By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or bigger fines for harming or killing police dogs, and the idea has bipartisan support despite questions about how the animals are used and a fraught history. In Kansas on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Real estate data firm CoStar Group is moving its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to northern Virginia. CoStar operates the apartments.com and homes.com websites. It said Tuesday that it expects to move to the Rosslyn section of Arlington County by the end of the year. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate against a challenge that claimed they had wrongly split some communities. The high court’s 5-2 decision Wednesday means the districts will remain in place for this year’s elections. A lawsuit had
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi winning back his Long Island seat could provide a blueprint for Joe Biden’s reelection campaign heading into November. His supporters say it demonstrates his party’s strength in competitive suburban territory that also happens to be where Donald Trump grew
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN On board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CNN) — Alarms blared on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Red Sea at 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning, warning personnel to prepare for potential flight operations against a Houthi drone that was flying over nearby ships. That drone was ultimately
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A lawmaker has resumed his push to limit a Kentucky governor’s pardon powers. It’s a fallout from the pardons granted by the state’s last GOP governor. The proposed constitutional change won approval from a Senate committee Wednesday. Sen. Chris McDaniel wants to guarantee what happened at
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for David Hosier, who is on death row for killing a Jefferson City woman in 2009. The court on Wednesday scheduled Hosier’s execution for 6 p.m. June 11 at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is the second execution
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors in the murder trial of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy say his claims that the man he fatally shot posed a threat are not credible. Also Wednesday, defense lawyers insisted that testimony and evidence presented at trial has been consistent
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova says it hasn’t received a letter from her for a year. Kolesnikova is serving 11 years for organizing anti-government protests. Other imprisoned opposition figures have been held incommunicado for months. Mass protests rocked Belarus in 2020 after
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three people and four firms — across Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey — for allegedly helping to export goods and technology purchased from U.S. companies to Iran and the nation’s central bank. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY (AP) — Minutes after Kansas City Chiefs players vowed to go for a third-straight Super Bowl title, shots were fired. Ambulances responded to the seen, and officers rushed toward the area with guns drawn. No details were immediately released. Downtown Kansas City was a sea of red Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One backcountry skier died and two others were injured in an avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, as warm weather and high winds raise the risks for snowslides in the state. The avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon between the communities of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass, about 90 miles
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback on Wednesday as Israel reportedly recalled its negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to “delusional” demands. Netanyahu’s remarks came
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: November 20, 1942 Birth place: Scranton, Pennsylvania Birth name: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman Mother: Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden Marriages: Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Neilia (Hunter)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Former neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was acquitted in the case. Facts Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995, was an African American high school student who lived in Miami Gardens, Florida, with his mother, Sybrina Fulton.
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — It was a night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships. Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captured her first long-course world title in the women’s 200-meter freestyle on Wednesday. Ditto for Japan’s Tomoru Honda, who claimed the biggest victory of his career in the 200 butterfly. That’s not all. Daniel Wiffen
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress, Joanne Woodward. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1930 Birth place: Thomasville, Georgia Birth name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward Father: Wade Woodward, school administrator and traveling salesman Mother: Elinor (Trimmier) Woodward, aircraft factory worker Marriage: Paul Newman (January 29, 1958-September 26, 2008,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska. March 1, 2025 – The 53rd running of the Iditarod dogsled race is scheduled begin. March 12, 2024
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The signs are all around downtown Indianapolis now. NBA All-Star weekend has finally arrived. Yes, nearly seven years after Larry Bird drove a blue-and-gold IndyCar down New York’s Fifth Avenue to hand-deliver the city’s bid and three years after the league’s midseason classic was scheduled to
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police inspector has been acquitted of assault in the use of a baton during an encounter with a protester during a racial injustice demonstration in 2020. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports jurors in Philadelphia acquitted 57-year-old Joseph Bologna on Wednesday of charges of simple assault and possessing an instrument of
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