By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may be politically motivated. Kennedy’s statement, issued by his campaign on Friday, further aligns him with former President Donald Trump’s narrative
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In a formal written statement on Friday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the wildly inaccurate claim that the participants in the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol “carried no weapons” – and then, three hours later, said he was retracting the claim because
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that
Continue ReadingPORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A jury has found three people guilty in the killings of a Washington state family in 2017. KING-TV reports Danie Kelly, Jr., Robert Watson III, and Watson’s younger brother, Johnny Watson, were each found guilty Friday of four counts of premeditated first-degree murder and other charges. Christale Careaga and teenagers
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to the branch manager of a bank, he wound up spending nearly two years locked up, accused of identity theft himself. As he
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to the branch manager of a bank, he wound up spending nearly two years locked up, accused of identity theft himself. As he
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was a monumental week for Brazil’s Krenak Indigenous group after decades of being overlooked at best, and at worst, subjugated and tortured. On Tuesday, the Krenak people received a formal apology for human rights abuses they suffered during the military dictatorship
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say an actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” has been found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation. The Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County said Friday in a statement that deputies found the body
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Campaign fundraising is off to a quick start in the New Mexico contest between incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and lone Republican contender Nella Domenici. Domenici’s campaign said Friday it raised more than $1.25 million from January through March. That includes a $500,000 contribution by the Republican businesswoman-turned-candidate herself and
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The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce has been selected to help local small businesses through a new pilot program, called the Employer Connect Program. The Chamber was awarded a partnership with the county and workforce development to help businesses hire new employees. Workforce Development will pay the new hire up to $20 an hour
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A third body has been found at the site of last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Meanwhile, a tentative timeline has been released for how soon authorities believe they can reopen crucial commercial shipping channels. Engineers expect to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alyssa Nakken stole a quick moment to make an important pregame stop ahead of San Francisco’s home opener: The assistant coach ducked into the family room not far from the Giants clubhouse to check on her baby daughter and husband. Already dressed in her cream-colored
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal trial is set to begin, rehashing longstanding grievances with the current judge in a long-shot, eleventh-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case. Trump’s lawyers — echoing his recent social
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin allowed himself to become nostalgic ever so briefly during his first home game managing the San Francisco Giants. A former player for the franchise who grew up in the Bay Area, he had longed to one day wear the orange and black once
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released documents show that at least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, with penalties ranging from firings to reprimands. Police officials have been slow to release disciplinary reports resulting from the department’s
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has long had an affinity for self-driving vehicles, claiming they will be one of Tesla’s most important products. Despite big promises, years have gone by without cars that can, so far, drive on their own. But Musk, on a Friday afternoon, when companies tend to bury news,
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is out for a key game in the Western Conference playoff race, sitting the second night of a back-to-back Friday because of right knee soreness. Doncic will miss the second meeting with Golden State in four days as the MVP candidate
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores said Friday it will close all 371 of its outlets, ending the chain’s 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise. The company has stores across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas that will begin will selling off their merchandise,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores said Friday it will close all 371 of its outlets, ending the chain’s 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise. The company has stores across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas that will begin will selling off their merchandise,
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