By 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
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Columbia University announced on Monday that it has canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony because of disruptions caused by recent pro-Palestinian protests. Students will still be able to celebrate at a series of smaller, school-based graduation ceremonies this week and next. The protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war began nearly three
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army ordered about 100,000 Palestinians on Monday to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent and further complicating efforts to broker a cease-fire. Israel’s closest allies, including
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. But soon after Israel announced it was ordering about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from Rafah, Hamas said
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A building that was under construction has collapsed in South Africa, with authorities saying there are multiple injuries. Local media reported at least 59 people are trapped under the rubble after Monday’s collapse, while 10 others have been rescued. They say five people sustained
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A spokesman says Polish prosecutors have discontinued an investigation into several human skeletons found at a site where German dictator Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders spent time during World War II because the advanced state of decay made it impossible to determine the cause of
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN, SEAN MURPHY and JIM SALTER Associated Press Forecasters say millions of people in the central United States could see powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail. The National Weather Service forecast that much of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas are at the greatest risk of severe weather.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to rehearse deploying tactical nuclear weapons, as part of military drills to respond to what he called “threats” by the West. Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Putin has repeatedly made veiled threats to use tactical nuclear weapons against the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Hospital operator Steward Health Care has filed for bankruptcy protection, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates in Massachusetts. Company officials said Steward took the step Monday as a necessary measure to allow the company to continue to provide necessary care to its patients. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. After summoning the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry, Moscow
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Authorities say a man who tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told him to do it” was thwarted when his gun didn’t fire and he was tackled by a congregant. State police say the chaos at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Some 155 police officers were injured in fighting involving Dynamo Berlin and Energie Cottbus fans over the weekend. Berlin police say most of the injuries are from tear-gas use. The police say 116 officers suffered injuries from tear-gas use, 28 from assaults and 11 after being
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