By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years and which chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India.
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HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Gadi Kinda, a midfielder on the Israeli national soccer team who previously played for Sporting Kansas City in the MLS, died Tuesday. He was 31. Kinda’s Israeli club, Maccabi Haifa, announced his death following his hospitalization for an undisclosed condition. Kinda played for Sporting Kansas City from 2020-23 and signed with
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Maine legislature to count the votes of a GOP lawmaker who was censured after she identified a transgender teen athlete in a viral social-media post. The court majority sided with Rep. Laurel Libby, who filed an emergency
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. She called habeas corpus “a constitutional right that the president has to be
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By GISELA SALOMON and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press As part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass deportations, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies. Under the 287(g) program led by Immigration and Customs
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US immigration officials appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys say.
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-ARRESTS-IOWA SHERIFF Iowa sheriff who won’t join immigration enforcement program heeds risk of ‘sanctuary’ status SUMMARY: An Iowa
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-ARRESTS-IOWA SHERIFF Iowa sheriff who won’t join immigration enforcement program heeds risk of ‘sanctuary’ status SUMMARY: An Iowa
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Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ parole board has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a state Highway Patrol trooper’ 1978 murder after strong criticism prompted the governor to call on the board to reconsider. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday applauded the Prisoner Review Board’s reversal in
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Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta has been named to her first U.S. team roster for matches against China and Jamaica. The 32-year-old LaBonta plays for the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League and has three goals this season. Joining her in earning a first call-up with the
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri’s youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from
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Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 524 538¾ 523½ 536¼ +13½ Sep 537½ 552¼ 537½ 550 +13½ Dec 560¼ 573¾ 559¼ 571½ +13 Mar 580½ 592¾ 579 590¾ +12½ May 591¾ 603 589½ 601¼ +12 Jul 599 609½ 599
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 524 538¾ 523½ 536¼ +13½ Sep 537½ 552¼ 537½ 550 +13½ Dec 560¼ 573¾ 559¼ 571½ +13 Mar 580½ 592¾ 579 590¾ +12½ May 591¾ 603 589½ 601¼ +12 Jul 599 609½ 599
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 212.87 213.65 212.45 213.17 +.20 Aug 207.77 208.55 207.05 207.85 —.07 Oct 204.87 205.92 204.55 205.30 +.23 Dec 205.20 206.22 204.90 205.67 +.42 Feb 205.25 206.25 205.02 205.85 +.63 Apr 205.30 206.10 204.87 205.67 +.65 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 212.87 213.65 212.45 213.17 +.20 Aug 207.77 208.55 207.05 207.85 —.07 Oct 204.87 205.92 204.55 205.30 +.23 Dec 205.20 206.22 204.90 205.67 +.42 Feb 205.25 206.25 205.02 205.85 +.63 Apr 205.30 206.10 204.87 205.67 +.65 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 524 538¾ 523½ 536¼ +13½ Sep 537½ 552¼ 537½ 550 +13½ Dec 560¼ 573¾ 559¼ 571½ +13 Mar 580½ 592¾ 579 590¾ +12½ May 591¾ 603 589½ 601¼ +12 Jul 599 609½ 599
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By MEGAN JANETSKY and FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks. Among the cargo: tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions – all fleeing the latest wave of cartel violence eclipsing the northern
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months. The humanitarian crisis is the worst it’s been in 19 months of war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he
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By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BARCELONA (AP) — The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU’s top diplomat announced Tuesday. Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke after chairing a meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-member bloc. She said the decision was
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN, THOMAS BEAUMONT and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending “a lot less” on political campaigns, a reversal that could be a setback for Republicans ahead of next
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An angry Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $20,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his longtime girlfriend after learning she was dating someone else, the mother testified Tuesday at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial. Regina
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By MIKE CATALINI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Federal prosecutors alleged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention facility, according to charges in court papers unsealed on Tuesday. In an eight-page complaint, interim U.S.
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