TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say an inmate has died following an apparent fight with another inmate at a federal prison in western Indiana. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says inmate Mario Waters was found unresponsive about 12:20 a.m. Monday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute following a “perceived altercation” with another inmate.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America Alex Murdaugh faces a steep uphill battle in his push for a new murder trial. Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal on Tuesday set a high burden of proof surrounding claims that the court clerk committed jury tampering during last year’s proceedings. Toal says the defense
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERSUALEM (AP) — An Iranian strike on targets inside Pakistan killed two “innocent children” and wounded three others. Islamabad called the attack an “unprovoked violation” of the country’s airspace. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement confirming the attack Tuesday, first announced by Iranian state media reports that later were withdrawn.
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants battled Israeli forces in devastated northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from farther south on Tuesday in a show of force more that 100 days into Israel’s massive air and ground campaign against the tiny coastal
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Tuesday in a lackluster return to trading following a three-day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 310 points, or 0.8%, with less than an hour remaining in trading, and
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In a notable test Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders is forcing colleagues to vote on record whether to investigate human rights abuses in the Israel-Hamas war, a step toward potentially limiting U.S. military aid to Israel as its devastating attacks on Gaza grind past 100 days. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader says he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris attempted to tamp down concerns President Joe Biden’s campaign is struggling to win Black voters, a key constituency behind his 2020 election win. “We’ve done really good work. Our challenge will be to let people know who brung it to them,”
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Young quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love passed their first NFL playoff tests in impressive fashion. As for the postseason performance of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles? Let’s just say those two proud franchises have seen better days. The NFL’s wild-card round didn’t produce a lot of drama,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Three of the NFL’s heavyweights have made it to the sport’s championship weekend. Then there are the Detroit Lions — who are one win away from their first Super Bowl appearance. The Lions continued their feel-good run with Sunday’s hard-fought win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, advancing to the
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian opposition supporters were back in the streets on Tuesday, accusing President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government of orchestrating fraud in last month’s parliamentary and local elections. The protesters want the vote to be annulled and held again in free and fair conditions. Both Serbian election authorities and the courts have rejected
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement. Advocates say the fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures among reproductive rights advocates, especially in Republican-leaning or closely
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron has used a prime-time news conference to lay out plans to strengthen and better prepare France for global crises, saying: “I am convinced that we have all the aces to succeed.” The press conference is Macron’s latest effort to reinvigorate his presidency after a
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to spend $2.4 billion to care for the massive influx of migrants who have overwhelmed New York City’s homeless shelters. The migrant spending plan, which would include shelter services, legal assistance and more, came as part of
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN (CNN) — Chris Mudd got the Iowa result that he wanted – a big Donald Trump win – but not the reaction he believes would be best for the Republican Party. “I think all of the others should get out of the way,” was his take on what should happen now
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Erika Ayers Badan will step down as CEO of Barstool Sports, the media brand that has grown explosively over the past decade, she said Tuesday. Badan said in a social media video that she feels “like the work I came here to do is done.” She’d been with the company since
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan and former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted a massage therapist a decade ago, a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges. The suit, filed in Los Angeles, says Kellye Croft, then a 23-year-old massage therapist, met Dolan while on tour with the Eagles
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders and other lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as members have struggled to reach agreement on aid for the Ukraine war. Republicans have insisted on pairing it with their own demands for
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants have battled Israeli forces in devastated northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from further south. Tuesday’s show of force comes more that 100 days into Israel’s massive air and ground campaign in the tiny coastal enclave.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Erika Ayers Badan is stepping down as the CEO of Barstool Sports. Badan said in a video posted to social media on Tuesday she feels like the work she went to the company to perform has been completed. She’s been the leader of the sports and media company that has grown
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