By ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscow’s invasion. Speaking at the White House, Biden said
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top congressional leaders have recommended that Nikki Haley receive protection from the U.S. Secret Service after she reported a growing number of threats during her 2024 presidential campaign. That’s according to, a person familiar with the matter. The person said the panel of
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The law clerk Donald Trump accused of “co-judging” his civil fraud trial is running for her own seat in Manhattan civil court in the upcoming November elections. Allison Greenfield was a frequent point of contention for Trump’s legal team – even costing Trump thousands in fines for violating
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Marrit Steenbergen and Tes Schouten made it a golden night for the Netherlands at the World Aquatics Championships. China was celebrating as well, adding two more victories to its medal haul on Friday. Steenbergen touched first in the women’s 100-meter freestyle and Schouten captured gold in the 200 breaststroke. The Dutch
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was suspended by the NFL on Friday for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league and NFL Players Association. ESPN also reported the Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says it will hold a presidential election as soon as possible given that the country’s top election authority has overturned a decree by President Macky Sall to postpone the vote. Sall in early February sought to postpone the Feb. 25 election
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The announcement of Alexey Navalny’s death on Friday thrust fresh urgency into the roiling debate in Washington over how forcefully to counter Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, a question of wide-ranging consequence on which President Joe Biden and his likely opponent Donald Trump have adopted diametrically opposed positions.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday criticized the House for taking a two-week break amid a heated push for additional funding for Ukraine in its war against Russia. After addressing reports of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s death on Friday, Biden was asked by reporters whether there was any
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A deadly shooting at a Colorado college put part of the campus on a short lockdown. Residents of a student apartment complex at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs were told to lock their doors and turn off their lights for several hours but campus police later said on social media
Continue ReadingBy NICK INGRAM, SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence. A news release from the Jackson
Continue ReadingLAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials say they are removing all children from the care of a nature-based therapy program nearly two weeks after the death of a 12-year-old New York boy. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the action “needed to be taken to ensure the health
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a domestic violence charge against Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic, saying the decision by his wife to invoke marital privilege made it impossible for them to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. They said Friday that after his wife opted not to testify, their motion to admit 911
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have opinions. Dozens of health officials, civil rights groups, individuals and businesses have weighed in about how the statistical agency should ask about sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time on its most comprehensive survey
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have opinions. Dozens of health officials, civil rights groups, individuals and businesses have weighed in about how the statistical agency should ask about sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time on its most comprehensive survey
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Red Bull future engine supplier Ford Motor Co. says it is awaiting the results of an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior by team principal Christian Horner, but a top executive stressed that Ford holds its company and partners to very high moral standards.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven of nine firefighters injured when a truck’s fuel tank exploded have been released from a hospital, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said Friday. The two firefighters who were most seriously injured remained hospitalized, Capt. Erik Scott said in a video update on social media.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven of nine firefighters injured when a truck’s fuel tank exploded have been released from a hospital, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said Friday. The two firefighters who were most seriously injured remained hospitalized, Capt. Erik Scott said in a video update on social media.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new use for Xolair. It is the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to foods
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A suspended magistrate judge in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting her estranged boyfriend in the head as he slept last weekend. Susquehanna Township Police filed attempted murder and aggravated assault charges on Thursday against 57-year-old Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight. Investigators allege she had gunshot residue
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a
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