Month: June 2022

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani who was convicted of campaign finance crimes at trial and later pleaded guilty to a separate fraud charge is asking to be spared from prison at his sentencing next week. Lawyers for Lev Parnas made the request to a Manhattan federal

SANTIAGO (AP) — Chile’s new left-leaning government is doing away with the office of the first lady as part of its effort to transform a role that both the president and his partner have characterized as archaic. The government said Wednesday that the first lady will now be known as the “sociocultural coordinator of the

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The country has long endured a numbing succession of mass shootings at schools, places of worship and public gathering places. None forced Congress to react with significant legislation — until now. Last month, a white shooter was accused of racist motives in the killings of 10 Black

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “MJ,” the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance. The Michael Jackson show may have lost the best

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit is challenging a decades-old Missouri law that limits the extent to which volunteers can provide ballot-booth help to people who have disabilities or are unable to read or write. The lawsuit filed Wednesday targets a 1977 Missouri law that says people can only provide voting assistance to

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say nearly $100,000 in cash was taken in a weekend burglary at the Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter. Police said in an  incident report released Wednesday that two guns and more than $16,000 was recovered outside the home after Sunday’s burglary. Carter told police the recovered money was

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The mother of a man hailed as a hero for killing a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer only to be shot and killed himself by another officer without warning in suburban Denver is suing police. The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the officer shot

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Now this hound has something to toot his horn about. A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, marking the first time the breed has ever snared U.S. dogdom’s most coveted best in show prize. Rounding the finalists’ ring with

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (AP) — A swimmer has been seriously injured in a shark attack on the central California coast. The attack occurred at midmorning Wednesday at Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove. Police say the swimmer is a man who suffered significant injuries from the shark bite and was taken to Natividad Hospital. Firefighters