By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK and R.J. RICO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kravits gets a lot of this: People recognize him — they’re just not sure how. “I’m that guy who looks like the guy you went to high school with,” says Kravits. “People think they’ve just seen me somewhere.” Actually, they have —
Continue Reading By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America’s southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Post Malone, a movie starring Zach Galifianakis about the creation of the cute collectable Beanie Babies and a video game for the whole family with Disney Illusion Island. Thandiwe Newton plays a former New Orleans cop-turned-college professor living in a remote
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An overloaded ferry capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The boat was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency in Southeast Sulawesi province to nearby Lagili village when it capsized just after midnight on Monday, local search and
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft. The announcement Monday follows the U.S. Congress’ approval last year of
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say an overcrowded ferry sank off Sulawesi Island, leaving at least 15 people dead and another 19 missing. Muhammad Arafah, who heads the local search and rescue agency, said Monday the ferry capsized off of the coast. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine has arrived in South Korea in the second deployment of a major U.S. naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month, South Korea’s military said Monday, adding to the allies’ show of force to counter North Korean nuclear threats. The USS
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Five people have died and three are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and a landslide in eastern China. State media reported Sunday the floods swept through part of Hangzhou city and engulfed many houses. The rain led to a partial mountain collapse and mudslide, affecting multiple areas. Every year, seasonal flooding
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured after the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote called a farce of democracy. Hun Sen
Continue Reading CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — The United States Geological Survey says a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook a northern Arizona town Sunday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The small quake struck near Chino Valley, just north of Prescott, around 2 p.m. The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management says
Continue Reading WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana (AP) — A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that the woman was found deceased on a trail near West
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Authorities in Ecuador say the mayor of the country’s third largest city has been slain in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers. Agustín Intriago belonged to the local Better City movement in the port city of Manta and was recently re-elected to
Continue Reading The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in private. Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday ordered police to stop using taxpayer dollars to enforce most laws against hallucinogenic plants. Such plants include psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca and mescaline. Psilocybin is found in what
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday’s inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government. The conservative Popular Party won the elections, but it fell short of its hopes of scoring
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anchor Brewing is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out as the 127-year-old trailblazer of craft beers prepares to cease operations, the San Francisco company said in a statement over the weekend. Spokesman Sam Singer confirmed Saturday that Anchor Brewing Company had received
Continue Reading RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county enthralled as they are using horses, ATVs and even contemplating utilizing a helicopter to find the missing
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned after police filed charges against her and said she was over the legal alcohol limit when she crashed into a parked car. The incident involving Kiri Allan was the latest in a series of missteps and scandals involving government
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s conservative Popular Party was set to narrowly win the country’s national election Sunday, but without the majority needed to topple the coalition government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. With 90% of votes counted, the Popular Party was was on course to secure
Continue Reading By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters are struggling through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far. Their ongoing efforts were without the help of firefighting planes and helicopters, which do not operate at night. The most serious
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