ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for a series of carjackings, including one in which a high school football coach was fatally shot. U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday handed down the sentence for 31-year-old Kurt Wallace. Wallace pleaded guilty in September to
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press A team of scientists says extreme wind and rain may contribute to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks. A study published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday found a strong link between the magnitude of desert locust outbreaks and climate dynamics such as air temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, and
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Deng and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — Two Chinese fishermen have drowned during a pursuit by Taiwan’s coast guard who accused them of entering prohibited waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen island. According to the coast guard, an unnamed mainland Chinese vessel had trespassed within about one nautical mile off the coast of Kinmen –
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the video-sharing app TikTok died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The bill was left in a House of Delegates committee after concerns were raised about how the ban would be enforced. Lawmakers also questioned why
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities announced they have charged over 40 gang members in Boston with a range of federal crimes including drug trafficking, racketeering and COVID-19 fraud. The Heath Street Gang, which mostly operated out of a public housing development in a Boston neighborhood, was also allegedly involved in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a teen murdered at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers. The parents of 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver launched the project on Wednesday, the massacre’s sixth anniversary. Oliver and 16
Continue ReadingWJLA, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Eric Levenson and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A suspect accused of shooting three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, while they were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for animal cruelty surrendered after an hourslong standoff, police said. The suspect, 46-year-old Julius James, was arrested and
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Representatives of nearly 10 human rights organizations have held a press conference, demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week. They expressed concern on Wednesday over Rocio San Miguel’s well-being and condemned her inability to access legal support of her
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, KEVIN FREKING and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. Rep. Mike Turner gave no details about the nature of the threat, and the Biden administration
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press says it will be making some of its U.S. election data available for free this year to more than 400 nonprofit news organizations for the first time. The program is being funded by the Google News Initiative, and affects small newsrooms across
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Librarian Molly Riportella knows the power of books. And as a survivor of domestic abuse, she understands that a phone can be a lifeline, or an intimidation device, for people in violent relationships. So when a woman in an abusive relationship came to her two years ago, she knew
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a teen murdered at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers. The parents of 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver launched the project on Wednesday, the massacre’s sixth anniversary. Oliver and 16
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Alex Marquardt, Jim Sciutto, Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand, Melanie Zanona and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US has new intelligence on Russian military capabilities related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The intelligence was briefed to
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson is telling his House Republican Conference members that he is not rushing to respond to a bill sending aid to Ukraine and Israel, as GOP lawmakers weigh their options for how to handle the Senate-passed package. Johnson told his members at a closed-door meeting Wednesday that there’s “no rush”
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black History Month, often a time to recognize the contributions of African Americans in U.S. history, was marked in the nation’s capital this week with a focus on present divides and the November election when Black turnout will be integral to the outcome. At the White House,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he went too far when he bumped into coach Andy Reid and screamed at him during the Super Bowl. Kelce addressed the situation Wednesday on New Heights, his podcast with his brother, longtime Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. “Big Red, sorry if I caught
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he went too far when he bumped into coach Andy Reid and screamed at him during the Super Bowl. Kelce addressed the situation Wednesday on New Heights, his podcast with his brother, longtime Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. During the second quarter of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is urging the state Supreme Court to dismiss an effort to suspend his law license. Ravnsborg argued that he took responsibility and acted professionally following a deadly accident with a pedestrian during a hearing Wednesday. That accident precipitated his political
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is overseeing one of the smallest House majorities in history – and Democrat Tom Suozzi’s win in a New York special election shrinks it further. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a race earlier this month for the seat previously held by former
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican regulators have ordered online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre to reveal their algorithms, and wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition. Mexico’s Federal Commission on Economic Competition, known by its initials as COFECE, said in a preliminary finding late Tuesday that the two firms control 85% of online sales
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