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Axios
3 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
Appeals court allows White House AP ban to continue
A panel of judges from a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday said parts of the White House's ban on the Associated Press could remain, dealing a devastating blow to the AP. Why it matters: Press freedom advocates are closely watching the AP's case for any precedents it could set around free speech protections for journalists. What they're saying: In a statement, the AP said, "We are disappointed in the court's decision and are reviewing our options." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the ruling a victory in a post on X. "As we've said all along, the Associated Press is not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in other sensitive locations," she wrote. Catch up quick: The AP sued three Trump administration officials in late February for blocking its reporters from events like Oval Office meetings and Air Force One press pools, citing a violation of its First Amendment rights. The White House said it barred the AP for refusing to change the term "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" in its journalism. The AP said it didn't make the change so as not to cause confusion amongst its global readership. A judge rejected the Associated Press' emergency motion to rescind the White House ban shortly after he sought more details on the circumstances surrounding the case. In April, a federal judge sided with the Associated Press, declaring that under the First Amendment, the government can't bar journalists from certain government events because of their viewpoints. The Trump administration appealed the federal judge's ruling shortly thereafter. How it works: The recent decision allows most of the White House's ban of the AP to go back into effect while the case is still litigated. The White House barred AP reporters from presidential spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One. The panel of three judges — two of which were Trump appointees — ruled that those spaces aren't subject to First Amendment protections, but allowed a lower court ruling that said the White House must allow access to larger spaces, like the East Room, to the AP.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kroger paid former CEO Rodney McMullen more than $15M in 2024, median worker got $34K
Kroger paid former CEO Rodney McMullen $15.4 million in 2024 – the final year before his abrupt March 3 resignation in the wake of a company ethics investigation. The amount was a slight decrease from his previous year's pay, according to a corporate filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A year before, the former CEO of the nation's largest supermarket retailer was paid $15.5 million, according to the Associated Press' methodology for executive compensation that excludes pension value changes. Interim CEO Ron Sargent, a Kroger board member and former Staples CEO, took over at the retailer after the exit of McMullen. CEO for more than 11 years, McMullen resigned amid an investigation into his 'personal conduct' that 'was inconsistent' with the grocer's policy of business ethics, the grocer disclosed. In case you missed it: Investigation finds Kroger overcharging on sale items Sargent, 69, said on a conference call a few days later that Kroger would conduct a national search for a successor and consider both internal and external candidates for the CEO position. The company hasn't given a timeline for naming McMullen's permanent successor. In 2024, the typical Kroger worker's pay rose $2,900, climbing 9% in 2024 to $34,213. The ratio of McMullen's pay to the median Kroger worker pay, as required to be reported by the government, was 457 to 1, narrowing from the previous ratio of 502 to 1 the previous year. Kroger's proxy, filed on May 15, also reflected a spate of recent executive turnover as half the 'named executive officers,' whose pay is subject to public disclosure, no longer work for the grocer. The filing listed three current executives still employed at Kroger: Mary Ellen Adcock, the company's chief merchant and marketing officer; Yael Cosset, the retailer's head of digital; and Timothy Massa, the associate experience officer (head of human resources and labor relations). Besides McMullen, the proxy lists two other ex-Kroger executives: former chief financial officers Gary Millerchip (who left Kroger for the same position at Costco in early 2024) and Todd Foley (who served as interim chief of finance until retiring this spring). A Fortune 500 company, Kroger earned a $2.7 billion profit on $147.1 billion of sales in 2024. In addition to Kroger stores, the Cincinnati-based grocer operates several regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Mariano's, Fry's, Smith's, King Soopers, QFC and others. The company has more than 2,700 stores and employs 409,000 workers. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kroger's former CEO was paid $15M in 2024, typical worker made $34K Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Sky News AU
19-05-2025
- Sky News AU
Historic Vietnam War 'Terror of War' photo has ‘suspended attribution' amid doubts of photographers ownership
One of the most striking images taken during the Vietnam War may have been attributed to the wrong photographer. Back in 1973, World Press Photo selected the Associated Press' Nick Ut's 'The Terror of War' shot as its 'Photo of the Year.' But the organization is now suspending its attribution of the iconic image showing a young girl, Thi Kim Phuc, fleeing from a napalm attack on the village of Trang Bang in South Vietnam June 8, 1972, over doubts whether Ut actually took the iconic photograph. The photo's credit has been at the center of a controversy that started earlier this year, with the release of 'The Stringer,' a documentary that challenges the picture's ownership. The Associated Press said it has conducted two investigations into the film's claims, but found no definitive evidence to warrant stripping Ut's photo credit. The AP said it would be impossible to fully prove ownership of the photo, given it was taken more than 50 years ago. World Press Photo has said its own probe into the photo showed two other photographers — Nguyen Thanh Nghe, the man mentioned in 'The Stringer,' and Huynh Cong Phuc — 'may have been better positioned' to take the picture. 'We conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution,' said Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo. 'At the same time, lacking conclusive evidence pointing definitively to another photographer, we cannot reassign authorship, either.' World Press Photo said it will not attempt to recover the cash award Ut received. Ut's lawyer, James Hornstein, said his client hadn't spoken to World Press Photo after some initial contact before 'The Stringer' was released. 'It seems they had already made up their mind to punish Nick Ut from the start,' Hornstein said. The AP said Friday that its standards 'require proof and certainty to remove a credit and we have found that it is impossible to prove exactly what happened that day on the road or in the (AP) bureau more than 50 years ago. 'We understand World Press Photo has taken different action based on the same available information, and that is their prerogative,' the statement said. 'There is no question over AP's ownership of the photo.' Ut also won the Pulitzer Prize for the photo. With Post wires. Originally published as Historic Vietnam War 'Terror of War' photo has 'suspended attribution' amid doubts of photographers ownership
Associated Press
29-04-2025
- Associated Press
The push alerts of the first 100 days of the Trump administration
We downloaded all push alerts sent to the Associated Press' mobile app between noon on Jan. 20 and will be updating through 11:59 p.m. on April 29. We ran the text of these alerts through a model called BAAI general embedding to vectorize it. We then ran a similarity search over the vectors, using a FAISS index, and boosted the specific terms 'Trump' and 'U.S. government.' This project includes push alerts with a similar score of at least 0.4. We checked results against the complete list of push alerts, manually adding 35 whose similarity scores were narrowly under the threshold but that were relevant to Trump's actions. Finally, we manually sorted the alerts into two sets of categories, the first defining whether it was an action or reaction and from where and the second related to the topic. Any statements made by Donald Trump that took effect, such as delaying tariffs, were classified as 'administrative action.'
The Independent
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv struck by massive missile strike hours after Trump hits out at Zelensky
At least nine people have been killed in a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight, which also injured 70 people including six children. Russia launched 215 drones and missiles in a huge overnight attack, Ukraine's air force said. At least one person has been pulled alive from under the rubble, with searches ongoing for survivors, according to the State Emergency Service. Volodymyr Zelensky has now cancelled part of his trip to South Africa, and will return to Kyiv after meeting with president Cyril Ramaphosa. The attack came hours after president Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Mr Zelensky, claiming he has been 'harder' to deal with than Russia. 'I think Russia is ready... I think we have a deal with Russia,' Trump said to reporters. 'We have to get a deal with Zelensky, I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelensky but so far it's been harder.' Mr Trump said he does not have any 'favourites' in the conflict and that he just '[wants to] save the lives'. On Tuesday, Mr Zelensky ruled out ceding territory to Russia as part of any US-proposed deal. "There is nothing to talk about. It is our land,' he said. Photo report: Massive Russian strike on Kyiv kills 9 overnight A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack hit Kyiv overnight, killing nine people and injuring another 63, including six children, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. The Kyiv City Military Administration said on its Telegram channel that Russia struck Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles. At least 42 people were hospitalized, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. Rescue operations were still underway early morning Thursday to find bodies under the rubble. Take a look at the Associated Press' photo gallery showing the devastating strikes: Massive Russian strike on Kyiv kills 9 overnight Ukrainian authorities say a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack hit Kyiv overnight, killing nine people and injuring another 63, including six children Alex Croft24 April 2025 11:03 Why is Crimea so militarily significant? After Volodymyr Zelensky refused to cede Crimean territory to Russia, Donald Trump has once again accused him of not being serious about peace. But why is the peninsula, illegally seized by Russia in 2014 so strategically important? Russia's Black Sea base in Sevastopol, which was leased from Ukraine, gives Moscow access to the Mediterranean. Russia has frequently used Crimea as a launchpad for missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since sending tens of thousands of troops into the country on February 24, 2022 in what Putin calls a "special military operation". Ukrainian forces have also fired missiles at Crimea since Russia's 2022 invasion. After its full-scale invasion in 2022, Russia enforced a de facto blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports which severely restricted grain exports that had been vital to Kyiv's pre-war economy. This resulted in a rise in world food prices and the threat of famine in lower-income countries. A deal known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative was reached in July 2022 to allow safe passage from certain ports but it later collapsed. Alex Croft24 April 2025 10:47 Pictured: 16,000 Kyiv residents huddle in metro stations amid huge attack Alex Croft Mobile phones ringing beneath rubble, rescue efforts ongoing Mobile phones are being heard ringing beneath the rubble as rescue efforts in Kyiv continue following Russia's mass drone and missile attack. Climbing specialists and sniffer dogs are in action as rescuers operate across 13 sites in the Ukrainian capital. Forty fires also broke out following the attack, which has killed at least nine people and injured more than 70. "Mobile telephones are heard ringing beneath rubble. The search will continue until it become clear that they have got everyone," Kyiv's emergency services said. Fires broke out in garages and administrative buildings, with falling metal fragments striking vehicles below. An air raid alert has been in effect in the capital over the past six hours. "There was the air raid siren, we did not even have time to dress to go out of the apartment. One blast came after the other, all windows were blown out, doors, walls, my husband and son were thrown to the other side," Kyiv resident Viktoria Bakal said. Alex Croft24 April 2025 10:21 Zelensky: Oval Office spat did not help Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has described the Oval Office spat with Donald Trump in late February - after which he was booted out of the White House - as 'not helpful for Ukraine'. It came during an interview with American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, which is due to be released in two parts on Thursday and Friday. Mr Zelensky was also asked about the money donated to Ukraine as US military aid, a trailer for the interview shows, with Mr Shapiro saying there are 'lots of questions about where the money is going'. "There's nothing to hide," Zelensky said. "We are absolutely open." The Ukrainian president also described his country as a 'living shield against Russia's invasion to the civilized world'. Alex Croft24 April 2025 10:07 Zelensky refusing to make peace concessions, claims Moscow Volodymyr Zelensky is refusing to make any concessions in peace talks and is only open to a ceasefire on its own terms, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Ms Zakharova accuse the Ukrainian president of derailing consultations on the peace process held this week in London with US, Ukrainian and European officials, accusing him of being ready to torpedo the settlement process at any price. Russia has repeatedly said it will not move forward with ceasefire negotiations until a number of its own issues are addressed. On Wednesday, Mr Zelensky said the London talks had been marked by emotions and expressed hope that future joint work with Kyiv's Western allies would lead to peace. Alex Croft24 April 2025 09:52 Watch: Trump Complains Zelensky Harder To Deal With Than Russia In Peace Talks Alex Croft24 April 2025 09:35 In pictures: Huge explosions in Kyiv as drone and missile attack injures dozens Alex Croft24 April 2025 09:24 Russia launches 215 drones and missiles in massive overnight attack Russia launched 215 drones and missiles in a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, Kyiv's air force said. Air force units shot down 48 missiles and 64 drones, while 68 drones were redirected by electronic warfare, the air force said in a post on Telegram. Alex Croft24 April 2025 09:11 Breaking: Zelensky cuts South Africa trip short after massive attack on Kyiv Volodymyr Zelensky will cancel part of his programme in South Africa and return to Ukraine following a massive Russian attack on Kyiv, which has killed nine and injured dozens more, with many feared to be under the rubble. Mr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that he will fly back to Kyiv after meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Ukrainian leader had hoped to recruit further South African support in efforts to end his country's war with Russia, which is now in its fourth year. Alex Croft24 April 2025 08:50
