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PRIMARY RDP-THE LATEST The Latest: Newsom advances in race for California governor WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Gavin Newsom has secured the first of two slots in the November election to replace Jerry Brown as California’s governor. The lieutenant governor and former San Francisco mayor defeated rivals from both parties in Tuesday’s primary. It’s too early to say who will take the second slot and advance to the general election. Newsom was the first candidate to announce a bid for governor more than three years ago. He leaned heavily on his decision in 2004 to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco, touching off years of debate over gay marriage in California and around the country. He says the move shows he’s willing to take bold steps on liberal priorities. He’s been open about his desire to face a Republican in the November runoff. TRUMP-NORTH KOREA Luxury resort chosen for Trump-Kim Singapore summit WASHINGTON (AP) — … [Read more...] about Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 12:25 a.m. EDT

Don Thompson, Associated Press Updated 4:19 pm, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Eric Risberg, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 FILE--In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, a guard stands watch over the east block of death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. The Los Angeles Times and other news media organizations sued over California's new execution rules Wednesday, April 11, 2018, saying they would bar journalists from fully reporting on the lethal injection procedure. The lawsuit is the latest challenge as the state seeks to resume executions for the first time since 2006. less FILE--In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, a guard stands … [Read more...] about News media sue over California’s new execution rules

Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team on Russia probeWASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump since the early days of his campaign, is joining the team of lawyers representing the president in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.With the addition of Giuliani, Trump gains a former U.S. attorney, a past presidential candidate and a TV-savvy defender at a time when the White House is looking for ways to bring the president’s involvement with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to a close.The president has been weighing whether to sit for questioning by Mueller’s team, and his legal team has repeatedly met with investigators to define the scope of the questions he would face. Giuliani will enter those negotiations, filling the void left by attorney John Dowd, who resigned last month.It’s a precarious time for Trump. His legal team has been told by Mueller that the president is not a … [Read more...] about News briefs: Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team on Russia probe

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawyer for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens argued Thursday that Attorney General Josh Hawley should be barred from investigating the governor because of critical comments that he suggested were partly motivated by Hawley's candidacy for the U.S. Senate.During a court hearing, Greitens' attorney Jim Bennett said Hawley displayed a "personal interest" when he called upon Greitens to resign following the release of a House investigatory report this month detailing allegations of sexual misconduct by Greitens. Bennett said that should disqualify Hawley's entire office from investigating separate allegations that Greitens' wrongfully accessed a donor list from a veterans' charity for his political campaign."It's one thing to be the attorney general exercising your duties," Bennett told Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. "It's another thing to be doing that at the exact same time you have a personal interest in attaining a different situation, which would be … [Read more...] about Greitens’ lawyer argues to bar attorney general from probe

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News corrected a story Thursday that said federal investigators had placed a wiretap on the phone lines of President Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, saying it subsequently learned that the feds were only monitoring the source of calls and weren't listening in.The correction gives ammunition to the nation's highest-ranked media critic. Trump has frequently criticized the media for "fake news" involving stories he doesn't like.NBC moved its original story online shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday, and it became immediate fodder on MSNBC and other cable networks. The correction was issued online at 5:27 p.m. with an editor's note to the rewritten story, and was discussed on MSNBC's "Meet the Press Daily."The network had attributed its original story to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the legal proceedings against Cohen. Tom Winter, one of NBC's investigative reporters, said the sources have a track record of providing reliable information.But NBC said that … [Read more...] about NBC News corrects story on monitoring Cohen’s phones