WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggest is a call for violence against President Donald Trump. In an Instagram post, Comey wrote “cool shell formation on my beach walk”
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By NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — In the soaring palace of Uruguay’s parliament, leftist presidents from the region came to remember former President José Mujica on Thursday as a generous and charismatic leader whose legacy of humility remained an example for the world’s politicians. “A person like Pepe Mujica doesn’t die,” Brazil’s
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By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of a Super Bowl television reporter has been sentenced to 25 years in an unrelated case on Thursday. Danette Colbert, 48, had previously been given a suspended sentence by an Orleans Parish judge last
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man who tried to evade arrest by jumping into a lake with an underwater scooter pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud, money laundering and witness tampering in connection with a $35 million investment fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced. Prosecutors say that between 2015 and 2020, Matthew Piercey, 48, of Shasta
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting chief plans to shift responsibility for disaster recovery to states during the upcoming hurricane season, he said during a staff town hall on Thursday. David Richardson said his intention was to “return primacy to the states” as part of an agencywide transformation. In
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to get medical checks in order to force them out of the service, officials said Thursday. A senior defense official laid out what could be
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders will be told to send transgender troops to health checks to force them from service under Trump’s ban.
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .362; Machado, San Diego, .340; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .324; Abrams, Washington, .317; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; Donovan, St. Louis, .313; Alonso, New York, .311; Tatis, San Diego, .308; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .307; Stowers, Miami, .300. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 46; Carroll, Arizona, 36; Tatis, San Diego, 36; Betts, Los Angeles, 33;
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” died Thursday. He was 96. Strouse died at his home in New York City, his family said through the
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Legislature announced a hard-fought budget deal Thursday, contrasting the bipartisan cooperation that produced the agreement with the deep divisions that have tied Washington in knots. The Democratic governor and former vice presidential candidate noted that he was
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists, an ex-aide testified Thursday at the former movie mogul’s sex crimes retrial. “A ‘friend of Harvey’ was a woman that
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists, an ex-aide testified Thursday at the former movie mogul’s sex crimes retrial. “A ‘friend of Harvey’ was a woman that
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle issued the order earlier this month, following instructions from a federal appeals court that said the government
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle issued the order earlier this month, following instructions from a federal appeals court that said the government
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers on Thursday told a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers are still violating Black voters’ rights after redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative maps. If judges uphold the challenges, they could order different district lines to be used in Georgia for the rest of the decade,
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush didn’t need to look too far for inspiration for his newest works of art. The 78-year-old has brushed portraits of world leaders and people who immigrated to the U.S. But his newest collection draws on scenes much closer to home: his presidential
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush didn’t need to look too far for inspiration for his newest works of art. The 78-year-old has brushed portraits of world leaders and people who immigrated to the U.S. But his newest collection draws on scenes much closer to home: his presidential
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By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from Air National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several governors remain opposed and argue it tramples on their rights to retain control over their
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By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a comprehensive review of such cases spurred by widespread concerns about the former state medical examiner’s testimony in
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By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into suburban hedges, bicycling through snow squalls, dodging dogs and getting stiffed for tips became a rite
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Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.33 +.89 Altria 58.06 +1.73 AmerenCp 96.82 +1.81 AmExpress 299.55 — .55 ArchDanM 48.86 — .55 AutoZone 3758.37+112.94 BPPLC 30.11 — .25 Boeing 206.24 +1.52 BristMySq 45.81 +1.69 Brunswick 52.01 — .15 Chevron 142.26 +.59 Citigroup 75.96 +.67 CocaCola 71.61 +2.45 ConAgraBr 22.77 +.32 ConocoPhil 92.96 +.39 Corning 47.60 +.59
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Vermilion Valley Resort in California’s eastern Sierra shut down for the winter, the staff left cabin doors unlocked just in case a wayward hiker needed shelter during the frequent mountain snowstorms. That decision may have saved the life of Tiffany Slaton, the 27-year-old Georgia
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press As the Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments Thursday on whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to take effect, he falsely claimed on Truth Social that the United States is the only country that offers such a right. Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20,
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By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are advancing President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to pass the package over unified Democratic opposition by Memorial Day. House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Thursday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 65.53 65.74 64.86 65.43 —.05 Oct 68.05 68.27 68.05 68.27 —.10 Dec 68.27 68.45 67.72 68.18 —.07 Mar 69.67 69.76 69.08 69.51 —.09 May 70.63 70.65 70.03 70.45 —.08 Jul 71.15 71.15 70.74
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 554.5 648.5 547.0 600.0 +44.5 Jul 599.0 609.0 591.5 603.0 +6.5 Sep 622.5 629.0 615.0 623.5 +2.0 Est. sales 937. Wed.’s sales 1,432 Wed.’s open int 7,921, up 125 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1
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By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he moved to punish over a range of issues soon after returning to office. Trump’s criticism
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .412; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .354; Goldschmidt, New York, .346; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .325; Kwan, Cleveland, .325; Peña, Houston, .315; Bregman, Boston, .314; J.Smith, Texas, .314; Witt, Kansas City, .312; Meyers, Houston, .300. RUNS_Judge, New York, 40; Buxton, Minnesota, 33; Bregman, Boston, 31; Torkelson, Detroit, 30; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 29; Rooker, Athletics, 29;
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 25 18 .581 — — 6-4 W-1 13-8 12-10 250 169 81 Boston 22 23 .489 4 2½ 4-6 L-3 11-9 11-14 221 206 15 Toronto 21 22 .488 4 2½ 5-5 L-1 12-10
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