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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago isn’t renewing its ShotSpotter contract and will stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year. The system relies on an artificial intelligence algorithm and microphones to identify gunshots. But it has been criticized for inaccuracy, racial bias and law enforcement
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s expanding a program to help rural communities with serious sewage problems get technical help to plan improvements and apply for funding. The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that 150 more communities will be able to apply for assistance, in addition to 11 chosen in 2022 for a
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies said reliever Daniel Bard will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. There’s no timetable for Bard’s return. Rockies pitchers and catchers report Wednesday for physicals before the start of spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona., a day ahead of Colorado’s first workout. Bard got
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends are gathering in Georgia this week as funerals begin for three Army Reserve soldiers killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined military officers Tuesday in the front row for the funeral of Staff Sgt.
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends are gathering in Georgia this week as funerals begin for three Army Reserve soldiers killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined military officers Tuesday in the front row for the funeral of Staff Sgt.
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel in a vote early Tuesday morning, setting up a showdown with the House as Speaker Mike Johnson has said he does not plan to bring the bill to the floor. The foreign
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Donald Trump’s comments calling into question the U.S. commitment to defend its NATO allies from attack were “dangerous” and “un-American,” seizing on the former president’s comments that sowed fresh fears among U.S. partners about its dependability on the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Two climate activists have targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass. Authorities immediately cleared the room and the two protesters were taken by carabinieri for questioning. Under a new law, the protesters
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley has made a campaign stop Tuesday in her hometown of Bamberg, a reliably Democratic rural town that she has described as instrumental to the values that guide her presidential bid, as well as a place where she and her family experienced discrimination. Haley’s hometown
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urgently called for House Republicans to get behind legislation that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia. He warned that opposing it would play into “Putin’s hands.” “Supporting this bill is standing
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police in England say a drunken driver did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. Police in North Yorkshire say a motorist called an emergency dispatcher to report that he was driving drunk and didn’t know what he was doing. Police say they located the man in a van on the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday with Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia for more than five years, the top US diplomat said Tuesday. “Our intensive efforts to bring Paul home continue every single day. And they will until he and Evan
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 45-year-old man in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said Ricky Alderete was taken into custody earlier this month in an unrelated case and charged Monday in the theft.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Senate has passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The move Tuesday was designed to prevent the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from implementing maps that might be even worse for Republicans. The Assembly was expected to pass the bill later
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Pearl Jam ‘s forthcoming album is called “Dark Matter,” its first single of the same title has been released, and the band will start a world tour in May. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers revealed the new details on the project and their 2024 plans on Tuesday. “Dark Matter,”
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Pearl Jam ‘s forthcoming album is called “Dark Matter,” its first single of the same title has been released, and the band will start a world tour in May. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers revealed the new details on the project and their 2024 plans on Tuesday. “Dark Matter,”
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and its allies announced late Tuesday that they will jointly form a coalition government, ending the uncertainty since last week when no party won a simple majority in parliamentary elections. The latest development came hours after the parties
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says a Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is unharmed. Private Polish broadcaster Polsat News says the woman was volunteering at Saint-Michel Hospital when attackers pretending to be patients abducted her and a Mexican doctor on Monday. Chadian and French forces launched a search for
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life — including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella — are looking to unionize. Labor organizers announced the campaign Tuesday, saying performers want better safety conditions and scheduling policies to help them keep the magic alive for visitors. While most of the
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life — including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella — are looking to unionize. Labor organizers announced the campaign Tuesday, saying performers want better safety conditions and scheduling policies to help them keep the magic alive for visitors. While most of the
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