Pittsburgh’s police chief puts down his badge for a referee’s whistle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s police chief has retired just a week after making the controversial announcement that he would add refereeing…
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Georgia woman accused of killing her toddler found guilty of murder
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years ago has been found…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general…
Continue ReadingHow to help journalists in Gaza and around the world
By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Two photojournalists and an engineer killed in Lebanon Thursday night are just the latest journalists killed since…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Massachusetts on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters will cast ballots for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general…
Continue ReadingWashington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
AP National Writer Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this…
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Meet the candidates for Seaside city Mayor
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – With less than 2 weeks away from elections, KION spoke with all three candidates about why they deserve your vote. Campaign…
Continue ReadingLeonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president
AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee…
Continue ReadingLeonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president
AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee…
Continue Reading1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
Associated Press A judge in South Carolina has erased the records of seven Black men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York is a Democratic-leaning state, but it is a major priority for Republicans on Election Day. Half a dozen…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana on Election Day
Associated Press Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes…
Continue ReadingA violent start to the term of Mexico’s new president raises questions about strategy, the army
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, in just over three weeks in office, has inherited a whirlwind of…
Continue ReadingIs a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes.
CalMatters When the Trump administration presented a new plan exporting more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta five years ago, state…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they’ll weigh…
Continue ReadingA mutt known as ‘Houdini’ for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy, mixed-breed dog that became a social media star by evading capture in New Orleans for six months has been taken off…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at Musk’s contact with Putin and why it matters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at what came out of Blinken’s 11th trip to the Middle East
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s weeklong trip to the Middle East ended as expected without a cease-fire…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic primary, New Jersey voters turn to the Nov. 5 general election to resolve several races for…
Continue ReadingEx-Oath Keepers, including heavy metal guitarist, avoid prison after cooperating in Jan. 6 cases
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group have avoided prison time for their roles in the…
Continue ReadingTwo more LA Times editorial board members resign after the paper withholds a Harris endorsement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the board’s…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine presidential candidates will appear on Idaho’s ballot in the Nov. 5 general election, including…
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‘What the f**k to do with them?’ Russian soldiers heard condemning North Korean recruits in intercepted audio
CNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russian soldiers have been heard raising concerns about how North…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Note: What to expect in Connecticut on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut voters will decide races for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general…
Continue ReadingWorld Series rosters: Dodgers add Vesia, Graterol and Rojas, and Cortes returns to Yankees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Left-hander Alex Vesia, right-hander Brusdar Graterol and infielder Miguel Rojas were added to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World…
Continue ReadingTrump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former model Stacey Williams is alleging that Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced…
Continue ReadingPolice veteran and Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison named interim Detroit police chief
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison has been named interim Detroit police chief to replace Chief James White who is stepping…
Continue ReadingGrammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for…
Continue ReadingGrammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for…
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Fire burning in Santa Cruz, Central Fire on scene
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County confirmed Friday that there was a small fire in a ravine near North Rodeo…
Continue ReadingPoland alerts prosecutors to alleged offenses during probe of 2010 plane crash that killed president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it has notified prosecutors of suspected offenses committed by members of a special…
Continue ReadingBrazil reaches $23 billion settlement with mining firms over 2015 environmental disaster
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with…
Continue ReadingCalls for reparations for Britain’s slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction
Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Black Insurrectionist’ was actually white. The deception did not stop there
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated…
Continue ReadingEcuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of…
Continue ReadingKhatia Buniatishvili is a classical music superstar. Her new album honors Mozart — in her own way
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade. The…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Tyler, the Creator, ‘The Substance,’ Olivia Rodrigo concert film and ‘The Diplomat’
“The Substance” and albums by Willie Nelson and Tyler, the Creator are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. The political…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
Associated Press The San Jose State women’s volleyball team finds itself at the center of a storm as the Spartans make a run toward their first…
Continue ReadingAt least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
AP Health Writer A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13…
Continue ReadingKansas man sentenced in fire that killed 2 children and his girlfriend
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for setting a house fire that killed his girlfriend and their two daughters.…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Gov. forces removal of New Orleans homeless encampment ahead of Taylor Swift concerts this weekend
By Amanda Musa and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Homeless camps around New Orleans’ Superdome have been moved at the order of Louisiana Gov. Jeff…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s governor approves more than $600 million in Helene recovery funding
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of funding on Friday to go toward disaster recovery from…
Continue ReadingComputer glitch could keep 1,900 teens from voting in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina has ruled it is too late for South Carolina to reopen voter registration for…
Continue ReadingOne of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The presiding judge of an International Criminal Court panel considering a request to issue arrest…
Continue ReadingYankees vs Dodgers: The World Series’ most frequent rivalry through the years
Associated Press In the beginning, the World Series matchup of the Dodgers against the Yankees was a kind of charming intra-city showdown of two New…
Continue ReadingA judge orders Virginia to restore 1,600 voter registrations purged ahead of the election
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said…
Continue ReadingAltogether fitting and proper? Trump repeatedly compares himself to Abraham Lincoln
The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, is not on the ballot this fall. But Donald Trump,…
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