By Kevin Liptak, CNN New York City (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave his clearest sign yet that his reelection strategy will hinge on making this fall’s vote a referendum on Donald Trump. As he traversed New York City for a series of fundraisers, Biden labeled his predecessor — and likeliest rival this
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached, by the House. A border security package instantly collapsed in the Senate. And foreign aid for Ukraine as it fights Russia is stubbornly stalled. The broken Congress, which failed in stunning fashion this week as Republicans revolted
Continue ReadingBy ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after the country’s Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence. Martinelli’s attorney Shirley Castañeda said outside the Nicaraguan embassy Wednesday that “his political asylum had already
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+. The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that the film, now titled “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” will land on the streaming platform March 15. Five new songs will be included with the film, including
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale plans to run for U.S. Senate, upending a race in which many national GOP officials already coalesced around a different candidate as they seek to unseat three-term Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Rosendale’s intentions were disclosed Wednesday by two people
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a federal court to put his lethal injection on hold and order a new clemency hearing after the previous one resulted in a tie vote. Thomas Eugene Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a federal court to put his lethal injection on hold and order a new clemency hearing after the previous one resulted in a tie vote. Thomas Eugene Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rescuers were battling heavy snow Wednesday to reach a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops that went down in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter — the largest helicopter in the military, designed to fly in harsh
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — JC Tretter, president of the NFL Players Association, said Wednesday that plastic was supposed to be placed on top of UNLV’s practice fields but was never installed. “I don’t know how that doesn’t happen,” Tretter said. The NFL placed natural grass on top of the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — While this week’s atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, some water managers were busy capturing some of that runoff to save for dry days ahead. Others were busy fending off an environmental disaster. Los Angeles County Public Works captured 2.7 billion gallons of stormwater as
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say the stabbing of a 23-year-old Palestinian American who advocates say was attacked near the University of Texas campus while riding in a car displaying support for Palestine merits the label of a hate crime. Bert James Baker, who is 36, was arrested following the Sunday evening attack on
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man can move forward with his lawsuit against police in Buffalo, New York, who ticketed him for shouting at an officer to turn on his headlights. An appeals court last week reversed a ruling by a federal district judge in Buffalo who dismissed the case. The lawsuit was brought by
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The death of a Georgia couple’s baby that was decapitated during delivery has been classified by a medical examiner as a homicide, their attorneys announced Wednesday. Treveon Taylor Jr.’s parents have sued the hospital and the doctor who delivered the baby in July. Both have denied wrongdoing.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration wants to make residential real estate transactions more transparent — by unmasking the owners of all-cash purchases as part of its ongoing effort to combat money laundering and the movement of dirty money through the American financial system. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who bills himself as “The Official Pro-Life Spider-Man” scaled the exterior of the massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas on Wednesday to raise funds for a pregnant woman, according to a post on his social media site. He was arrested. Las Vegas police said they began receiving calls about
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit. Thanks in large part to tax breaks, productions including “The Hunger Games,” the Marvel
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit. Thanks in large part to tax breaks, productions including “The Hunger Games,” the Marvel
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen, very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. Originally planned as a television series, the movie finds Moana journeying on a dangerous mission to the far seas of Oceania
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the final three months of 2023, boosted by cost cuts and growing revenue from its theme parks business. Disney earned $1.91 billion, or $1.04 per share, in its fiscal first quarter. That’s up 49% from
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