By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this November is culminating in Ohio, where candidates are divided more over their pasts than their policy positions. Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state Sen.
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools superintendent and some state legislators won’t be returning to their positions in 2025 after primary defeats. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt lost Tuesday’s Republican primary to Michele Morrow. Truitt is in her first term. Morrow is a home-schooling parent who
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, Eve Brennan and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a spiral” of food insecurity, a United Nations agency has warned. Nine in 10 people across the country face “emergency levels of hunger” and are
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Royal Caribbean cruise employee is accused of hiding cameras inside bathrooms of passenger cabins to spy on guests including underage girls. Arvin Joseph Mirasol was arrested Sunday on charges of production and possession of child sexual abuse material after the Symphony of the Seas arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Republican primary saw more than a dozen incumbents defeated or forced into uncomfortable runoffs in races from the state House to a top state court. Tuesday’s election results could reshape the leadership of the Legislature. Already the outcome has emboldened insurgent challengers hoping more
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The lawyer who initiated the effort to remove Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has walked state lawmakers through her investigation into the Fulton County district attorney’s romantic relationship with a special prosecutor and why she believes it creates a conflict of
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 deadly shooting ambush of a city police officer and the fatal shooting of another man hours later. Thirty-four-year-old Elliot Knox was found guilty on eight of nine charges. The jury started deliberating Monday and reached
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — In a headline and story published Feb. 29, 2024, The Associated Press reported that a bill in the Georgia House of Representatives would mandate that local police and sheriff’s departments cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation. The story should have
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say seven bystanders were injured in another shooting involving a city bus. Wednesday’s shooting is the fourth gunfire incident on the transit system in as many days. A transit spokesperson says the latest shooting took place in the afternoon in northeast Philadelphia. John Golden
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York Community Bancorp is getting a lifeline of more than $1 billion as a group of investors plug cash into the troubled bank. The deal will bring four new directors to the board, including Steven Mnuchin, the former U.S. Treasury
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has banned a Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks. Wednesday’s court order and approximately $7.8 million judgment come after New
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. Lawmakers are negotiating a second
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Reporter Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains lead at levels that could be unsafe
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated PRess SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April 1 after controversy over whether a new state minimum wage law for fast food workers applies to his businesses.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated PRess SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April 1 after controversy over whether a new state minimum wage law for fast food workers applies to his businesses.
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Luck struck twice for a Kentucky couple who thought they lost a winning Powerball ticket. The Kentucky Lottery said in a statement that the Bowling Green couple found out about a week after purchasing the ticket in late October that they had won $50,000, but they couldn’t find the ticket. Mark
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A record $12.5 billion in losses from online scams were reported to the FBI in 2023, fueled by a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud, the bureau said in a report released Wednesday. It’s a more than $2 billion increase in total losses from scams reported in 2022 and by
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. The rule was one of the most anticipated in recent years from the nation’s top financial regulator, drawing more than 24,000
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