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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz won a contentious Republican primary to defend her seat just months after she decided to run for reelection in a campaign that focused attention on her opposition to sending aid to her native Ukraine. She defeated eight rival Republicans to secure her
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Camay Mitchell De Silva, an 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot last month during a nearby argument at the dorms of Delaware State University, police in Dover said Monday. De Silva, who was not a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — State experts have found the man charged with shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 had untreated mental illness but was legally sane at the time of the attack. The results of the sanity evaluation of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa done at
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad valve in the rocket. The countdown was halted Monday night after a pressure-relief valve in the Atlas rocket’s upper stage opened and closed so quickly and so many times that
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN, SEAN MURPHY and JIM SALTER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Several Midwest states were bracing for dangerous storms Tuesday as tornadoes spun through parts of Michigan, one day after a powerful twister roared through a small Oklahoma town, killing at least one person and destroying dozens of homes. The National
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, citing significant issues around classified evidence that would need to be worked out before the federal criminal case goes to a jury. In an order Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz. The law, prompted by the frustration a legislator felt at
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A Riverside County man, who admitted to selling fentanyl to a 33-year-old man who ingested the powerful synthetic opioid and suffered a fatal overdose, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison. Sergio Maya, 33, of Lake Elsinore, was sentenced in Los Angeles federal court by U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi, who also
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A 15-year-old hiker who collapsed from apparent fatigue while trekking north of Anza in the San Bernardino National Forest today was airlifted to a hospital after firefighters located her. The “hiker down” call was received just before 2 p.m. along the Ramona Trail in the vicinity of Thomas Mountain, roughly three miles west of Highway
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he’ll be selecting with the No. 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. “I would think so ,yeah,” Grier said when asked if he anticipates using the top
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed into law new rules for challenging voters’ eligibility along with a measure that would make it easier for an independent candidate to qualify for the presidential ballot — provisions that could shape the outcome of fall elections in this key battleground
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien had four hits and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers scored 10 times in the second inning of a 15-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Jonah Heim added four hits and two RBIs as Texas extended its season-high win streak to four games, outscoring opponents 37-16 during
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don’t emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane — according to a report published Wednesday by Ember, a think tank based in London. For the
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has confirmed a report that former major leaguer Monte Harrison, a 28-year-old outfielder who played parts of three seasons with the Angels and Marlins, plans to walk on with the Razorbacks’ football program. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported Tuesday that Harrison had committed to the school. An Arkansas football spokesman
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota have submitted petitions to get the issue once again on the November ballot. Voters approved a legalization initiative in 2020, only to have it struck down the next year in court for violating a single-subject requirement for constitutional amendments. Voters defeated another
Continue ReadingSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to choose first overall.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego. Debra Robinson noted that her son Jake loved surfing so much that, as a doctor, he liked to work in hospitals near the beach. Robinson thanked Australian officials
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban. In the reliably red state, which is firmly ensconced in the Bible Belt and where even
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The city of Indio is making tentative plans for a big hometown event should Abi Carter make it to the Top 3 on American Idol. You can vote here for Abi Carter here: https://idolvote.abc.com Abi Carter, an Indio native, has been impressing audiences and judges alike throughout this season of American Idol. City officials told
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