GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first of multiple trials has begun involving a Tennessee man charged with raping children to create pornography and accused in lawsuits of sexually assaulting dozens of women for years while police in his town did little to investigate him. But this trial, in federal court, involves a charge Sean Williams
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can proceed. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley ruled that the widely followed former professional kickboxer and his brother, Tristan, can present their allegations
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory. The move was celebrated Wednesday by those who had long demanded explicit protection related to work, housing, education and public services. While
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020. Bevelyn Beatty Williams was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan federal court
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams have found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. Two workers were injured. The factory belongs to the Jose Cuervo company, one of Mexico’s most famous tequila brands. The local civil defense posted on X
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower beach volleyball stadium, set next to Paris’ most iconic monument, is poised to be a centerpiece of the Olympics. The 12,000-seat venue hosted its first training session Wednesday under sunny Parisian skies. The atmosphere was a blend of excitement and reverence. Athletes like Italy’s Adrian Carambula, the
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — When Snoop Dogg agreed to become an Olympic torch bearer, the hip-hop star recalled an emotional, iconic moment watching Muhammad Ali light the cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Now, Snoop Dogg hopes to recreate some of that magic for a global audience watching the Paris Olympics. He’ll be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities say that nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans. He says they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift fans who missed her world tour or those who can’t get enough of her can catch her at the museum this summer. As a celebration of her double run of sold-out shows in London on her Eras Tour, real items from Swift’s different musical eras have been integrated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a global alliance against hunger and poverty in Rio de Janeiro. He described the initiative as one of Brazil’s top priorities for its current presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Lula was seeking to bolster support ahead of
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial after a judge threw out his conviction based on new evidence. The decision by prosecutors means Paul Clark, who has been out on bond since May, is free — for good. “I just can’t believe
Continue ReadingNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery. Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino tells The Buffalo News that the probe into the Nov. 22,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday. The hydrothermal explosion on Tuesday in Biscuit Basin caused no injuries as
Continue ReadingSAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — The Olympic men’s soccer tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday with Morocco’s shocking 2-1 win against two-time gold medalist Argentina. The result tells only part of the story after a dramatic end to the match in Saint-Etienne, which had to be suspended for nearly two hours when
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers certain X3 SUVs from the 2018 through 2023 model years. The company says in documents posted by U.S. safety regulators that dealers will replace
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller declared the mistrial Tuesday in the trial of 20-year-old Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Wales is set to get its first female leader. Eluned Morgan was chosen Wednesday to lead the governing Welsh Labour Party. She succeeds First Minister Vaughan Gething, who stepped down last week as party leader over a campaign donation scandal. Morgan is currently the Welsh health minister and was the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Renowned British conductor John Eliot Gardiner has announced he is quitting the orchestra he has led for six decades. It comes almost a year after he allegedly hit a singer backstage after a concert. Gardiner said he was stepping down as leader and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra “with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status have come under scrutiny for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description of choices on the upcoming ballot. The $1.3 million referendum that critics have described as “inconsequential” will feature three choices
Continue ReadingNEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the site of an airshow in eastern Wisconsin. The Winnebago County sheriff’s office says that the bodies of 37-year-old Sean Tommervik of Philadelphia and 32-year-old James G. Sullivan of
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