By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Peter Seidler loved to dream out loud about a World Series parade for his San Diego Padres and their long-suffering fans. He spent that way, too, fearlessly committing hundreds of millions of dollars toward trying to bring his adopted hometown its first major title. The
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are sending conflicting messages about the violent death of a leading LGBTQ+ figure after thousands of Mexicans marched Monday night demanding justice. State prosecutors in Aguascalientes say Jesús Ociel Baena was likely killed with razor blades by their partner who then committed suicide. But
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge, admitting he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the embattled New York Republican. Sam Miele was caught soliciting donations in late 2021 under the alias Dan Meyer, who was
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Peter Seidler, the Padres owner who spent hundreds of millions trying to bring a title to San Diego, has died at 63.
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino, Celina Tebor and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams repeated on Tuesday that he is “fully cooperating” with the FBI’s investigation into his campaign’s fundraising. “This is an ongoing review. And as a former member of law enforcement, it’s always my belief – don’t interfere
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America A federal court has ruled that a Pennsylvania community’s resolution prohibiting the display of an American flag with a thin blue line on all township property is unconstitutional. The ruling about the flag that’s also used as part of the police union’s logo came down Monday. The dispute
Continue ReadingCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who admitted posting a broad online threat aimed at synagogues and Jewish schools in the state last year has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn in Camden imposed the sentence Tuesday on 19-year-old Omar Alkattoul of Sayreville, who earlier pleaded guilty
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The defendant in a 2021 mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa entered his plea Tuesday after a judge ruled to move the case to trial. Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams deflected more questions Tuesday about an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign, but defended his ethics and laughed off a question about whether he expected to be indicted. His chief legal counsel at City Hall said she’s seen “no indication”
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Does Paris have too many SUVs? The city’s mayor is putting that question to voters in the runup to next year’s Olympic Games. It’s the latest salvo in her long-running campaign to make the city more friendly to pedestrians and the planet, and less friendly to cars. Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The campaign fundraiser for embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge as part of a plea deal Tuesday. Sam Miele – who worked for the Santos campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles – was indicted by
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are gaining ground Tuesday after an encouraging report on U.S. inflation sent waves of relief through Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 1.9% higher and near its best level in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 476 points, or 1.4%, as
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a day after he fired her. She calls his approach “uncertain, weak” and a betrayal of his promises. The attack came in a resignation letter she published on Tuesday. Sunak sacked Braverman after
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the kidneys Tuesday morning while Burchett was talking to a reporter, the latest sign of how tense the dynamics are in the House GOP conference. Burchett, who was one of the eight
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — An emergency official says a charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway, leaving three people dead and 18 others injured. Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady says the charter bus was
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports-gambling app owned by Penn Entertainment, is set to launch Tuesday. Penn signed a $1.5 billion deal with ESPN for rights to the sports media giant’s name in August. Under the agreement, Penn will operate ESPN Bet while ESPN promotes the app across its online and broadcast
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Today will be mostly sunny and mild, but changes are on the way. A storm is just off the coast and will slowly cross California over the next few days bringing the chance of showers here on the Valley floor along with some light snow in the highest elevations of local mountains. Rainfall potential for
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a large-scale search of the Gulf of Mexico for a Louisiana man reported missing from a cruise ship earlier this week. The man has been identified by family as Tyler Barnett, 28, of Houma. Officials say he was last seen on security camera footage aboard
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood. Producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence returned for the story, set 64 years before the first film, centered
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against a Florida woman who allegedly threatened to kill the federal judge in Texas who issued a major ruling that would’ve taken a key medication abortion pill off the market. Alice Marie Pence, 67, of Port Charlotte, Florida, allegedly placed a phone call in March to
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