Month: September 2023

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department. The nomination is subject to the approval of the City Council. Kirkpatrick would replace Shaun

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills in the state Legislature. Most of the state’s 500,000 fast food workers would be paid at least $20 per hour next year. About 455,000 health care workers will see their salaries

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Bijan Kian had been accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government. But the decision ends a five-year legal saga for Kian. His case received

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Advocates are asking a Missouri judge to rewrite what they say are misleading descriptions of abortion-rights constitutional amendments. Lawyers on Monday argued over Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s summary of the amendment. Summaries are provided on ballots to give voters simplified descriptions of sometimes

By ED WHITE Associated Press A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor is denying any role. But he told jurors that he should have contacted police when talk turned to obtaining explosives. William Null, brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor are on trial in Antrim County. They are

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day. An Associated Press

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian federal prosecutors are arguing that a man facing murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family was motivated by white nationalist beliefs. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting five members of the Afzaal family with his truck while they were out for a walk in

PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl despite statements from law enforcement officials calling him a prime suspect. District Attorney Mike Fisher said Monday he’s not at a point where he could file charges against Dennis Rader

By JOHN CARUCCI and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a waterfront promenade lined with pink flowers and facing Manhattan’s majestic skyline, designer Michael Kors paid tribute to his late mother with a show honoring the travels the two enjoyed together. As always, Kors was joined by a slew of celebrities at