Year: 2024

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Richmond-based women’s group was established after the Civil War and helped erect many of the

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse against their spouses for the first time under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld would remove marriage as a defense

TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished nearly a week ago and a man her son was staying with have been formally charged with child neglect in connection with the boy’s disappearance. Elijah Vue was last seen on Feb. 20 at a residence in Two Rivers, where prosecutors

By JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Students at two Georgia colleges are grappling with the killing of a nursing student killed in a violent act that Republicans including former President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp blamed on the immigration policies of President Joe Biden. The killing of 22-year-old

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-owned cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew onboard was finally allowed to dock in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on Monday having been quarantined offshore over fears of an outbreak of the cholera disease onboard. The Mauritius government cleared

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police say at least seven people have been shot at a crowded soccer match in the Cayman Islands and were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police say the shooting they believe could be gang-related occurred late Sunday in West Bay. It is located in the

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says an explosive device was detonated outside his office over the weekend. Marshall issued a brief statement Monday confirming one one was injured. He said the device was detonated early Saturday outside the office in downtown Montgomery. He asked anyone with information to contact the Alabama

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled that laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status violate the state’s constitution and are invalid. A Superior Court judge late Friday denied a motion by Delaware’s election commissioner to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a state elections inspector and the

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Government and aviation-industry experts say Boeing has made some strides toward improving its safety culture, but employees could still be subject to retaliation for reporting issues. That’s one of the findings in a report presented Monday to the Federal Aviation Administration. The experts say that when it comes to

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for complictions from prostate cancer surgery blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon’s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders. The review, which was done by Austin’s

LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds, or $13,900. British auctioneers Hanson’s said Monday that the first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which states “uncorrected proof copy”

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A powerful winter storm was dumping deep snow in parts of the West on Monday and much of the central U.S. was unseasonably warm: People played golf in Wisconsin and comfortably walked their dogs in Iowa, where some bulbs were starting to flower. And high winds hiked fire risks in

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending the nation’s top health official to meet with patients and doctors in Alabama on Tuesday to discuss a controversial court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment in the state. The ruling by the Republican-controlled Alabama Supreme Court has unexpectedly propelled the

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama judge remains hospitalized after a weekend shooting at his home, and his son has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham told news outlets that Johnny Hardwick, the presiding judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit in that county, underwent surgery after Saturday’s

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — According to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press, Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium and continues to bar several of the most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program. Monday’s IAEA report estimated that as of Feb.

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government has reiterated its support to help restore peace and calm to Haiti and says it will provide money, equipment and logistical support to a multinational force whose deployment remains uncertain. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who is in Guyana

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The scheduling order entered Monday calls for jury selection to begin July 9, with the trial starting the following

By ELISE MORTON Vadim Krasikov’s name has come up in recent weeks in relation to prisoner swaps involving now deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Krasikov is serving a life sentence in Germany for the 2019 killing in Berlin of Zelimkhan “Tornike” Khangoshvili, a 40-year-old Georgian citizen of

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Almost 50 years after the novel “Shogun” became a massive hit, the James Clavell fictional saga makes its way to FX. Set in Japan in 1600, it’s rooted in the real history of the period, a dangerous time when several warlords jockeyed for ultimate power

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority’s longstanding lack of legitimacy

LONDON (AP) — Financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild, of the renowned Rothschild banking dynasty, has died at 87, his family said Monday. Rothschild began his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963, before breaking away to start businesses and charitable organizations. His family paid tribute to him in a statement. “Our

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio commission has awarded bids to frack oil and gas under state parks despite statewide backlash and an ongoing investigation into possibly fraudulent support. The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission granted the mineral rights to several out-of-state oil and gas companies.

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States say they are canceling the event due to a lack of snow on the ground. The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races have taken place in northern Maine for more than three decades, and