Month: June 2023

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. In 2018, Rick Chow confronted a shoplifter

By BECKY BOHRER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couples. Alaska State Troopers said they

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. In 2018, Rick Chow confronted a shoplifter

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace ceremony attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world, as massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region’s newest power couple. The marriage of Crown Prince

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi police officers were shot and one died Thursday during a standoff that started as a hostage situation in a home, the state Department of Public Safety said. The suspect also was shot and killed, at the home in the Jackson suburb of Brandon, state police spokesperson Bailey Martin said

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have concluded that state rules governing where copper-nickel mines can be built are insufficient to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from noise and light pollution. The decision Wednesday creates another potential obstacle to the proposed Twin Metals mine. To address the potential noise and light impacts

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Thursday with hopes that the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on its hikes to interest rates. The S&P 500 rallied 1% after a suite of reports painted a picture of a split U.S. economy. The job market remains solid, but

By JACK JEFFERY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’ll levy sanctions against key defense companies and people “perpetuating the violence” in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire agreement. The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on specific people in Sudan, including officials from the warring

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Idaho is one of at least 20 states in recent years to enact such a ban. Most of them have been challenged in court. But the laws and cases

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since November, driving up borrowing costs for would-be homebuyers at a time when the housing market is being held back by a near record-low inventory of homes on the market. Mortgage buyer