By The Associated Press Auburn running back Brian Battie has been hospitalized following a weekend shooting in Sarasota, Florida, where his brother was killed and three others injured. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s office said Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others, who weren’t named, were taken to hospitals in Manatee and
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Supreme Court has ruled that two Republican candidates for the state legislature should not have been fined thousands of dollars for criticizing the governor in their 2014 campaign ads. The court overturned the fines on Monday, saying they violated the constitutional free speech rights of
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials say a hiker died after falling from a trail in the Columbia River Gorge. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Elisha Angelic Macias was hiking with friends near Horsetail Falls on Sunday. After separating from the group and going off trail, she fell about 50 to 60 feet.
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Human rights attorney Amal Clooney is among a group of legal experts who advised the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek arrest warrants against the top leaders of Israel and Hamas. The panel was convened by the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and tasked to review the evidence and
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — When her mother died two years ago, Celia Bashaw began dreaming about art, and not just any art. Her thoughts were fixed on an heirloom her great uncle, Chuck Perkins, had carved. Her mother and grandmother had loved it. But Bashaw couldn’t find it. She knew it had been
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Philadelphia has mandated that all city employees return to working full-time in their offices as of July 15. Mayor Cherelle Parker sys Monday she wants to create a more visible and accessible government. The decision ends the city’s virtual work policy put in place in 2021. Parker said about 80%
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice of appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial briefly closed the courtroom Monday, forcing reporters into the hallway after he admonished a defense witness for his behavior on the witness stand. It happened minutes into the testimony
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers have failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment that would have enshrined protections for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state Constitution. It’s an acrimonious end to the 2024 legislative session. The Minnesota ERA was the one of the biggest casualties. Partisan
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change. The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a Penguin Random House division, announced on Monday the departures of Alfred A.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group. The human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney announced her participation in
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and PHIL HOLM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Newly-released satellite photos reviewed by the Associated Press show a large exodus of Palestinians from the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah earlier this month ahead of a feared Israeli ground invasion there. The photos taken three days apart — first on May 5 and
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts injured his left shoulder and was removed from Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Bogaerts landed on the shoulder while diving for a bases-loaded grounder hit by Ronald Acuña Jr. in the third inning. Bogaerts stopped the grounder but
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE AP Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black teenager wrongly convicted and executed in Pennsylvania in 1931 is suing the county that prosecuted him. Sixteen-year-old Alexander McClay Williams remains the youngest person Pennsylvania has put to death. He was exonerated by Gov. Tom Wolf two years ago after
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale has surprised the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth by giving each of them $1,000. But there was a condition: They were to keep $500 and give away the rest. Students huddling under ponchos and umbrellas yelled and cheered as
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Violence has intensified in southwestern Colombia with a bomb blast injuring six people in the city of Jamundi and an attack by insurgents on a police station in the rural town of Morales leaving at least two officers dead. Colombia’s government attributed the attacks to the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish president has criticized the Eurovision Song Contest, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday described participants at the contest as the “Trojan horses of social corruption” and said his government was right to keep Turkey out of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3 billion to its creditors and investors, including thousands of people who New York regulators say were defrauded by the company. The plan and settlement was approved Friday by Judge Sean H.
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA G0ODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor “bubble,” chief Anne Milgram made an unusual request of top deputies summoned in March for what she called the “Marijuana Meeting”: Nobody could take notes. Over the next half hour, she broke
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Yohan Ramírez from the New York Mets for cash on Monday. The 29-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment last week. He started the season with the Mets, allowing seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, and was claimed by Baltimore on April 13. Ramírez returned to
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