Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has pleaded guilty to all charges after a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer changed his plea Friday in the Dec. 6, 2023, death of Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin. The charges included homicide while fleeing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report launched Thursday, the group said AI “is transforming our world,” offering
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) — With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime. Perched in the front seat of a truck, Cowboy — along with nearly 50 other animals — was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria. Dr. Nicaise Ndembi from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said vaccination started Tuesday targeting seven districts with high-risk populations who neighbor Congo. Congo has been
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AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani looked up at the boisterous crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and entertained each and every spectator with one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history. Fans lifted their phones to capture the moment and chanted
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic and its musicians’ union have settled on a collective bargaining agreement that includes a 30% raise over three years. The deal with Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians was agreed on Thursday. It calls for raises of about 15% in 2024-25 and 7.5% each in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A pro-Palestinian protester has been charged with violating a suburban New York City county’s new law banning face masks in public. Police in Nassau County say the 26-year-old was arrested Sunday afternoon during a protest in front of a synagogue in Cedarhurst. They say officers questioned the man
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to focus on her plans to cut costs for the middle class, restore a national right to abortion and address
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California board of regents has approved UCLA police’s request for additional non-lethal weapons. They voted Thursday to approve the purchase of more pepper balls, sponge rounds, projectile launchers and drones for the department that handled some of the nation’s largest pro-Palestinian student protests. Clashes between protesters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An anti-abortion group’s lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota’s statewide ballot won’t be resolved until after the November election. In an unusual move on Thursday, the court issued a media advisory addressing apparent confusion over the timing of the trial. It was initially scheduled to begin next week.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Students as young as five demanded stricter gun laws Thursday at the Georgia Capitol, weeks after a deadly school shooting northeast of Atlanta. They marched around the building and into the a senate committee meeting on safe gun storage legislation. Sen. Emanuel Jones, a Decatur Democrat the committee’s
Continue ReadingBEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. has named Elliott Hill as its president and CEO effective, replacing John Donahoe, who will retire next month. Hill is returning to the athletic wear giant from which he retired in 2020. He previously held leadership positions with the company across Europe and North America. Before his retirement he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QABATIYA, West Bank (AP) — Videos obtained by The Associated Press show Israeli soldiers pushing four apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest in a series of suspected violations by Israeli forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Rights groups say the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Prosecutors are declining to charge a Hawaii man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting a neighbor who opened fire at a gathering where three women were killed. Police say prosecutors aren’t charging him because of issues of “self-defense and defense of others.” The shooting stemmed from a
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina trial judge has refused to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from being able to show a digital identification to comply with a largely new photo ID law. Wake County Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory denied on Thursday a temporary restraining order sought by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week. Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants seemingly have found an offensive line that can get the job done so far this season. After a shaky performance in a season-opening loss to Minnesota — Daniel Jones was sacked five times and the offense didn’t score a touchdown — the line
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service’s leader is expressing frustration with ongoing criticism of how it handles mail ballots. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Thursday that the Postal Service is dealing with myriad state laws and local practices. He also said some election officials don’t fully understand what he called its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the killing, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hours before a gunman opened fire at an entrance to a Yellowstone National Park employee dining hall, authorities had been warned he planned to carry out a mass shooting at the facility. The revelation came Thursday as authorities released new video and other details about the July 4 shooting
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