Month: September 2023

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he’s considering policy changes toward Egypt, Turkey and other countries as he took over the powerful leadership of the panel. Veteran Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland is replacing indicted Sen. Bob Menendez,

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Maui are opening more of the burn zone from last month’s devastating wildfire for visits by residents and property owners who lost homes. Early this week, officials began permitting those who lived in a small section in the north end of Lahaina to return for the first time since

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers accused of shooting an unarmed man and then lying about it have been acquitted. Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood ruled Thursday that Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso were within their rights to protect themselves when they opened fire, wounding 23-year-old Miguel Medina twice on July 22,

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who fled a New York City day care center where a child died earlier this month from suspected drug exposure has been taken into custody and faces federal drug charges. Authorities had been searching for Felix Herrera Garcia, 34, for almost two weeks. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football coach says he was forced to resign by his school district and intended no harm after he and his team repeatedly used “Nazi” as a game call. Former Brooklyn High School coach Tim McFarland said Thursday that it never

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a second majority-Black district has been blocked by an appeals court. Supporters of establishing a second such district had hoped a recent Supreme Court ruling upholding a

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic. The 2022 fire delayed the opening of the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper by almost a year. Lorna Roxanne Green pleaded guilty to arson in July and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 year old. Police said Thursday that 10 minors have overdosed since June and fentanyl is suspected in all but one of the cases. Half of the incidents were fatal. The victims’ ages ranged from

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Just days after being elected the new leader of Greece’s left-wing main opposition party, Stefanos Kasselakis will be taking a brief break from politics — to join the military. The 35-year-old Kasselakis says he plans to present himself “soon” for military service, which is obligatory for all Greek men. He describes

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker is going to federal prison for nearly five years. Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. Johnson told a judge: “I am a corrupt politician.” Years ago, Johnson was a

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too. About 2 million

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The premier of Bermuda says the government is slowly restoring operations after being hit by a “very sophisticated” cyberattack a week ago. David Burt said Thursday that an in-depth forensic audit is underway to determine how the attack occurred and that experts so far have not uncovered evidence that

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s high-speed passenger train service has suffered its first fatality on its new extension to Orlando. St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said a 25-year-old stepped in front of a Brightline train on Thursday morning near Fort Pierce. He said it appeared the man was committing suicide. Brightline opened its

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths. Catherine Leavy pleaded guilty Thursday in Boston federal court to charges including making a false bomb threat. She was arrested last

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona’s orange-striped Grand Canyon and the sheer red cliffs of Utah’s Zion Valley. Most importantly for state budgets, visitors can keep spending their money near

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Chaos erupted Thursday as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, an event that county officials had already postponed anticipating that tempers would flare. One man was struck

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members. The decision Wednesday by Judge Denette Mouser could help pave the way for tribal citizenship for hundreds of other descendants known as

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded one person at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby. Police say 22-year-old Kevin Young was arrested Wednesday on charges including reckless endangerment at a home in Memphis. Police responded to the Sept. 7 shooting at

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed state officials from a lawsuit related to past lead contamination in a small southwestern Michigan city’s drinking water. But the case will proceed against Benton Harbor city officials, including the mayor. Lawyers for residents compared Benton Harbor to Flint where lead contaminated the city’s water system

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders. Cooper already had signaled that Thursday’s veto was coming. It sets up override votes likely next