By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials says the Biden administration is expected to announce a new $400 million package of military aid for Ukraine. The aid comes as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the northeast Kharkiv region. This is the third tranche
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has found that 63-year-old death row inmate Wade Greely Lay is incompetent to be executed. District Judge Tim Mills on Thursday wrote that psychologists found that the prisoner has no “rational understanding” of why he is to be put to death. Defense attorney
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Steve Bannon, the ex-adviser to former President Donald Trump who was found guilty after failing to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6 committee. Bannon’s conviction — and now, the DC Circuit’s affirmation
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated sophomore album, “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada,” Friday. The sextet began their career playing quinceañeras in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Viral fame arrived when their spirited cover of “No
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited concerns about stubbornly high inflation and interest rates and fears that unemployment could rise. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, dropped to 67.4
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are heading toward the close of another winning week with some more modest gains on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading and on track for a third straight winning week following a mostly miserable April. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Consumer sentiment plunged to the lowest level in six months as price increases reaccelerated, according to the latest University of Michigan survey of consumers, released Friday. Additionally, consumers are bracing for even higher price increases in the year ahead compared to readings from prior months, the survey
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Police made more than 40 arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hours after police tear-gassed demonstrators and took down a similar camp at the University of Arizona. The dismantling at Penn came around 5:30
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside the store sign for roughly a year. Contractors who were on the roof of a Family Fare store in Midland found the 34-year-old in late April. The sign
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hope is fading for dozens of workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa. The death toll rose to 12 on Friday and more than 40 were still missing. Authorities said rescuers were now faced with the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are heading toward the close of another winning week with some more modest gains on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading and on track for a third straight winning week following a mostly miserable April. The Dow Jones Industrial
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Democrats that challenged Wisconsin’s witness requirements for absentee voting, a ruling that keeps the law in place with the presidential election six months away. The rules for voting in Wisconsin are of heightened interest given its
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Authorities in Russia say that at least three people have been killed and six others injured when a bus veered off a bridge in the country’s second-largest city St. Petersburg. The Emergencies Ministry said that rescuers removed nine people from the water and three of them died. It said that
Continue ReadingWOODSTOCK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed. Shenandoah County’s school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School, and Honey Run Elementary
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked tensions and led to accusations of treason. The video was released three weeks ahead of what could be the most pivotal national election since the end of the
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make happy accidents with a TV series teaching the Bob Ross -method of painting using some of the prolific artist’s work that have never been seen before. Before Ross died in 1995 from cancer, he had completed seven
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria amid pomp and dancing on Friday to champion mental health for young people affected by conflicts and to promote the Invictus Games, which the prince founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library. Minor damage was caused to the reinforced box but the historic document was unscathed. The pair of protesters from Just Stop Oil pounded on the case with a hammer and chisel. The
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target confirmed Friday that it won’t carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities. Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products,
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