Year: 2024

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s defense attorneys argued Monday that damage done during FBI testing to a revolver that killed a cinematographer on the set of the Western “Rust” has stripped them of the ability to put on a proper defense at the actor’s forthcoming trial, and asked a New Mexico judge to

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The mayor of Maui County in Hawaii wants to stop owners of thousands of vacation properties from renting to visitors. Instead, he wants the units rented long-term to people who live on Maui to address a chronic housing shortage that intensified after last August’s deadly wildfire. The

By MARGERY A. BECK, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JOHN HANNA Associated Press NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — More storms are possible in parts of the deluged Midwest, where flooding after days of heavy rains has killed at least two people, sent a river surging around a dam and forced evacuations and rescues. Severe storms were

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A well-known Hawaii lifeguard who was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu’s North Shore was a former professional surfer with acting credits to his name, including a role in one of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies. Tamayo Perry, 49, was killed Sunday near Goat Island, Shayne

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal that will lead to freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents. Its central character is a quixotic internet publisher with a profound

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press One of the most liberal members of Congress is trying to fight off a strong challenge from a political moderate in a Democratic primary north of New York City. Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces Westchester County Executive George Latimer in Tuesday’s primary election. The race has centered on the candidates’ diverging

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake. Vinfast is hoping its tiniest and cheapest car yet — a roughly 10-foot-long mini-SUV priced at $9,200 and called the VF3

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities say the death toll from last year’s wildfire in Lahaina on the island of Maui has risen to 102. The Maui Police Department said Monday the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office found 68-year-old Claudette Heermance succumbed to injuries suffered in the fire. She died in

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge is being asked to decide if a former Los Angeles-area gang leader will be freed from jail to house arrest on $750,000 bail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Duane “Keffe

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many

By JACK DURA and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has emerged as a serious contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate. He’s one of the president’s most loyal and vocal backers and brings executive experience, business savvy and close connections to deep-pocketed energy industry CEOs. Trump wants

By RICHARD LARDNER and JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal backers, sprinting around the country to drum up support for the former president’s comeback bid while auditioning to be his running mate. Far from the glare of the campaign

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won’t be alone at Thursday’s debate. Moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper of CNN will be on camera, too, and there’s a lot on the line for their network as it fights for relevance in a changing media environment. CNN

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Forensic and other experts are combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find the cause of a fire that killed 23 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. It was one of the country’s deadliest blazes in years. More than

By DASHA LITVINOVA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One was a journalist on a reporting trip. Another was attending a wedding. Yet another was a dual national returning to visit family. All are U.S. citizens now behind bars in Russia on various charges. Arrests of Americans in Russia are increasingly common

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are on opposite sides as voters in the state’s 3rd Congressional District choose their Republican nominee. McMaster is backing nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs, the wife of a political confidant and regular donor. Trump is backing Mark

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be a well-rehearsed zinger or an offhand, too-loud sigh. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch. They also can showcase candidates at the top of their policy game or

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TILA, Mexico (AP) — It was night when residents began hearing gunshots in the remote southern Mexico town of Tila. Then came trucks and the voices of men discussing which houses to burn. Flames began to leap around the town in Chiapas state. Five hours of shooting were followed by

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov put his hands at either end of the Stanley Cup and began skating away to start the celebration that the Florida Panthers have wanted forever. And as he began to hoist hockey’s chalice for the first time, he had one thought. “It’s heavy,”

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There was no collapse. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title. Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe scored goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL is expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday after both sides wrapped up their cases on Monday. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez will have a conference with attorneys for both sides Tuesday

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers are combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more victims of a fire that killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. Security cameras at the factory in Hwaseong showed smoke filling the second-floor worksite