By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he mounts a last-minute fight to move the case out of Manhattan, foiling the former president’s latest attempt
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Media outlets in Mozambique say that a makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a feared cholera outbreak has capsized off the country’s northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children. The ferry with an estimated 130 people aboard capsized Sunday after it departed the
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Monday’s solar eclipse will be partially visible in the Coachella Valley at 11:15 a.m. From the desert, we will see 53% of the sun covered by the moon. The total solar eclipse will continue from Mexico, then head to Texas and all the way up to Maine. Parts of 15 U.S. states are within the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Religious authorities in Malaysia have stepped up moral policing efforts during the holy month of Ramadan in what critics warn has been part of a wider recent shift toward a more conservative form of Islam in the multi-racial and culturally diverse nation. Ramadan, regarded as the holiest month in the
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is having a moment. Attendance and TV ratings during this year’s version of March Madness spiked thanks in part to Iowa star Caitlin Clark. Clark says she expects the growth of interest in women’s college hoops to continue even after she
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Holy Grail of the movement. With abortion rights
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Court documents say a man charged with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had been staying at an area hotel for nearly two months. Shant Michael Soghomonian was spotted outside Sanders’ office the day before and the day of the fire. Federal agents say
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá was sentenced Monday by federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan. Alcalá pleaded guilty last
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Politicians and news outlets have expressed outrage over the expulsion of a Colorado politics reporter from a Republican gathering over the weekend. Sandra Fish, a reporter for The Colorado Sun, was told Saturday that the state party chairman believed her reporting was “very unfair.” Journalists
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court on Monday to move his hush money criminal trial out of Manhattan and reverse his gag order in an eleventh-hour bid for a delay just a week before the scheduled start. At an emergency
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the case of an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting a migrant on his property will be allowed to visit the ranch near the border with Mexico as early as this week as the trial enters its second half. Judge Thomas Fink of the Santa
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In a story published April 6, 2024, The Associated Press did not include a statement from TikTok regarding efforts underway in states to ban the app. The story should have included the following statement: “Bans on state government devices and networks prevent state agencies from reaching a wider audience. Bills like
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes held at a virtual standstill Monday as trading calmed after a whirlwind couple of days left them a bit shy of their records. The S&P 500 edged down by 1.95 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5,202.39. It was coming off a
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Hicken and Blake Ellis, CNN (CNN) — US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure agreements to prevent sexual assault victims from speaking out about their alleged attacks, according to a congressional inquiry sparked by a CNN report into sexual misconduct at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy. The use of the agreements appeared to
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before his scheduled execution for killing his cousin and her husband. Dorsey’s attorney says she was informed Monday of the decision, calling it “devastating.” Parson’s spokesman didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Dorsey
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A shooting Monday inside a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas left three people dead, including the shooter, police said. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that investigators believe the shooter killed himself. “I want to make sure our community understands
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Media outlets in Mozambique say that a makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off the country’s northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children. The ferry with an estimated 130 people aboard sank Sunday after it departed the southeastern African
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish announced that her highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” will be released on May 17. The news arrived Monday via Instagram, where Eilish shared the album artwork. It features the pop singer floating in a body of water after
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry has died at age 87. In 1956, he recorded “Ain’t Got No Home,” finding almost instant stardom with the song in which he imitated a frog’s voice. The song raced up the national charts. He scored another hit in 1960 with “I Don’t Know
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