Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man while he was on the lam during a 36-hour escape from prison. Skylar Meade has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the March 20 escape.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Miriam Butorin was supposed to attend Taylor Swift’s concert on Friday for her 13th birthday. She is missing it, but for the very best reason. Miriam’s mother, Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, was released Thursday from Russian detention in a historic prisoner swap. The release of the 47-year-old journalist for the US-backed
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government says it has completed negotiations with the United States on an agreement that would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data for space launches in Canada. The agreement, which is yet to be signed, will establish the legal and technical safeguards needed, while ensuring
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Summer McIntosh is really headed for a golden birthday. The Canadian swim star turns 18 on Aug. 18, and she has already learned so much about the world – including just how heavy an Olympic medal is. “The first night when I put the silver on my neck
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Using another attorney, Favre filed an appeal Thursday asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn a ruling issued last month
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. It is perhaps the largest movement of US forces to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors, officials said Friday. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors, officials said Friday. Nearly 500,000 people from the four countries arrived through June under presidential authority after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Authorities and witnesses in Somalia say an explosion and gunfire has rocked a hotel by the beach in the capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces are at the scene. The state-owned Somali National News Agency reported Friday night that security forces had “neutralized the attackers.” There was no
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week. Her interview list includes Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Tim Walz of
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers union says putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket increases the Democrats’ chance of winning Michigan and keeping the White House in November. In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Shawn Fain also said former President
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys remain in contact with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is holding out of training camp while seeking a new contract, owner Jerry Jones said Friday. “I don’t think that’s anything I would comment on as far as proximity on meeting of minds, but we’re all talking,”
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been ordered to spend 145 years in prison in the fatal shootings of three adults and a 7-year-old girl following an argument with his former girlfriend over her federal COVID-19 relief money. The Marion County prosecutor’s office says 28-year-old Malik Halfacre was sentenced Friday. He pleaded guilty in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Almar Latour, publisher of The Wall Street Journal. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Finer; Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; United Auto Workers President Shawn
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and violates their civil rights. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled Thursday that the state’s ban violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects employees and job applicants from employment discrimination
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Vermont judge has denied a request to replace the public defenders for the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington in November, saying it’s premature. Judge Kevin Griffin on Friday also denied Jason Eaton’s request to hold a private hearing on the matter with just
Continue ReadingELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county is losing its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election ballots go to voters. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports that both Pasquotank County Director Emma Tate and deputy Troy White have submitted their resignations. They’re effective Aug. 16. Tate has
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain says it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats. The Femsa corporation, which operates the Oxxo chain of convenience stores, said its stores will reopen Friday. Nuevo Laredo is located across
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