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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A doctor from De Pere becomes the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Kristin Lyerly entered the race Thursday for the open seat created after the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. She launches her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher plans to step
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Johnson has committed to UCLA after leaving crosstown rival Southern California and entering the transfer portal. Johnson posted a photo of himself in a UCLA uniform and included the word “Committed” on his Instagram account Thursday. He averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals this season at USC, where
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can. Achieving such a concept — commonly referred to as AGI — is the driving mission of
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group says it won’t field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No Labels CEO Nancy Jacobson
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Boston Marathon, run from Hopkinton to Boston. The finish line is in front of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street. April 15, 2024 – The 128th Boston Marathon takes place. The winners are Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia in the men’s division and Hellen Obiri
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor Jack Nicholson, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated for 12, the most of any male performer. Personal Birth date: April 22, 1937 Birth place: Neptune, New Jersey Birth name: John Joseph Nicholson Father: Identity not confirmed publicly Mother: June
Continue ReadingDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion in New Hampshire amid a spring storm left one woman dead and a second person injured. Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart said his department received reports of an explosion and responded to find a house fully engulfed in flames. One person in the house was killed
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The centrist group No Labels is abandoning plans to form a third-party presidential unity ticket for this year’s election. “Americans remain more open to an independent presidential run and hungrier for unifying national leadership than ever before,” No Labels spokesperson Maryanne Martini said in a statement Thursday. “But No
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say they have disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Thursday that his office seized 21 web domains being used by scammers in so-called
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted. The talks just began, and it’s unclear what
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The federal trial of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be held in the city, a judge ruled Thursday. During a hearing in federal court, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris denied motions filed
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his order Thursday that
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the brazen cash heist, reportedly one of the largest on record in Los Angeles. Police Cmdr. Elaine
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the brazen cash heist, reportedly one of the largest on record in Los Angeles. Police Cmdr. Elaine
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison in February, bringing a 50-day manhunt to an end. Rogério Mendonça and Deibson Nascimento became the first inmates to ever escape from Brazil’s federal penitentiary system. Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement that the two were arrested in
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Following the upcoming presidential election, former President Bill Clinton will release a memoir about his life after serving two terms in office. The book, titled “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” is expected to be released on November 19, according to Reagan Arthur, Knopf executive vice president and publisher. “CITIZEN
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the federal trial of four former police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be held in Memphis. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris denied motions filed by defense attorneys for the former Memphis
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for several defendants in the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump and others have been weighing whether to press for a gag order against Atlanta-area prosecutor Fani Willis, especially if efforts to disqualify her fail, sources familiar with the strategy discussions
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in harshly repressive Belarus, have been arrested and charged with participating in an extremist organization. That’s according to state television on Thursday. The arrests were the latest in a long campaign by authorities to stifle opposition and independent media in the country,
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Michael Williams and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will meet with some of the relatives of the six construction workers who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge when the president visits Baltimore on Friday, the White House said. The White House previously announced Biden
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