Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress. The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Gaza. The invitation from House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Radovan Karadzic, who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity related to ethnic violence during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Petnjica, Montenegro Father: Vuk Karadzic Mother: Jovanka Karadzic Marriage: Ljiljana
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamar Michaelis and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is in central Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement Friday, despite international concern and anger over its military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city. The IDF statement confirms what eyewitnesses told CNN earlier this week, when tanks were spotted
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamar Michaelis and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is in central Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement Friday, despite international concern and anger over its military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city. The IDF statement confirms what eyewitnesses told CNN earlier this week, when tanks were spotted
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and NHL’s Dallas Stars are deeper in the playoffs together than they’ve ever been. That’s since the Stars moved south from Minnesota 31 years ago. The Mavs have reached the NBA Finals, and the Stars are in the Western Conference Final against
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday denied a petition to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation. Jurors in 1996 found Davis
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday denied a petition to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation. Jurors in 1996 found Davis
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students. Attorney Kimberly Wald represents the family of D’Sean Perry who was killed. She said Friday that UVA will pay $2 million each to the families
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah family whose son has been implicated in a thwarted coup in Congo says they’re unsure if he’s still alive. U.S. officials have yet to make contact with Tyler Thompson and two other Americans two weeks after their arrest. The 21-year-old had traveled to
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Will Donald Trump go to prison? Could he pardon himself? What about the election? The first criminal conviction of a former American president raises a host of legal and political questions. Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury Thursday of 34
Continue ReadingCNN By Nikki Carvajal and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said that Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial reaffirmed “the American principle that no one is above the law.” Speaking from the White House, Biden said the jury consisted of regular Americans who heard evidence and returned a unanimous verdict. “Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is likely to remain eligible to vote in Florida despite his conviction for 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial. That highlights the confusing way Florida handles allowing people convicted of felonies to cast ballots. While many states
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seat belt warning system that may increase the risk of an injury in a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The bodies of a U.S. missionary couple killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital have been returned to their family in Missouri. Natalie Lloyd’s parents announced on Facebook that the remains of their daughter and son-in-law arrived Friday in Kansas City. Natalie and Davy Lloyd’s
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war. Biden added that Hamas
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer’s hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison. John George Todd III declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced him
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA’s new charter flight program still has a few expected kinks but commissioner Cathy Engelbert expects everything to be running smoothly after the Olympic break. “It’s a big Rubik’s Cube,” Engelbert told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. “Where could we get
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA’s new charter flight program still has a few expected kinks but commissioner Cathy Engelbert expects everything to be running smoothly after the Olympic break. “It’s a big Rubik’s Cube,” Engelbert told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. “Where could we get
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The next time former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted felon. When that will be remains to be seen – one of countless unknowns heading into an unprecedented election made more extraordinary by the events of the past week. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property. Mayor Eric Adams’ latest ticket was issued by a city health inspector May 16 at a row house he owns in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. He can contest the ticket in July. A spokesperson
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