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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN and MSNBC both cut away from former President Donald Trump’s live remarks Friday about halfway through to offer fact checks, and never returned. Two networks popular with Trump supporters — Fox News and Newsmax — carried all of the former president talking about his
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran,
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years after national elections this week, marking the biggest political shift in the country since the end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela’s party suffered a seismic blow
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A former vice chief of naval operations was arrested Friday for allegedly steering government contracts towards a company in exchange for a lucrative job offer while commanding US naval forces in Europe and Africa and the Allied Joint Forces Command. Robert Burke, a retired four-star Admiral, and
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general’s office will resume emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault but end the rare practice of reimbursing victims for abortions. More than 350 claims for emergency contraception that were pending while Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office conducted a comprehensive review
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Anthony Tandron was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test under Major League Baseball’s new drug program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada. Tandron tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. An 18-year-old signed for a $77,500 bonus in February
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina’s largest city plan to update the public on the investigation into the fatal shootings of four law enforcement officers a month ago. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department scheduled a Friday evening media briefing about the April 29 shootings. They were the deadliest against law enforcement officers since 2016,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning parents to avoid a brand of powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer that may contain a dangerous bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday a sample of Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula tested positive for
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of murder conspiracy and other charges in the killing of Jennifer Dulos in Connecticut has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison. A judge in Stamford handed down the punishment Friday to Michelle Troconis, who was convicted in March.
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers voted on Friday to place top U.S. Senate candidates on the August primary ballot after some had faced challenges saying they hadn’t turned in enough valid signatures to qualify. One Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Nasser Beydoun, was disqualified Friday after it
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired four-star admiral who was once the Navy’s second highest ranking officer has been charged with helping a company secure a government contract in exchange for a lucrative job with the firm. Robert Burke was arrested Friday in Florida on charges including
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An already verdant May for Wall Street finished with another push higher as stocks rallied Friday after a report showed inflation is at least not worsening. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to close its sixth winning month in the last seven. The main measure of
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — One of the escaped Louisiana inmates who has been on the run since last weekend has been captured, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office. Omarion Hookfin, 19, has been taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities did not specify when or where Hookfin
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Russian authorities have declared that a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others are “foreign agents.” It’s the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. The designation carries additional government scrutiny and
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement
Continue ReadingBy DEBORAH BRENNAN/CalMatters CalMatters FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — The war over abortion is raging in statehouses around the country, but in California, a bastion of reproductive rights, the fight has shifted to local battlegrounds. In the Inland Empire region, Planned Parenthood is suing the city of Fontana, alleging its officials are illegally blocking its plans
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have started proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts who work with the world’s biggest universities and think tanks, the latest step in the years-long crackdown on dissent in the country. The scientists, all of whom have left Belarus and
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Pop singer, dancer and entertainer Jennifer Lopez has canceled her upcoming summer tour, which included a stop at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert on July 19. The cancellation was announced via Lopez’s newsletter, stating she is “heartsick and devastated” to disappoint fans. This decision came after Lopez canceled several shows last March in different locations,
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