Month: April 2024

By BABA AHMED and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a deepening crackdown, Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday banned the media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations, a day after suspending all political activities in the country until further notice. The order, issued by Mali’s high authority for communication,

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House. On Thursday, House Republican Leader Steve Scalise said Johnson has been talking with White House officials about a package

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis to July 1 after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of an ordinance that increases driver pay. The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to start the new

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hip-hop artist Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed, a judge has ruled. Drake was a special guest of rap superstar Travis Scott, who had headlined the festival. He performed with Scott

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging electrical substations in Oregon in 2022. News outlets report Nathaniel Cheney appeared in federal court in Portland on Wednesday and was later released from custody. He was arrested April 2 after he was indicted in March

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested for allegedly taking a decommissioned New York City fireboat for an overnight cruise on the Hudson River. Police say he then stole a sailboat and was taken into custody on its deck. He was charged Thursday with two counts

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has asked the state Supreme Court to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy. The law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms and foreign investors. A new proposed rulemaking would strengthen powers for the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States — known as CFIUS — which

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X. The headline-grabbbing billionaire bought the social media platform when it was Twitter. He has upended many of Twitter’s policies, gutted

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will increase what have been among the lowest benefits in the U.S. for workers who are injured or killed on the job. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan workers’ compensation into law Thursday. It takes effect in July. The new law includes the first

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Children age 4 and under in Florida were undercounted by almost 10% during the 2020 census. The estimated error was the largest undercount of young children by any U.S. state. That’s according to estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau. More than 112,000 children age 4

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee Legislature has overwhelmingly voted to send Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that would ban marriage between first cousins. The House cast a 75-2 vote Thursday on the bill after the Senate previously approved it without any opposition. But a particularly vocal opponent, Republican Rep. Gino Bulso, took up

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Long before the Bronco chase gripped a national television audience and the “Trial of the Century” captivated the country, O.J. Simpson was making his mark on the football field. The Juice was the best running back of his era during an 11-year NFL career mostly played with the

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona doesn’t sit well with the Republican former governor whose expansion of the state Supreme Court allowed him to appoint the four conservative justices whose ruling cleared the way for it. Doug Ducey is among Republicans in several states who are wrestling with

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The man once known as Alabama’s longest-serving sheriff has been granted parole and is due to be released soon from prison. The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles voted 2-1 Thursday to parole former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely. He has been serving a three-year sentence for his 2021 conviction on

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The June 12, 1994, killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman brought the “Trial of the Century” that saw O.J. Simpson acquitted of the murders. The announcement Thursday that Simpson is dead brings renewed attention to the trial and the fascinating cast of characters who played a

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill to restore the voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time. The bill has been introduced for years by Omaha state Sen. Justin Wayne. It passed Thursday by a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball sensation to cover his gambling debts. The charges were outlined in a complaint filed with the United States District Court for the Central District of California

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have launched an investigation after an immigrations officer was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the girl, who is from neighboring Haiti, alleged the assault occurred last week near the upscale resort town

By KEN RITTER and LINDA DEUTSCH Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a long time, O.J. Simpson was the man who had it all. He lived the American dream as a sports legend, movie actor, commercial pitchman and millionaire. With his wildly successful career, startling good looks and a gorgeous wife, he became an

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Officials say two major U.S. manufacturers of gun parts have agreed to temporarily halt sales of their products in Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania. City officials announced a settlement Thursday of their lawsuit against the companies. Philadelphia filed suit against Polymer80 and JSD Supply in July, accusing them of perpetuating

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A marine mammal rescue group says a dead humpback whale that has washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island  was the first such death in the state this year. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center received a call at 6:45 a.m. Thursday reporting a

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Attorneys defending the state of New Hampshire have begun highlighting the past misdeeds of man who says he suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse as a teenager at the state’s youth detention center. Eleven former state workers have been arrested since the state launched an unprecedented

DETROIT (AP) — The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company’s partially automated driving system before the wreck, federal investigators said Thursday. Data from the 2022 Mustang Mach E SUV showed that Ford’s “Blue Cruise” driver-assist system was in use ahead of the Feb.