By TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers return to work on Wednesday for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state’s struggling budget. The budget is a big issue every year in California, which is the nation’s most populous state
Continue ReadingBy RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s military says an attack helicopter being used in the fight against Islamic extremists in neighboring Congo has crashed into a Ugandan house, killing both crew members and a civilian in the building. A spokesperson says the cause of the crash near the border is suspected
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A widely used slogan by the office of Puerto Rico’s governor that sparked heavy criticism across the U.S. territory has been struck down this election year. The electoral comptroller’s office said Wednesday that the phrase “Making things happen” can no longer appear on ads launched by the administration of
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US doubled down on its assessment that Hamas and other Gaza militants used the enclave’s largest hospital complex as a command hub as well as to hold hostages and store weapons, with a senior intelligence official pointing to newly declassified intelligence that reinforces the conclusion of Israeli and US intelligence. “The US Intelligence Community is
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams will make his New York Philharmonic debut on April 24 when future music director Gustavo Dudamel leads the orchestra’s spring gala at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. Common, a rapper whose actual name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn, will also make his philharmonic debut
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams will make his New York Philharmonic debut on April 24 when future music director Gustavo Dudamel leads the orchestra’s spring gala at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. Common, a rapper whose actual name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn, will also make his philharmonic debut
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey imam was shot and critically wounded outside a mosque in the state’s largest city early Wednesday. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said the cleric was shot after 6 a.m. outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark Mosque. There have been no arrests in the shooting. It’s unclear what led to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coco Jones went from being a Disney child star to reshaping her image and finding her musical voice en route to five Grammy nominations, including best new artist. She went through a few rough patches after she starred on the 2012 Disney Channel musical
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media and marketing company in the FIFA bribery investigation. U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen, who presided over the trial in Brooklyn federal court, granted a motion for
Continue ReadingFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Multiple state capitols have received threats that led to evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of dangerous items has been found. Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and Montana and are among the states that evacuated their capitols on Wednesday morning. Lawmakers in Kentucky and Mississippi have begun meeting in
Continue ReadingBUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — One soldier has been killed and 12 injured in an attack with explosives on a military unit in northwestern Colombia that the military has blamed on the notorious Gulf Clan drug cartel. The Defense Ministry says in a news release that the attack occurred early Wednesday in a military facility in
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press Prosecutors in Kansas are asking a judge to drop three felony charges related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes — the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will. Johnson County Assistant District Attorney Megan Ahsens on
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a car crash involving a tractor-trailer that injured several people. The incident happened just before 10 last night on Highway 86 near Avenue 86. CHP says the tractor-trailer was making a left turn onto Highway 86 from Avenue 84, then the trailer detached from the tractor and was partially
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum-seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: Leaders of several Chicago suburbs have voted to restrict buses from dropping off migrants without notice while officials in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war under a deal sponsored by the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed from Ukrainian captivity. The ministry said that the deal
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins expressed regret Shoehei Ohtani turned down Toronto after meeting with the team and chose to sign a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atkins for the first time confirmed Ohtani visited Toronto’s spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, but wouldn’t say whether
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police say a sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot while attempting to serve a warrant, and a suspect is in custody. State police said 60-year-old Stone County Deputy Justin Smith was shot Tuesday afternoon at a home about 5 miles north of Mountain View while trying to serve
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two bombs exploded and killed at least 103 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan have arrested a woman who wielded a knife and injured four passengers inside a train that stopped at Tokyo’s electronic town of Akihabara. NHK public television reported that police rushed to the scene late Wednesday after a report that a woman was brandishing a knife while the train stopped
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