Month: February 2024

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservationists at the National Archives are still working to clean up the building’s rotunda area after a pair of apparent environmental protesters on Wednesday dumped reddish powder on the display case housing the original U.S. Constitution. National Archives administrators granted The Associated Press exclusive access to the

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — In Algeria, people have long relied on foreign currencies to buy imported items in short supply or finance their children’s educations abroad. But the value of the Algerian dinar has recently swung wildly on the country’s black market as its value has plummeted compared to euros, pounds and dollars. The oil-rich

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading candidates are women — but it’s almost equally as certain that she won’t have much room to act independently of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The populist president has continued

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death in January when state prison officials replaced his breathing air with nitrogen gas, causing him to die from lack of oxygen. Smith shook and convulsed on the gurney for several minutes during his execution.

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, from promising to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally to firing tens of thousands of government workers. Liberal organizations in Washington back President Joe Biden and

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. counter-terrorism officials say the Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel and remains intent on carrying out attacks abroad. The U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday the situation in West Africa and the Sahel was

NEW DELHI (AP) — A massive fire swept through a paint factory in the Indian capital, New Delhi, killling at least 11 people and leaving four others injured. News agency Press Trust of India reported that the blaze started Thursday evening on the ground floor of the factory located in the Alipur area in northern

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory days in the NHL. Jagr turns 52 on Thursday and still has

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University freshman football player has been arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people. The Union Parish Sheriff says Treyvion Antwan Holly also faces charges of aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of a weapon on a

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry raced head-first on a tiny skeleton sled going 99 kph (61.5 mph) down a track at next year’s Invictus Games site Thursday, saying with a smile afterward that everyone should do it. Harry was in Whistler, British Columbia, with wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to visit athletes

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud. The case against 25-year-old Jair Renan Bolsonao adds to the legal pressure on the family of the far-right leader, who is in himself facing several investigations. Police in Brazil’s

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A driver who plowed into a crowd on a Southern California sidewalk in 2019, injuring nine people, has been convicted of hit-and-run crimes. But an Orange County jury deadlocked Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. A mistrial was declared on that count. Christopher Solis of Anaheim

VAUDREUIL-DORION, Quebec (AP) — Police say a stabbing attack in a condominium tower west of Montreal has left two women dead and another seriously injured. A provincial police spokeswoman says a 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene in Vaudreuil-Dorion in Quebec province and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was known to police

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois lawmaker and candidate for governor has abruptly pleaded guilty to nine counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion in federal court. Sam McCann’s reversal Thursday halted a three-day-old bench trial accusing him of misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributions.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for orchestrating the death of a developmentally disabled woman in a murder-for-hire plot, hoping to cash in on a $9 million offer from a Midwestern man purporting to be a millionaire. Denali Dakota Skye Brehmer, 23, was sentenced by Anchorage

NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a deadly rush hour shooting at a New York City subway station earlier this week. The U.S. Marshals Service says the teen is one of three suspects wanted for Monday’s shooting. Authorities say it began with a dispute between two rival gangs

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s electrical and water systems could fail. Aviation, rail and car traffic could come to a halt. Your cellphone could stop working. These are among the reasons why there was alarm this week

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale is dropping his bid for the U.S. Senate less than a week after announcing he was running. Rosendale said Thursday that “the hill was just too steep,” citing a lack of resources and former President Donald Trump’s endorsement