KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating another deadly shooting in Kansas City have identified the victim as 29-year-old&nbsp;Mauliek Taylor of Kansas City.

&nbsp;Just before 7pm Monday, police were dispatched to the 5100 block of Hickory in Kansas City on a sound of gunshots call. 

First responders were directed to a parking lot outside one of the apartment buildings there. They located the Taylor unresponsive next to a vehicle. Officers called in EMS who declared hiim deceased at the scene.

Preliminary investigation indicates that Taylor had an interaction in the parking lot with one or more suspects that led to gunfire, and the victim was struck.

Detectives talked to people who were at the scene when officers arrived. They also canvassed for witnesses. Crime scene investigators processed the scene for evidence to get a better idea of what led up to the shooting.

This is a large apartment complex, with many residents, detectives are hopeful that someone may have information.&nbsp; Police have not released the name of the victim.

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating another deadly shooting in Kansas City have identified the victim as 29-year-old&nbsp;Mauliek Taylor of Kansas City.&nbsp;Just before 7pm Monday, police were dispatched to the 5100 block of Hickory in Kansas City on a sound of gunshots call. First responders were directed to a parking lot outside one of the apartment buildings there. They located the Taylor unresponsive next to a vehicle. Officers called in EMS who declared hiim deceased at the scene.Preliminary investigation indicates that Taylor had an interaction in the parking lot with one or more suspects that led to gunfire, and the victim was struck.Detectives talked to people who were at the scene when officers arrived. They also canvassed for witnesses. Crime scene investigators processed the scene for evidence to get a better idea of what led up to the shooting.This is a large apartment complex, with many residents, detectives are hopeful that someone may have information.&nbsp; Police have not released the name of the victim.

Homicide: Police ID victim found in parking lot of KC apartment

KANSAS&nbsp; CITY (AP) — Missouri's Republican lawmakers are&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-missouri-funding-planned-parenthood-530ec36d6e079f9ee3d25b3d7d95c449?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">once again</a>&nbsp;trying to block federal health care dollars from going to the state's Planned Parenthood clinics, this time weeks after the Missouri Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-medicaid-planned-parenthood-5e343d00de4cc4b3e3a7bcbe5f56d2d6">thwarted</a>&nbsp;a previous attempt to end that funding.

The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would bar Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood, which is already banned by state law from providing abortions in almost all circumstances.

Republican lawmakers argued no public funding should go to the organization, which offers abortions in other states.

“When you do business with an entity like a Planned Parenthood, you’re ultimately subsidizing those abortion services, even if they are in other states,” bill sponsor Rep. Cody Smith said during Wednesday floor debate.

House Democrats said the ban will limit low-income residents’ choice in where they go for health care such as cancer screenings and birth control. In some areas of the state, Democratic Rep. Patty Lewis said it could mean blocking access to those services altogether.

“In the state of Missouri, defunding Planned Parenthood services is defunding affordable access for our constituents,” Lewis said.

The measure needs another vote of approval in the House before it can move to the Senate.

A similar effort to block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood stalled in the GOP-led Senate earlier this month after a Democrat attempted to amend the bill to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/budget-planned-parenthood-abortions-medicaid-missouri-16c03cfa5e4bc80654723220c47abbeb">allow exceptions for rape and incest</a>&nbsp;under the state’s current ban on almost all abortions. Missouri in 2022 banned abortion except in cases of medical emergencies.

Lawmakers previously were able to stop money from going to Planned Parenthood in the 2019 fiscal year by forgoing some federal funding to avoid requirements that the clinics be reimbursed if low-income patients go there for birth control, cancer screenings and other preventative care. Missouri instead used state money to pay for those services.

But the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-f7b65c6c22d2def4f87962775022ad56?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">Missouri Supreme Court in 2020</a>&nbsp;ruled lawmakers violated the state constitution by making the policy change through the state budget instead of a separate bill, forcing the state to reimburse Planned Parenthood for health care provided to Medicaid patients.

Republican lawmakers are acting with increased urgency this year after the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month rejected yet another attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failure in the state’s legal appeal.

The high court’s decision upheld a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-missouri-planned-parenthood-st-louis-1e54f2e9087e72e7ad65c8b1862e06c4?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">ruling by a trial judge</a>, who found that a 2022 funding bill violated the state constitution. The Supreme Court said Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office failed to appeal a claim that the law violated equal protection rights, and it thus must stand.

Also pending is an effort to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-missouri-constitutional-amendment-viability-37e28b7609607ae762626206ea1a72c1">amend the state constitution</a>&nbsp;to protect abortion rights. Supporters now are working to gather more than 170,000 voter signatures by May 5 to get on the November ballot.

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 </figure>KANSAS&nbsp; CITY (AP) — Missouri's Republican lawmakers are&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-missouri-funding-planned-parenthood-530ec36d6e079f9ee3d25b3d7d95c449?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">once again</a>&nbsp;trying to block federal health care dollars from going to the state's Planned Parenthood clinics, this time weeks after the Missouri Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-medicaid-planned-parenthood-5e343d00de4cc4b3e3a7bcbe5f56d2d6">thwarted</a>&nbsp;a previous attempt to end that funding.The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would bar Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood, which is already banned by state law from providing abortions in almost all circumstances.Republican lawmakers argued no public funding should go to the organization, which offers abortions in other states.“When you do business with an entity like a Planned Parenthood, you’re ultimately subsidizing those abortion services, even if they are in other states,” bill sponsor Rep. Cody Smith said during Wednesday floor debate.House Democrats said the ban will limit low-income residents’ choice in where they go for health care such as cancer screenings and birth control. In some areas of the state, Democratic Rep. Patty Lewis said it could mean blocking access to those services altogether.“In the state of Missouri, defunding Planned Parenthood services is defunding affordable access for our constituents,” Lewis said.The measure needs another vote of approval in the House before it can move to the Senate.A similar effort to block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood stalled in the GOP-led Senate earlier this month after a Democrat attempted to amend the bill to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/budget-planned-parenthood-abortions-medicaid-missouri-16c03cfa5e4bc80654723220c47abbeb">allow exceptions for rape and incest</a>&nbsp;under the state’s current ban on almost all abortions. Missouri in 2022 banned abortion except in cases of medical emergencies.Lawmakers previously were able to stop money from going to Planned Parenthood in the 2019 fiscal year by forgoing some federal funding to avoid requirements that the clinics be reimbursed if low-income patients go there for birth control, cancer screenings and other preventative care. Missouri instead used state money to pay for those services.But the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-f7b65c6c22d2def4f87962775022ad56?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">Missouri Supreme Court in 2020</a>&nbsp;ruled lawmakers violated the state constitution by making the policy change through the state budget instead of a separate bill, forcing the state to reimburse Planned Parenthood for health care provided to Medicaid patients.Republican lawmakers are acting with increased urgency this year after the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month rejected yet another attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failure in the state’s legal appeal.The high court’s decision upheld a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-missouri-planned-parenthood-st-louis-1e54f2e9087e72e7ad65c8b1862e06c4?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">ruling by a trial judge</a>, who found that a 2022 funding bill violated the state constitution. The Supreme Court said Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office failed to appeal a claim that the law violated equal protection rights, and it thus must stand.Also pending is an effort to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-missouri-constitutional-amendment-viability-37e28b7609607ae762626206ea1a72c1">amend the state constitution</a>&nbsp;to protect abortion rights. Supporters now are working to gather more than 170,000 voter signatures by May 5 to get on the November ballot.

Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money going to Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/majority-minority-leaders.htm">longest-serving Senate leader in history</a>&nbsp;who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.

“One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today ... to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”

His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.

McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.” Aides said McConnell’s announcement about the leadership post was unrelated to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-mitch-mcconnell-freeze-health-concussion-960af7f541b05754011171754acfe94f">his health</a>. The Kentucky senator had a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-fetterman-feinstein-absence-return-fall-d210f345020c9593ba2940edc71874ac">concussion</a>&nbsp;from a fall last year and two public episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-gop-leader-mcconnell-health-freeze-up-c5b43745251daa0bb63636ceff4edce2">where his face briefly froze</a>&nbsp;while&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-freeze-senate-fall-republican-leader-f18008b314c5907ba0111f6891c9a0d3">he was speaking.</a>

“As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work,” McConnell said in his prepared remarks. “A moment when I am certain I have helped preserve the ideals I so strongly believe. It arrived today.”

The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Trump.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-trump-fed-lies-to-mob-36871d68df56a10be1c46ed364ad6de6">The two have been estranged</a>&nbsp;since&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-gop-electoral-college-34fb478601b72b3e8049f12371670001">December 2020</a>, when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.

But while McConnell's critics within the GOP conference had grown louder, their numbers had not grown appreciably larger, a marker of McConnell’s strategic and tactical skill and his ability to understand the needs of his fellow Republican senators.

McConnell gave no specific reason for the timing of his decision, which he has been contemplating for months, but he cited the recent death of his wife's youngest sister as a moment that prompted introspection. “The end of my contributions are closer than I’d prefer,” McConnell said.

But his remarks were also light at times as he talked about the arc of his Senate career.

He noted that when he arrived in the Senate, “I was just happy if anybody remembered my name.” During his campaign in 1984, when Reagan was visiting Kentucky, the president called him “Mitch O’Donnell.”

McConnell endorsed Reagan’s view of America’s role in the world and the senator has persisted in face of opposition, including from Trump, that Congress should include a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.

“I am unconflicted about the good within our country and the irreplaceable role we play as the leader of the free world," McConnell said.

Against long odds he managed to secure 22 Republican votes for the package now being considered by the House.

“Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time. I have many faults. Misunderstanding politics is not one of them," McConnell said. "That said, I believe more strongly than ever that America’s global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed. For as long as I am drawing breath on this earth I will defend American exceptionalism.”

Trump has pulled the party hard to the ideological right, questioning longtime military alliances such as NATO, international trade agreements and pushing for a severe crackdown on immigration, all the while clinging to the falsehood that the election was stolen from him in 2020.

McConnell and Trump had worked together in Trump’s first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. But there was also friction from the start, with Trump frequently sniping at the senator.

Their relationship has essentially been over since Trump refused to accept the results of the Electoral College. But the rupture deepened dramatically after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. McConnell assigned blame and responsibility to Trump and said that he should be held to account through the criminal justice system for his actions.

McConnell’s critics insist he could have done more, including voting to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-impeachments-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell-0a14d2e41e376331580b98a992f7d856#:~:text=Mitch%20McConnell%20delivered%20a%20scalding,face%20trial%20in%20the%20Senate.">McConnell did not</a>, arguing that since Trump was no longer in office, he could not be subject to impeachment.

Rather than fade from prominence after the Capitol riot, Trump continued to assert his control over the party, and finds himself on a clear glidepath to the Republican nomination. Other members of the Republican Senate leadership have endorsed Trump. McConnell has not, and that has drawn criticism from other Republican senators.

McConnell’s path to power was hardly linear, but from the day he walked onto the Senate floor in 1985 and took his seat as the most junior Republican senator, he set his sights on being the party leader. What set him apart was that so many other Senate leaders wanted to run for president. McConnell wanted to run the Senate. He lost races for lower party positions before steadily ascending, and finally became party leader in 2006 and has won nine straight elections.

He most recently&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-mitch-mcconnell-congress-9f1be1d3635127dbb3e17a3fae1ac86d">beat back a challenge</a>&nbsp;led by Sen. Rick Scott of Florida last November.

McConnell built his power base by a combination of care and nurturing of his members, including understanding their political imperatives. After seeing the potential peril of a rising Tea Party, he also established a super political action committee, The Senate Leadership Fund, which has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support of Republican candidates.

Despite the concerns about his health, colleagues have said in recent months that they believe he has recovered. McConnell was not impaired cognitively, but did have some additional physical limitations.

“I love the Senate,” he said in his prepared remarks. “It has been my life. There may be more distinguished members of this body throughout our history, but I doubt there are any with more admiration for it.”

But, he added, "Father Time remains undefeated. I am no longer the young man sitting in the back, hoping colleagues would remember my name. It is time for the next generation of leadership.”

There would be a time to reminisce, he said, but not today.

“I still have enough gas in the tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm which they have become accustomed.”

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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/majority-minority-leaders.htm">longest-serving Senate leader in history</a>&nbsp;who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderMcConnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeaderMcConnell</a>: &quot;I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace&quot; about the sunset of my work. A moment when he is certain he has helped preserve the ideals he so strongly believe. That day arrived today.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/i7WHBKrevg">pic.twitter.com/i7WHBKrevg</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1762896662136070491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.“One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today ... to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.” Aides said McConnell’s announcement about the leadership post was unrelated to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-mitch-mcconnell-freeze-health-concussion-960af7f541b05754011171754acfe94f">his health</a>. The Kentucky senator had a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-fetterman-feinstein-absence-return-fall-d210f345020c9593ba2940edc71874ac">concussion</a>&nbsp;from a fall last year and two public episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-gop-leader-mcconnell-health-freeze-up-c5b43745251daa0bb63636ceff4edce2">where his face briefly froze</a>&nbsp;while&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-freeze-senate-fall-republican-leader-f18008b314c5907ba0111f6891c9a0d3">he was speaking.</a>“As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work,” McConnell said in his prepared remarks. “A moment when I am certain I have helped preserve the ideals I so strongly believe. It arrived today.”The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Trump.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-trump-fed-lies-to-mob-36871d68df56a10be1c46ed364ad6de6">The two have been estranged</a>&nbsp;since&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-gop-electoral-college-34fb478601b72b3e8049f12371670001">December 2020</a>, when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.But while McConnell's critics within the GOP conference had grown louder, their numbers had not grown appreciably larger, a marker of McConnell’s strategic and tactical skill and his ability to understand the needs of his fellow Republican senators.McConnell gave no specific reason for the timing of his decision, which he has been contemplating for months, but he cited the recent death of his wife's youngest sister as a moment that prompted introspection. “The end of my contributions are closer than I’d prefer,” McConnell said.But his remarks were also light at times as he talked about the arc of his Senate career.He noted that when he arrived in the Senate, “I was just happy if anybody remembered my name.” During his campaign in 1984, when Reagan was visiting Kentucky, the president called him “Mitch O’Donnell.”McConnell endorsed Reagan’s view of America’s role in the world and the senator has persisted in face of opposition, including from Trump, that Congress should include a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.“I am unconflicted about the good within our country and the irreplaceable role we play as the leader of the free world," McConnell said.Against long odds he managed to secure 22 Republican votes for the package now being considered by the House.“Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time. I have many faults. Misunderstanding politics is not one of them," McConnell said. "That said, I believe more strongly than ever that America’s global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed. For as long as I am drawing breath on this earth I will defend American exceptionalism.”Trump has pulled the party hard to the ideological right, questioning longtime military alliances such as NATO, international trade agreements and pushing for a severe crackdown on immigration, all the while clinging to the falsehood that the election was stolen from him in 2020.McConnell and Trump had worked together in Trump’s first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. But there was also friction from the start, with Trump frequently sniping at the senator.Their relationship has essentially been over since Trump refused to accept the results of the Electoral College. But the rupture deepened dramatically after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. McConnell assigned blame and responsibility to Trump and said that he should be held to account through the criminal justice system for his actions.McConnell’s critics insist he could have done more, including voting to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-impeachments-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell-0a14d2e41e376331580b98a992f7d856#:~:text=Mitch%20McConnell%20delivered%20a%20scalding,face%20trial%20in%20the%20Senate.">McConnell did not</a>, arguing that since Trump was no longer in office, he could not be subject to impeachment.Rather than fade from prominence after the Capitol riot, Trump continued to assert his control over the party, and finds himself on a clear glidepath to the Republican nomination. Other members of the Republican Senate leadership have endorsed Trump. McConnell has not, and that has drawn criticism from other Republican senators.McConnell’s path to power was hardly linear, but from the day he walked onto the Senate floor in 1985 and took his seat as the most junior Republican senator, he set his sights on being the party leader. What set him apart was that so many other Senate leaders wanted to run for president. McConnell wanted to run the Senate. He lost races for lower party positions before steadily ascending, and finally became party leader in 2006 and has won nine straight elections.He most recently&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-mitch-mcconnell-congress-9f1be1d3635127dbb3e17a3fae1ac86d">beat back a challenge</a>&nbsp;led by Sen. Rick Scott of Florida last November.McConnell built his power base by a combination of care and nurturing of his members, including understanding their political imperatives. After seeing the potential peril of a rising Tea Party, he also established a super political action committee, The Senate Leadership Fund, which has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support of Republican candidates.Despite the concerns about his health, colleagues have said in recent months that they believe he has recovered. McConnell was not impaired cognitively, but did have some additional physical limitations.“I love the Senate,” he said in his prepared remarks. “It has been my life. There may be more distinguished members of this body throughout our history, but I doubt there are any with more admiration for it.”But, he added, "Father Time remains undefeated. I am no longer the young man sitting in the back, hoping colleagues would remember my name. It is time for the next generation of leadership.”There would be a time to reminisce, he said, but not today.“I still have enough gas in the tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm which they have become accustomed.”

🎥 McConnell will step down as Senate GOP Leader 

TEL AVIV, Israel&nbsp; (AP)— The families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters are launching a four-day march from southern Israel to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free.

The march comes as negotiations are underway in Qatar to bring about a deal between Hamas and Israel that would lead to a cease-fire in exchange for the release of hostages. U.S. President Joe Biden has said such a deal was at hand but officials from Israel and Hamas were skeptical of his optimism.

Negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting. During the temporary pause, negotiations would continue over the release of the remaining hostages.

The war has unleashed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-gaza-1ce556a8a839803c8a1624b1b69b0a13">a humanitarian catastrophe</a>&nbsp;in Gaza and sparked global concern over the situation in Rafah,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-rafah-israel-hamas-war-photo-gallery-2a93ded7d44b9720d941f7e53c5bf45e">Gaza’s southernmost town</a>&nbsp;along the border with Egypt, where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought safety from Israel's daily bombardments.

Nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed after almost five months of Israel's war in the Gaza Strip, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">the Health Ministry</a>, which does not distinguish in its count between fighters and noncombatants. Israel says it has killed 10,000 militants, without providing evidence.

The war began after Hamas-led militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-rockets-airstrikes-tel-aviv-11fb98655c256d54ecb5329284fc37d2">stormed across southern Israel</a>&nbsp;on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking about 250 others hostage.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1701204582165.png" alt="File photo -Israeli soldiers look at photos of people killed and taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel Oct. 7 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)" />
 <figcaption>File photo -Israeli soldiers look at photos of people killed and taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel Oct. 7 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)</figcaption>
 </figure>TEL AVIV, Israel&nbsp; (AP)— The families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters are launching a four-day march from southern Israel to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free.The march comes as negotiations are underway in Qatar to bring about a deal between Hamas and Israel that would lead to a cease-fire in exchange for the release of hostages. U.S. President Joe Biden has said such a deal was at hand but officials from Israel and Hamas were skeptical of his optimism.Negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting. During the temporary pause, negotiations would continue over the release of the remaining hostages.The war has unleashed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-gaza-1ce556a8a839803c8a1624b1b69b0a13">a humanitarian catastrophe</a>&nbsp;in Gaza and sparked global concern over the situation in Rafah,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-rafah-israel-hamas-war-photo-gallery-2a93ded7d44b9720d941f7e53c5bf45e">Gaza’s southernmost town</a>&nbsp;along the border with Egypt, where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought safety from Israel's daily bombardments.Nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed after almost five months of Israel's war in the Gaza Strip, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-health-ministry-health-death-toll-59470820308b31f1faf73c703400b033">the Health Ministry</a>, which does not distinguish in its count between fighters and noncombatants. Israel says it has killed 10,000 militants, without providing evidence.The war began after Hamas-led militants&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-rockets-airstrikes-tel-aviv-11fb98655c256d54ecb5329284fc37d2">stormed across southern Israel</a>&nbsp;on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking about 250 others hostage.

Families of hostages held in Gaza begin march to demand their freedom

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a deadly Kansas knife attack have made an arrest.

On Monday, Lawrence Police&nbsp; arrested 40-year-old Julius Robert Beasley of Lawrence for killing Chrystal White.

Just after 4:30a.m. Feb. 22, emergency responders found a 51-year-old woman later identified as White of Lawrence. with apparent stab wounds in a tent just north of the city's sanctioned camp near 100 Maple near the Kansas River in Lawrence, according to a Police Department spokesperson&nbsp;Laura McCabe. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Patrol officers immediately started interviewing witnesses, the investigations unit responded, a suspect was quickly identified, and an area canvass was underway.&nbsp; The Lawrence Police Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle (Drone) and Patrol Service Dog Units were also deployed.

By about 9:00am, police personnel located Beasley in Burcham Park and detained him for questioning and held him on unrelated Douglas County warrants.&nbsp;

Since Beasley was already being held in jail, investigators were able to more thoroughly investigate the incident prior to making an arrest.  Investigators worked closely with the Douglas County District Attorney’s office throughout this investigation, and with the arrest, police now turn the case over to their office. Beasley is being held on requested charges of 1st Degree Murder and Felony Interference.

Beasley has previous convictions for Criminal threat, burglary and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1709000842243.png" alt="Beasley&nbsp; has previous convictions for Criminal threat, burglary and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections." />
 <figcaption>Beasley&nbsp; has previous convictions for Criminal threat, burglary and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.</figcaption>
 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a deadly Kansas knife attack have made an arrest.On Monday, Lawrence Police&nbsp; arrested 40-year-old Julius Robert Beasley of Lawrence for killing Chrystal White.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708615630038.png" alt="File photo of the unsanctioned camp -Google image" />
 <figcaption>File photo of the unsanctioned camp -Google image</figcaption>
 </figure>Just after 4:30a.m. Feb. 22, emergency responders found a 51-year-old woman later identified as White of Lawrence. with apparent stab wounds in a tent just north of the city's sanctioned camp near 100 Maple near the Kansas River in Lawrence, according to a Police Department spokesperson&nbsp;Laura McCabe. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Patrol officers immediately started interviewing witnesses, the investigations unit responded, a suspect was quickly identified, and an area canvass was underway.&nbsp; The Lawrence Police Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle (Drone) and Patrol Service Dog Units were also deployed.By about 9:00am, police personnel located Beasley in Burcham Park and detained him for questioning and held him on unrelated Douglas County warrants.&nbsp;Since Beasley was already being held in jail, investigators were able to more thoroughly investigate the incident prior to making an arrest. Investigators worked closely with the Douglas County District Attorney’s office throughout this investigation, and with the arrest, police now turn the case over to their office. Beasley is being held on requested charges of 1st Degree Murder and Felony Interference.Beasley has previous convictions for Criminal threat, burglary and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Kan. man with history of crime accused of deadly knife attack 

DETROIT (AP) —Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.

The recall is for 338,238 of Chrysler's 2021-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L and 2022-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles.

The automaker says in documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward, which could result in losing control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

Individuals with impacted vehicles will be able to go to dealers to have the upper control arm pinch bolts replaced for free.

DETROIT (AP) —Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles.The recall is for 338,238 of Chrysler's 2021-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L and 2022-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles.The automaker says in documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward, which could result in losing control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.Individuals with impacted vehicles will be able to go to dealers to have the upper control arm pinch bolts replaced for free.

Chrysler recalling more than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees 

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A&nbsp; Junction City man accused in the deadly drive-by killing of his girlfriend made his first court appearance Tuesday.

Dennis Alcox, 38, was charged with 1st degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just before 2a.m. Thursday, police responded to a shooting in the 8100 block of E Harry in Wichita, according to Police Lt. Aaron Moses.

First responders located 26-year old Audreanna Hidalgo of Wichita with a gunshot wound.&nbsp; She was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Officers with the Patrol East Community Response Team and Homicide Investigators immediately began investigating this case to understand what occurred. Throughout that investigation, police have come to believe that this was a case of Intimate Partner Violence.

Investigators were able to quickly identify a suspect. Police arrested&nbsp; Alcox in Junction City.&nbsp;He remains jailed in Sedgwick County on a bond&nbsp; one-point-five million dollars, according to the district attorney's office.

Alcox was on pre-trial supervision on a charge of Aggravated Battery at the time of the murder.&nbsp; There is no documented history between this suspect and victim through the Wichita Police Department, according to Moses.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This was the eighth criminal homicide in Wichita in 2024.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708700312678.png" alt="Alcox-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Alcox-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A&nbsp; Junction City man accused in the deadly drive-by killing of his girlfriend made his first court appearance Tuesday.Dennis Alcox, 38, was charged with 1st degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.Just before 2a.m. Thursday, police responded to a shooting in the 8100 block of E Harry in Wichita, according to Police Lt. Aaron Moses.First responders located 26-year old Audreanna Hidalgo of Wichita with a gunshot wound.&nbsp; She was pronounced deceased at the scene.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708624650162.png" alt="Police at the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police at the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>Officers with the Patrol East Community Response Team and Homicide Investigators immediately began investigating this case to understand what occurred. Throughout that investigation, police have come to believe that this was a case of Intimate Partner Violence.Investigators were able to quickly identify a suspect. Police arrested&nbsp; Alcox in Junction City.&nbsp;He remains jailed in Sedgwick County on a bond&nbsp; one-point-five million dollars, according to the district attorney's office.Alcox was on pre-trial supervision on a charge of Aggravated Battery at the time of the murder.&nbsp; There is no documented history between this suspect and victim through the Wichita Police Department, according to Moses.&nbsp;&nbsp;This was the eighth criminal homicide in Wichita in 2024.

Kan. man accused in murder of girlfriend makes court appearance

KEARNY COUNTY —The Kansas Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of&nbsp; wildfires that destroyed homes Monday in Kansas.

One rural home was destroyed in a grass fire south of Lakin Monday afternoon, according to Kearny County Fire and Rescue. Heavy smoke and the rough sandy conditions made getting to the fire difficult if not impossible at times. 

Crews from Kearny Co., Stanton Co., Grant Co., Garden City, Kearny Co. Road and Bridge, Tri Rotor and numerous Tractors and disks provided by local farmers fought the fire for several hours before getting it under control.&nbsp;

Also on Monday afternoon Seward County Firefighters we’re dispatched to a house fire on Andrew Lane East of Road P in Eastern Seward County.&nbsp; That fire ultimately involved multiple homes. Firefighters arrived on scene to 5 homes fully involved, according to a statement from Seward County Fire and Rescue.

Thirty firefighters from across the region including Liberal City Fire, Stevens, Haskell, and Meade Counties worked to contain the flames through the afternoon.

Seward County EMS transported two Seward County Firefighters to Southwest Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.

Officials have not released details on acres lost or any damage estimates.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1709122762600.png" alt="Photos Kearny Fire and Rescue" />
 <figcaption>Photos Kearny Fire and Rescue</figcaption>
 </figure>KEARNY COUNTY —The Kansas Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of&nbsp; wildfires that destroyed homes Monday in Kansas.One rural home was destroyed in a grass fire south of Lakin Monday afternoon, according to Kearny County Fire and Rescue. Heavy smoke and the rough sandy conditions made getting to the fire difficult if not impossible at times. Crews from Kearny Co., Stanton Co., Grant Co., Garden City, Kearny Co. Road and Bridge, Tri Rotor and numerous Tractors and disks provided by local farmers fought the fire for several hours before getting it under control.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Also on Monday afternoon Seward County Firefighters we’re dispatched to a house fire on Andrew Lane East of Road P in Eastern Seward County.&nbsp; That fire ultimately involved multiple homes. Firefighters arrived on scene to 5 homes fully involved, according to a statement from Seward County Fire and Rescue.Thirty firefighters from across the region including Liberal City Fire, Stevens, Haskell, and Meade Counties worked to contain the flames through the afternoon.Seward County EMS transported two Seward County Firefighters to Southwest Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.Officials have not released details on acres lost or any damage estimates.

Homes destroyed in southwest Kansas wildfires

SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Kansas Highway Patrol knows distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes. There are many types of distracted driving, but using a cell phone or other device is one of highest and dangerous distractions in your vehicle.

"Taking your eyes off the roadway makes you more likely to crash, or to have someone crash into you."&nbsp; Kansas Trooper Steve Morris was on patrol in Troop F, a portion of 13 counties in south central Kansas, when the distracted driver shown in the dash cam video drove directly into his lane."

Trooper Morris knows the dangers of distracted driving, so he was alert and ready to react.

 He drove to the grass shoulder as the other vehicle drove completely into his lane.  As the vehicle passed, Trooper  Morris saw that a cell phone was the distraction. Being alert and ready to react prevented a head-on collision with a distracted driver.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Kansas Highway Patrol knows distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes. There are many types of distracted driving, but using a cell phone or other device is one of highest and dangerous distractions in your vehicle.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FkshighwayPatrol%2Fvideos%2F430248609461261%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=1" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>"Taking your eyes off the roadway makes you more likely to crash, or to have someone crash into you."&nbsp; Kansas Trooper Steve Morris was on patrol in Troop F, a portion of 13 counties in south central Kansas, when the distracted driver shown in the dash cam video drove directly into his lane."Trooper Morris knows the dangers of distracted driving, so he was alert and ready to react. He drove to the grass shoulder as the other vehicle drove completely into his lane. As the vehicle passed, Trooper Morris saw that a cell phone was the distraction. Being alert and ready to react prevented a head-on collision with a distracted driver.

🎥 Kansas Trooper avoids head-on crash with distracted driver 

KANSAS CITY —One person died from injuries in an accident just before 5p.m. Tuesday in Kansas City.

The driver of a blue Dodge Journey had just purchased the vehicle and pulled out onto Noland Road near East 49th Street, according to KCPD&nbsp;Police Captain Jake Becchina.

The driver realized she was going the wrong way and was in the process of turning around. The Dodge driver pulled back onto the roadway into the path of a black Harley Davidson motorcycle.

The Harley Davidson struck the Dodge in a T-bone fashion and both driver and passenger from the Harley Davidson were ejected. 

Both were wearing a helmet and were transported to an area hospital. Injuries were initially thought to be non-life threatening; however, the driver of the Harley Davidson was pronounced dead not long after arriving at the hospital, according to Becchina.&nbsp; Police did not release the name of the victim late Tuesday.

KANSAS CITY —One person died from injuries in an accident just before 5p.m. Tuesday in Kansas City.The driver of a blue Dodge Journey had just purchased the vehicle and pulled out onto Noland Road near East 49th Street, according to KCPD&nbsp;Police Captain Jake Becchina.The driver realized she was going the wrong way and was in the process of turning around. The Dodge driver pulled back onto the roadway into the path of a black Harley Davidson motorcycle.The Harley Davidson struck the Dodge in a T-bone fashion and both driver and passenger from the Harley Davidson were ejected. Both were wearing a helmet and were transported to an area hospital. Injuries were initially thought to be non-life threatening; however, the driver of the Harley Davidson was pronounced dead not long after arriving at the hospital, according to Becchina.&nbsp; Police did not release the name of the victim late Tuesday.

1 dead after motorcycle struck new SUV driving off KC dealer lot

JACKSON COUNTY —In the wake of shootings at Union Station on Feb. 14, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office will hold a free counseling session Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ennovation Center in Independence, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

The Ennovation Center is conveniently located with parking at 201 N. Forest Avenue, Suite 120, in Independence, Missouri.&nbsp;

The prosecutor's office continue to maintain a hotline number for persons who want to call and talk to someone. The hotline number is 816-881-1540.

In addition, persons are encouraged to call 816-234-5043 to report to KCPD injuries other than from gunshot.&nbsp;

The prosecutor's office initiated these counseling sessions quickly after the shootings at Union Station following the rally and parade on Feb. 14. 

Since then, numerous churches, non-profit service providers and staff from the prosecutor's office have joined to help to bring counseling and some comfort to persons impacted emotionally by the tragic violence at the public event. The prosecutor's office extends its gratitude to all who have helped make these sessions valuable.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708018810884.jpeg" alt="File photo Emergency medical technicians walk around the scene following the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade, rally shooting Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.&nbsp; (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)." />
 <figcaption>File photo Emergency medical technicians walk around the scene following the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade, rally shooting Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.&nbsp; (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel).</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY —In the wake of shootings at Union Station on Feb. 14, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office will hold a free counseling session Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ennovation Center in Independence, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.The Ennovation Center is conveniently located with parking at 201 N. Forest Avenue, Suite 120, in Independence, Missouri.&nbsp;The prosecutor's office continue to maintain a hotline number for persons who want to call and talk to someone. The hotline number is 816-881-1540.In addition, persons are encouraged to call 816-234-5043 to report to KCPD injuries other than from gunshot.&nbsp;The prosecutor's office initiated these counseling sessions quickly after the shootings at Union Station following the rally and parade on Feb. 14. Since then, numerous churches, non-profit service providers and staff from the prosecutor's office have joined to help to bring counseling and some comfort to persons impacted emotionally by the tragic violence at the public event. The prosecutor's office extends its gratitude to all who have helped make these sessions valuable.&nbsp;

More free counseling offered in the wake of Chiefs rally shooting

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be carried out by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/houthis">Yemen's Houthi rebels</a>.

The attack comes as the Houthis continue a series of assaults at sea over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip</a>&nbsp;and as the U.S. and its allies launch airstrikes trying to stop them.

The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, which oversees shipping in the Mideast, reported the attack happened about 110 kilometers (70 miles) off the coast of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida. The rocket exploded several miles off the bow of the vessel, it said.

“The crew and vessel are reported to be safe and are proceeding to next port of call,” the UKMTO said.

The private security firm Ambrey reported that the vessel targeted appeared to be a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier in the area at the time. Another ship, a Panama-flagged, Emirati-owned chemical tanker was nearby as well, Ambrey said.

The Associated Press could not immediately identify the vessels involved.

The Houthis typically take several hours to claim their assaults and have not yet done so for the assault late Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military's Central Command said an American and an allied warship shot down five Houthi bomb-carrying drones in the Red Sea on Tuesday night.

The drones originated “from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and (it was) determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the region,” Central Command said in a statement.

Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over the Israel-Hamas war. Those vessels have included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-ship-missile-houthi-rebels-attack-bab-elmandeb-strait-999b911c916f9266c07a6d29cc020e9e">at least one with cargo for Iran</a>, the Houthis’ main benefactor, and an aid ship later bound for Houthi-controlled territory.

Despite over a month of U.S.-led airstrikes,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-attacks-iran-ships-retaliation-houthis-d770a3fb0fab4c4b72e2459771833e11">Houthi rebels remain capable</a>&nbsp;of launching significant attacks. Last week,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-red-sea-israel-hamas-6ac2a1bf5032ed0531258816907cfe2c">they severely damaged a ship in a crucial strait and downed an American drone</a>&nbsp;worth tens of millions of dollars. The Houthis insist their attacks will continue until Israel stops its combat operations in the Gaza Strip, which have enraged the wider Arab world and seen the Houthis gain international recognition.

On Saturday, Central Command said a Houthi attack on a Belize-flagged ship on Feb. 18 caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick and warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel’s cargo of fertilizer. The Rubymar, a British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo vessel,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-67cf1acc17f4e17d04075a99688e4da8">was attacked while sailing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait</a>&nbsp;that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The Houthis, a Zaydi Shiite group, seized Yemen’s capital in 2014 and have battled a Saudi-led coalition since 2015. Their Zaydi people ran a 1,000-year kingdom in Yemen up until 1962.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/12/1703418619283.png" alt="Photo U.S. Central Command" />
 <figcaption>Photo U.S. Central Command</figcaption>
 </figure>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be carried out by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/houthis">Yemen's Houthi rebels</a>.The attack comes as the Houthis continue a series of assaults at sea over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip</a>&nbsp;and as the U.S. and its allies launch airstrikes trying to stop them.The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, which oversees shipping in the Mideast, reported the attack happened about 110 kilometers (70 miles) off the coast of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida. The rocket exploded several miles off the bow of the vessel, it said.“The crew and vessel are reported to be safe and are proceeding to next port of call,” the UKMTO said.The private security firm Ambrey reported that the vessel targeted appeared to be a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier in the area at the time. Another ship, a Panama-flagged, Emirati-owned chemical tanker was nearby as well, Ambrey said.The Associated Press could not immediately identify the vessels involved.The Houthis typically take several hours to claim their assaults and have not yet done so for the assault late Tuesday.Meanwhile, the U.S. military's Central Command said an American and an allied warship shot down five Houthi bomb-carrying drones in the Red Sea on Tuesday night.The drones originated “from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and (it was) determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the region,” Central Command said in a statement.Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over the Israel-Hamas war. Those vessels have included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-ship-missile-houthi-rebels-attack-bab-elmandeb-strait-999b911c916f9266c07a6d29cc020e9e">at least one with cargo for Iran</a>, the Houthis’ main benefactor, and an aid ship later bound for Houthi-controlled territory.Despite over a month of U.S.-led airstrikes,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-attacks-iran-ships-retaliation-houthis-d770a3fb0fab4c4b72e2459771833e11">Houthi rebels remain capable</a>&nbsp;of launching significant attacks. Last week,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-red-sea-israel-hamas-6ac2a1bf5032ed0531258816907cfe2c">they severely damaged a ship in a crucial strait and downed an American drone</a>&nbsp;worth tens of millions of dollars. The Houthis insist their attacks will continue until Israel stops its combat operations in the Gaza Strip, which have enraged the wider Arab world and seen the Houthis gain international recognition.On Saturday, Central Command said a Houthi attack on a Belize-flagged ship on Feb. 18 caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick and warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel’s cargo of fertilizer. The Rubymar, a British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo vessel,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-67cf1acc17f4e17d04075a99688e4da8">was attacked while sailing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait</a>&nbsp;that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.The Houthis, a Zaydi Shiite group, seized Yemen’s capital in 2014 and have battled a Saudi-led coalition since 2015. Their Zaydi people ran a 1,000-year kingdom in Yemen up until 1962.

U.S. warship shot down 5 bomb-carrying drones in Red Sea

LANSING, Mich. (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in their bid to to win the swing state in November.

An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan's Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden's handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Hamas war</a>&nbsp;in Gaza might impact his reelection campaign. Trump won his primary by a large margin, but support for rival Nikki Haley once again showed that some Republican voters may have misgivings about giving the former president another four years in the general election.

Biden, Trump each move closer to party's nomination

Michigan was the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-michigan-election-2024-results">last major primary state before</a>&nbsp;Super Tuesday, and both sides were watching closely for implications for the November general election in one of the few genuine swing states left in the country.

Biden has now cruised to victories over lesser known candidates in South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire, which he won in a write-in campaign. Tuesday's results show that his standing is still strong in Michigan, which Biden returned to the Democratic column in 2020.

Trump has swept all five of the early state contests, including South Carolina, the home state of rival Haley. He now heads into Super Tuesday, when 15 states and one territory hold Republican nominating contests, as the overwhelming favorite to lock up the Republican nomination.

Michigan was one of three&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-wisconsin-pennsylvania-27d3205028e5e43fa0031913c40b0b7d">so-called blue wall</a>&nbsp;states, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, that Trump won in 2016. He predicted a big win beforehand.

Just 16 of Michigan’s 55 Republican presidential delegates will be determined by the primary results, while the remaining delegates will be allocated during a March 2 convention. Trump’s anticipated dominance at the state convention, where grassroots activists will play a key role, will decide the allocation of the remaining 39 GOP delegates.

Some Democrats express anger over Gaza with ‘uncommitted’ vote

Michigan has become the focal point of Democratic frustration regarding the White House’s actions in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation.

That anger came through loud and clear on Tuesday as some voters marked “uncommitted” on their ballot in the Democratic primary. Biden still dominated the primary, but the result could be a concern in a state he won by less than 3% in 2020 and likely can’t afford to lose this year.

Organizers of the “uncommitted” movement had purposely kept expectations low, having only seriously begun their push a few weeks ago. The “Listen to Michigan” campaign that organized the push said they were hoping for 10,000 votes, pointing to Trump’s win of less than 11,000 votes in 2016 to show the significance of that number.

When Barack Obama ran for reelection in 2012, the last time a Democratic presidential incumbent sought re-election, the “uncommitted” option received close to 21,000 votes — or 11 percentage points.

The “uncommitted” vote totals would need to be between 20 and 30 percentage points for Democrats to worry about their impact in November, said Richard Czuba, a pollster who has long tracked Michigan politics.

“Twenty percent gets my attention. If it rises to 25%, that gets a lot more attention and if it rises above 30%, I think that’s a signal that Joe Biden has pretty substantial issues in his base,” said Czuba.

Much of the “uncommitted” vote was expected to come from the east side of the state, in communities such as Dearborn and Hamtramck, where Arab Americans represent close to half of the population. Biden won Dearborn by a roughly 3-to-1 advantage in 2020 and Hamtramck by a 5 to 1 margin.

Despite Trump's clear victory in Michigan, Haley still saw significant support from the swing state's Republicans.

Some of her best results came in Oakland and Kent counties, where Democrats have been gaining ground in recent years, contributing to their recent statewide success. She also performed better in counties where the state’s largest universities are located, Washtenaw and Ingham counties.

Trump has dominated in primaries with help from his base but his strength among&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024">general election</a>&nbsp;voters remains unclear. The former president has appeared in Michigan regularly in the eight years since he became president, while Haley only began stumping in the state over the weekend.

AP VoteCast reveals that a large portion of Trump’s opposition within the Republican primaries has come from voters who abandoned him before this year.

All three statewide Republican candidates that Trump endorsed in the 2022 midterms were crushed by Democratic incumbents.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1709081885197.png" alt="An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan's Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden's handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Hamas war</a>&nbsp;in Gaza might impact his reelection campaign-image from video on Biden campaign social media page." />
 <figcaption>An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan's Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden's handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Hamas war</a>&nbsp;in Gaza might impact his reelection campaign-image from video on Biden campaign social media page.</figcaption>
 </figure>LANSING, Mich. (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in their bid to to win the swing state in November.An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan's Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden's handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Hamas war</a>&nbsp;in Gaza might impact his reelection campaign. Trump won his primary by a large margin, but support for rival Nikki Haley once again showed that some Republican voters may have misgivings about giving the former president another four years in the general election.Here are some takeaways from Michigan:Biden, Trump each move closer to party's nominationMichigan was the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-michigan-election-2024-results">last major primary state before</a>&nbsp;Super Tuesday, and both sides were watching closely for implications for the November general election in one of the few genuine swing states left in the country.Biden has now cruised to victories over lesser known candidates in South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire, which he won in a write-in campaign. Tuesday's results show that his standing is still strong in Michigan, which Biden returned to the Democratic column in 2020.Trump has swept all five of the early state contests, including South Carolina, the home state of rival Haley. He now heads into Super Tuesday, when 15 states and one territory hold Republican nominating contests, as the overwhelming favorite to lock up the Republican nomination.Michigan was one of three&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-wisconsin-pennsylvania-27d3205028e5e43fa0031913c40b0b7d">so-called blue wall</a>&nbsp;states, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, that Trump won in 2016. He predicted a big win beforehand.Just 16 of Michigan’s 55 Republican presidential delegates will be determined by the primary results, while the remaining delegates will be allocated during a March 2 convention. Trump’s anticipated dominance at the state convention, where grassroots activists will play a key role, will decide the allocation of the remaining 39 GOP delegates.Some Democrats express anger over Gaza with ‘uncommitted’ voteMichigan has become the focal point of Democratic frustration regarding the White House’s actions in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation.That anger came through loud and clear on Tuesday as some voters marked “uncommitted” on their ballot in the Democratic primary. Biden still dominated the primary, but the result could be a concern in a state he won by less than 3% in 2020 and likely can’t afford to lose this year.Organizers of the “uncommitted” movement had purposely kept expectations low, having only seriously begun their push a few weeks ago. The “Listen to Michigan” campaign that organized the push said they were hoping for 10,000 votes, pointing to Trump’s win of less than 11,000 votes in 2016 to show the significance of that number.When Barack Obama ran for reelection in 2012, the last time a Democratic presidential incumbent sought re-election, the “uncommitted” option received close to 21,000 votes — or 11 percentage points.The “uncommitted” vote totals would need to be between 20 and 30 percentage points for Democrats to worry about their impact in November, said Richard Czuba, a pollster who has long tracked Michigan politics.“Twenty percent gets my attention. If it rises to 25%, that gets a lot more attention and if it rises above 30%, I think that’s a signal that Joe Biden has pretty substantial issues in his base,” said Czuba.Much of the “uncommitted” vote was expected to come from the east side of the state, in communities such as Dearborn and Hamtramck, where Arab Americans represent close to half of the population. Biden won Dearborn by a roughly 3-to-1 advantage in 2020 and Hamtramck by a 5 to 1 margin.Some Republicans still oppose TrumpDespite Trump's clear victory in Michigan, Haley still saw significant support from the swing state's Republicans.Some of her best results came in Oakland and Kent counties, where Democrats have been gaining ground in recent years, contributing to their recent statewide success. She also performed better in counties where the state’s largest universities are located, Washtenaw and Ingham counties.Trump has dominated in primaries with help from his base but his strength among&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024">general election</a>&nbsp;voters remains unclear. The former president has appeared in Michigan regularly in the eight years since he became president, while Haley only began stumping in the state over the weekend.AP VoteCast reveals that a large portion of Trump’s opposition within the Republican primaries has come from voters who abandoned him before this year.All three statewide Republican candidates that Trump endorsed in the 2022 midterms were crushed by Democratic incumbents.

Trump, Biden win Michigan primary but both face warning signs

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man will go to prison for a fatal Kansas crash after he entered a plea deal in the case.

On Friday, 27- year-old Dalton Jones of Wichita agreed to serve 12 months in jail with work release authorized, pay a $2,500 fine and pay restitution in the amount of $10,832.97, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.&nbsp;In January, he pled guilty to one count of vehicular homicide.

Just before 6a.m. October 27, 2022, a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Paula McKinney was westbound on 53rd Street at N Air Cap Drive when she attempted to turn left into a convenience store, according to Park City Police.

A vehicle driven by Jones was eastbound traveling 82mph in a 40mph zone, according to court documents, when McKinney turned in front of Jones.

EMS transported both McKinney and Jones to a local hospital. McKinney was pronounced dead from her injuries.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708787087163.png" alt="Jones-photo Sedgwick Co." />
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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man will go to prison for a fatal Kansas crash after he entered a plea deal in the case.On Friday, 27- year-old Dalton Jones of Wichita agreed to serve 12 months in jail with work release authorized, pay a $2,500 fine and pay restitution in the amount of $10,832.97, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.&nbsp;In January, he pled guilty to one count of vehicular homicide.Just before 6a.m. October 27, 2022, a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Paula McKinney was westbound on 53rd Street at N Air Cap Drive when she attempted to turn left into a convenience store, according to Park City Police.A vehicle driven by Jones was eastbound traveling 82mph in a 40mph zone, according to court documents, when McKinney turned in front of Jones.EMS transported both McKinney and Jones to a local hospital. McKinney was pronounced dead from her injuries.&nbsp;

Kan. man was traveling 82mph in a 40mph zone in fatal crash

CHASE COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations after a traffic stop.

On Feb. 22, deputies stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 50, just east of Saffordville, nine miles east of Strong City, according to a media release. The investigation led to a search.

Inside the vehicle deputies found 10 pounds of marijuana, materials for growing marijuana, chemicals used to process marijuana for oil, and two firearms.

Deputies arrested a 47-year-old Seth Kindt Florida man on requested charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture/cultivate marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons, and no Kansas Drug Tax stamp.

His passenger, 75-year-old Duff Kindt from Ohio was also arrested on requested charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture/cultivate marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no Kansas drug tax stamp.

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 </figure>CHASE COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations after a traffic stop.On Feb. 22, deputies stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 50, just east of Saffordville, nine miles east of Strong City, according to a media release. The investigation led to a search.Inside the vehicle deputies found 10 pounds of marijuana, materials for growing marijuana, chemicals used to process marijuana for oil, and two firearms.Deputies arrested a 47-year-old Seth Kindt Florida man on requested charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture/cultivate marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons, and no Kansas Drug Tax stamp.<figure>
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 </figure>His passenger, 75-year-old Duff Kindt from Ohio was also arrested on requested charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture/cultivate marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no Kansas drug tax stamp.

Florida man caught with 10 pounds of pot, guns during Kan. traffic stop

NEW YORK (AP) — Seated in a courtroom witness box, Don Henley opened a large brown envelope Tuesday and paged through the aging yellow sheets of a legal pad.

“Well, it's got two song titles written on the top,” he explained when asked what it contained. “'After the Thrill is Gone' and ‘One of These Nights.’”

Then came another envelope and pad, and another, and one more. They bore 1970s drafts of lyrics to two other Eagles hits, “The Long Run" and "The Sad Cafe," in what Henley identified as his handwriting and occasionally that of band co-founder Glenn Frey.

It was the first glimpse in court of some of the physical pages at the heart of a trial involving&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">handwritten drafts of lyrics</a>&nbsp;to several Eagles songs, including the megahit “Hotel California," and Henley's decade-long effort to reclaim the documents.

After spending Monday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-aa5300708de790099f9f7d0ba3b8afcf">telling the New York court</a>&nbsp;about topics ranging from Eagles songwriting to his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">past personal troubles</a>, the Eagles co-founder underwent further questioning Tuesday from lawyers for three collectibles experts who are on trial.

Henley was asked about the writing of "Hotel California" and how he didn't notice for decades that the handwritten pages were missing. He was also asked about his past cocaine use — retorting that he was no “drug-filled zombie” — and even about a $96 limousine bill from 1973.

He continued to insist that he never voluntarily gave up handwritten sheets from the Eagles’ 1976 release “Hotel California," the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-best-selling album ever</a>&nbsp;in the U.S.

“I believed that my property was stolen,” Henley said.

The album produced one of rock's most enduring hits, the song “Hotel California,” credited to Frey, Henley and guitarist Don Felder. Henley recalled that Felder provided a “very basic” tape with guitar chords and a drum-machine beat. Frey and Henley worked from that to craft the lyrics and three guitarists — “four, if you count the bass” — contributed, Henley said.

A prosecutor objected that the questions weren't relevant, but Judge Curtis Farber let them continue.

“I don’t know the relevance, but it’s interesting,” the judge said to laughter from the courtroom audience.

The defendants — Edward Kosinski, Craig Inciardi and Glenn Horowitz — are charged with scheming to conceal the lyrics pages' disputed ownership and sell them despite knowing that Henley claimed they had no right. The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.

They're not accused of actually stealing the roughly 100 legal-pad sheets. Horowitz bought them in 2005 from writer Ed Sanders, who had worked with the Eagles decades earlier on a band&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-1b873edc7596bb736428fbf8fb431c1d">biography that never got published</a>. Horowitz later sold the documents to Inciardi and Kosinski, who then put some pages up for auction.

Sanders, who hasn't responded to messages about the case, isn't charged with any crime.

Henley bought back four pages of “Hotel California” song lyrics in 2012. He also went to authorities at the time, and again when more pages — some from the hit “Life in the Fast Lane” — turned up for sale in 2014 and 2016.

At the trial, Henley has testified that Sanders had no permission to keep or sell the pages, though he was allowed to view them in the course of writing the book.

“Mr. Sanders kept it in his residence, his garage, for 30 years, and then it was up for sale on the internet. I believed that that was a crime,” Henley told the court Tuesday.

He testified Monday that he didn't give permission for the “very personal, very private” lyrics drafts to be removed from his property in Malibu, California, though he acknowledged that he didn't recall the entirety of his conversations with the writer in the late 1970s and early '80s.

In a tape of a 1980 phone call that was played Monday in court, Henley said he'd “try to dig through” his lyrics drafts in order to aid Sanders' book.

Asked about the recording, Henley said he was talking about affording the writer “access. It’s not giving, it’s not gifting.”

Defense lawyers have sought to show that the Eagles provided Sanders with copious insider material. Attorney Scott Edelman pointed to the 1973 car-service receipt, which authorities said they found when searching Sanders' home.

Someone typed “Don Henley's offending limousine bill” on the slip, and Henley filled the margins with hand-written comments, according to testimony. The jottings weren't read aloud in court.

The defense also has tried to raise doubts about how clearly Henley remembers whatever he told Sanders during the book project, which spanned a tumultuous and fast-living period in Henley's past.

The Eagles broke up in 1980, and he was arrested that year after authorities said they found a 16-year-old girl naked and suffering from a drug overdose in his Los Angeles home. He later wrote to a probation officer that “my environment has led me to accept drugs as part of everyday life,” according to a letter presented in court. "

“Cocaine, by inducing feelings of confidence and even delusions of grandeur, gave me the courage I sometimes lacked to write songs and put my innermost feelings and emotions on public display,” Henley wrote in the undated letter in which he said he was giving up drugs. He had been sentenced to probation and a $2,500 fine after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

“Isn’t it a fact, sir, that you were using a significant amount of cocaine prior to the November (1980 arrest)?" Edelman asked.

“Significant?” Henley replied. “You know, ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ is not revelatory.”

He said he used cocaine “intermittently” throughout the 1970s, but was always lucid when performing or doing business.

“If I was some sort of a drug-filled zombie, I couldn’t have accomplished everything I accomplished before 1980 and after 1980,” Henley said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley resumed testifying Tuesday in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">a trial over handwritten drafts of lyrics</a>&nbsp;to some of the Eagles' biggest hits, including “Hotel California," and his decade-long effort to reclaim the pages.

After spending Monday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-aa5300708de790099f9f7d0ba3b8afcf">telling the New York court</a>&nbsp;about topics ranging from Eagles songwriting to his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">past personal troubles</a>, the Eagles co-founder underwent further questioning Tuesday from lawyers for the three men on trial in the case.

Edward Kosinski, Craig Inciardi and Glenn Horowitz are charged with scheming to conceal the pages' disputed ownership and sell them despite knowing that Henley claimed they had no right. The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.

They're not charged with actually stealing the roughly 100 legal-pad sheets from the development of the Eagles' 1976 release “Hotel California," the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-best-selling album ever</a>&nbsp;in the U.S. The sheets include drafts of the words to the song “Hotel California,” one of rock's most enduring hits.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1708429319229.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Seated in a courtroom witness box, Don Henley opened a large brown envelope Tuesday and paged through the aging yellow sheets of a legal pad.“Well, it's got two song titles written on the top,” he explained when asked what it contained. “'After the Thrill is Gone' and ‘One of These Nights.’”Then came another envelope and pad, and another, and one more. They bore 1970s drafts of lyrics to two other Eagles hits, “The Long Run" and "The Sad Cafe," in what Henley identified as his handwriting and occasionally that of band co-founder Glenn Frey.It was the first glimpse in court of some of the physical pages at the heart of a trial involving&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">handwritten drafts of lyrics</a>&nbsp;to several Eagles songs, including the megahit “Hotel California," and Henley's decade-long effort to reclaim the documents.After spending Monday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-aa5300708de790099f9f7d0ba3b8afcf">telling the New York court</a>&nbsp;about topics ranging from Eagles songwriting to his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">past personal troubles</a>, the Eagles co-founder underwent further questioning Tuesday from lawyers for three collectibles experts who are on trial.Henley was asked about the writing of "Hotel California" and how he didn't notice for decades that the handwritten pages were missing. He was also asked about his past cocaine use — retorting that he was no “drug-filled zombie” — and even about a $96 limousine bill from 1973.He continued to insist that he never voluntarily gave up handwritten sheets from the Eagles’ 1976 release “Hotel California," the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-best-selling album ever</a>&nbsp;in the U.S.“I believed that my property was stolen,” Henley said.The album produced one of rock's most enduring hits, the song “Hotel California,” credited to Frey, Henley and guitarist Don Felder. Henley recalled that Felder provided a “very basic” tape with guitar chords and a drum-machine beat. Frey and Henley worked from that to craft the lyrics and three guitarists — “four, if you count the bass” — contributed, Henley said.A prosecutor objected that the questions weren't relevant, but Judge Curtis Farber let them continue.“I don’t know the relevance, but it’s interesting,” the judge said to laughter from the courtroom audience.The defendants — Edward Kosinski, Craig Inciardi and Glenn Horowitz — are charged with scheming to conceal the lyrics pages' disputed ownership and sell them despite knowing that Henley claimed they had no right. The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.They're not accused of actually stealing the roughly 100 legal-pad sheets. Horowitz bought them in 2005 from writer Ed Sanders, who had worked with the Eagles decades earlier on a band&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-1b873edc7596bb736428fbf8fb431c1d">biography that never got published</a>. Horowitz later sold the documents to Inciardi and Kosinski, who then put some pages up for auction.Sanders, who hasn't responded to messages about the case, isn't charged with any crime.Henley bought back four pages of “Hotel California” song lyrics in 2012. He also went to authorities at the time, and again when more pages — some from the hit “Life in the Fast Lane” — turned up for sale in 2014 and 2016.At the trial, Henley has testified that Sanders had no permission to keep or sell the pages, though he was allowed to view them in the course of writing the book.“Mr. Sanders kept it in his residence, his garage, for 30 years, and then it was up for sale on the internet. I believed that that was a crime,” Henley told the court Tuesday.He testified Monday that he didn't give permission for the “very personal, very private” lyrics drafts to be removed from his property in Malibu, California, though he acknowledged that he didn't recall the entirety of his conversations with the writer in the late 1970s and early '80s.In a tape of a 1980 phone call that was played Monday in court, Henley said he'd “try to dig through” his lyrics drafts in order to aid Sanders' book.Asked about the recording, Henley said he was talking about affording the writer “access. It’s not giving, it’s not gifting.”Defense lawyers have sought to show that the Eagles provided Sanders with copious insider material. Attorney Scott Edelman pointed to the 1973 car-service receipt, which authorities said they found when searching Sanders' home.Someone typed “Don Henley's offending limousine bill” on the slip, and Henley filled the margins with hand-written comments, according to testimony. The jottings weren't read aloud in court.The defense also has tried to raise doubts about how clearly Henley remembers whatever he told Sanders during the book project, which spanned a tumultuous and fast-living period in Henley's past.The Eagles broke up in 1980, and he was arrested that year after authorities said they found a 16-year-old girl naked and suffering from a drug overdose in his Los Angeles home. He later wrote to a probation officer that “my environment has led me to accept drugs as part of everyday life,” according to a letter presented in court. "“Cocaine, by inducing feelings of confidence and even delusions of grandeur, gave me the courage I sometimes lacked to write songs and put my innermost feelings and emotions on public display,” Henley wrote in the undated letter in which he said he was giving up drugs. He had been sentenced to probation and a $2,500 fine after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.“Isn’t it a fact, sir, that you were using a significant amount of cocaine prior to the November (1980 arrest)?" Edelman asked.“Significant?” Henley replied. “You know, ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ is not revelatory.”He said he used cocaine “intermittently” throughout the 1970s, but was always lucid when performing or doing business.“If I was some sort of a drug-filled zombie, I couldn’t have accomplished everything I accomplished before 1980 and after 1980,” Henley said.-----------------------NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley resumed testifying Tuesday in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">a trial over handwritten drafts of lyrics</a>&nbsp;to some of the Eagles' biggest hits, including “Hotel California," and his decade-long effort to reclaim the pages.After spending Monday&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-aa5300708de790099f9f7d0ba3b8afcf">telling the New York court</a>&nbsp;about topics ranging from Eagles songwriting to his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">past personal troubles</a>, the Eagles co-founder underwent further questioning Tuesday from lawyers for the three men on trial in the case.Edward Kosinski, Craig Inciardi and Glenn Horowitz are charged with scheming to conceal the pages' disputed ownership and sell them despite knowing that Henley claimed they had no right. The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.They're not charged with actually stealing the roughly 100 legal-pad sheets from the development of the Eagles' 1976 release “Hotel California," the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-best-selling album ever</a>&nbsp;in the U.S. The sheets include drafts of the words to the song “Hotel California,” one of rock's most enduring hits.Horowitz bought the pages in 2005 from writer Ed Sanders, who worked with the Eagles decades earlier on a band&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-1b873edc7596bb736428fbf8fb431c1d">biography that never got published</a>. Horowitz later sold the the documents to Inciardi and Kosinski, who then put some pages up for auction.Sanders isn't charged with any crime. He hasn't responded to messages about the case.Henley bought back four pages of “Hotel California” song lyrics in 2012. He also went to authorities at the time, and again when more pages — some from the hit “Life in the Fast Lane” — turned up for sale in 2014 and 2016.At the trial, Henley has testified that Sanders had no permission to keep or sell the pages, though he was allowed to view them in the course of writing the book.“I believed that my property was stolen, Mr. Sanders kept it in his residence, his garage, for 30 years, and then it was up for sale on the internet. I believed that that was a crime,” Henley told the court Tuesday.He testified Monday that he didn't give permission for the “very personal, very private” lyrics drafts to be removed from his property in Malibu, California, though he acknowledged that he didn't recall the entirety of his conversations with the writer in the late 1970s and early '80s.In a tape Monday of a 1980 phone call that was played Monday in court, Henley said he'd “try to dig through” his lyrics drafts in order to aid Sanders' book.Asked about the recording, Henley said he was talking about affording the writer “access. It’s not giving, it’s not gifting.”

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