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By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he’s dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor. Stoney said Tuesday he believes the best way to ensure Virginia families get the change they deserve is for the Democratic party to avoid
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. The latest version of the plan beset by court challenges and legislative battles
Continue ReadingPolice say a man fatally shot three of his sons, including two children, and his wife then himself in their home in southwest Oklahoma City. Police Sgt. Gary Knight says police found the five dead Monday morning after a fourth son, who is 10, called the police. Knight said Tuesday that 42-year-old Jonathan Candy is
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story published March 20, 2024, about the shrimp industry in India, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a truck labeled “Wellcome KingWhite” was being loaded with shrimp near Jonnalagaruvu village. The truck was being loaded alongside a busy highway about 40 miles away.
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — African leaders discussed anti-terrorism solutions on the continent during a high-level security summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja Monday amid a rise in terror attacks. According to the African Center for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), Africa witnessed an average of eight terror-related incidents and
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Tuesday and adding to their hot start to the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in morning trading to pull further out of the hole created by a six-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 170
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering until now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the 11-day gathering runs
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade. Sunak made the announcement during a visit to Warsaw Tuesday, where he also described a new pledge to send arms to Ukraine. The U.K. has pledged
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said. It’s the latest sign
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge held a hearing Tuesday on prosecutors’ request to hold Donald Trump in contempt of court and fine him for social media posts that they say violated a gag order. Prosecutors in the historic hush money case
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court says there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.9 million. Winner’s share: $1.286 million for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champions: Davis Riley and Nick Hardy. FedEx Cup
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, the deputy head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, two campaign officials told CNN. The meeting will take place at Trump Tower in New York after the former president’s appearance in court for his hush money trial.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Tuesday and adding to their hot start to the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in early trading to pull further out of the hole created by a six-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 81
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is meeting with another foreign leader while he’s in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee will host former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Trump Tower on Tuesday. That’s according to two people familiar with the
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Florida planning to assail the state’s upcoming six-week abortion ban and similar restrictions nationwide. Biden is visiting Tampa for campaign events Tuesday. The Democratic president’s reelection campaign believes the Florida ban taking effect May 1 and a ballot measure that
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.K. has pledged an additional $620 million in new military supplies for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and four million rounds of ammunition. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office says he spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and assured him of “the U.K.’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s brutal
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — While former President Donald Trump is sitting through a criminal trial in state court in Manhattan related to hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election, separately, the US Supreme Court will soon hear his claim of immunity from prosecution in federal court in Washington, DC. The
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — A new memorial has opened in the Czech Republic on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp for Roma, capping a process that took decades and was made possible after a Czech government agreed to remove a communist-era pig farm from the site. Roma and human rights activists have long demanded
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City was once one of the nation’s largest and most powerful cities and has
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