By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week Clarence Thomas achieved two long-sought goals: expanding gun rights and overturning Roe v. Wade’s nationwide protection for abortion. And he called on his colleagues to do more, to revisit the Supreme Court’s cases acknowledging rights to same-sex marriage, gay sex and contraception. After 30 years
Continue ReadingBy Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Jason Hanna and Brynn Gingras, CNN A 20-year-old woman pushing a baby in a stroller was shot in the head at close range and killed Wednesday night on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said — a brazen crime that comes amid a push to curb gun violence in New York
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and NUHA DOLBY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a new poll shows. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) — There is a large photo of Jonathan Annicks on a wall at the rehab hospital where he was once a patient. Sometimes when he rolls by in his wheelchair, he gazes at the black-and-white image, taken shortly after he was shot and paralyzed. He was 18
Continue ReadingBy DELMER MARTÍNEZ, SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Honduras (AP) — Families of the more than 60 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned in Texas have began to confirm their worst fears. And a common narrative is taking shape from Honduras to Mexico: people seeking a better life. Children
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Middle and high school students in California will be able to sleep a little bit later when the new school year starts. A first-in-the-nation law that goes into effect for the 2022-23 school year says high schools can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can’t start before 8 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy FRANLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Hipólito Tica had saved for decades to finally build himself a proper house in a working class neighborhood of Lima. His problem was what to do about “the neighbors” — as he called the centuries-old mummies buried below. The mechanic had known they were there since
Continue ReadingBy Nina dos Santos and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Having a neighbor like Russia at the end of the street means 59-year-old Vytas Grudzinskas doesn’t get much rest. “I can see the soldiers best at night,” he says, pointing to a patch of green behind his neighbor’s garden. “They have a shooting range they use over
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called “the best contract we’ve ever had” and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called “the best contract we’ve ever had” and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Nicole Chavez, Ray Sanchez, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosalina Nieves, CNN When San Antonio Police officers responded to the scene of a tractor-trailer with dozens of migrants inside, they were hoping to rescue the occupants, Police Chief William McManus told CNN. Instead, they discovered a scene “beyond tragic.” “This was a crime against
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN A tiger at an Ohio zoo died of health complications caused by Covid-19, officials said Wednesday. The 14-year-old Amur tiger, Jupiter, died Sunday after developing pneumonia caused by the virus, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said in a statement. Jupiter was undergoing long-term treatment for chronic underlying illnesses, which made him
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Cody Bellinger homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of Germán Márquez’s struggles and early injury exit to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4. Trea Turner added a two-run double and Julio Urías pitched into the sixth inning as the Dodgers avoided
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has closed an additional 101 civic and charity groups, including the local branch of the Missionaries of Charity established by Mother Teresa. The closures were approved by the country’s congress Wednesday. The move brings to 758 the number of non-governmental organizations closed in Nicaragua over the last four
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The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast, an OSU statistics professor estimated there were up to a quarter-million of the birds on campus daily.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, Amy Simonson, Steve Almasy and Jason Hanna, CNN A man in police custody slid headfirst into an interior wall of a transport van in the Connecticut city of New Haven on Father’s Day, video released by the city shows — an incident his family said Tuesday left him partially paralyzed. Richard “Randy”
Continue ReadingCNN By Amir Vera and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A federal civil suit was filed in the US District Court of Connecticut Tuesday on behalf of Randy Cox, who is now partially paralyzed after an injury in the back of a New Haven police van, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Scot X. Esdaile,
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The annual event has been limited the past two years, but returns in-person this year. Many great prizes can be won…if your rubber ducky crosses the line first! Its a fundraiser for many area non-profits. Learn more at https://www.theduckrace.com/
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, completing a four-run rally that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Amed Rosario began the comeback with a one-out double off closer Emilio Pagán that scored automatic runner Richie
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