Month: September 2023

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty for his role in the nation’s deadliest human smuggling attempt from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Christian Martinez, 29, is the first conviction for the U.S. government over the tragedy

By REBECCA SANTANA and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the United States at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday. That is according to two U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision before

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the rhetoric being used by their Democratic opponents in abortion-focused messaging in this year’s critical legislative elections. A recent flurry of Democratic-sponsored ads and mailers in battleground districts expected to determine political control of the General Assembly have

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Investigators found the remains of a Colorado woman who went for a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020 and never returned, but authorities said they still don’t have answers in the case. The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains was announced Wednesday as authorities were pursuing a different

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recovered from a multi-drug resistant germ infection, is appearing in “Doppleganger,” a staged version of Schubert’s final songs. The production marks director Claus Guth’s New York debut. The 54-year-old Kaufmann portrayed a wounded World War I soldier. Rising from one of 62 hospital

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal rule threatens to cut federal money to college programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable debt. The gainful employment rule finalized by the Biden administration on Wednesday applies mostly to for-profit colleges, along with certificate programs at traditional universities. The

MEXICO 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

By 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

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A search for seven kidnapped youths in the north-central Mexico state of Zacatecas appears to have come to a tragic end. Searchers have found one survivor and six bodies in a remote area. State prosecutors say the surviving young man has serious injuries. They say the bodies of six young men

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued by Gov. Jim Pillen. The move Wednesday makes Nebraska the latest in a growing list of Republican-led states that had previously refused to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond the minimum 60 days

GERING, Neb. (AP) — A police standoff with a Nebraska man who is holding a woman hostage has lasted more than 24 hours. Local law enforcement agencies say the standoff started after the 37-year-old fled when a deputy tried to pull him over for a traffic violation Tuesday. Police in the western Nebraska city of

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino has in the works. Officials for the Grand Sierra Resort said Wednesday that the estimated $1 billion private capital investment would be

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona won’t be riding off on his beloved scooter after all. Just hours before his final game as Cleveland’s manager, Francona revealed that the motorized scooter he has ridden to and from Progressive Field for the past several seasons was stolen for the second time.

By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown. Events originally set for Sunday, Carter’s birthday, now will be held Saturday on the Atlanta campus of the library and the adjacent

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a murder suspect who was mistakenly released two weeks ago from jail in Indianapolis was captured Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service in Minnesota, where he faces charges in a 2021 killing. Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal says 28-year-old Kevin Mason was apprehended Wednesday afternoon in St. Paul. Officials have