By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned. California already has a law protecting doctors who provide abortions from out-of-state
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned. California already has a law protecting doctors who provide abortions from out-of-state
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s junta says the country’s intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt. A spokesman for the junta says the attempted military takeover took place Tuesday and “officers and other alleged actors involved in this attempt at destabilization have been arrested and others actively
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — With tired faces, residents of a homeless shelter in Argentina’s capital pass through the main entrance and line up to receive a hot drink and a slice of cake for an afternoon snack. Places like the Bepo Ghezzi Social Inclusion Center in the Parque Patricios
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal transportation investigators say the probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions. The report from the National Transportation Safety Board
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Fashion Week spring-summer 2024 saw a resonating ’70s influence, mingled with contemporary flair. Dries Van Noten embraced the era with mismatched styles and elongated silhouettes, presenting standout pieces like a flared trench paired with a bikini top. Amid praises, there were suggestions of a cautious
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The winner of last month’s $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot — the third-largest in U.S. history — has come forward to claim the prize, officials said Wednesday. In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars. Under a new Florida
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday meeting prompted by years of patient efforts seeking access to the unproven therapy. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted 17-1 that drugmaker Brainstorm’s stem cell-based treatment has
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce called an appearance by Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the Chicago Bears last weekend pretty bold, but the All-Pro tight end insisted Wednesday that he wants to keep future details about their relationship private. Kelce discussed the pop
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Anna Chernova and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — The Russian admiral whom Ukraine forces said died in a strike on occupied Crimea last week has appeared in a video posted by a Russian military channel Wednesday – the second video released in as many days which has cast further doubt on Kyiv’s
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple was never serious about replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones, but kept the possibility open as a “bargaining chip” to extract bigger payments from Google, a Microsoft executive testified Wednesday in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a longshot bid from the former president’s team to remove her from the case. In her 20-page ruling on Wednesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan spells out her approach to previous
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Mosquitoes from two routine collection sites in the city of Coachella tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced. One collection site was near the intersection of Frederick Street and Avenue 51, the other near Avenue 49 and Van Buren Street. West Nile virus spreads when a
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador have died after trying to board a moving train in Mexico near the Texas border. Authorities found their bodies near the town of Escobedo, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, on Wednesday morning. They are among a growing number of migrants traveling through
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city for violating standards for clean drinking water. They also say the Black judge presiding over the case is stirring racial division. The activists represent the Mississippi
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on behalf of Canada’s parliament Wednesday, referring to the “deeply embarrassing” incident last week that saw the chamber applaud a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. “This was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair. Chutkan, who was nominated to the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TV’s late-night hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly ended Hollywood’s writers strike. Bill Maher led the charge back to work by announcing
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TV’s late-night hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly ended Hollywood’s writers strike. Bill Maher led the charge back to work by announcing
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT, COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains three years after the Colorado woman went missing is raising new questions about what happened to her. The remains were found last week about 40 miles from where the mother of two was reported
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