By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, convicted killer Alex Murdaugh will shuffle into a courtroom in South Carolina. Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning in federal court for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children is set to begin in Idaho this week, serving as a second act in a bizarre case that has drawn worldwide attention and already resulted in a life
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A pro basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is banking on a high-scoring American to help lead them to a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling opened in the landmark federal law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Democratic-led states
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling opened in the landmark federal law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Democratic-led states
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from hip-hop hitmaker Bryson Tiller and percussion master Sheila E., Andrew Scott plays a killer in Netflix’s “Ripley” and Jonathan Glazer’s best-picture nominee “The Zone of Interest” arrives on Max. “Lopez vs. Lopez,” a comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison contractor’s
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and keyed a big third-quarter run for Sacramento that carried the Kings to a 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Barnes took on a bigger role offensively for the short-handed Kings and delivered with 16 points in
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A key Japanese central bank report says that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but optimism hit a three-decade high among large business outside the manufacturing sector. The Bank of Japan report issued Monday says sentiment among automakers, electronics giants and other large manufacturers declined in
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Max Muncy drilled a two-run homer to right field with one out in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday. Teoscar Hernández had two hits, including a home run,
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The 3-point line for the women’s NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 33 points and the Golden State Warriors held on to beat the undermanned San Antonio Spurs 117-113 on Sunday night for their fourth straight victory. With his family in town to celebrate Easter, Curry helped Golden State overcome a sloppy start and finish
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting at a Nashville restaurant during Easter brunch celebrations Sunday afternoon and police say they are looking for a suspect who fled in an SUV. “This was not a shootout …This was one
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS SHERIDAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James would only hint at how long he expects to keep playing NBA basketball. “Not very long, I’m not going to play another 21 years, that’s for damn sure,” James said after he had one of the best shooting nights of his illustrious career, going
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Paul George knocked down eight 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 41 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 130-118 on Sunday night for their fifth straight road win. George finished 14 of 21 from the field and 8 of 12 from
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Appomattox, Virginia (CNN) — Rep. Derrick Van Orden is done with Rep. Bob Good. Good, the leader of the House Freedom Caucus and one of eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, has been at the center of internal GOP infighting that has left
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. The collapse occurred amid heavy rain Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge about 17 miles (27
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. The collapse occurred amid heavy rain Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge about 17 miles (27
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