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Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse

He also was ordered to pay his costs of incarceration, including any medical expenses, and restitution to the victim.The victim, Cindy Clemishire, who is now in her 50s, did not immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment, but said in a statement when Morris was sentenced that “justice has finally been served, and the man who manipulated, groomed and abused me as a 12-year-old innocent girl is finally going to be behind bars.” The Associated Press typically does not name people who say

Here’s a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms

The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.The Wednesday case stems from an executive order Trump signed on the first day of his second term ending what’s known as birthright citizenship, which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil.While the concept has been part of U.S. law for well over a century, it is relatively rare around the

Life-threatening blood pressure drop risks prompt nationwide chocolate recall

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.The California-based company recalled its Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate Sachet with an expiration of June 2027, and its ilum Sex Chocolate, expiring on December 25, 2027.“Among the adult male population who are most likely to use these products, adult males who use nitrates for cardiac conditions are most at risk from these products,” the FDA stated.RELATED STORIESAdult bed rails sold on Amazon recalled after 2 deathsFood recall expands

Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks

Dan Caine told reporters on March 4 that Iran’s “ballistic missile shots fired are down 86% from the first day of fighting and their one-way attack drone shots are down 73%.” At a press briefing two weeks later, Hegseth said the volume of Iran’s ballistic missile attacks had dropped “90% since the start of the conflict.”On Tuesday, Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon that in the past 24 hours Iran had fired its “lowest number” of missiles and drones, though neither he nor Caine ga

Jury can’t reach verdict in corruption trial of 2 ex-FirstEnergy executives in $60M bribery scandal

Prosecutors said Jones and Dowling bribed Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair-to-be Sam Randazzo for legislative and regulatory favors. The defense had argued the payment represented an above-board legal settlement. The judge said she will consider a mistrial motion at a later time.As part of a non-prosecution agreement in 2021, FirstEnergy had already admitted to underwriting the $60 million scheme in which former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder elected allies, secured power, passed

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News in sick leave dispute with fired journalist

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News, which was sued by a fired journalist who had accused the network of violating sick leave law and also targeting him for political views.Jason Donner lost the sick leave claim Monday, the last remaining issue in his lawsuit in federal court in Washington.Donner was fired in 2022. He was accused of failing to give proper notice when taking a sick day and having a contentious, unflattering phone conversation with his boss about it.

Body pulled out of Seattle’s Green Lake Monday afternoon

A body was pulled out of Green Lake in Seattle Monday afternoon, Seattle Fire confirmed.Fire crews arrived at the scene after someone called to report seeing someone in the water. Fire personnel pulled the person out at approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">7200 block of Green Lake Dr. N.: Crews responded to a report of a person in the water. The patient was pulled from the water and, unfortunately, pronounced deceased. SPD and KCMEO have been notified.— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeattleFire/status/2038748343636197521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>As of this reporting, it’s unclear if the person drowned. The identity of the person has yet to be revealed.This is a developing story, check back for updates<a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest" data-show-count="false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow @http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest</a><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

SEA Airport launching nonstop flights to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific

Nonstop flights to Hong Kong have returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), the airport confirmed.Cathay Pacific, which previously operated service out of SEA, will have five flights a week on its Airbus A350-900, with each flight typically departing midday, depending on the month and season. The first nonstop flight to Hong Kong took place on Monday, March 30.“Direct service from Seattle to Hong Kong is back, and we couldn’t be more thrilled,” Sam Cho, the commissioner

US consumer confidence inches up despite soaring gas prices brought on by war in Iran

consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose modestly to 91.8 in March from 91 in February.The board said that while rising costs due to tariffs and spiking oil prices induced by the conflict in the Middle East did not affect the topline confidence reading, there was increasing pessimism in other measures of the survey, including expectations of higher inflation.Res

Job openings slide to 6.9 million in February, another hint of sluggish hiring in America

job openings fell slightly last month to 6.9 million, another sign of sluggishness in the American labor marketThe Labor Department reported Tuesday that job vacancies slipped from 7.2 million in January.The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS), showed that layoffs rose and the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects for finding better pay or working conditions elsewhere — slipped.The U.S. job market has sputtered over the past year, reflecting t

Trump’s go-to moves to influence the markets are increasingly falling flat as the Iran war drags on

“As the messaging to calm markets with false reassurances is having diminishing credibility in financial markets, so, too, has Trump diminished public confidence.” Trump’s desire for flexibility on the war limits his ability to offer clarityTrump has embraced having flexibility in how he chooses to conduct the war, even though this has muddled his stated objectives.During a Cabinet meeting Thursday, he said Iran was “begging” for a deal even as he threatened further military action — all t

Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in the US, the highest since 2022

gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war.According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more than before the war began. The last time U.S. drivers were collectively paying this much at the pump was nearly four years ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The price is a national average, meaning drivers in some states have been pay

US attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast

peacekeeping mission in the region where Israel is battling the Iran-backed Hezbollah did not say who was responsible for the deaths.In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.Two dozen people have been killed in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank. In Lebanon, officials said more than 1,200 people have been killed, and more than 1 million have been displaced.Ten Israeli soldiers have died in Lebanon, including the four announc

Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, dies

(AP) — Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, died Monday after battling cancer.The 16-year-old rescue dog from Huntington Beach, California, who was a five-time dog surfing world champion, died “in her daddy’s arms,” a post on her Instagram said.“She lived to put smiles on faces, volunteer, to send it !! to change dog surfing forever !!! thank you for loving Sugar,” the

Oil steadies and Asian stocks are mostly lower on mixed signs on Iran

<block>HONG KONG (AP) — Oil steadied and Asian stocks were mostly trading lower Tuesday as signs of a de-escalation of the Iran war remained mixed.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.2% to 51,245.50. Losses after the Iran war began on Feb. 28 have been wiping out the gains it made from the beginning of the year.South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.4% to 5,097.11. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.5% to 24,624.55, while the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.4% to 3,908.28.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.7%, while Taiwan’s Taiex was trading 2.2% lower.U.S. futures were up nearly 1% early Tuesday.With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war. Brent crude futures was less than 0.1% lower at $107.36 a barrel on Tuesday, while benchmark U.S. crude edged up 0.1% to $102.94 per barrel.Oil prices have surged in March with Brent crude prices rising more than 40% since the start of the Iran war.On Tuesday, a drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and caused a fire. The U.S.’s Gulf allies were privately making a case to the White House that Iran has not been weakened enough, officials said, and were urging U.S. President Donald Trump to keep fighting. Meanwhile, Trump has said the U.S. is in negotiation with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, though Iran denied such talks were happening.Maritime traffic disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil normally passes through, remains the pain point for global energy supplies. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump has “options available” in response to Tehran’s threats to control the strait, after Iran was said to have effectively created a “toll booth” there.Wall Street stocks were mixed on Monday. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4% to 6,343.72, the Nasdaq composite lost 0.7% to 20,794.64, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% to 45,216.14.Shares of food distributor Sysco fell 15.3%, after it said it would be acquiring supplier Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29 billion deal.In other dealings early Tuesday, gold and silver prices were up. Gold’s price was 0.7% higher at $4,587.80 an ounce, and silver prices rose 2.4% to $72.25 per ounce.The U.S. dollar was at 159.61 Japanese yen, down from 159.71 Japanese yen. The euro was trading at $1.1472, up from $1.1465.</block>

The Latest: Fighting as Israel invades Lebanon kills UN peacekeepers and Israeli troops

Here is the latest:Iran’s foreign minister claims attacks on Gulf Arab states only target USIran’s foreign minister early Tuesday insisted that Tehran’s attacks on the Gulf Arab states only target U.S. forces, even after assaults have hit civilian targets throughout the region.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s comments, addressed to Saudi Arabia, come as growing Gulf Arab anger has those states encouraging America to continue to prosecute the war.“Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi

Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren’t on board

Haley Stevens has aligned with establishment figures, working with a former DSCC executive director and securing support from two senators.Democratic strategist Lis Smith said the endorsements in races like Maine and Michigan are “as much as a rebuke of Schumer as it is an endorsement of these candidates.”“It’s pretty uncommon for sitting senators to endorse against the Senate leader,” Smith said. “Senators are reading the tea leaves and are getting feedback from the grassroots that they are dis

For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now

Abbot said Texas — a state with dozens of Confederate monuments — would no longer celebrate César Chavez Day, saying the allegations “undermine the narrative that elevated Chavez as a figure worthy of official state celebration.” At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.“Those legacies are unchanged,” said Paul Orti

Georgia proposal could take DNA swabs from immigrants in custody for minor offenses

citizens, to determine family relationships in immigrant benefit cases.States don’t typically collect DNA for misdemeanor arrestsThough many states collect DNA from people arrested for felonies, just 10 states collect it from people arrested for certain misdemeanors, such as sex offenses, and none collect it for all misdemeanor arrests, according to an AP analysis of data compiled by the Boise State University Department of Criminal Justice.But under the Florida and Oklahoma laws, any arre

Bruce Springsteen brings ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ home to launch a political US tour

Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America, and this reactionary nightmare, and these invasions of American cities will not stand.”The gritty video that Springsteen released for “Streets of Minneapolis” captured a city under siege by 3,000 federal officers, which President Donald Trump’s administration called its largest immigration enforcement action anywhere in the country. “We’ll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst/We’ll remember the name