Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Utah state Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on the second day of Kouri Richins’ preliminary hearing that prosecutors
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular “New Heights” podcast to Amazon’s Wondery under a three-year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights. The financial terms of the deal were not immediately available,
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been building chemistry on and off the court and it’s paid off in a big way. They are the team sitting atop the WNBA standings. New York has won nine of its last 10 games, including all but one of is post-Olympic contests
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prosecutors are calling for for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year. Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May that targeted
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and later writing a children’s book about grief, has been ordered to stand trial on murder and other charges, Utah District Court Judge Richard Mrazik ruled Tuesday. Richins faces several felony charges related to the killing, including
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — An 80-year-old man has died after falling from a boat on the Colorado River inside Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Tuesday. It’s believed to be the fifth reported fatality at the canyon in less than a month and the 13th this year. In a news release, a
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer The global soccer players’ union has released a guide to give athletes and teams alike a guide for best practices in returning from pregnancy and childbirth. It covers how to manage pregnancy, what to expect in childbirth, and how to prepare for a return to soccer. Cheyna Matthews, who retired from pro
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The defense attorney for a deputy charged with fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman in Florida’s Panhandle is a well-known litigator with decades of experience. He’s also a former state lawmaker and prosecutor who unsuccessfully ran for governor. Attorney Rod Smith’s legal career includes the prosecution
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot, despite his request to be removed, and also rejected a Democratic attempt to oust independent candidate Cornel West. A move by Democratic elections commissioners to keep Green Party candidate Jill Stein off the
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Palm Springs Police are searching for a suspect wanted in shooting a 17-year old Palm Springs resident Monday night. Police spokesperson Lt. Gus Araiza says just before 11:00 pm officers were called to the 400 block of Bon Air Drive in a response to reports of shots fired in the area. Police found evidence of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has extended a temporary order for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell and Iris
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told CBS News that she is “concerned” about the court’s divisive decision to grant sweeping immunity to former President Donald Trump because it treats one person differently than others in the criminal justice system. “I was concerned about a system that appeared to
Continue ReadingMADISON, W.Va. (AP) — A 13-year-old football player in West Virginia has died after receiving a head injury in practice. Madison Middle School defensive lineman Cohen Craddock was hurt while making a tackle Friday. The eighth grader suffered from brain bleeding and swelling and was taken to a hospital. His father, Ryan Craddock, tells news
Continue ReadingPLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Karen Read and two bars where she and her police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, had been drinking the night he died. Read has pleaded not guilty and awaits a retrial on charges including second-degree murder in O’Keefe’s death. The civil suit filed by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week. The Africa CDC is also repeating a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. The first
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies. The details are contained in a report submitted to a parliamentary committee Tuesday by the national anti-graft unit. Nearly 40 other investigations are ongoing into alleged corruption
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The federal government is leading a cleanup of the hazardous remains of a Detroit-area storage site for vaping supplies. In March, explosions destroyed the building, sent debris flying for miles and killed a man. Goo Smoke Shop in Macomb County was stuffed with vape pens, butane cannisters, nitrous
Continue ReadingAssociated Press More than 200 staffers for four previous Republican presidential nominees have endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris’ White House bid. They caution in an open letter that the notion of a second term for GOP nominee Donald Trump is “simply untenable” and “will hurt real, everyday people.” In a letter first published in USA Today,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool and indoors. Darrell Taylor, 61, has no air-conditioning in his apartment in Chicago, where it reached a record-breaking 98 degrees Fahrenheit. He described
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