Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility of escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, depending on consultations under the allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. Adm. Samuel Paparo’s remarks, which he made in response to a question during a news
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. Smith’s team said U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called “historic truth” presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government. Tomás Zerón, a fugitive now in Israel, says the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state and national Democratic parties are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board. The lawsuit argues the rules could be used by county officials to refuse to certify an election, potentially causing delays in finalizing the state’s results. Democrats say the rules violate a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The order Monday by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker comes after 16 states, led by Republican attorneys general, challenged the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The buildings in Brazil’s modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past two days. Brasilia’s environment institute recorded its first smog alert since its creation in 2007, and public events were canceled. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Planned Parenthoods are challenging the state over a new law that kicked the organization out of the Medicaid program. Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers said Monday that they are filing complaints with the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission. At issue is a new law to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and conducted by professors at California Lutheran University and UCLA.
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he says those initials stand for “save our seas” as he tours vulnerable Pacific island nations getting hit extra hard by rising sea level. Reports on Monday from the United Nations
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Monday’s decision blocks a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed. The 2-1 decision was issued by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The law that
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport in a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists that helps calm airport travelers are getting a break of their own. Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored on Monday at Philadelphia International Airport. The event marks five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport’s corridors.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winning singer said
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit from a music producer who accused the music mogul of a broad pattern of sexual abuse and other misconduct. The lawsuit filed in February by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones — one of many filed against Combs in the past
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation by the state’s Republican attorney general into allegations of voter fraud. No charges have been filed against
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent four years ago and linking herself to the GOP nominee’s critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal. Appearing Monday with Trump in Detroit, Gabbard, a National
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her. The court on Monday decided against hearing the challenge brought by an employee of the Democratic National Committee. He had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees (40 to 46 Celsius)
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. Loran Cole is slated to be executed Thursday for raping a woman and murdering her brother in
Continue Reading