By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to 15 days in the county workhouse after pleading guilty to assaulting a Black man during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020. Thirty-five-year-old Justin Stetson received two years of
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DAP Health received a $1 million appropriation from Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2023-2024 state budget. David Brinkman, the CEO of DAP Health, says the money will be used to expand the nonprofit’s Sunrise campus in Palm Springs and address the growing medical workforce shortage. “This very generous funding from the state of California will help us
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have shown their strong desire for an alternative to the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. On Sunday, they thronged voting centers set up for a primary election independently organized by the country’s opposition and showed an overwhelming support for longtime government critic María
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight en route from Washington state to San Francisco on Sunday is facing dozens of attempted murder charges after he tried to shut down the plane’s engines mid-flight, authorities say. The suspect,
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr recalls a one-point Christmas Day defeat at Cleveland in 2016 when Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were still figuring out how to thrive playing together during Durant’s first season with the Warriors, each doing his best to let the other shine bright, and
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone will be staring up when the Denver Nuggets raise their championship banner Tuesday night before the season opener. He’ll be looking past the banner, though, in remembrance of his late father, who also happened to be his friend, mentor and biggest supporter. Brendan Malone,
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Democrat Gavin Newsom’s visit comes as U.S.-Chinese relations witnessed
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Police in suburban Chicago arrested two people after a man allegedly fired a shot and the other pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the episode took place Sunday near a banquet hall in Skokie, where about 1,000 people had gathered to show solidarity with Israel. A group of about
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Washington, DC, later this week, senior administration officials said Monday ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California next month. Wang will meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security Adviser Jake Sullivan during
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Not guilty,” Menendez, 69, said when Judge Sidney H.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two commercial turkey facilities in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading. The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported the infected poultry flocks within weeks of a turkey farm
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed Monday. In a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla said the
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed Monday. In a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla said the
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By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California property manager was sentenced to a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father of a teenage girl who died in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. James Catalano, 62 of Fresno,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California property manager was sentenced to a year in federal prison for sending more than 200 vile online messages to a father of a teenage girl who died in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. James Catalano, 62 of Fresno,
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Tom Emmer, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, baselessly said there were “questionable” practices in the 2020 presidential election. Later, Emmer signed an amicus brief in support of a last-ditch Texas lawsuit seeking to throw out the results in key
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Reigning AP national player of the year Zach Edey is a unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team in college basketball. The big man tested the NBA waters before deciding to play one more season for No. 3 Purdue. Edey is joined by Marquette guard Tyler Kolek,
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By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. The death toll
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Chip Kelly is not a financial advisor, but he seems to believe past performance does not guarantee future results. While quarterback Ethan Garbers returned to the starting lineup and delivered an effective performance in the No. 23 Bruins’ 42-7 win at Stanford, it does
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By Pete Muntean, Holmes Lybrand, Sarah Moon and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday tried to “disrupt the operation of the engines,” forcing the flight en route to San Francisco to divert to Portland, Oregon, the airline said in a
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