Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming announces bid to run for U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming announced on Wednesday that he will be running for U.S.…
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Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad,…
Continue ReadingThe A’s clear the last major hurdle for a $1.75 billion Las Vegas stadium
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear the…
Continue ReadingBill seeks trails and cabins, not pickleball courts and hotels, for Florida state parks
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Plans for hotels and pickleball courts at Florida state parks could be squashed before they get started — unlike earlier…
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service cancels tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — The National Weather Service cancels tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a 7.0 magnitude…
Continue ReadingFormer officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have asked Senate…
Continue ReadingBangladesh court bans publication of speeches by ousted Prime Minister Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has banned the publication of any speeches by former Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingMacron resists calls to resign and vows to name new French prime minister in days
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a…
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Tsunami warning issued in Northern California after 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast
KGO, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Tsunami warnings have been issued for nearly 5 million people along parts of the Northern California…
Continue ReadingTrump dispatched his incoming envoy to the Mideast for high-level talks on reaching Gaza ceasefire
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy recently visited Israel and Qatar for high-level…
Continue ReadingCatholic nun among 25 arrested in mob bust in northern Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan was among 25 people arrested early…
Continue ReadingHamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and…
Continue Reading7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery…
Continue ReadingBahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The police commissioner of the Bahamas has resigned after two officers and a sergeant were recently indicted in the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will appeal a judge’s decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington…
Continue ReadingCalifornia will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will appeal a judge’s decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington…
Continue ReadingA visual timeline of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway for the man who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…
Continue ReadingA visual timeline of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
WABC, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway for the man who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
Continue ReadingMexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president will ask President-elect Donald Trump that, if he deports migrants, to deport non-Mexicans directly to…
Continue Reading7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery…
Continue ReadingTsunami warning issued in Northern California after 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Tsunami warnings have been issued for nearly 5 million people along parts of the Northern California and Oregon…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake strikes off coast of Northern California; tsunami warning issued
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Northern California; tsunami warning…
Continue ReadingNASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after…
Continue ReadingLuis Severino and Athletics agree to $67 million, 3-year contract, AP sources say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously called the team the Oakland Athletics)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Luis Severino and Athletics agree to $67 million, 3-year contract, AP sources say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert…
Continue ReadingLuis Severino and Athletics agree to $67 million, 3-year contract
AP Baseball Writer Right-hander Luis Severino and the Athletics have agreed to a $67 million, three-year contract. Severino can opt out and become a…
Continue ReadingEPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,800 civil cases this year, a 3% increase over…
Continue ReadingLocal Seventh-Day Adventists school responds to shooting in Palermo
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Continue ReadingTrump talks up his transition and election victory as he receives Fox Nation award
Associated Press GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) — Not yet even in office, Donald Trump said Thursday he’s already accomplished more than President Joe…
Continue ReadingUS judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge…
Continue ReadingIsraeli court rejects Netanyahu’s request to limit how often he’ll testify
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court has rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to limit the number of days each week that he’ll…
Continue ReadingWords on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend
AP Health Writer A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics…
Continue ReadingCuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of 5 hours a day
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid has been…
Continue ReadingHistoric images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than two dozen historic prints that depict Native American life and culture on the Upper Missouri River…
Continue ReadingFrom outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Born from the ashes of the 2008 global financial crisis, bitcoin arrived after trust had withered in the…
Continue ReadingHegseth faces senators’ concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead…
Continue ReadingFox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the…
Continue ReadingFox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the…
Continue ReadingA Texas man claims he shot his son after mistaking him for an intruder, later burns the body
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a father is being accused of fatally shooting his adult son with Down syndrome at a home in East…
Continue ReadingParaguay kicks out a visiting Chinese envoy for urging its lawmakers to turn their backs on Taiwan
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay has accused a Chinese diplomat of interfering in its domestic affairs and given him 24 hours to leave the…
Continue ReadingTennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina suspended and fined for betting on matches
LONDON (AP) — A tennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina has been suspended for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for six…
Continue ReadingMemphis police ‘harm and demean’ people, DOJ says after issuing scathing report calling for reforms
By Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis…
Continue ReadingCalifornia shorted prisoners on money for their release. It’s ending the practice
CalMatters California prisons are no longer withholding money they are supposed to give people at the time of their release, according to a…
Continue ReadingEx-Olympic freestyle skier and football player Jeremy Bloom joins X Games as CEO
AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jeremy Bloom is taking over as the CEO of X Games. The ex-Olympic freestyle skier and Colorado football player will…
Continue ReadingThe US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will…
Continue ReadingThe US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will…
Continue ReadingSeveral federal prisons are being closed, including a women’s facility in California where AP exposed rampant sex abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several federal prisons are being closed, including a women’s facility in California where AP exposed rampant sex…
Continue ReadingPolice kill Greyhound bus passenger they say walked onto Atlanta freeway while armed with a knife
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a passenger on a Florida-bound Greyhound bus was shot and killed by officers after running onto a major freeway in…
Continue ReadingFather of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The father of the victim in the fatal New York City subway chokehold case has sued defendant Daniel Penny as a…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia turn increasingly brutal as mass protests over ending EU talks enter second week
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian authorities are responding to ongoing protests fueled by the governing party’s decision to…
Continue ReadingICE is looking for a new detention center in Blue California. The state probably can’t stop it
CalMatters Federal immigration authorities are looking for a potential new detention center in Northern California, an effort that alarms advocates…
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