Month: January 2024

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against an Indiana law that allows people in the state on humanitarian parole to obtain a driver’s license but only if they’re from Ukraine. In her order issued Thursday, the judge granted the request of a group of plaintiffs

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” will face off at yet another awards ceremony this season, at the Producers Guild Awards where they were among the 10 films nominated for the top prize. The Producers Guild of America announced its nominations for the coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award, its equivalent of the

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico have captured a rhesus macaque monkey that was being chased by a crowd of people at a public housing complex near the U.S. territory’s north coast. Officer Joel Vidot Soto told The Associated Press on Friday that he found the

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Health Department says Jackson’s water is safe to consume. That Friday announcement came one day after health officials told residents in the state’s capital that dangerous bacteria could be in their tap water. Mississippi health officials lifted their health advisory after

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A former Connecticut city alderman who won a Republican primary for mayor while facing charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his actions in Washington. Gino DiGiovanni Jr., who lost the November election for Derby mayor, pleaded

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has rejected Argentina’s bid to extradite an Italian priest sought on charges of murder, kidnapping and torture during the South American country’s last military dictatorship. Minister Carlo Nordio signed off on the decision on Thursday, according to human rights advocates. The advocates said on

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he is sticking with the bipartisan spending deal he struck with the other congressional leaders, but offered no clear path for overcoming hard-right opposition within his own party to prevent a partial government shutdown next week. Johnson emerged

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation has surged in Brazil’s Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna, up nearly 45% compared to 2022 levels. Full December data released Friday by the National Institute for Space Research show that 7,852 square kilometers of vegetation were lost in the Cerrado biome between January

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The first ever 15-day Australian Open ended with Jannik Sinner winning his first Grand Slam title with a comeback from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev for the championship on the third Sunday of the tournament. Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended her title with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen in

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill and Fred Warner are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2023 NFL All-Pro Team. The 49ers’ McCaffrey and Warner and the Dolphins’ Hill received first-team votes from all 50 members of a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. “No freakin’ way,”

By ED WHITE Associated Press The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexual assault. Louis Wright was released in November after authorities said DNA tests ruled him out as the perpetrator. The attack on an 11-year-old girl

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury has cleared three Texas police officers who fatally shot a man who shot and killed another officer and is believed to have killed his mother and brother. The man also wounded an additional officer during the standoff. The Travis County grand jury declined to indict SWAT officers Jared

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Iowa and New Hampshire are about to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process, but Sen. Joe Manchin says the path for a potential third-party candidate won’t become clear until Super Tuesday in March. The West Virginia Democrat has previously considered a presidential run. He’s visiting

By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities as planned. His wife, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, told reporters Friday that she did not know where

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate. Republican Sen. Eric Tarr of Putnam County said the bill passed Friday was

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of Kenyan lawyers have demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi, protesting what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto. Ruto has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days, Ruto has also repeatedly threatened to

ISTANBUL (AP) — The son of Somalia’s president has testified at an Istanbul court about the death of a motorcycle courier in the city.  An arrest warrant had been issued after a diplomatic car he was driving allegedly hit the courier on an Istanbul highway in November. The private Demiroren News Agency says the court