By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee seeking financial records from former President Donald Trump has reached an agreement that ends litigation on the matter and requires an accounting firm to turn over some of the material, the panel’s leader announced Thursday. The long-running case began in April 2019, when the
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little late Thursday signed a massive tax cut and education spending bill made possible by the state’s projected $2 billion budget surplus. The Republican governor signed the bill after it made a speedy trip through the Legislature in a one-day special session, passing
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled constitutional protections don’t shield U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May on Thursday again rejected Graham’s argument
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN One student is dead and two others were injured after an apparent stabbing attack Thursday at a high school in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Jacksonville Police said a student resource officer at Northside High School requested assistance around 7 a.m. after a physical altercation between students broke out inside one of the
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he doesn’t consider any Donald Trump supporter to be a threat to the country. Biden said Friday that when people voted for Trump, “they weren’t voting for attacking the Capitol. They weren’t voting for overruling the election. They were voting
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next week, the Bend City Council will formally appoint Angela Ruocco as Municipal Court judge. The public is invited to attend a swearing-in ceremony and reception at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 in the Bend Municipal Court room at 555 15th Street. This also an opportunity to thank Gwen Moore
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Duke-North Carolina college basketball rivalry was set aside briefly so Gov. Roy Cooper could award the state’s highest honor to recently retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski. Cooper is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and said Thursday during an Executive Mansion
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Duke-North Carolina college basketball rivalry was set aside briefly so Gov. Roy Cooper could award the state’s highest honor to recently retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski. Cooper is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and said Thursday during an Executive Mansion
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas contacted at least two Wisconsin state lawmakers, including the chair of the Senate elections committee, urging them to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in the tightly contested state, emails obtained Thursday by The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Ahmad Gardner has no problem earning his nickname. The New York Jets’ rookie cornerback has gone by “Sauce” since he was a kid but veteran teammates want him to make a play in a regular-season game before they start using that moniker. Gardner, who was selected No. 4
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las puntuaciones en matemáticas y lectura de los alumnos de 9 años en Estados Unidos cayeron entre 2020 y 2022 a un nivel no visto en décadas, una señal premonitoria del estado de la educación estadounidense dos años después de que comenzara la pandemia de covid-19. Los resultados formaban parte de
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Tenth-ranked Baylor is coming off a school-record 12 wins and going into this season opener as an overwhelming favorite. Coach Dave Aranda wants these Bears to develop their own identity. He certainly wants a crisper start. Long before the Bears were Big 12 champions and
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, CNN and Reuters Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar regions, but as the climate warms, it’s becoming more vulnerable to sudden outbursts of melting glacier water that have the power to bring widespread destruction to its people. The country’s chief meteorologist has warned that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say a man has been charged with attempted incitement to murder after allegedly paying thousands of dollars in attempts to engage a contract killer to slay the partner of a man he desired. But the accused later discovered he had been defrauded by a darknet website. Prosecutors in the German
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Scott looks at South Florida’s season opener against No. 25 BYU as an opportunity for his team to set the tone for a promising future. Scott is beginning the third season of a rebuild that’s produced just three victories over two years. The Bulls
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN A pair of fiery speeches inside packed gymnasiums over the past week left even some White House aides surprised at President Joe Biden’s new-found sense of electricity. Yet when he delivers a rare prime-time address Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Biden’s somber assessment of American democracy
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Brian Robinson Jr. will miss at least the Washington Commanders’ first four games of the NFL season after being shot during at attempted robbery last weekend. The team put the rookie running back on the non-football injury list today. Coach Ron Rivera says the
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina must appear before the Georgia special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled Thursday, but the scope of his testimony will be limited. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the investigation into former President Donald
Continue ReadingHERNING, Denmark (AP) — United States forward Hilary Knight broke the record for career points at the women’s hockey world championship with a goal and an assist as the Americans overpowered Hungary 12-1 in the quarterfinals. The 33-year-old Knight has a total of 87 points from 12 appearances at the worlds, surpassing Canadian forward Hayley
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina travels to Appalachian State for bragging rights in the Tar Heel State. App State’s Chase Brice is coming of a season in which he threw for a school-record 3,337 yards and 27 touchdowns. The sixth-year quarterback will look to take advantage of a North Carolina secondary that looked very suspect last week against
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