By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press FALLSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing his stepmother, sister and the mother of his children before officials say he fled in a stolen vehicle to New Jersey, where he was arrested last month. Andre Gordon
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN (CNN) — More and more people are going hungry in Haiti, warn aid workers, doctors and missionaries with increasing urgency, as the Caribbean nation struggles to find its way out of political deadlock and an epidemic of deadly gang violence. One American missionary whose organization delivers food
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina says that it had cut 15,000 state jobs as part of President Javier Milei’s aggressive campaign to slash spending. The move was the latest in a series of painful economic measures that have put the libertarian government on a collision course with angry protesters
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has warned lawmakers “not to cling to power” just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December. Kiir said an extension of the period of transition to elections would deny
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Lin Qi, a billionaire fan of “The Three-Body Problem,” had big plans to bring his favorite Chinese sci-fi novel to TV, cinema and video-game screens across the world. Flush with cash after the listing of his gaming company in 2014, the young entrepreneur envisioned turning China’s most
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders to promote the administration’s efforts to lower the cost of inhalers and other health care needs. Both men on Wednesday touted the lower health care costs that have come through the Democrats’ sweeping climate, health care and
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin and used the recent death of a 25-year-old Michigan woman killed by a man who immigration officials say entered the country illegally to hammer President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump in his Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A criminal case that was once viewed as the most open-and-shut prosecution against former President Donald Trump has been mired in delay, unresolved logistical questions and fringe legal arguments that appear to have hijacked the judge’s attention. US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump first ran for the White House eight years ago, protesters filled the streets. His inflammatory rhetoric and often dehumanizing descriptions of immigrants spurred thousands to demonstrate outside his rallies. By this time in 2016, protesters regularly interrupted his speeches, sparking
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally has told a panel of federal judges that the law may have “went too far” but that will be up the court to decide. The panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Eclipses inspire awe and bring people together to observe a stunning celestial phenomenon, but these cosmic events also enable scientists to unravel mysteries of the solar system. During the total solar eclipse on April 8, when the moon will temporarily obscure the sun’s face from view for millions of
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Charlie Russo had an unbelievable view of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run. Fifty years later, he’s ready to share it with the world. The 81-year-old Russo is releasing his long-private footage of the moment Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record on April 8, 1974, which
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox Sports and AEG will launch a new postseason college basketball tournament next year. The College Basketball Crown will be a 16-team tournament that will take place March 31 through April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. The games will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena. Both
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press There have been numerous developments this week concerning avian flu that have raised concerns among experts. Outbreaks of bird flu were reported at poultry facilities in both Michigan and Texas, and infected dairy cows have been discovered in at least five states. There has also been a report in Texas
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The Detroit Lions retained tight end Brock Wright, preventing the San Francisco 49ers from signing the restricted free agent. Detroit decided to match the 49ers’ $12 million, three-year offer to Wright, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four compared with that for the men’s semifinals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms. The average price of a ticket sold to the women’s
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An audit conducted by the Postal Service’s inspector general found significant problems at a new regional processing facility in Virginia, including damaged mail left unprocessed for months and a worker asleep at a forklift. The audit released last week raises questions about the Postal Service’s plans to modernize its processing network
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Crews could next week begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a Des Moines pond, which a local art museum says is hazardous and too expensive to repair. City officials announced Wednesday that they have given the Des Moines Art Center permission to demolish
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have reached an agreement to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee increases. The deal announced Wednesday amounts to a far more modest revenue approach than an initial $1.3 billion revenue package proposed. Senate leaders said that was unnecessary now during uncertain economic times
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on Wednesday said videos captured Taylor James Johnatakis playing a leadership role
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