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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole has won a GOP primary outright against four challengers and will advance to November’s general election. Cole faced a well-funded political newcomer in businessman Paul Bondar, who loaned more than $5 million of his own money to his campaign. The
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved a new $360 million weapons sale to Taiwan, sending the island hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment and related support material. Tuesday’s announcement from the State Department was not unexpected but comes at a time of high tension between Washington and Beijing, which regards Taiwan as part
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the reigning Super Bowl champions with legislators approving a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals away from Missouri. Bipartisan legislative supermajorities OK’d the measure to authorize state
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America’s most conservative congressmen is locked in a tight renomination battle against an opponent endorsed by former President Donald Trump in Virginia. Voters in two other districts nominated candidates to fill two open seats in the state’s primary election Tuesday.
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A house has collapsed in Syracuse, New York, injuring at least eleven people. Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds says firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to 911 calls reporting what sounded like an explosion at a two-story residence. He says firefighters arrived to find many of the victims already in the front yard.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A timeline of Willie Mays’ career: 1931 (May 6) — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1948 — Joins Birmingham Black Barons of Negro leagues. 1950 — Signs with New York Giants for $4,000. 1951 (May 25) — Major league debut. 1951 (May 28) — First major league hit after 0-for-12 start —
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountainous village as a wind-whipped wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, and killed at least one person. Officials warned the danger isn’t over. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency that covers
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden again taunted Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” during a high-dollar fundraiser Tuesday, saying his likely opponent in November’s election is waging an “all-out assault” on the U.S. legal system. Tuesday’s event with former President Bill Clinton raised $8 million for Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ever get your McDonald’s order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-thru? The experiment behind the fast food giant’s current automated order taker will soon be coming to a close. McDonald’s confirmed that it’s decided to end a global partnership with IBM, which has been testing
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afternoon in
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second-such ship to be sunk in the rebel campaign. The sinking of the Tutor in the Red Sea marks
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two century-old steel pipes that help convey water from a river on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to a river that helps irrigate northern Montana cropland have failed, causing local flooding and raising concerns about the availability of drinking water for 14,000 residents in the city of Havre later this
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole has won a GOP primary outright against four challengers and will advance to November’s general election. Cole faced a well-funded political newcomer in businessman Paul Bondar, who loaned more than $5 million of his own money to his campaign. The
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — The post-pandemic surge in global sales of luxury handbags, shoes and apparel is on pace to stall this year amid a creativity crisis and price hikes focused on the biggest spending customers. The Bain consultancy released a new study in Milan on Tuesday forecasting flat worldwide
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an alleged hate crime six years ago testified Tuesday about how the two men connected on social media and went to a park. It was the last time the victim was seen.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans have settled two U.S. House nominations in runoffs. In the 2nd Congressional District, former U.S. Education Department official Wayne Johnson beat Chuck Hand, who was convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. And in the 3rd District, former Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department alleges that the state of Alaska has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing accessible machines for in-person voting, selecting inaccessible polling places for elections and maintaining an inaccessible elections website. The department informed Carol Beecher, Alaska’s election director, in
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press Baltimore (AP) — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the cargo ship Dali from returning to their home countries as investigations continue into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. Eight of the Dali’s crew members were scheduled to debark the
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Donald Trump aide Brian Jack has beaten former Georgia Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan for the Republican nomination in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Jack will be favored in November to succeed Republican U.S. Rep Drew Ferguson, who is stepping down after four terms. He will
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez are using the testimony of his former campaign manager to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Testimony Tuesday by Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, came
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