INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot. John Rust, the chair of Seymour-based Rose Acre Farms, filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Secretary of State
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Tuesday ordered the company that owns Arrowhead bottled water to stop using some of the natural springs it has relied on for more than a century, a victory for community groups who have said for years that the practice has
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the roads. The legislation would ban self-driving trucks weighing more
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the roads. The legislation would ban self-driving trucks weighing more
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions. Phillips, a 43-year-old actor, filed a petition in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Monday to
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions. Phillips, a 43-year-old actor, filed a petition in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Monday to
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps died suddenly Tuesday afternoon after falling ill during a university memorial service, the school said in a statement. She was 72. “While attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles L. Blockson, curator of the Blockson Collection, President Epps became
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women over two years, preying on them so he could steal jewelry and other valuables, was slain Tuesday by his cellmate while serving a life sentence, prison officials said. Billy Chemirmir, 50, who was convicted last year in the
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican effort to shift control of the North Carolina State Board of Elections from the governor to legislative party leaders is closing in on final General Assembly approval. The state House passed a bill Tuesday that could oust the state elections director a
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a cleaning worker whose body remained in a locked bathroom at a Belk department store for days after she died is suing the chain. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says relatives of 63-year-old Bessie Durham couldn’t hold an open casket funeral because her body
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The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. plans to double its investment in its theme park and cruise ship businesses over the next 10 years, with plans to spend about $60 billion to expand and enhance its destination attractions. “We’re incredibly mindful of the financial underpinning of the company, the need to continue to grow in terms
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A Danish artist received $76,000 from a museum to create two works of art, but instead submitted blank canvases entitled “Take the Money and Run.” The bold move has reignited debate about the value of conceptual art after a court ruled this week that the artist must return
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down. Land disputes and forced evictions have often been a source of conflict in Indonesia and the protests on
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Injured Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has accompanied the team on its last road trip of the season and took dry swings before Tuesday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays. The three-time AL MVP has played just one game since fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has halted implementation of a California law intended to restrict companies’ use of information gathered from young internet users in order to protect the privacy of minors. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman on Monday granted a preliminary injunction, saying the legislation interferes with firms’ use of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, dio un discurso este martes ante el pleno de la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde criticó al FMI y, en general, “la ingeniería financiera internacional”. “Es hora de promover la justicia social en el mundo”, dijo el mandatario. Fernández indicó que “el sistema
Continue ReadingDEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend was punched at least twice in the head during a fight in the stands with a rival fan, a witness said Tuesday. Police and safety personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Going back to school has proved to be the right decision for D’Anton Lynn and UCLA. Lynn is in his first season in Westwood as the defensive coordinator after spending his entire coaching career in the NFL. Even though this is his first time leading
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific’s massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental. But it’s not yet clear what caused it. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s office is working with the railroad and experts from the Federal Railroad
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