By Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he would seek a fourth term in the US Senate, calling the upcoming election cycle “the most important national election in our lifetimes.” At 82, the Vermont progressive – an independent who caucuses with Democrats – is the second-oldest member of the Senate.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri panel found that fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases. Forty-three youth died — 20 of them under the age of 4 — in 2022 alone from the infamously powerful drug. That reflected an overall doubling
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt the seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister. There was no immediate comment
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group battling Myanmar’s army in the country’s west claims it took hundreds of government soldiers prisoner when it captured a major command post. The Arakan Army is the well-armed military wing of the Rakhine ethnic minority movement and it has been attacking army
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has recognized the United States Military Academy with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for besting other service academies in football. Army beat both the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy during last year’s season. The West Point, New York-based college posted an overall win-loss record of 6-6, including
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A jewel thief who is wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 from a Tiffany store in New York by switching it with a cubic zirconia replica, authorities said. The theft took place on March 4 at a Tiffany store in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A jewel thief who is wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 from a Tiffany store in New York by switching it with a cubic zirconia replica, authorities said. The theft took place on March 4 at a Tiffany store in
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt the seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are hearing for the first time how and why Michael Cohen’s reimbursement for the Stormy Daniels’ payment was entered as a legal expense. Former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney took the stand Monday morning and detailed conversations around said reimbursement. Before witness testimony, Trump
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, has fired an auditor that federal regulators recently charged with “massive fraud.” The former president’s media company dismissed BF Borgers as its independent public accounting firm on Friday and engaged with Semple, Marchal & Cooper as its replacement
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says Savannah city officials overstepped their authority when they outlawed keeping guns in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council adopted an ordinance in April that requires people to lock vehicles with guns stashed inside. Violators face fines of up to $1,000 and
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to confront a vote over his ouster in the coming days, a pivotal moment that presents a major leadership test for the Louisiana Republican even though he is expected to prevail. House Democratic leaders have said that Democrats will vote
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s coronation anniversary has been marked in London under soggy skies with ceremonial gunfire. A 41-gun salute by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park rang out next to Buckingham Palace at noon on Monday. It was followed an hour later by the Honorable Artillery Company cracking off
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new fashion competition show on E! called “OMG Fashun,” challenges contestants to repurpose materials to create looks so unique that model and “it girl” Julia Fox would wear them. Fox is a co-host and judge on the show alongside Law Roach, who is best known for styling his close
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Yogurt sold in U.S. grocery store may soon have new labels that say the popular food might help reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently said it’s OK for producers of yogurt to make that claim even though it’s based on limited
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A person fell from the stands at the football stadium during Ohio State University’s graduation ceremony and died Sunday, university officials confirmed. “Tragically, an individual fell from the stands and is deceased,” Benjamin Johnson, a representative for the university, told CNN in an email Monday, adding the school had
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee’s election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin’s largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential swing state. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Monday that he would be replacing Milwaukee Election Commission
Continue ReadingCLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say an infant girl who was abducted from a park near Clovis, New Mexico has been found safe, and a suspect is in custody. Clovis police and the FBI in Albuquerque said Monday morning that 10-month-old Eleia Maria Torres has been taken to a Clovis-area hospital as a precautionary measure.
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd signed a multi-year contract extension with the team on Monday. The Mavericks announced the move a day before opening their second-round playoff series at Oklahoma City. Dallas advanced last week by eliminating the Los Angeles Clippers in six games. The hall of fame point guard, who won
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