By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels’ missile-launching capabilities, several U.S. officials said. According to
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK carried out additional strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, marking the eighth round of attacks by the US military on the rebels’ infrastructure in just over 10 days, according to a joint statement. They struck eight sites, according to the statement from the US and
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has announced a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time of record immigration. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Monday there will be a 35% reduction in new study visas in 2024. He said
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney to represent him ahead of his murder trial scheduled this summer. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired veteran
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney to represent him ahead of his murder trial scheduled this summer. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired veteran
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is allowing US Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire deployed by Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s security initiative at the US-Mexico border while the state’s legal challenge to the practice plays out. The vote was 5-4. The justices’ order is a major victory for President
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rainfall around the U.S. on Monday prompted first responders in San Antonio, Texas, to conduct water rescues while flash floods inundated streets and homes in San Diego, California. In San Antonio, firefighters investigated whether five homeless people were swept away by rushing waters early Monday morning,
Continue ReadingFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police say a man who fled the country after he was charged with the slaying of his wife more than 30 years ago in northern Virginia has been returned to the U.S. to face murder charges. Fairfax County Police say Jose Lazaro Cruz was charged with the fatal stabbing of his
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus are making a renewed bid to clamp down on violence at soccer games. It says fan security screening will be increased at stadium entrances and team fan clubs shuttered if deemed necessary. The police also will call for matches to either be canceled or halted if safety is
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth and preparing food on Monday as repair crews worked to fix broken pipes in hopes of easing the stress caused by a week of subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice in this southern city.
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth and preparing food on Monday as repair crews worked to fix broken pipes in hopes of easing the stress caused by a week of subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice in this southern city.
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This entire month, we’ve taken you to the Rocky Mountains, followed the water, and dived into the intricacies of the crisis of the Colorado River. Experts have said we are at a critical juncture. A wet winter has eased some pressure on policymakers, but the overarching issue of chronic overuse is still a problem waiting in the
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such social dramas as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such social dramas as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood. This year alone she’ll voice a role in “Inside Out 2,” head to New York star in Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut and film a television series that she can’t quite talk about just yet. And
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Alabama execution this week would be the first in the nation to use nitrogen gas. It follows a long history of problems with lethal injection since Texas first used the method in 1982. Numerous other states that use lethal injection have encountered various problems. These
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A robocall using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice is urging voters in New Hampshire to skip the state’s pivotal primary today. Tracking data suggests up to 25,000 fraudulent calls were made to residents across the Granite State as investigators quickly try to find the identity
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked for now a new law approved by North Carolina legislators that tightens a rule on when a ballot cast by someone who is simultaneously registering to vote is removed from election counts. The preliminary injunction from Judge Thomas Schroeder over
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — State media in China say a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region. The state-run Xinhua News Agency cited the China Earthquake Networks Center as saying the quake rocked Wushu county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. local time. There were no immediate reports of damage
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Heavy rainfall around the U.S. on Monday prompted first responders in San Antonio, Texas, to conduct water rescues while flash floods inundated streets and homes in San Diego, California. In San Antonio, firefighters investigated whether five homeless people were swept away by rushing waters early Monday morning,
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