final years of East Germany’s existence. The prize recognizes fiction from around the world that has been translated
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history plans to take up accusations contained in a report that said self-dispatching police officers created “chaos” during a search for the gunman. The after-action report by the leader of the Portland Police Department special response team
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say serial killer Robert Pickton who brought his victims to his pig farm has been hospitalized and is in a life-threatening condition after an assault at a Quebec prison. The Correctional Service Canada confirmed that 74-year-old Pickton was the inmate injured in a major assault Sunday at a Quebec prison.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against him to block prosecutors from using as evidence the boxes of records that FBI agents seized during a search of the former president’s Florida property nearly two years ago. That’s according to a
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The death of a British man and injuries impacting dozens of other people aboard a Singapore Airlines flight have highlighted the potential dangers of flying through extreme turbulence. The exact cause of the man’s death is under investigation. Based on witness accounts and the number
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press Voters in South Dakota this fall will decide whether to replace their partisan primary election system with contests that are open to all, regardless of party affiliation. This proposed “top two” primary system would send the top two vote-getters to face each other in a general election. The South Dakota
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Oklahoma over a state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Oklahoma City. It names Gov. Kevin Stitt and state Attorney General Gentner
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Israel’s shutdown and seizure of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza alarmed many journalists, who worried Tuesday about wider implications for coverage of a war largely fought out of the world’s sight to begin with. After widespread condemnation, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has begun a round of drills involving tactical nuclear weapons. It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, although its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises. Russian officials said the drills were a response to remarks by senior Western officials
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted higher Tuesday to set more records following another quiet day of trading. The S&P 500 rose 13.28 points, or 0.3%, to 5,321.41 and surpassed its record set last week. The Nasdaq composite added 37.75, or 0.2%, to 16,832.62, a day after
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