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Canada police say bus carrying seniors did not have the right of way in crash that killed 15 06/16/2023 08:08pm • TORONTO (AP) — A bus carrying seniors to a casino that collided with a semi-trailer truck in a crash that killed 15 people did not have the right of way, police said Friday, after watching video of the accident. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Rob Lasson said police also obtained witness stat Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary 06/16/2023 08:03pm • FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the fellow Republican trying to unseat him in a primary challenge, each sought to burnish their conservative credentials in speeches at the Mississippi Press Association convention on Friday. Hosemann, of Ja George Floyd's killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says 06/16/2023 07:21pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday issued a withering critique of Minneapolis police, alleging that they systematically discriminated against racial minorities, violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed. Extreme heat baking much of Texas, with forecasters saying no relief anytime soon 06/16/2023 06:16pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Summer doesn’t officially start until next week, but extreme heat was already making itself right at home in Texas on Friday, with temperatures soaring above triple digits in many cities. Excessive heat warnings or heat advisories were issued for much of Texas, including Brownsvil Valentino challenges masculine notions, opening Milan Fashion Week menswear previews 06/16/2023 05:40pm • MILAN (AP) — The cries of adoring fans filled the air as stars like actor Jacob Elordi and Italian singer Elodie arrived for the Valentino show, which opened Milan Fashion Week menswear previews on Friday. The Milan menswear calendar was missing some mainstays, but the return of Valentino’s mens Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed in DC, Md., Va. 06/16/2023 03:08pm • Here's what's open and what's closed in the D.C. area Monday in honor of Juneteenth. In 2021, Congress approved a bill to make June 19 — Juneteenth — the 12th federal holiday. Most local governments in the D.C. area also observe Juneteenth. The day marks a celebration of a significant mome Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case anchored off New England 06/16/2023 03:07pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with commercial fishermen who say proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale could put them out of business. The fishermen harvest lobsters and crabs off New England and oppose tough new restrictions on the way they f Antonio Brown's tenure as arena league owner ends; NAL terminates Albany for missed payments 06/16/2023 01:59pm • Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown’s brief and chaotic tenure as a National Arena League owner appears to be over after the league terminated the Albany Empire’s membership over a failure to make its monthly payments. The NAL on Thursday announced its board of owners unanimously reached the decis Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming 06/16/2023 01:59pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state's high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and, for now, keeping the conservative state from joining others with strict abortion limi Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/16/2023 01:20pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov German archeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it 'almost shines' 06/16/2023 12:21pm • BERLIN (AP) — A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it “almost still shines” has been unearthed in Germany, officials say. Bavaria's state office for the preservation of historical monuments says the sword, which is believed to date back to the end of the 14th Tennessee panel suspends former officer's certification for now in Tyre Nichols' death 06/16/2023 11:51am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state commission that enforces standards for police voted Friday to temporarily suspend a former officer from serving in law enforcement in Tennessee while a federal investigation proceeds into the death of Tyre Nichols. The vote in Preston Hemphill's case in front of the Powerful illegal drugs are inundating Europe and sending corruption and violence soaring, EU says 06/16/2023 09:20am • BRUSSELS (AP) — New harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid violence and corruption hurting local communities across Europe, the EU's agency monitoring drugs and addiction said Friday. The grim finding was part of the agency's annual report. It also said that Blackstone completes $4.6B acquisition of Tysons-based Cvent 06/16/2023 08:54am • New York investment firm Blackstone has completed its previously announced acquisition of Tysons-based events planning software as a service company Cvent, giving it control of a company with 22,000 customers and 4,800 employees worldwide. The acquisition also includes a wholly-owned subsidiary o Shoppers on food stamps buy less and go to food banks as benefits shrink 06/16/2023 08:40am • New York (CNN) — Kroger and other chains say customers on food assistance programs like SNAP are struggling as aid shrinks. “Budget-conscious households are buying fewer items, particularly as SNAP benefits declined during the quarter,” said Kroger (KR) CEO Rodney McMullen on an earnings ca