By OLEG CETINIC and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of a film, prosecutors announced Monday. The 75-year-old actor, who previously has denied any wrongdoing, was detained for questioning by
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped but was later located and taken to a hospital. The Mexican Council of Bishops said earlier that Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a bishop emeritus, disappeared on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO, CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began suspending students as colleges around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO, CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began suspending students as colleges around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. It’s a problem that has
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Hicks was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels on Monday after batting .140 in 18 games. Hicks was 8 for 57 with the Angels and had only one hit in his last 19 at-bats. “We just thought we needed to start making some changes,” manager Ron Washington said
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Festival season concludes in the Coachella Valley after three weekends of Coachella and Stagecoach, drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees. While in the area, tourists shop locally, creating a boom in business for local business owners. “Our businesses are happy,” said Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo. “The economic impact goes beyond the dollars spent on a ticket. They
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eight years after catching a ride on a fast, foiling catamaran off Manhattan, retired skiing champion Lindsey Vonn has joined the board of directors of the United States SailGP Team. Vonn is the latest star to come aboard the rebranded American team in tech billionaire
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s powerful House speaker. The House Ethics Committee voted 7-2 on Monday to dismiss the complaint against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher. One Democrat voted present. Plocher was accused of misusing taxpayer dollars, using his influence
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped but was later located and taken to a hospital. The Mexican Council of Bishops said earlier that Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a bishop emeritus, disappeared on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — An autopsy conducted on the remains of a Colorado mother who disappeared while on a bike ride in 2020 and was found dead three years later determined she died by homicide and had a drug cocktail in her system that is used to immobilize animals. Suzanne
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic Bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico has been kidnapped. The Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday that Msgr. Salvador Rangel disappeared Saturday, and called on his captors to release him. The council said Rangel was in ill health, and begged
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force trying to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the officers
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other hardliners. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have narrowly failed again to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto. A vote Monday in the state Senate against overriding Kelly’s veto of tax cuts worth $1.5 billion over the next three years made it likely
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Morongo Basin school bus driver Ben Glaser was honored by the California Highway Patrol for his quick thinking that saved the lives of students during a crash. Glaser received the California Highway Patrol Southern Region School Bus Driver of the Year for 2023. Glaser, a Student Transportation of America Driver for the Morongo Unified School
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as police arrested more demonstrators at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied
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