Year: 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway. That is according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal collisions occurred late Tuesday. Other drivers saved a third horse and helped the animal over to the freeway’s shoulder to avoid getting hit. California

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade will serve sentences ranging from six months in prison to three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger sentenced the four Tuesday and Wednesday. All four were convicted of serious felony conspiracy

Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical center in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, wounding at least seven people, hospital authorities and witnesses said Wednesday. Nasser Hospital sits in the western part of the city, which is inside the Israeli-designated

Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl. Beryl remains far offshore in the Caribbean near Jamaica, but is expected to hit somewhere south of Cancun by early Friday. Given that Mexico did so

AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.” Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, sent a letter

AP Health Writer JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal district court judge has temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. sided Wednesday with Republican attorneys general in

Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation. He says they face “substantial risk of injury or death” in blistering summer temperatures. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson on Tuesday gave the state seven days

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols, said Wednesday that U.S. officials asked Haitian Prime Minister

Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has been one of President Joe Biden’s staunchest defenders following his shaky performance in last week’s debate, but she’s also emerged as a potential option to lead the party herself if Biden opted not to continue his campaign. One big question is what would happen to the current campaign’s

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue leader during a violent overnight encounter denied any role in her death. Michael Jackson-Bolanos testified in his own defense Wednesday. It was a dramatic moment in a trial that has mostly centered on circumstantial evidence. Samantha Woll was found dead outside her

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris’ acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City. But the city’s mayor believes his deteriorating relationship with Gov. Phil Murphy led to the decision. Centre Pompidou x Jersey City was to

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did the media covering President Biden miss a story that was right in front of them? That’s a question being asked in the wake of the president’s halting debate performance in the debate with Donald Trump last week. Some critics wonder whether reporters who follow Biden should have

AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Emma Navarro has eliminated former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon’s third round. The 19th-seeded Navarro won 6-4, 6-1 at Centre Court on Wednesday. Navarro had never been past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament until this season. She made it to the third round at the

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one mystery about President Joe Biden’s often convoluted answers during the presidential debate has been solved. During the debate, the 81-year-old Democrat ended one of his statements about the national debt by declaring, “We finally beat Medicare.” That was not what Biden had intended to say about the

Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before voters in November’s election if a sufficient number of them are deemed valid. They now bring to five the number of states where election officials are validating signatures on abortion measures. They’re already on the

AP Health Writer A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday. The worker had direct contact with infected dairy cows on a northeast Colorado farm, state and federal health officials said. The man developed pink eye, or conjunctivitis, received antiviral treatment