Month: April 2024

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Two American athlete groups sent a letter to the top U.S. government anti-doping official calling for a “truly independent” investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being sanctioned despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. The USA Swimming Athletes’ Advisory Council and the Team

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors have heard all of the plaintiff’s evidence in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center. The last witness called Monday was a former teacher who said she reported suspicious bruises on David Meehan

By COREY WILLIAMS and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Funeral services have been held for a Chicago police officer who was shot to death while off-duty and heading home from work. Mourners gathered Monday at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago to remember 30-year-old officer Luis M. Huesca. The six-year veteran

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months into the war between the two sides, based on a request by the court’s chief prosecutor. Karim Khan said that he

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on a Mexican embassy earlier this month. The Ecuadorian complaint at the International Court of Justice in

By ERIK VERDUZCO and PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four officers trying to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the officers killed the suspect outside the Charlotte

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns. Libyan authorities are demanding that Lebanon improve living conditions for Hannibal Gadhafi. The photos showed a small room without

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical device maker Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines. The announcement Monday is another step toward resolving one of the biggest medical device recalls in history, which has dragged on for nearly three

WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York district attorney has apologized after police video showed her cursing at an officer who tried to give her a speeding ticket. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said she was sorry for the April 22 incident in which he refused to cooperate with Police Officer Cameron Crisafulli’s

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died. The Republican-controlled Legislature was unable Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a proposed ban after two Republican lawmakers broke ranks and switched their votes. The Kansas House voted 82-43 to