SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published Jul. 1, 2024, about reparations proposals in California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire said the budget included $12 billion for reparations legislation. He said $12 million.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants. The agreement was signed Monday during an official visit to Panama by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the inauguration of the Central American country’s new president. José Raúl Mulino has vowed
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police have arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that was founded in a Venezuelan prison and is now involved in multiple criminal enterprises throughout Latin America. Larry Álvarez was arrested near the town of Circasia in central Colombia, according to a statement released Monday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing. The young lady and young man were students
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Subway riders in Boston are playing their own game of “Where’s Waldo?” But instead of searching for a cartoon character with a red and white striped top, they’re on the lookout for subway trains with googly eyes decals. The head of transit service said the whimsical decals are attached to
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state’s abortion ban. The analysis published Monday out of Johns Hopkins University is the latest research to find higher infant mortality rates in states with abortion restrictions. The researchers looked at how many infants died
Continue ReadingAP Hockey Writer The NHL has reinstated executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac and coach Joel Quenneville. They are able to seek employment around the league effective immediately. Bowman, MacIsaac and Quenneville were banned from the league in October 2021 for their roles in the Chicago Blackhawks’ mishandling of a video coach sexually assaulting a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. human rights working group has called for an immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his detention is arbitrary and violates international laws. The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made the demand on Monday in an opinion after examining his case.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian government has summoned the Argentine ambassador to address the country’s claims that the attempted military coup that rattled Bolivia last week was a hoax. Bolivia’s official reprimand on Monday of its neighbor adds to the fallout from the purported foiled mutiny last Wednesday that has left
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Biden’s performance in last week’s debate with Donald Trump led to some extraordinary media moments. They included editorial calls from The New York Times and Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the president to abandon his race for reelection. Nowhere was the fallout more raw than on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a bid for three Nevada Supreme Court justices to reconsider whether a lawsuit he filed against the NFL after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021 should be heard in courts or in private arbitration. It wasn’t immediately clear whether
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says it has mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions between the east African neighbors. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says that the Ethiopian and Somalian foreign ministers were “able to separately have a candid, cordial and forward-looking exchange” on Monday concerning their differences. A second round of discussions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey says President Joe Biden is able to run a strong race and serve a second term in the Oval Office. Casey on Monday stood by his close ally in the critical battleground state following a disastrous debate performance. Casey has stayed quiet about Biden’s performance
Continue ReadingNECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire in Wisconsin has killed six family members. Early indications are that the blaze was accidental. A news release posted Monday on the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page says emergency responders were called to a house fire in Necedah around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. They arrived to
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Federal prosecutors and victims’ families are waiting for Boeing to decide whether to accept a plea deal that would settle a criminal fraud charge. The charge is based on the aerospace giant misleading regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed. Relatives of some of the 346
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is launching a groundbreaking new law that allows grandparents to care for their grandchild and get paid. The Scandinavian country of 10 million people was the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers in addition to mothers 50 years ago. The new law came
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court. The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts back
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials say they will designate a police station in the city’s historic French Quarter as a vocational-technical school where officers receive training. The designation means carrying handguns will be forbidden within a 1,000-foot radius of the station — an area that includes much of bar-lined Bourbon Street
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border. More than half a million
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is making an effort to address its homeless population, offering help even while vowing to crack down on people sleeping outdoors on public property. In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling enabling municipalities to ban homeless encampments, Atlantic City plans to enact an ordinance
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