Harvey Weinstein Arrives To Surrender In Sex Assault Probe
By COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police Friday morning to face the first criminal charges to be filed against him after months of sexual abuse allegations from scores of women that destroyed his career and set off a national reckoning known as the #MeToo movement.…
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Trump Pardons Late Boxer Jack Johnson A Century Later
By JILL COLVIN , Associated Press President Donald Trump center, posthumous pardons Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. Trump is joined by, from left, Linda Haywood, who is Johnson's great-great niece, heavyweight champion…
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Trump Cancels Summit, Citing ‘Open Hostility’ By North Korea
By CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump on Thursday called off next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a "tremendous setback" for peace and stressing that the US military was ready to respond to any…
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What’s Next? NFL Sparks New Questions With Anthem Policy
By PAUL NEWBERRY , AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — With its popularity threatened and critics stretching all the way to the White House, the NFL just wanted to get past the debate over taking a knee during the national anthem. Put the focus back on football. Instead, the league seemed to muddle the divisive…
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Energy Wells Plugged As Hawaii’s Volcano Sends Lava Nearby
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Production wells at a geothermal plant under threat by lava flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have been plugged to prevent toxic gases from seeping out.Lava from a nearby, new volcanic vent entered, then stalled, on the 815-acre (329.8 hectare) property where the Puna Geothermal Venture wells occupy around 40 acres (16…
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