A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula on Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams. A spokesperson for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office said the petroleum spill in Indian Creek was the result of an accident […]
Three members of the arson and explosives unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were killed Friday in a blast at the department’s training facility. It was not immediately clear what they were doing when the explosion happened in a parking lot at the Biscailuz Training Facility or what caused it. However an early […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked her if any of her friends would like to carry a child for them too. The request as well as conflicting information she was getting […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down exactly how many people remain missing and lawmakers prepare to discuss authorities’ initial response and providing better warning systems. Flash floods killed at least 135 people in Texas […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andry Hernández Romero, a makeup artist from Venezuela who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration and held in a notorious mega-prison, was among the scores of migrants sent back to Venezuela in a three-nation exchange Friday, a California congressman said. Rep. Robert Garcia posted on social media Friday night: […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate ‘s implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday. The order by Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins comes ahead of the Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black. Black’s attorneys have said […]
The state of New York agreed Friday to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit from an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who alleged Cuomo sexually harassed and groped her while he was in office. The former aide, Brittany Commisso, had sued Cuomo and the state, alleging sexual harassment from the then-governor and retaliation against […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman during their relationship, her attorney said Friday. “All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed. The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice,” Tony Buzbee said on X, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Construction on a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee, has been halted after a noose was found at the construction site. Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Kristin Mumford said in an email on Friday that they are aware and investigating. The Tennessee Builders Alliance, a joint venture partnership on […]
Award-winning photo journalist Jo Ann Steck — who broke barriers in male-dominated newsrooms by capturing some of the most notable moments in recent United States history — has died. She was 73. Steck died on July 11 after a yearslong battle with ovarian cancer, according to her former Associated Press colleague and longtime friend Dan […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA said in May it would […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s attorney general on Friday said she will withdraw her lawsuit accusing a sheriff of discouraging compliance with federal immigration law, ending a monthslong public dispute between the two Republicans days after the sheriff’s northeast Iowa constituents rallied in his defense. Attorney General Brenna Bird sued Winneshiek County Dan Marx […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep sued the city of Atlanta on Friday over his death, calling it “tragic and preventable.” The lawsuit filed by Cornelius Taylor’s sister and son alleges that city employees failed to look to see if […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday modified part of a previous ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to overhaul elections in the U.S. The minor change affects just one aspect of a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper granted on June 13 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the transcripts a day after President […]
CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty argued Friday that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde, Texas, saying the contents of the war game are protected by the First Amendment. The families […]
A Minnesota state senator was convicted of burglary Friday for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home, allegedly in search of her father’s ashes and other mementos. The jury found Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. The Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury has maintained her innocence and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists from Paraguay at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day 2023 was sentenced Friday to more than 26 years in prison. Esteban Esono-Asue, 38, also known as Steven Hutcherson, appeared for sentencing in state court in Manhattan, where a jury convicted him […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing. First Judicial District Attorney General Steven Finney announced the decision to close the case on Friday, saying no further action will be […]
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man was hospitalized in New York after he was pulled into an MRI machine because he walked into the exam room wearing a large chain necklace, police said. The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI. The machine’s strong […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of two clothing technology companies who was once portrayed as an on-the-rise fashion entrepreneur has surrendered to face charges in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging that she cheated investors of over $300 million over the last six years. Christine Hunsicker, 48, of Lafayette, New Jersey, was charged […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A regional airline flight heading to Detroit had to make an emergency landing in eastern Iowa after a passenger fought with a flight attendant and tried to open an exit door midair, according to the pilot’s communication with air traffic controllers. The pilot of the SkyWest Airlines Flight 3612 contacted […]
The “ Good Trouble Lives On ” national day of action took place around the United States to protest President Donald Trump’s controversial policies such as mass deportations and Medicaid cuts. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
