It’s a case we’ve been following for more than a decade. David Replogle, and Daniel Carlos Garcia are awaiting sentencing for their involvement in the 2008 Palm Springs killing of art dealer, Clifford Lambert. Both men were in court today. Because the presiding judge, was ill and not able to make it to court both sentencing for
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says six Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The ministry said that seven soldiers were wounded with two of them suffering serious injuries in Friday’s attack. The ministry said that 12 militants had been “neutralized” and
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to stress the value of small businesses and talk up his economic record. It was a distinct change from the set speeches that
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after finding herself in the global spotlight when she was kissed on the lips by former federation president Luis Rubiales without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. But Hermoso has told a Spanish TV station that the
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border where large numbers of migrants have crossed in recent months, setting up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s Isaiah Collier is expected to miss four to six weeks with a hand injury. The freshman guard got hurt in the Trojans’ loss to Washington State on Wednesday. His absence is a major loss for the Trojans (8-8, 2-3 Pac-12). Collier has been the league’s freshman of the week
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief. Speaking to reporters as he toured local businesses outside Allentown,
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army said Friday it killed three Palestinian men who infiltrated a West Bank settlement and fired upon soldiers. Israel’s Army Radio said the soldiers were attacked while patrolling the settlement of Adora in the southern West Bank and they returned fire, killing three men. An
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade away from a crucial corridor for consumer goods and energy supplies. That’s delaying shipments and raising transport costs. Oil, natural gas, grain and everything from toys
Continue ReadingBy RALPH RUSSO AP College Football Writer A person with direct knowledge of the talks tells The Associated Press that Alabama is negotiating with Washington coach Kalen DeBoer and is close to hiring him as the replacement for Nick Saban. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a deal was not
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — Aliens they are not. That’s what forensic experts in Peru said Friday about two doll-like figures and an alleged three-fingered hand that customs authorities in the South American country seized last year from a shipment heading to Mexico. The forensic experts with Peru’s prosecutor’s office said the objects were made with
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is advocating for a broad suite of legislative proposals on gun control and enhanced penalties for violent crime. At a news conference Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed to forge new pathways through the complex landscape of constitutional law in the wake
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a $3.5 million settlement with the online food delivery service platform Grubhub. Friday’s settlement resolves a 2021 lawsuit brought by Campbell alleging Grubhub illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants. The alleged overcharging violates a state fee cap put in place during
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer A prominent immigration lawyer and improbable hero among Beatles fans has died. Leon Wildes was 90. Wildes was known for his landmark, yearslong fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported and enable the former Beatle to receive permanent residency in the U.S. The government had
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says five Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The ministry said that eight soldiers were wounded with three of them suffering serious injuries in Friday’s attack. The ministry said 12 militants had been “neutralized” and operations
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Campaign events have continued to fall as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers the leadoff GOP caucus state, with Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump all shuffling their schedules ahead of Monday’s presidential votes. Prolonged freezing temperatures, combined with
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A commercial truck driver from Ukraine who was ordered deported wants to get his driving privileges back, since he’s been acquitted of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a crash in New Hampshire. Gov. Chris Sununu said the bikers “did not receive justice” after the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Moscow court has ruled that a left-wing opposition activist who had criticized the Kremlin but backed the war in Ukraine should remain in custody pending trial on charges linked to his online comment. The district court ruled Friday to keep Sergei Udaltsov in custody until Feb. 15 on charges of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory there over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes. It was the first detailed accounting of the errors that initially became public as part of a criminal
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration. The rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate
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