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Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.
MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday afternoon after a jury deadlocked on civil rights charges against a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home last year of federal charges for seeking to hold her hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer.
New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel in his New York civil fraud trial after he maligned a key staffer was paused Thursday by an appellate judge who raised concerns that it violated the former pre
Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas unanimously approved by MLB owners

Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas unanimously approved by MLB owners

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport’s first relocation since 2005.
Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep.
Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech

Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages , sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crackdow
The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture

The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within its powers” to prevent torture, in a case in which the Netherlands and Canada accuse Damascus of a years-long campaign
All communications services are down across Gaza due to lack of fuel, provider says

All communications services are down across Gaza due to lack of fuel, provider says

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian telecoms provider Paltel says all communication services across Gaza are down due to a lack of fuel, cutting off the besieged territory from the outside world.