By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The four Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer who had pointed her gun at them then bent down to handcuff two of their wrists. The youngest wore a pink tiara as she held onto her teenage cousin’s
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Each time Donald Trump refers to a Georgia prosecutor ‘s colleague as her “lover,” he’s invoking a strikingly familiar turn of phrase. After all, Trump as president repeatedly used the same word to mock two FBI officials, including an agent who helped lead the Russia election interference
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging lower from their record levels Monday following more evidence that the economy remains stout. The S&P 500 was down by 0.1% in late trading, coming off another all-time high and another winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 179
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Protests have shut down major cities in Haiti as demonstrators clash with police and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Banks, schools and government agencies closed in Haiti’s northern and southern regions on Monday while protesters blocked main routes with blazing tires and paralyzed public transportation, according to local
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have expressed confidence about moving forward with a multibillion-euro project to build a larger and more powerful particle collider that could help unlock more mysteries of the universe. Leaders of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, say planning
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their relationship would soon take a much more positive turn after decades during which the league kept the city at arm’s length. When all it turned out
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their relationship would soon take a much more positive turn after decades during which the league kept the city at arm’s length. When all it turned out
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece have removed students occupying a law school during the exam period to protest government plans to allow private universities. Officers arrested 12 people. A police statement said that Monday’s operation followed a request for assistance from university authorities in the town of Komotini. It said the protesters
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A convicted drug dealer reluctantly testified Monday that Jam Master Jay — known for his anti-drug advocacy as part of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC — got involved in cocaine deals to pay his bills. Taking the stand at the federal murder trial over the DJ’s
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive $118 billion Senate border bill not only contains once-in-a-decade border security legislation and wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine, but also offers a chance for the U.S. to keep its promise to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. soldiers in America’s longest war. Tucked inside the
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN A major bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package appears on track to fail in the Senate later this week one day after its release amid relentless attacks from former President Donald Trump and top House Republicans. Republicans opposed to the deal, including Trump, have attacked
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA from the surrounding environment, a hidden resource that Australian scientists said could be used to track endangered animals and monitor ecosystems. Spiderwebs collected from two locations around Western Australia’s Perth —
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The new policy announced Monday will apply to individuals who’ve been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Police have confirmed charges against five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexual assault dating to an incident from that year. London, Ontario, Police Chief Thai Truong says that Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Michael McLeod and
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria have liberated a Yazidi woman who had been held by the Islamic State group for a decade where she was raped and forced to marry extremists. The Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday that the 24-year-old woman along with her son and daughter
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Boston acknowledged getting seven matches for the 2026 World Cup was more than they expected and offers a much-needed shot in the arm to the city’s economy. FIFA made the announcement Sunday, allocating the opener of the 39-day tournament to Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca and
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado’s ballot, accusing his challengers of pursuing an “anti-democratic” legal case against him, in the final written argument he’s expected to make before the justices hear oral arguments in the case this week. “He is the
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