LAS VEGAS (AP) — Atlanta rapper Lil Baby has been arrested in Las Vegas. Police say he was taken into custody just before dawn Monday after he was found carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, but authorities haven’t released other details. Lil Baby’s lawyers say they’re investigating why he was arrested in the first
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Prosecutors have not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as on the Qatari prime minister’s meeting this week with Iran’s president, according to a U.S. official.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A woman who was shot in the leg at a White Sox game is suing the team as well as the Illinois agency that owns Guaranteed Rate Field. The woman identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe says the team and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority failed to enforce the stadium’s firearms
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book giveaway program. It has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards. All eight migrants were rescued in both cases, which occurred over the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The National Labor Relations Board says Chipotle may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store. The board said late Monday that its Detroit regional director found merit to allegations filed against Chipotle by the Teamsters union. The union alleges that Chipotle unlawfully disciplined an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison. A police officer who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week. The Africa CDC is also repeating a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. The first
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed judicial overhaul that critics say could undermine the independence of the judiciary. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador didn’t elaborate on what a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Russian government hacked into Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails and leaked them to the press in 2016, intelligence officials agonized for weeks about the correct response. Faced with a similar hacking campaign this election year, they acted much more swiftly, publicly blaming Iran for attempts to hack into the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular “New Heights” podcast to Amazon’s Wondery under a three-year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights. The financial terms of the deal were not immediately available,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — In Brazil, Janaína Silva’s 4-year-old son, Murillo, suffers from severe epilepsy, leading to frequent, prolonged convulsions. After various medications failed, his pediatricians prescribed CBD, significantly reducing his seizures. Thanks to a recently enacted law in the state of Sao Paulo, Silva now receives the medication for free, a relief
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prosecutors are calling for for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year. Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May that targeted
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an 80-year-old man has died after falling from a boat on the Colorado River inside Grand Canyon National Park. It’s believed to be the fifth reported fatality at the canyon in less than a month and the 13th this year. Park officials say the incident occurred
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer The global soccer players’ union has released a guide to give athletes and teams alike a guide for best practices in returning from pregnancy and childbirth. It covers how to manage pregnancy, what to expect in childbirth, and how to prepare for a return to soccer. Cheyna Matthews, who retired from pro
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Utah state Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on the second day of Kouri Richins’ preliminary hearing that prosecutors
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the battleground state’s presidential ballot, despite his request to be removed, and also rejected a Democratic attempt to oust independent candidate Cornel West. A move by Democratic elections commissioners to keep Green Party candidate Jill Stein
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has extended a temporary order for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell and Iris
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