By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan who legally changed his name to Rally Runner has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The online auction of a trove of letters, photos and other items that Pattie Boyd, who was at the heart of the Swinging 60s, concluded Friday — and it’s safe to say that it really surpassed all expectations. Christie’s, the world-renowned auction house, said its online sale of The Pattie Boyd Collection
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The U.N.’s migration agency has expressed alarm over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed on Friday to have almost a half-billion dollars in cash but said he’d rather spend it on his presidential run than on the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York. The former president vowed to fight the verdict “all
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico, with his defense attorney maintaining his innocence as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year’s presidential election. George Alan Kelly, 75, has been
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key – and perhaps surprising – source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker. Gaetz, who is making
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted. Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a motion to vacate on Friday during a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep government open. Greene says it’s a “warning”
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit was dripping sweat and still catching his breath after finishing up receiving drills when several NFL scouts approached him at the University of South Florida’s pro day. Rees-Zammit politely answered every question before walking off to speak to reporters.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as “Rally Runner” has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to be sentenced in July.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has prepared new legislation to boost the nation’s capacity for self-defense, including more funding for first aid courses, better public warning systems, and more emergency shelters. Ministers say the bill was prompted by the war that neighboring Ukraine is fighting against Russia’s aggression. Russia has recently captured territory in
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted. Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene of Georgia filed a “motion to vacate” Friday in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep government open. It’s the same political dynamic that
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis is laying off about 400 white-collar workers in the U.S. as it deals with the transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles. The company formed in the 2021 merger between PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler says the affected workers are mainly in engineering, technology and software at the headquarters
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia. It could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — At a fundraiser in New York, Donald Trump asked donors what they thought of Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake as a running mate. In recent conversations, the former president has appeared fixated on Ohio Sen. JD Vance. And Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New York Rep. Elise
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday filed a motion to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid anger about the government funding bill from the House Republican Conference’s right flank. The House would have
Continue ReadingBy REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — U.N. agencies say that about 70 Muslim Rohingya believed to have been aboard a boat that made a grueling sea voyage from Bangladesh are feared missing or dead. That estimate comes after hearing accounts of the 75 others who were rescued from the
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire. The bill passed Friday by a vote of 286-134. The bill now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew — their conventional neighbors were using more pesticides than before. The researchers, whose work appears in this week’s journal
Continue ReadingBy DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The defense ministry says a militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso has killed 23 soldiers. The ministry said in a statement Friday the soldiers were taking part in an overnight clearing operation on Tuesday in the country’s west
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, and the former president stands to reap a sizeable payout in the process. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the Trump’s media business in a Friday
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