By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago. Now he’s banking on his painful past to help win a seat
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By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow last fall, is a “statistical match” to DNA collected from the sheath of a knife found at the scene, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN, RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine aimed at countering sanctions circumvention through third countries and businesses. The EU had previously imposed 10 rounds of sanctions on Russia since President
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By Kristina Sgueglia and Laura Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Average test scores for 13-year-old students in both mathematics and reading have declined several points since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a decline that’s been trending over the last decade, according to a new report released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. knows he has amassed an impressive collection of classic cars — one he self-deprecatingly refers to as artifacts of his success. Despite his expectations of what the “accouterments are supposed to be” when one reaches a certain level of fame and wealth, trophies,
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of fatally shooting his parents and two of their friends before opening fire at vehicles on a highway as he fled also stole nine guns from the victims, according to a grand jury indictment. Joseph Eaton, 34, confessed to the April quadruple killing at a home
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Two former OceanGate employees separately voiced similar safety concerns about the thickness of the now-missing Titan submersible’s hull when they were employed by the company years ago, and a statement from a research lab appears to show conflicting information about the engineering and testing that went into the development
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to propose new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals that would reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates protections for
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli settlers have stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen the previous day. Residents say about 400 settlers stormed into the town of Turmus Ayya. The settler attack
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm says it will ask Hungary to provide explanations and details about the country’s role in the transfer to Hungary of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia. The liberation of the POWs has created tensions between Ukraine and Hungary. The government
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister says he plans to visit Lithuania in July to attend a NATO leaders’ summit as his country steps up cooperation with the Western organization. Fumio Kishida’s announcement Wednesday ccomes amid China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan has been strengthening ties
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities say they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week’s sinking of a vessel packed with migrants off Greece. More than 500 migrants are still missing, including Pakistanis. Police said Wednesday that arrests are part of a crackdown on
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Paying tribute at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a crowd of diplomats and dignitaries for a morning yoga session Wednesday at the United Nations, kicking off the public portion of his U.S. visit by calmly flexing India’s cultural reach. With
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By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore was not happy with teammate Victor Robles’ effort on a single to center field by Cardinals left fielder Jordan Walker in second inning of St. Louis’ 9-3 victory over Washington at Nats Park. Robles appeared to have a chance at catching a
Continue Reading By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet Today’s college student-athletes have an unprecedented opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness thanks to a 2021 NCAA rule change that lifted restrictions on such activities. Because the territory is so new and the income opportunities are potentially life-changing, the student-athletes making NIL income may need guidance managing their
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A German woman has been convicted of keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave during her time with the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. She was sentenced to nine years and three months in prison. The state court in the western city of Koblenz on Wednesday convicted the 37-year-old of
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JEFFERSON CITY Mo (KMIZ) On Wednesday morning, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services met to go over the process and timeline for awarding marijuana microbusiness licenses. The licenses are a way for underrepresented individuals to legally engage in the marijuana market. The department will provide six licenses to each of the eight Missouri
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish appeals court has upped a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon for causing bodily harm during experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who eventually died. Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, who made headlines in 2011 for carrying out the world’s first stem cell windpipe transplants, was given 2 1/2 years
Continue Reading BY AAMER MADHANI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have developed a relationship based on mutual respect of their scrappy backgrounds and a pragmatism about shared challenges. Biden hosts Modi for a state visit this week, looking to tighten his relationship with the leader
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