By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — In the months before Sunday’s parliamentary election in Russia, authorities unleashed an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition, making sure the best-known and loudest Kremlin critics didn’t run. Some were barred from seeking public office under new, repressive laws. Some were forced to leave the country after threats
Continue ReadingBy DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his embattled allies won’t be running in the Sept. 19 parliamentary election, but they still hope to challenge the ruling United Russia party with their strategy known as Smart Voting. The project, thought up by Navalny, is designed to promote
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday offered his full-throated support of California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the pair attempted to thwart the recall effort against the Democratic governor by linking former President Donald Trump to the lead Republican candidate. The President’s message on the eve of Election Day echoes the way Newsom
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan knows all about the pressure players face. Maybe even more so: Remember, as well as he might have performed on stage, fans across the country were casting votes
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. So the country music star and huge NFL fan knows all about the pressure players face. Maybe even more so: Remember, as well as he might have performed on stage, fans across the country were casting votes
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Spencer Knight ended last season as Florida’s heir apparent at goaltender. Thing is, it’s just not apparent to Knight yet. Set to begin his first full pro season, Knight is tuning up for training camp by going through a development camp with the Panthers that ends
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN As Tropical Depression Nicholas ambles across Texas, Houston residents are being asked to stay home Tuesday night and people in Louisiana, including some still trying to recover from Hurricane Ida, are being told to prepare for a lot of rain. Though Nicholas doesn’t pack the high
Continue ReadingW.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carl Nassib’s strip-sack on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came at a critical time in overtime and helped the Raiders to a 33-27 win in overtime. Andrew Erazos, a 60-year-old server at a local steakhouse, isn’t much of a football fan, but is a Carl Nassib fan.
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carl Nassib’s strip-sack of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson came at a critical time in overtime and helped the Las Vegas Raiders to a 33-27 win. Andrew Erazos, a 60-year-old server at a local steakhouse, isn’t much of a football fan but he is a Carl
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a crawl over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana as its heavy rains continued to drench the area, maintaining a flood threat. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Nicholas as night approached Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr threw a 31-yard TD pass to Zay Jones after the Raiders squandered their first possession of overtime, beating the Baltimore Ravens 33-27 in the team’s first game with fans in Las Vegas. Carr’s second TD pass of the game came after Carl
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Transport links have been largely restored in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu remained offshore. Chanthu brought high winds and rain to the country’s largest city and the surrounding region, but not at levels it would have had it made landfall. China’s national weather service said the storm has
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon is grappling with severe shortages in medical supplies amid a devastating economic crisis. The small Mediterranean country was once a medical hub in the Mideast. Its economic crisis is rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by a political class that has
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the presence of foreign troops in Syria, saying they are there against the will of the Syrian government and are blocking the consolidation of the war-torn country. Putin made his comments during a meeting in Moscow on
Continue ReadingBy Maria Cartaya, CNN A Georgia school board is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that was daubed on a boys’ bathroom wall during the most important holiday period of the Jewish faith. On Thursday, there were two swastikas and ‘Hail [sic] Hitler’ graffiti found on the wall at the Alan C. Pope High School in Marietta. A
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to travel to Washington next week to join three other leaders from the so-called Quad nations at an in-person summit of the grouping. The United States, Japan, Australia and India are promoting their “free and open Indo-Pacific” vision to
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN David Cho Yong-gi, a South Korean pastor who founded one of South Korea’s largest and most popular megachurches died on Tuesday morning, his church said in a news release. Cho had been hospitalized since a collapse in June 2020, and died in Seoul after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out five in his first start since July 3 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 for their seventh straight home win. The Dodgers remained 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading San Francisco, which clinched a playoff spot by
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office. Newsom bolted to a quick victory Tuesday boosted by healthy turnout in the overwhelmingly Democratic state. He cast it as a win for his handling
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected amid unease about the impact of the spread of the coronavirus’s delta variant. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated, giving up the previous day’s gains. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500
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