By Pamela Brown, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has complied with a subpoena from the Justice Department’s investigation into events surrounding January 6, 2021, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, making him the highest-ranking Trump official known to have responded to a subpoena
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Two people were found dead Wednesday in a burning Seattle home from which a 911 disturbance call had been made, according to Seattle police. Around 8:30 a.m., operators taking a 911 call from a home in the Montlake neighborhood heard a man yelling and a woman apparently in distress, The Seattle Times
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was likely spared even stronger sanctioning by the NBA for his racist, misogynistic and hostile words and actions because of one key conclusion by investigators. The law firm that spent nearly a year digging into
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — This week the objective was to insert mention of Julian Assange into a meeting between Mexico’s president and the United States’ top diplomat. Next week, it will be to have Australia’s prime minister bring it up with the U.S. president at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL is set to make its debut with a streaming service on Thursday night. Amazon Prime Video will show the Los Angeles Chargers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the highest-profile of a series of deals between sports leagues and streaming services. NHL games will be shown
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL is set to make its debut with a streaming service on Thursday night. Amazon Prime Video will show the Los Angeles Chargers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the highest-profile of a series of deals between sports leagues and streaming services. NHL games will be shown
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Whether carrying the ball or recovering from injury, Cam Akers’ brief NFL career has been all about getting places in a hurry. So when Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said last week that he wanted more urgency from his top running back, the
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A woman was arrested in South Korea on Thursday on two murder charges from New Zealand, where the bodies of two long-dead children were found last month in abandoned suitcases, authorities said. Authorities didn’t immediately say if the 42-year-old suspect was the
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Metzler, CNN The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan, authorizing $6.5 billion over the next five years. The bill, called the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, was approved by a 17-5 vote, with Democratic Sens. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Ed
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There are now more than 1,800 firefighters assigned to the Cedar Creek Fire, sparked by lightning over a month ago. The fire that ignited August 1 has been challenging for firefighters, while officials explain why it wasn’t stopped quicker in its small, early stages.
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. — Thiago Almada scored in the 72nd minute and Raul Gudino stopped three shots as Atlanta United beat Orlando City 1-0 victory. Orlando’s loss clinched a playoff berth for the New York Red Bulls, the team’s 13th consecutive postseason appearance. New York became the third Eastern Conference team to clinch a berth after
Continue ReadingRENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said safety Jamal Adams is still deciding on the best options to repair an injury to his quadriceps tendon suffered in the season opener against Denver. Carroll said Wednesday Adams wasn’t being placed on injured reserve and was seeking additional opinions after getting hurt in the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El mundo nunca ha estado en una mejor posición para poner fin a la pandemia de covid-19, dijo Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en una rueda de prensa en Ginebra este miércoles. “La semana pasada, el número de muertes semanales reportadas por covid-19
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General Motors decided against doing so at the big Detroit auto show, as it typically would have done in the past. Instead, it unveiled the Equinox six days earlier. GM’s
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business When Ford chief executive Jim Farley split the company’s passenger vehicle business into two parts — one for electric cars, the other for gasoline-powered vehicles — Farley put himself in charge of the electric car business, a division called Model e. The assumption among a lot of
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford unveiled an all-new version of the two-door Mustang coupe at an event in Detroit Wednesday night. It has a new body design and new engine options, but the one thing it won’t have is electric motors. The new Mustang will be offered only with pure gasoline power, at least
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings. Sali Hafez told the local Al-Jadeed TV that she needed the money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment. She
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state are appealing a federal judge’s ruling dismissing their lawsuit seeking to require ballots in November’s election to be counted by hand. Lawyers representing governor candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem filed a notice Wednesday saying they would ask
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/ Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is launching an initiative to bring more tourism to native communities. It’s funded by a $1 million federal grant aimed in part at tackling the pandemic’s economic impact. Called Visit Native California, the program will market museums and cultural centers important to
Continue ReadingAngel Nakamura (CNN Español) — Un juez federal con sede en el estado mexicano de Tamaulipas absolvió a José Luis Abarca, exalcalde del municipio de Iguala, de las causas penales de secuestro y delincuencia organizada relacionados con la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa. Esta decisión ocurre a unas semanas de que se cumplan
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