Month: June 2024

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A judge on Thursday ordered Thomas Kinworthy Jr. to serve two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and first-degree assault, adding dozens of years for burglary and other charges.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Public officials in New Orleans are praising the memory of Jaquelyn Brechtel “Jackie” Clarkson — a former Louisiana legislator and three-term New Orleans City Council member who died this week at age 88. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and City Council President Helena Moreno and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation are among

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says federal officials are investigating a weekend demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that spiraled into violence outside a Los Angeles synagogue. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood and police were called

AP National Writer The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its 2023 annual report. The center points to an ever-growing surge in abuse reports and the impact of inflation in claiming it needs a 40% increase in funding. CEO Ju’Riese Colon said the center needed an additional $10 million each year on top of its

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and

Associated Press Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for the new National Geographic special “Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie” debuting Sunday. The actor loves boating and fishing and is a certified scuba diver who has swam with sharks around the world. New Orleans is his hometown and Mackie says

Associated Press BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox  Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours. They’re protesting a recent decision by the country’s high court ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Protesters sat on the highway Thursday and lay on the ground as police

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms. The directive drew immediate condemnation from civil rights groups and supporters of the separation of church and state, with some

ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 season has come to a close, with U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, clashing on immigration and climate change and launching deeply personal attacks on each other Thursday evening in Atlanta. The debate, which was expected to be viewed in

AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Wells sat in the stands at Barclays Center in his snazzy white suit, hoping to hear his name called in the first round of the NBA draft. A day later, at a second site in a second borough, Wells was finally on his way to the NBA

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As a musician, writer, producer, actor, and activist, Steve Van Zandt has expressed himself artistically in many ways for more than 50 years and now he has his own documentary, “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple.” Despite his head scarves and psychedelic style, being an E Street Band rock star with

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America’s Independence Day this year after a falling out with organizers of the event that made him famous, the annual 4th of July eating contest in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Chestnut, of