By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A dozen students and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer program at an Alaska elementary school. Juneau school officials say several children complained of burning sensations in their mouths and throats, and at least one child was treated
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rallied in a roller-coaster day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by the biggest margin since 1994, but also said such mega-hikes would not be common. The Fed did signal that more increases are on the way as it tries to tackle the worst
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from all court restrictions, marking the end of years of government oversight nearly four decades after he shot and wounded then-President Ronald Reagan. “After 41 years 2 months and 15 days, FREEDOM AT LAST!!!” Hinckley tweeted Wednesday afternoon. Earlier this month, US
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander appeared in court this week to face charges for breaking into the singer’s home on her wedding day. Alexander pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of misdemeanor trespassing, two misdemeanor counts of battery and a misdemeanor vandalism charge. At the time of his arrest last
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A spokesman for a top military official in eastern Congo said Wednesday that if Rwanda “wants war, it will have war.” The comments by Gen. Sylvain Ekenge came as thousands of protesters took to the streets of the eastern Congo city of Goma to accuse Rwanda
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The $1 billion package of military assistance the U.S. announced for Ukraine is aimed at bolstering that country’s ability to push back Russian advances in the eastern Donbas region. Several other European nations added their own contributions, as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrapped up a
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s expensive effort to influence the GOP primary and reshape the Legislature with more people who support his spending and policy goals was a mixed bag. On of main political foes was ousted, but some others won. Burgum is a wealthy
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to focus its hearing Thursday on the pressure that Donald Trump put on Vice President Mike Pence in a last-ditch and potentially illegal plan to stop Joe Biden’s election victory. Trump seized on the unorthodox proposal from conservative
Continue ReadingCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Police on Tuesday fatally shot a man in Coos Bay who was suspected of killing a woman days earlier, officials said. Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said in a statement Wednesday that Matthew Tyler Mikel was confronted by police at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Global Inn after
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev says he wants a new election after a court ruled his opponent was wrongly barred last month. A clean election could be key for the International Olympic Committee. It excluded the IBA from organizing bouts at the Tokyo Olympics over integrity issues and threatened to
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Cherlisa Starks-Richardson was disappointed when she learned that the beloved children’s museum in her community was selling a “watermelon salad” in celebration of Juneteenth. Starks-Richardson, who often took her daughter to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum growing up, said she expected the museum would be more focused on educating the public
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 is a reminder of how important it is to learn how to spot and stop scams. Everyone can learn how to prevent becoming a victim of a scam or help someone else, the Oregon Department of Human Services said Wednesday. Since the COVID-19
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A city and two law enforcement agencies in a North Carolina county will pay $336,000 to a group of plaintiffs in a settlement stemming from a 2020 get-out-the-vote rally in which peaceful demonstrators were pepper-sprayed. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Continue ReadingBy Paul Vercammen, CNN Five friends’ celebrated photo taken every five years at the same California lake is out for the world to see despite one man’s recent cancer scare. They took photo No. 9 on Wednesday, 40 years after they shot the first in 1982 at a prefabricated cabin at Copco Lake along the
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul Vercammen, CNN Five friends’ celebrated photo taken every five years at the same California lake is out for the world to see despite one man’s recent cancer scare. They took photo No. 9 on Wednesday, 40 years after they shot the first in 1982 at a prefabricated cabin at Copco Lake along
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder has impressed himself — and coach Arthur Smith — with his ability to quickly absorb the Atlanta Falcons’ playbook. Ridder is still considered the challenger to veteran Marcus Mariota in the Falcons’ quarterback competition. Ridder, the third-round draft pick from
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A lawyer for one of the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy released a 9-page document on Wednesday that outlines a plan to occupy key congressional buildings connected to the US Capitol and the Supreme Court on January 6, 2021, and to distribute a list of demands calling
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN Two Americans fighting alongside Ukrainian forces north of Kharkiv have been missing for nearly a week and there are fears that they may have been captured by Russian forces, according to their families and a fellow fighter. The men are Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Andy Tai Ngoc
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden delivered the verdict from the bench after hearing two
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A commission formed to review the government structure in Portland, Oregon, has voted by a supermajority to send a sweeping slate of reforms to voters in November amid rising dissatisfaction with livability issues and the current leadership structure. The independent commission, which reviews the city charter at least every decade, voted
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