Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada got on an airplane to
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish defense ministry says a Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The suspected violation is currently being investigated by the Finnish Border Guard. A brief government statement said it took place in the eastern
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff’s deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. The report was released shortly before civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Last summer, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. That was his second court
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer “ Deadpool & Wolverine ” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million worth of movie tickets from preview screenings Thursday, Disney said Friday. The previous R-rated record-holder was “Deadpool 2,” released
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs on July 19 to a year of hard labor, ordering him to serve 60 days. The rest would be suspended for two years “pending
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed in ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage. “Eden in Olympia” opens by posing a pair of questions as day breaks over a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Drizzles, sprinkles and then full-on, nonstop rain drenched the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics. It was an unusually wet July day for the unprecedented open-air event on the Seine River. Many spectators danced and cheered as athletes from around the world paraded on boats down the river. But others gave
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice. An assistant attorney general and New Hampshire’s U.S. attorney filed a statement of interest Thursday in the lawsuit brought by the League
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has crashed the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The Democratic vice president says into the camera, “Each day, we’re seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including
Continue ReadingThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris, Léa Seydoux and George MacKay lead the intriguing French sci-fi “The Beast,” and an HBO documentary lets Elizabeth Taylor tell her story by relying on 40 hours of recently discovered audio. Just in time for Olympics fever, director Luca Guadagnino’s sweaty,
Continue ReadingBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will seek to resolve a disagreement with Ukraine over the transfer of Russian oil to avoid a potential energy crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff says. He added that Kyiv is “blackmailing” Budapest by blocking some Russian crude. Hungary receives most of its crude from Russia via the
Continue ReadingCNN By Christopher Dawson, CNN (CNN) — Across the US, obesity rates have risen and life expectancy has declined. Our national health crisis has been especially dire for African-American women. Among Black women ages 20 and older, more than half have heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. And this same population is at the highest risk for
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Dawson, CNN (CNN) — Across the US, obesity rates have risen and life expectancy has declined. Our national health crisis has been especially dire for African-American women. Among Black women ages 20 and older, more than half have heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. And this same population is at the highest risk for strokes,
Continue ReadingBUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday that investigators were particularly motivated to find the caller before students returned to school next month. Emergency services received the first bomb threat
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling
Continue ReadingBROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A 3-year-old Minnesota boy who was attacked by two pit bulls last week is not expected to survive. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday that the parents of Covil Allen are preparing their son to be an organ donor. An online campaign is raising funds to help Covil’s parents with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial trip to the United States comes as ceasefire talks to broker an end to the raging war in Gaza and bring about a hostage-for-prisoners exchange hang in the balance. How might the visit affect those talks? Face time with President Biden and Vice President
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian security services say a former defense ministry official has been arrested on corruption charges. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile military arrests in Russia. Former Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov was detained in Moscow and ordered held in custody pending an investigation and trial, Russia’s Investigative Committee said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the leading contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, apologized this week for something he said in lambasting Ohio Sen. JD Vance as inauthentically Appalachian — but the apology wasn’t to Vance. Beshear, at his regularly
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