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LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — A jury has convicted a 32-year-old man in the 2021 slayings of his four children and their grandmother in Southern California. Germarcus Lamar David was found guilty Tuesday of five counts of first-degree murder and three counts of assault on a child causing death, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Austrian government says that it has ordered two diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna to leave the country. The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that the two Russian diplomats had “engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status” and have been declared “personae non gratae.” It
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday, as a lull carried through financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 slipped 9.96 points, or 0.2%, from its all-time high set a day before to 5,165.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37.83, or 0.1%, to 39,043.32
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline has died at age 89. David E. Harris broke barriers in 1964 when he went to work for American Airlines. Before then, Harris had struggled to find work in the airline industry despite having spent six years flying bombers for the Air
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a running mate for his independent presidential campaign on March 26 in Oakland, California. Kennedy’s campaign announced the plans Tuesday but did not say whom he will pick. Kennedy told The New York Times this week that NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys to help stop what he anticipates to be an increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence in their country. The governor said Wednesday he is sending a mix of Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Continue ReadingBy RUTH ALONGA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo’s eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels. Ramesh Rajasingham, the director of coordination in the U.N. humanitarian office, told The Associated Press on Wednesday during a visit to the city
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium of the Telegraph Media Group. The development comes after numerous lawmakers from across the political divide
Continue ReadingBy AnneClaire Stapleton, Christian Edwards and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his country’s constitution states that only he and his cabinet can appoint a council for the transition of power, Henry’s office told CNN exclusively on Wednesday. After a meeting of regional Caribbean leaders on Monday, Henry agreed
Continue ReadingMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The European Union’s maritime security force says it is tracking a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel that was boarded by pirates this week off the Somali coast. The EU force, known as Operation ATALANTA, says that the MV Abdullah’s 23 crew members have been taken hostage but that they are safe. It says
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley, California, to their rightful place
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Christine Bish advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers released wide receiver Mike Williams on Wednesday, a move that will free up $20 million in salary cap space. Williams, the seventh overall pick by the Bolts in the 2017 draft, was going into the final year of a 2022 contract extension worth $60 million
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARC LEVY Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he’ll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also would require utilities to buy more electricity
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Theresa May, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 1, 1956 Birth place: Eastbourne, England Birth name: Theresa Mary Brasier Father: Hubert Brasier, Anglican vicar Mother: Zaidee (Barnes) Brasier Marriage: Philip May (1980-present) Education: St. Hugh’s College, University of
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a state ambitiously seeking to forgive low-level drug offenders. The Democrat and former state attorney general said that potentially hundreds
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are supported by Russia. During the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. city, seven months after California regulators
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. city, seven months after California regulators
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth name: Rodrigo Roa Duterte Father: Vicente Duterte, lawyer and politician Mother: Soledad (Roa) Duterte, teacher Marriage: Elizabeth Zimmerman (annulled in 2000) Children: with Elizabeth
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