By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN Former special counsel Robert Hur appeared before Congress on Tuesday to explain his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents – which led to no charges against the president but plenty of consternation among Democrats when Hur described Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying toward records Tuesday following the latest update on inflation, as some influential Big Tech stocks get back in the groove. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in afternoon trading and on track to top its all-time high set last week. The
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit Tuesday against his former best friend who accidently shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold his friend the kit. The lawsuit, which was filed in
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas! Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors say. The 45-year-old woman was arrested March 6 and faces felony theft charges accusing her of a crime that cost the
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing medicines to block puberty. Now Sen. Ben Watson, the Republican who led last year’s efforts, is seeking an outright ban.
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Stephen Hu, Jennifer Hansler and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation following a meeting of regional Caribbean leaders on Monday, bowing to the inevitable as law and order in the country collapsed and international pressure grew for him to step aside. Henry has been in the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are launching a long-shot effort to push $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote. The move intensifies pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the package. House Democrats are gathering signatures for a “discharge petition.” That’s a seldom-successful
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and SULEIMAN AMHAZ Associated Press SAFRI, Lebanon (AP) — A Lebanese security official and an official from the militant Hezbollah group say two Israeli airstrikes over northeastern Lebanon have killed at least two people and destroyed a warehouse. The Israeli military said the airstrikes hit two Hezbollah sites and were in response
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Supreme Court has extended a pause on a Texas law that would allow state police to arrest migrants accused of crossing into the U.S. illegally. The Tuesday order by Justice Samuel Alito extended the hold on the law until Monday. It came a day before
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by British authorities to extradite the divisive online influencer Andrew Tate, but only after legal proceedings against him in Romania have been concluded, his spokesperson said. The Bucharest Court of Appeal’s decision came
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost ten years ago have themselves disappeared in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero. Mexico’s president said Tuesday that a search effort has been launched to find the two federal detectives, a man and a woman. The disappearances were the latest sign
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published March 11, 2024, about small heat pumps being tested by the New York City Housing Authority, The Associated Press erroneously reported on inefficiencies from centralized steam boilers including heat lost through old and leaky ductwork. The systems carry the heat via pipes, not ducts. The story also
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. It’s also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the
Continue ReadingCRESCENT, Pa. (AP) — Emergency responders are at the scene of an explosion that destroyed a house in the Pittsburgh area near the Ohio River. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the blast in Crescent Township in the northwest Pittsburgh suburbs was reported at about 9 a.m. Tuesday. Aerial images from the scene showed smoking ruins
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish maritime rescuers and the Red Cross say two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward Spain’s Canary Islands. Survivors say five other people died and were put overboard. There were 38 survivors. The migrants had departed Mauritania’s capital
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In a journal entry before shooting up his Michigan high school, Ethan Crumbley wrote in clear language of his plans to find the gun his father had hidden and carry out the attack. “I will have to find where my dad hid my 9mm before I
Continue ReadingRUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery collision between a school bus and semitruck on a highway in rural Illinois, including a young brother and sister, another 3-year-old boy and both drivers. The eastbound bus from Schuyler-Industry Schools crossed into westbound U.S. Route 24 “for an unknown reason”
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Marcus Mariota is going to the Washington Commanders. Could Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye be next? The Commanders bringing in an experienced veteran backup quarterback such as Mariota on Tuesday may be foreshadowing their plans for the NFL draft and signaling the direction they’re headed for
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have struck down portions of a new law that would have changed how election board members are chosen. The decision Monday from the three-judge panel handed a significant setback to legislative Republicans seeking to wrest those decisions from the governor. Democratic
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