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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer After years of feeling alienated by the NHL and campaigning to diversify the sport, Akim Aliu is getting another shot at playing pro hockey, this time with the San Jose Sharks’ minor league affiliate. Sharks general manager Mike Grier informed reporters at the league’s GM meetings in Florida on
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor says arrest warrants have been issued for the manager and eight other staffers of the presidential campaign of opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado, accusing them of being part of a violent, anti-government conspiracy Attorney General Tarek William Saab says that Machado’s campaign manager, Magalli Meda, and the eight
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves “the Goon Squad.” Christian Dedmon was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An expected long legal battle has begun over a new rule that requires companies to disclose some emissions and climate-related information. The Securities and Exchange Commission had scarcely passed the rule in early March before the agency was being hauled to court. The legal challenges come from
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the convictions of the alleged ringleader of a plot to kidnap and kill a real estate agent. The justices said Wednesday the trial judge gave the jury erroneous legal instructions on the liability of accomplices, and that the error
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to records Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it’s likely to deliver the cuts to interest rates this year that Wall Street craves, despite some discouragingly high inflation reports. The S&P 500 jumped 46.11 points, or 0.9%, to
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a screen, asking it questions about being taken prisoner by German soldiers during World War II. After a pause, his video-recorded twin recalled being given “sauerkraut soup” by his captors
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has suggested Michael Cohen has committed perjury under oath, giving fresh support to former President Donald Trump’s claims that his onetime personal lawyer and star witness at his upcoming criminal trial in New York is an untrustworthy liar. Judge
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor says arrest warrants have been issued for the manager and eight other staffers of the presidential campaign of opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado. Attorney General Tarek William Saab says that Machado’s campaign manager, Magalli Meda, and the eight other staff members are accused of being involved in violent
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators decided Wednesday the state will not join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles. The rules, which originated in California, would have required an increasing percentage of new light-duty vehicles to be zero emission
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA MENDOZA, MAHESH KUMAR and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA MENDOZA, MAHESH KUMAR and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation was surprisingly high at the start of the year. Yet they foresee fewer rate cuts in 2025, and they slightly raised their inflation
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — JuJu Watkins is heading into her first NCAA Tournament with an appreciation for what brought her to this point. Southern California’s star freshman was the nation’s second-leading scorer during a first season where she was a key player on a Trojans team that earned a No.
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities say they have launched dozens of raids to target those suspected of “extremist” activities in new efforts by the political opposition to create “people’s embassies” abroad. The raids are the latest move in a crackdown on dissent by the government of authoritarian President Alexander
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump got what he wanted when former car dealer Bernie Moreno won the Republican Senate primary in Ohio. So did Democrats. They believe that Moreno’s positions on abortion, immigration and Trump’s election lies make the Republican less electable this fall in
Continue ReadingKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A wrecked seagoing vessel discovered decades ago off the Florida Keys has recently been identified as a British warship that sank in the 18th century. The National Park Service says archaeologists used new research to determine that the wreckage first spotted in 1993 near Dry Tortugas National Park is the
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Lions defensive back Cameron Sutton is wanted on a Florida domestic violence warrant. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday asked for tips to help find him. Authorities said on the X social media platform that the warrant is for domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by up
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to push their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court, if only briefly, let Texas enforce a new law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. Within hours Tuesday, another
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press HAMBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of an alligator recently seized by conservation officers in New York is fighting for its return, saying the reptile he named Albert and has shared a home with for more than three decades is a gentle giant that’s no danger to anyone. Officers a
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