By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former Donald Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro wanted his first phone call after his arrest for contempt of Congress to be to a TV network, rather than an attorney, the Justice Department says. “I’m supposed to be on live television tonight. I’d like to call the producer
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin hosted a series of events this week marking Pride month. The decision generated some bipartisan surprise in Richmond, given the conservative governor’s position on a range of LGBTQ issues. He’s previously indicated that he does not personally support gay marriage, but
Continue ReadingBy Jack Suntrup Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A group of politically connected marijuana growers in Missouri must destroy their cannabis products and give up business licenses as part of an agreement to resolve a dispute with the state. An eight-page agreement, signed in May between
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, a small section of Forest Service Road 42 east of Deep Creek Campground on the Ochoco National Forest will be closed to install a new cattle guard. This cattle guard will effectively keep cattle from entering the new riparian pasture, outside of the grazing plan. The current painted cattle
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse. The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued, and
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By Ben Tsujimoto Click here for updates on this story ROYALTON, New York (The Buffalo News) — When Kevin McCabe noticed a jagged crack in his driveway at 7620 Tonawanda Creek Road Wednesday morning that extended about 60 yards, wrapping through his backyard abutting Tonawanda Creek and along the edge of his just-finished barn, the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Coach Ron Rivera announced the fine in a statement after meeting
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Coach Ron Rivera announced the fine in a statement after meeting
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Simona de Silvestro will make her IndyCar season debut Sunday at Road America in Wisconsin. It is the first of three races she plans to enter with Paretta Autosport. The return of the Swiss driver will give IndyCar two women in the field for more than one race
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has an ample supply of swing voters — they’ve sent Republicans and Democrats to Congress. On Friday, The Associated Press interviewed voters from both political parties about the prime-time hearing Thursday by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — Stanley and Stevie are quite literally two birds of a feather. They do everything together. From nesting to preening, these two African penguins live a life of love. Stanley and Stevie are two male penguins in Racine Zoo, and
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Police say a record amount of cocaine was seized in a banana shipment for supermarkets in the Czech Republic. They say 840 kilograms (1,852 pounds) of cocaine were discovered in cardboard boxes with bananas by employees in the supermarkets in two northern towns. Czech police are now searching other stores in the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities on the Gulf coast of Mexico say the bodies of seven men have been found dumped on a roadway in the Huasteca region, long popular among tourists. Prosecutors in San Luis Potosi state said late Thursday the bodies did not appear to be from the township of Aquismon, and may
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press State inspectors say a troubled Iowa center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities failed to monitor the fluid intake of a 30-year-old resident who died in February due to dehydration. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has fined the Glenwood Resource Center $10,000 after inspectors found that
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A government panel has renamed a Yellowstone National Park mountain that had been named for a U.S. Army officer who helped lead a massacre of Native Americans. Mount Doane will now be called First Peoples Mountain after the unanimous vote by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the National
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A government panel has renamed a Yellowstone National Park mountain that had been named for a U.S. Army officer who helped lead a massacre of Native Americans. Mount Doane will now be called First Peoples Mountain after the unanimous vote by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the National
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Britney Spears lució un elegante vestido de Versace a medida para casarse con el entrenador personal y modelo Sam Asghari en una ceremonia íntima a las afueras de Los Ángeles el jueves. La princesa del pop completó su atuendo nupcial con un impactante velo de satén y una gargantilla blanca en
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The first transgender state legislator elected in Kansas is not seeking reelection. Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Byers, of Wichita, said Friday that she is moving to Texas so that she and her wife can take care of her wife’s aging parents. Byers was elected in
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 84 cents to $120.67 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.06 to $122.01 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 11 cents to $4.17 a gallon. July heating oil fell 3 cents to $4.37 a gallon. July natural gas fell
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation’s capital and around the United States demanding that Congress pass meaningful changes to gun laws. The second March For Our Lives rally will take place
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