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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of Mexico’s northern Sinaloa state said that he would temporarily resign after the United States charged him and nine other officials with drug trafficking in a bombshell indictment that has shaken the political establishment. In a short video announcement posted at midnight Friday, Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, a high-ranking member of Mexico’s progressive ruling party Morena, denied accusations that he protected the powerful Sinaloa […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and was left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed. It was a moment that set him on a path to become a civil rights lawyer and […]

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, saying a drawdown was expected and emphasizing the mutual benefit of the longstanding U.S. deployment in Europe. Boris Pistorius said Europe recognized and was acting on the necessity of doing more to ensure its own security within the U.S.-led NATO military […]

May 2 (Reuters) – Two top Republican lawmakers expressed concern on Saturday about the Pentagon’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany. Here are some details: • “We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany,” U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers said in a joint statement. • Wicker, a Republican elected from Mississippi, and Rogers, from Alabama, chair the […]

By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska, May 2 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel on Saturday welcomed a recent court decision that could limit liabilities at its PacifiCorp utility business as it defends against lawsuits over wildfires in Oregon and northern California. Speaking at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Abel said the April 8 decision by an Oregon state appeals court that a large wildfire case could not […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Tortorella and the Vegas Golden Knights are off to the second round after pushing aside the pesky Utah Mammoth. Vegas ground out three straight victories to finish off the Mammoth, winning 5-1 on Friday night in Game 6 after consecutive overtime wins. Vegas overcame third-period deficits in its first three victories. After Tortorella took over as coach from the fired Bruce Cassidy, the Golden […]

BOSTON (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin arrived in Buffalo as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NHL draft wanting to be part of the revival for a city rabid about a Sabres team that hadn’t been to playoffs in the six years before his arrival. Eight seasons later, he not only finally helped the Sabres get back there, but was a key factor in the franchise winning its first […]

HOUSTON (AP) — When leading scorers Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were both injured in an April 2 game, coach JJ Redick admitted things felt bleak for the Los Angeles Lakers. But instead of feeling sorry for themselves, the Lakers banded together to fight through the adversity and beat the Houston Rockets in six games to move on to face top-seeded Oklahoma City in the Western Conference semifinals. Los Angeles […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was due to open because China pressured the African host country to exclude Taiwanese activists. Organizers Access Now, a New York-based advocacy group, said late Friday it had canceled the RightsCon summit in Zambia that was due to take place next week after the Zambian government initially said […]