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By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The United States widened its sanctions against Russia Wednesday as G7 leaders prepared to gather in Italy for a summit where top priorities will be boosting support for Ukraine and grinding down Russia’s war machine. Wednesday’s package targeted Chinese companies which help Russia pursue its war in Ukraine and raised
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked him out of her courtroom. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans referred misconduct allegations against Judge Kathy Flanagan to the Judicial Inquiry Board on Friday.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case. Musk in February sued the San Francisco artificial intelligence company and its CEO Sam Altman over what he said was a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday that his government will decide later when to leave the Collective Security Treaty
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. West, nicknamed “Mr.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. West, nicknamed “Mr.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping amid a worldwide rally Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in morning trading and on track to add to its all-time high set a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is kicking off her husband’s outreach to older voters, an effort that will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games. While President Joe Biden is in Italy attending the Group of Seven summit, the first lady will travel to four swing
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Bestselling author V.E. Schwab has a 7-figure book deal. Tor Books announced Wednesday that it has agreed to terms on a $2 million contract with the science fiction/fantasy novelist. “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” is scheduled for June 2025. Schwab’s novel will span from 16th century Santo Domingo to
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Michael Mitsanas, CNN (CNN) — At least 49 people are dead after a fire ripped through a residential building housing foreign workers in Kuwait on Wednesday, according to Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior. Video circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN showed the moment the blaze engulfed the six-story building in
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY and FANNY BRODERSEN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The currywurst promises to be among the most tantalizing gourmet treats on offer at the European Championship this summer. The pork sausage garnished with curry sauce can be served with skin or without. It’s choice that visiting fans will need to make before they
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US and Ukraine are expected to sign a bilateral security pact on the sidelines of the G7 in Italy on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, in a deal that lays out a path for the US’ long-term security relationship with Kyiv but that could also be
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer Juan Soto has been on baseball cards with Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts. But this one, well, this one was a little different for Soto. This one had the New York Yankees slugger and Puerto Rican musician Daddy Yankee. “It surprised
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As temperatures rapidly rise in the Coachella Valley, people become more vulnerable to heat-related illness. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2023 alone, 2,302 people across the nation died from heat-related injury or illness. The Cathedral City Fire Department says it receives about 10 heat-related illness calls per day. To
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — In late April, Albina Roman and her daughter landed at Los Angeles International Airport and saw the rest of their family for the first time in nearly three years. In the terminal, 8-year-old Muhsenat ran toward her father, shaky cell phone video captured by Ahmad Roman
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure barring congressional candidates who would turn 81 by the end of the year before their term would expire. The measure, which cleared the simple majority needed to amend the state’s constitution with 61% support, is likely to face legal challenges,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry West, the Hall of Fame player and executive who was the inspiration for the NBA logo, has died at age 86.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading and on track to add to its record set a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 297 points, or 0.8%, as
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO, GISELA SALOMON and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The fleet, made up of a frigate,
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species. Police say the suspects are part of a network that used homemade firearms to kill at least 26 Javan rhinos since 2018 to get their horns, which
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