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DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Day nine of a highly anticipated trial involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV has wrapped up in Massachusetts. John O’Keefe died in the Boston suburb of Canton on Jan. 29, 2022. The case reached its ninth day on Friday and has garnered national
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other congressional members and the family of the Charlotte-born evangelist are expected to attend unveiling of the 7-foot (2.1-meter) tall
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his 9-month-old son. The Seattle Police Department says officers responded to reports of a shooting in the Magnolia neighborhood Wednesday evening. Police say a woman told officers her baby had been shot, and firefighters pronounced the boy dead at
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie says he’s in talks with prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming. Hadi Matar has
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says U.S. history shows court decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh spoke Friday in Texas at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel. In a question and
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s emir has again dissolved the small, oil-rich country’s parliament amid continuing political deadlock. Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the announcement Friday in an address carried by state television. He says other unspecified portions of the constitution have been suspended as well. He says the suspension will
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Israel’s use of U.S-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law. But the administration says wartime conditions in the Palestinian territory prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The administration’s findings of “reasonable”
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has sentenced the former executive of a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison for the deaths of 11 people in 2012. They were injected with tainted pain medication, which caused a meningitis outbreak that affected hundreds across the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The reigning winners of Miss USA, Noelia Voigt, and Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, resigned from their titles within days of each other this week in a shock to the Miss Universe Organization. The resignations leave the longstanding pageant group without its top two titleholders for the first time
Continue ReadingLONDON, Ky. (AP) — A former prosecutor in eastern Kentucky has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after being accused of doing favors for criminal defendants in return for methamphetamine and sexual favors. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that 51-year-old Scott Blair entered the plea Friday to honest services wire fraud. Blair resigned as commonwealth’s attorney
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The widow of a man who died after his Tesla veered off the road while he was using its partially automated driving system is suing the carmaker. The lawsuit filed earlier this month alleges that the Autopilot system prevented Hans Von Ohain from being able to steer
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of mothers of missing people, relatives and activists marched in protest through downtown Mexico City Friday to mark a sad commemoration of Mother’s Day. The marchers, angry over what they say is the government’s lack of interest in investigating the disappearances of Mexico’s over 100,000
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge. That’s according to his lawyer, who requested a mental exam. The police chief in the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks coasted to the close of another winning week on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 8.60 points, or 0.2%, to 5,222.68 to finish a third straight winning week following its mostly miserable April. It had been on pace for a bigger gain in the
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.” The request Friday is the fourth for additional measures by South Africa, which filed
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and RICK BOWMER Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Search crews have recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says teams uncovered the bodies on Friday morning. Sgt. Aymee
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced a new $400 million package of military aid for Ukraine. It includes a wide array of missiles for air defense systems and other munitions along with armored vehicles, boats and other weapons. The announcement Friday comes as Kyiv struggles
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder. The judge on Thursday appointed two longtime Wilson representatives, publicist Jean
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The state trooper who arrested two LGBTQ+ leaders after a contentious traffic stop in Philadelphia no longer works for the Pennsylvania State police. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Adam Reed says Friday the trooper isn’t working for the agency any longer. He hasn’t been named. It remains unclear if he was fired and
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MIKE BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A soon-to-be-released Biden administration review of Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in its war in Gaza does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for their use, according to three people who have been briefed on the matter. The
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