By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese citizen who threatened and harassed an individual who advocated for democracy in China has been sentenced to nine months in prison and three years of supervised release, the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Xiaolei Wu, 26, who attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston,
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s president to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference where the crowd repeatedly interrupted the speaker and at times loudly booed him and other GOP lawmakers who were with him as they stood at the microphones. “We just can’t allow this
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by survivors of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for a murder suspect. The Jackson City Council on Tuesday approved payment of $17,786 to settle the lawsuit filed by relatives of George Robinson
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months. Gov. Laura Kelly described the tax plan Wednesday as too expensive despite the bipartisan support it enjoyed in the Republican-controlled Legislature. The cuts in income,
Continue ReadingBy ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Amnesty International says authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest peacefully. In its an annual report published Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take place at the end of this month, the rights group said two newspapers in
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ, REBECCA BOONE and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s unclear exactly where the Supreme Court will land after hearing arguments about Idaho’s abortion ban. But the Biden administration is facing a tough road in persuading the court to rule against Idaho. The court had earlier allowed Idaho’s ban to be
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Abigail Edan, the 4-year-old American girl who was held hostage in Gaza for several weeks at the start of the war. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House meeting with Abigail and her family was “a reminder
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancer. The legislation comes as Bayer faces tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming it failed to warn people that the key ingredient in Roundup
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza. The video was the first sign of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin since Hamas’
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By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, escalating a massive threat to the company’s US operations. Congress had passed the bill this week as part of a wide-ranging foreign aid package meant to support Israel and Ukraine. It was approved
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY, STEVE LeBLANC and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza. The demand has its roots in the Boycott,
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta said Wednesday its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms. But its shares dropped sharply in after-hours trading following lukewarm revenue guidance. Meta Platforms Inc. earned $12.37
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The number of arrests made during the second weekend of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were up 40% compared to last year, police said today. From Friday morning to Sunday night, the Indio Police Department made a total 112 arrests at the festival, according to department spokesman Ben Guitron. That compares to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A former Connecticut city alderman has been sentenced to 10 days behind bars for joining a mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. Chief Judge James Boasberg also ordered Gene DiGiovanni Jr. to perform 50 hours of community service for his role in the Jan. 6,
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia faces a runoff presidential ballot, which will coincide with May 8 parliamentary elections. That’s because no candidate secured enough votes to win outright in Wednesday’s first round. Near-full results in the country that is jockeying to join the European Union show a strong
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. The imprint has been
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of the envelopes used to return mail-in ballots has been redesigned, but that didn’t prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary. Some votes from this week’s primary election won’t count as
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff’s deputy of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in distress. The 2022 death of Christian Glass in the small mountain community of Silver Plume drew national attention and prompted calls for police
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — More than a hundred thousand protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina Tuesday to demand President Javier Milei increase funding for public universities. The protests, organized by students, alumni, unions, and political parties, were among the biggest in a series of demonstrations that
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road. After the crash
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