By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end. The vote was unanimous with all
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men — yet early results from the state were highlighting some of their biggest political vulnerabilities ahead of the November
Continue ReadingBy JAMES BROOKS and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The century-old Geneva motor show is back in action for the first time in five years, and organizers are desperately trying to rev up its fortunes. The show skidded off track in 2020 — canceled at the last-minute because of the coronavirus outbreak —
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a senior officer and two wanted Taliban members were killed in an intense shootout when officers raided a militant hideout in the northwest. Two other police officers were wounded in the shootout early Tuesday in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A local police official identified the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has the fate of a democracy and a people in his hands. It’s not the United States, which will survive – even if the coming general election results in another existential test for the constitutional system. The country Johnson has the power to save
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. Ben McDonald said he provided police with a statement alleging that Scott Swift assaulted him at the Neutral
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By Angus Watson, Alli Rosenbloom and Jessie Yeung, CNN Sydney (CNN) — An Australian photographer has filed a police complaint against Taylor Swift’s father, Scott Swift, for allegedly punching him as the superstar left a concert afterparty in Sydney in the early hours of Tuesday. Photographer Ben McDonald, 51, told CNN he learned the singer
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CNN By Casey Gannon, Jennifer Hansler and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, has died, authorities said. Aaron Bushnell, 25, said in a video of the incident obtained by CNN that he would “no
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By Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after Donald Trump Jr. on Monday opened a letter with unidentified white powder at his Florida home. Andrew Surabian, a spokesperson for Trump Jr., said, “The test results of the substance came up inconclusive on what it was exactly, but officials on the scene do not believe
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Just over two years after they strongarmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi into an exceptional U-turn, India’s protesting farmers are back on the streets – and this time the stakes are higher. For about two weeks now, thousands of angry farmers have gathered at the borders of India’s capital
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out and a “ludicrous” pace of work. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Monday by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes. The suit, filed in federal court in New York, accuses Combs of repeated instances of unsolicited groping and sexual touching. It also says the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles man accused of killing three homeless men as they slept and another person in their home last year pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was charged in December with four
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — El testimonio más explosivo de la quinta audiencia del juicio por narcotráfico contra el expresidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, se produjo poco antes del final de la jornada. El último testigo convocado por la Fiscalía, el narcotraficante colombiano Luis Pérez, exintegrante del Cartel de Sinaloa, aseguró que entregó US$
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A lawsuit filed by one of the sons of the owner of the Houston Texans that had sought to have her declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed for her has been dropped. Robert Cary McNair Jr. had alleged the abilities of his mother, Janice McNair,
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans in the Tennessee House have voted to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior. The proposal passed Monday is one of several restrictions being considered after the GOP’s high-profile expulsion proceedings against Democratic House
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous ruling from three years ago that upheld the prohibition on billy clubs, batons and similar blunt objects. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez ruled last week that the prohibition violates the Second Amendment. The state said
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A number of Columbia police officers were seen Monday night in the 3600 block of Brown Station Road.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill requiring that public and private schools determine why a fire alarm went off before evacuating children from classrooms. The action in the Senate on Monday next needs the governor’s approval to cement into law the change inspired by a deadly
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at a time of higher than usual temperatures caused by the El Nino weather pattern. According to the nation’s health ministry, the number of
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