Month: December 2023

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials say online news personality Cenk Uygur is ineligible to appear on the ballot in the state’s Democratic presidential primary next year. The state on Monday became the latest to make that determination after Uygur proclaimed last month that he had become the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to the nation’s

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia political leaders, including Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, on Monday condemned the reported cancellation of a menorah lighting at a community event in Williamsburg over apparent concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war. The criticism from Youngkin and members of the General Assembly from both parties came after the Virginia Gazette reported

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. The increase was reported early Tuesday at international climate talks, where global officials are

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — No police officers will face criminal charges in the death of a man who fled a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburbs last year. Khalil Azad’s death was ruled an accidental drowning. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Monday her office found no evidence of inappropriate behavior by law enforcement. Azad’s body

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos already has a new gig. The former congressman, fresh off his historic expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account where the public can pay for a personalized video message. Screenshots of his account — with the bio “Former congressional ‘Icon’!” — started to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with four counts of murder for the fatal shootings of three homeless men in Los Angeles and a suburban resident last month. Prosecutors say Jerrid Joseph Powell faces other charges including robbery. The 33-year-old is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment later Monday. He was

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta has scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight violence in Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s foreign affairs ministry made the announcement on Monday as senior government officials and a visiting Russian delegation discussed defense

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters are suing in federal court to block enforcement of congressional districts that they argue unlawfully weaken minority voting power. The voters filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Monday, the same day the candidate filing for the state’s

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been