June 6, 2022 5:40 pm
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – A dispute over the arcade game Donkey Kong arose during the civil trial of Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Cosby has denied the allegations by Judy Huth. On Monday, Huth’s high school friend Donna Samuelson, who visited the mansion with Huth and Cosby, was on the stand and questioning focused on a video game she says she was playing when the alleged abuse occurred. Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean asked her why in statements before the trial she had repeatedly said she played Donkey Kong, which was not introduced until 1981. Samuelson said that she simply got the name wrong, and had been playing different games.
June 6, 2022 1:56 pm
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semi-automatic rifles under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The Democrat signed 10 gun-related bills on Monday as the state became one of the first to enact legislation following a wave of deadly mass shootings. One law will require microstamping in new firearms, which could help law enforcement solve gun-related crimes. Another revised the state’s “red flag” law, which allows courts to temporarily take away guns from people who might be a threat to themselves or others.
June 6, 2022 12:18 pm
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues, they are thankful for the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed here on June 6, 1944. The sadness comes as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine. As a bright sun rose Monday over the wide band of sand at Omaha Beach, U.S. D-Day veteran Charles Shay expressed thoughts for his comrades who died here 78 years ago. “I have never forgotten them and I know that their spirits are here,” he told The Associated Press. The 98-year-old Penobscot Native American from Indian Island, Maine, took part in a sage-burning ceremony near the beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Shay, who now lives in Normandy, was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. For the past two years, D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum amid COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. But this year, crowds of French and international visitors — including veterans in their 90s — were back in Normandy to pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and elsewhere who landed there to bring freedom. Several thousand people attended a ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer. They applauded more than 20 WWII veterans who were present at the commemoration. (Photo: AP)
June 6, 2022 9:44 am
DETROIT (AP) – Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts. Lawyers for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the threat in a letter to Twitter dated Monday that the social platform included in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter says Musk has repeatedly asked for the information since May 9 so he could evaluate how many of the company’s 229 million accounts are fake. A message was left early Monday seeking comment from Twitter.
June 6, 2022 4:27 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. Such was the New Jersey rock band’s bassist from 1983 to 1994. He later rejoined for its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Such’s death was announced Sunday by the band’s singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi. No details on when or how Such died were immediately available. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn’t immediately respond to messages. Bon Jovi credited Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres.
June 6, 2022 4:24 am
Tropical Storm Alex is heading for a close pass by Bermuda on Monday after deluging parts of Florida and causing three deaths in Cuba. It became the Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm early Sunday as it reached tropical storm strength when it moved out over the Atlantic after passing across South Florida, where it left streets flooded and motorists stranded in some cities Saturday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Alex has strengthened a bit, with maximum sustained winds reaching 70 mph by late Sunday. It was centered about 245 miles west of Bermuda and moving to the east-northeast at 28 mph. The storm is is expected to pass just north of Bermuda on Monday.
June 6, 2022 4:22 am
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support in his party to remain in office despite a rebellion that will likely weaken him as a leader and casts a shadow over his future. Known for his ability to shrug off scandals, the charismatic leader has struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others. Support among his fellow Conservative lawmakers has weakened as some see the leader, renowned for his ability to connect with voters, increasingly as a liability rather than an asset in elections.
June 6, 2022 4:21 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West not to send longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine. The warning comes as Russian forces claim to have destroyed Western military supplies Sunday in their first such airstrikes on Ukraine’s capital in more than a month. U.S. has announced plans to deliver $700 million of security assistance for Ukraine that includes medium-range rockets. Moscow also accuses the West of closing off lines of communication by forcing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s plane to cancel a trip to Serbia for talks on Monday. A Serbian paper reports that neighboring countries Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace to Lavrov’s plane.
June 6, 2022 4:19 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities say one person is in custody and and another is being sought in the multiple shootings that killed three people and wounded 11 in a popular Philadelphia entertainment district over the weekend – but no charges have yet been filed in any of the fatal shootings. Prosecutors say Quran Garner is charged with aggravated assault and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers. An attempted murder arrest warrant has been approved for another individual who wasn’t named. Authorities say an altercation on busy South Street led to an exchange of gunfire and other shooting along the street. Police say two of the people killed and many of those wounded are believed to have been innocent bystanders.
June 6, 2022 4:16 am
Pennsylvania State Police report that missing Mya Campbell was recovered and is safe. The Amber Alert has been canceled. An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 2-year-old girl. Springettsbury Township police said the girl was in the backseat of a car that was stolen from the Royal Farms on Mount Zion Road. According to the Amber Alert, the stolen car was a silver Suzuki XL7 with a Pennsylvania license plate LXG5500. Officers say the theft happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
