Month: April 2023

By ADAM BEAM and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Court documents say a Hawaii shooting that killed two people and wounded three others began with an argument at a cockfight attended by 100 to 200 people. Probable cause papers detailing one of the most serious shootings in state history were made public Thursday after an

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Families of people killed in the Las Vegas Strip massacre in October 2017 will receive shares of almost all the $1.4 million estate of the man who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and killed himself before police reached him, according to a

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister on Friday called the Group of Seven wealthy democracies a “tool for ensuring the U.S. hegemony” as she lambasted the group’s recent call for the North’s denuclearization. The top diplomats from G-7 nations, who met recently in Japan, had jointly condemned

By PRASHANT RANGNEKAR, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Following the devastating 2017 Cyclone Ockhi that ravaged several parts of Kerala state, the India Meteorological Department as well as the state have fast tracked ramping up infrastructure for cyclone warnings. There is a cyclone warning center in Kerala, one of only seven in

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for talks at the White House next month as the two countries look to continue to tighten relations. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the two leaders’ meeting on May 1 is expected to focus on deepening economic cooperation,

By KEN MILLER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes. A day after at least eight tornadoes spun through Oklahoma, Gov.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of intentionally ramming his car into a group of California high school students, killing one and injuring three others, has been charged with murder and other counts in a series of alleged crimes this week. Twenty-four-year-old Austin Eis of Camarillo appeared in a Ventura County courtroom Thursday but

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures that included a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers. However, the Republican lawmakers who pushed the bills appeared Thursday to have the votes to override most of her actions. Gov. Laura Kelly

By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “ Rust,” but cautioned that their investigation is not over and the actor has

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered his opening arguments against Donald Trump on Thursday, sounding like the prosecutor he once was and the presidential candidate he might become again. “Tonight is the beginning of the case against Donald Trump,” Christie said in New Hampshire, where

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it. Kotek said Thursday that patients in Oregon will have access to mifepristone for years regardless of

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Family members of those killed and wounded during a 2018 attack on a Texas high school are expressing concerns about possibly more delays in the case. The trial for the accused gunman, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, has been delayed for years over questions of his mental competency.

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Elder, 70, made the announcement on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and followed up with a tweet. “America is

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns strewn about the home, and the suspect was later arrested at the scene of a highway shooting with what appeared to