By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. He was found guilty in his hush money trial in New York, is embroiled in three other legal cases and has continued his campaign to win back the White House. But Trump has another task: Choosing a running mate.
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), the Maricopa County Department of Public Health reported this week. Another 87 deaths are under investigation for possible heat-related
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Los Angeles Olympics appear to be heading to Oklahoma — about 1,300 miles east of the host city. In an effort to maximize existing facilities and keep costs down, Los Angeles organizers have proposed that softball and canoe slalom be held in Oklahoma’s capital
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Los Angeles Olympics appear to be heading to Oklahoma — about 1,300 miles east of the host city. In an effort to maximize existing facilities and keep costs down, Los Angeles organizers have proposed that softball and canoe slalom be held in Oklahoma’s capital
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly in
Continue ReadingSELDEN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York county has reached a settlement with the family of a man fatally shot by police in his home in 2011. Suffolk County Legislator and Chair of the Ways and Means Committee Rob Trotta said Friday the Long Island county has agreed to pay $1.75 million to the family
Continue ReadingBy Merlin Delcid, CNN San Salvador (CNN) — At least 30 people have died in the heavy rains pounding Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador this week, according to authorities in each country. In El Salvador, 19 deaths have been recorded due to the storms, the director of Civil Protection, Luis Alonso Amaya, told local media. Among
Continue ReadingBy JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for migrant children who arrived to the United States on their own say the Biden administration’s new rules are not enough to ensure their safety while they are in U.S. custody and should not replace a decades-old agreement from a court settlement that requires court
Continue ReadingBy JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for migrant children who arrived to the United States on their own say the Biden administration’s new rules are not enough to ensure their safety while they are in U.S. custody and should not replace a decades-old agreement from a court settlement that requires court
Continue ReadingCENTERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — A former law officer who once served as a tiny South Dakota town’s mayor has pleaded not guilty in a three-person killing. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports 64-year-old Jay Ostrem on Thursday pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to three counts of first-degree murder, three counts
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane and wildfire season but he’s concerned about looming budget shortfalls. As parts of
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has spoken about preventing the occupied West Bank from becoming a part of an independent Palestinian state, according to leaked audio of a speech he gave earlier this month. Smotrich, a leading far right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at this summer’s Republican National Convention. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that Sean O’Brien had “accepted” his invitation to address delegates in Milwaukee next month. The move comes as the presumptive
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas medical panel has approved guidance for doctors working under one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans. But the panel refused to list specific exceptions to the law, which doctors have complained is dangerously unclear. The Texas Medical Board’s decision Friday came weeks after
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press The leaders of a conservative California county that tried to hand-count ballots in response to unfounded claims of fraud have hired a new registrar of voters with no experience running elections. The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Wednesday to give the job to Tom Toller, a former
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press The leaders of a conservative California county that tried to hand-count ballots in response to unfounded claims of fraud have hired a new registrar of voters with no experience running elections. The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Wednesday to give the job to Tom Toller, a former
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over a thousand votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday. Clark’s Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston is third, about 40,000 votes behind the leaders. Wilson is having an incredible season, averaging 27.9
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over a thousand votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday. Clark’s Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston is third, about 40,000 votes behind the leaders. Wilson is having an incredible season, averaging 27.9
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Los Angeles Olympics are heading to Oklahoma — about 1,300 miles east of the host city. In an effort to maximize existing facilities and keep costs down, softball and canoe slalom will be held in Oklahoma’s capital city during the 2028 Games, Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a California woman who said her rights were violated after federal officials refused to allow her husband into the country, in part, because of the way his tattoos were interpreted. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines found that citizens don’t
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