SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A former producer of raw milk cheese has pleaded guilty to charges related to a deadly outbreak of listeria. Federal prosecutors say Johannes Vulto and his New York-based Vulto Creamery each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce in federal court in
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the measure late last month along party lines. Arizona has emerged as a
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Domination is the key word in women’s college basketball this season from Caitlin Clark’s transformative assault on the record book to top-ranked South Carolina’s statement-making 29-0 record. Just as dominant is what the Pac-12 Conference has accomplished, going out on a high note before 10
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A mobile home was destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning in Cathedral City. The fire happened at around 11:30 a.m. at the Tramview Mobile Home Park at 67920 E Palm Canyon Drive. The fire spread to one mobile home park and some nearby trees. The Cathedral City Fire Department, with assistance from the Palm Springs
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — More than 6 in 10 of North Carolina primary voters say that they’d consider former President Donald Trump fit for the presidency if he’s convicted of a crime, according to the initial results of CNN’s exit poll of Republican primary voters in the state, with slightly over half of
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Backlash by the Orthodox Church of Greece against a landmark law allowing same-sex civil marriage in the country has intensified. A regional bishopric has imposed a religious ban on two local lawmakers who backed the reform, and urged them to repent. Church authorities on the northwestern island of Corfu accuse the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 shooting death of a Black man. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday denied former Kansas City detective Eric J. DeValkenaere’s motion to hear his case. The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden raised at least $42 million for his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party in February, campaign officials told CNN, a total fueled by the strongest month of grassroots donations during this election cycle – which campaign officials say demonstrates an under-appreciated level of enthusiasm for
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday of the club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House. The A’s hope to move into that 33,000-seat domed stadium
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. BEST ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Cory Michael Smith,
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer, a workplace safety investigator testified Tuesday at trial.
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government says tourists won’t be allowed to watch the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics for free. Authorities are struggling with security concerns about the unprecedented open-air event along the Seine River. Organizers had planned a grandiose opening ceremony July 26 for up to 600,000
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection. Sinema’s announcement comes after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to
Continue ReadingBABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Human remains found Tuesday in a wooded area and state park on Long Island are believed to be from the same victims as limbs and other body parts found last week at a different park. Suffolk County police said the discoveries were made in nearby West Babylon and at Bethpage State
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New obstruction of justice crimes have been lodged against Sen. Bob Menendez. The new charges were in a rewritten indictment returned against the Democrat on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. New charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice were added against Menendez and
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A” in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles (545 kilometers) along the state’s Atlantic Coast, and now Florida is about to return the honor. State Highway A1A will become the Jimmy
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court is considering arguments made in a lawsuit challenging a law passed last year that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for those under 19. The lawsuit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union representing Planned Parenthood. It argues that the
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A 49-year-old Banning man is out on bail after being accused of sexually abusing a child. The Banning Police Department said the investigation started on Feb. 23, when a report came in alleging the man was sexually abusing a teenager. Police interviewed the child, who told investigators the sexual abuse began when they were 7
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MLB The Show 24 has unveiled a female player mode for this year’s video game. A trailer released Tuesday showcases “Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way” for the game scheduled to be released March 19. “For the first time ever, you can create and play as a female ballplayer,
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON, JOSHUA GOODMAN and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s the one question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is Prime Minister Ariel Henry? The embattled leader, who assumed power following the 2021 assassination
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