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Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator

Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state's legal system and Constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says

New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says

NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely.
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Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote

Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move, following in the recent steps of three other European countries.
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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions

MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.
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Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border

Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.
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Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty in sports betting case

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty in sports betting case

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts.
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Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020

Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020.
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Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.
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Modi's party well ahead in Indian elections in early vote count but opposition stiffer than expected

Modi's party well ahead in Indian elections in early vote count but opposition stiffer than expected

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party showed a comfortable lead Tuesday, according to early figures reported by India's Election Commission, but was facing a stronger challenge from the opposition than had been expec
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Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

BEIJING (AP) — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.
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