SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant new rocket
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket on Monday. Elon Musk and his company had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. SpaceX postponed the launch because of a problem...
Ron DeSantis hits back with ads attacking TrumpVideo
A political group aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched video attack ads against Donald Trump, striking back at the former president for scathing criticism of DeSantis and ratcheting up hostilities between the rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Never Back Down, a pro-DeSantis group, blasted Trump as a “gun...
Report: Justice Clarence Thomas reported income from defunct firm
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported income from a real estate firm founded by his wife and her family, even after the company ceased to exist, The Washington Post said. The Nebraska real estate firm, Ginger Ltd. Partnership, was founded in the 1980s and was shut down in...
G-7 talks may measure allies’ reaction to U.S. documents leak
HANOI — While the Biden administration sees minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners, that assessment will get its first real test when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets in Japan with counterparts...
Rain threat remains in water-logged South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service said Sunday that areas hit hard by last...
Silvio Berlusconi transferred from ICU to regular ward, family says
ROME — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who has chronic leukemia, has been transferred from an intensive care unit to a regular ward at a Milan hospital, where he is being treated for a lung infection, his brother was quoted as saying on Sunday. “All OK, he’s out of intensive...
Pennsylvania university shooting wounds 2; suspects sought
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY — Two people are being sought in a shooting that wounded two others at a university in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities said. Lincoln University security officials said the shooting happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday during “Yardfest,” an annual spring event at the Chester County campus...
Louisville shooter fires into park crowd; 2 dead, 4 wounded
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said. Police were called around 9 p.m. to Chickasaw Park in Louisville, authorities said. “Hundreds of people were in the park at...
Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies
NEW YORK — The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start...
Police say 5 people shot, 2 dead at cockfight in Honolulu
Two victims died after five people were shot during an altercation at a late-night cockfight Friday in Honolulu, police said. Honolulu police responded to a call about shots fired just past midnight Friday and were searching Saturday for a suspect believed to be in his 20s who allegedly shot the...
Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, wounds 28Video
DADEVILLE, Ala. — Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating sister’s...
Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine
SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine — Canadian Pacific Railway is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine, officials Sunday. Three rail workers were treated and released from a hospital after three locomotive engines and six train cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went...
Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion. Allies for leading presidential candidates concede that their hardline anti-abortion policies may be popular with the conservatives who decide primary elections, but they could ultimately alienate the broader set of...
Here’s why downpour in Florida just wouldn’t stop
In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms — not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm that hit Fort Lauderdale had the warm and moisture-rich Gulf...
Ukraine awaits U.S. missile system after latest Russian strike
KYIV, Ukraine — The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine’s city of Sloviansk rose to 11 Saturday as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said the country would soon have weapons with which...
Trump raised $34M so far in 2023, including indictment bump
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 White House run since the start of the year, according to his campaign. Trump’s latest fundraising report due to be filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission will show he raised more than $18.8...
Trump reports little income from Truth Social, $1M from NFTs
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between $5 million and $25 million, according to his personal financial disclosure form filed Friday. He owns about 90% of his social media company, Trump Media &...
DA: Suspect in killing of Cash App founder planned attack
SAN FRANCISCO — The tech consultant charged with the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee planned the attack, drove the victim to a secluded spot and stabbed him over an apparent dispute related to the suspect’s sister, prosecutors said in a court document released Friday. The motion to detain...
Profits at big U.S. banks show few signs of industry distress
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest banks appear to be weathering the current turmoil in their industry just fine. Despite a pair of historical failures last month that put the nation’s banking industry into crisis mode, the nation’s biggest banks posted strong profits last quarter, helped by higher interest rates...
PennWest says move to consolidate academic colleges will save $2M
PennWest University will consolidate its six academic colleges into three and rename them as the year-old university — itself created through a merger — seeks to cut costs while reversing enrollment losses. The university’s Council of Trustees approved the measure Thursday. Officials gave few details afterward about the reorganization, but...
Airport reopens as South Florida flood water slowly recedes
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and turned Fort Lauderdale’s streets into rivers. Officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport completed final inspections after sunrise Friday and resumed operations at 9 a.m. In a...
U.S. charges 28 members of Sinaloa cartel, sons of El Chapo
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday charged 28 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges Friday alongside Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram and other top federal prosecutors....
DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban for Florida in closed-door ceremony
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, giving the Republican a major conservative policy victory as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy. DeSantis signed the measure late Thursday night in a private ceremony without fanfare, hours...
U.S.: Billing records helped ID suspect in military docs leak
BOSTON — Billing records of an internet social media platform helped the FBI identify a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman in the leak of highly classified military documents, according to court records unsealed Friday. The new details came as Jack Teixeira appeared in court to face charges of unauthorized removal and...
Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big U.S. city
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or “adhan” to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round. The Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to amend the city’s noise...
