By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s son heads into its final stretch Monday as the defense tries to chip away at prosecutors’ case laying bare some of the darkest moments of Hunter Biden’s drug-fueled past. Hunter Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JACK DURA Associated Press Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has spent most of his life in prison since being convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. A parole hearing for Peltier was held Monday at a federal prison in Florida. At 79, his health is failing. His
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four Utah Republicans battling to win the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney are set to face off in a primary debate. U.S. Rep. John Curtis is considered the favorite in the June 25 primary. But a suburban mayor named Trent Staggs won the
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. One dispensary is already out entirely and the other is selling its remaining supplies. The problem boils down to location. Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than seven years ago, the state’s Cannabis Control
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will consider the political future of three-term Rep. Jared Golden in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional elections. Golden is a Democrat with a history of supporting gun rights who has long bucked his party on the issue.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has returned to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance following the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza. There’s been no firm response yet from Hamas or Israel to the proposal.
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diesel price in Malaysia have jumped by more than 50%, as part of a revamp of decades-old fuel subsidies to tighten government spending and save billions of ringgit annually. The restructuring Monday eliminates blanket energy subsidies and redirects them to the needy. They’re part of economic reforms pledged by Prime
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on the
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, Maria Kostenko, Darya Tarasova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia. The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 29-year-old man who was being held on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 injured in Sacramento, California, died in jail over the weekend, his attorney told CNN. The suspect, Smiley Martin, was facing a murder charge, according to CNN
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from Paul McCartney & Wings, Jake Gyllenhaal starring in his first TV role as a prosecutor accused of murder in “Presumed Innocent,” and actor Andrew McCarthy sets out to reconnect with some of this fellow Brat Pack alum. “Origin,” Ava DuVernay’s stirringly
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year. That’s according to revised government data and was slightly better than the initial estimate of a 2.0% contraction. The revision reported Monday was due to private sector investments, at
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dearica Hamby finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Aari McDonald scored 16 off the bench and the Los Angeles Sparks beat two-time defending-champion Las Vegas 96-92 on Sunday night after the Aces scored the first 14 points of the game. Hamby sank 6 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer and
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest assaults on shipping in the region. One anti-ship ballistic cruise missile hit the Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Norderney forward station late Saturday, starting a fire that those on
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump endorsed Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the Nevada U.S. Senate race on Sunday, choosing a candidate widely seen as the front-runner over a crowded primary field of candidates who have angled to align themselves with the former president. Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded by warning
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their passing and defense. The Mavericks can stop worrying about who Boston’s best player is. Everyone is contributing to the Celtics’ quest for an unprecedented
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the U.N. World Food Program said Sunday the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned about the safety of our people” after what had been one of the deadliest days of the war
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, Aaron Judge and Oswaldo Cabrera also went deep and the New York Yankees rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night to prevent a three-game sweep in a series billed as a possible World Series preview. Teoscar Hernández’s sixth-inning
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even on a day when he wasn’t pitching, Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi ended up right in the middle of the action. Not in a way he wanted, though. Kikuchi cost his team an out by bolting from the dugout and colliding with an opponent
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