By JEFF AMY, ELLIOT SPAGAT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning run at the University of Georgia when authorities say a stranger dragged her into a secluded area and killed her, sending shockwaves through campus as police searched for a suspect.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family’s landmark hat store on St. Charles Avenue has been honored by the French government for his military service during World War II. Samuel Meyer, who still puts in a few
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British authorities have charged a sixth Bulgarian living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday a man living in west London was charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage. Three other men and two women, all Bulgarians, are accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The director of the Army National Guard has ordered an aviation safety stand-down for all Army National Guard helicopter units, meaning helicopter units will stop flying to “review safety policies and procedures,” the National Guard announced Tuesday. The stand-down went into effect on Monday following two helicopter crashes this month, the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City furniture store that had been illegally converted into sleeping quarters for more than 40 migrants has been shut down by city officials. The city Department of Buildings said Tuesday that it ordered Sarr’s Wholesale Furniture in Queens vacated due to “severe overcrowding and hazardous fire trap conditions.”
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Connecticut jury has heard closing arguments in the murder conspiracy case against a woman charged in connection with the 2019 disappearance and presumed killing of mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos. Prosecutors told the jury Tuesday that Michelle Troconis helped her boyfriend, Dulos’ estranged husband Fotis Dulos, plan and cover up her
Continue ReadingGreek antiterrorism police have carried out raids and arrests in connection with recent attacks claimed by far-left militants. The crackdown follows a resurgence in militant violence with small bombs or hand grenades, including an explosion outside the labor ministry in Athens. The attacks caused damage to buildings and vehicles but no injuries. Police say firearms
Continue ReadingBy the Associated Press Chevron warned Monday that its pending $53 billion acquisition of Hess may be in jeopardy because it will require the approval of Exxon Mobil and a Chinese national oil company, which both hold rights to development of an oil field off the coast of the South American nation Guyana. The disclosure
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. Prosecutors have alleged Travis John Branson and others killed
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Norwegian royal officials say that King Harald V of Norway has been hospitalized with an infection while on vacation in Malaysia. The news came in a statement Tuesday from the Norwegian royal house. The 87-year-old monarch has had several illnesses in recent months that have raised concerns about the head of state’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday pointedly explored a new line of attack against his once-and-likely-future opponent Donald Trump, mocking Trump’s age as Biden tries to turn the tables on one of his greatest political liabilities. Firing back against critics who say his own age
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Wild fluctuations in temperatures are being recorded across much of the United States this week. Some cities are experiencing a whiplash in which they are going from record highs to severe storms to snow and freezing temperatures in a matter of days. The wacky weather is one big numbers game. More than
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says $1.7 billion in commitments from more than 140 health systems, insurers and others to help President Joe Biden meet his goal of ending hunger by 2030 will make a real difference in people’s lives. Emhoff announced the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s basketball for Week 16 of the season: HUNTER SALLIS, WAKE FOREST The 6-foot-5 junior guard was the standout in a huge week for the Demon Deacons in their push for an NCAA Tournament bid. First came a 17-point outing with four
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts in Republican-led states to write definitions of male and female into law are leading to outcry that the measures deny transgender people legal recognition. At least 13 states have proposed bills this year that seek to narrowly define sex or gender as
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden implored the top four leaders of Congress Tuesday to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel, as a legislative logjam in the GOP-led House showed no signs of
Continue ReadingPERU, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to 195 years in prison. A Miami County judge sentenced 27-year-old Mitchell Page of Brookston last week to the maximum 65 years for each of three murder counts he
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was on hand Tuesday for the arrival in Rome of an Italian family of three just hours after their release from two years of captivity in the African nation of Mali. The family, identified as Rocco Langone, his wife Maria Caivano and their adult son Giovanni Langone
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. But owners say they’re optimistic as 2024 gets underway, according to a new survey from American Express. Eighty-five percent of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s home in the Los Angeles Dodgers batting order will be the No. 2 spot — at least for now. “Just seeing Shohei in the lineup makes us a lot better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “There’s been a lot of anticipation, so
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