By Paul LeBlanc and Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US citizen recently died in Ukraine, the US State Department said Monday, the latest known American to die in the country since Russia’s invasion in February. While the State Department did not name the individual, the International Legion of the Defense of Ukraine identified Timothy Griffin as
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keeneland says a 2.5% fractional interest in Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Flightline has sold for $4.6 million during a special auction before the start of its November Breeding Stock Sale. Brookdale Farm’s Freddy Seitz signed the ticket for an undisclosed client, the track announced in a release on Monday. The sale
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala and Deportivo Cali forward Linda Caicedo were honored by the Women’s International Champions Cup for advancing women’s soccer. Others who were named to the WICC Best XI this year were England national team coach Sarina Wiegman, journalists Jeff Kassouf and Anna Kessel, U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow
Continue ReadingBy BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked a rural Arizona county’s plan to conduct a full hand-count of ballots from the current election — a measure requested by Republican officials who expressed unfounded concerns that vote-counting machines are untrustworthy. The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey F.
Continue ReadingMICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s midterm elections are coming to a close with a burst of house-to-house campaigning and nonstop TV advertising. Candidates made their closing arguments in a year when the top state races include competitive contests for nearly a dozen U.S. House seats and a close match-up
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge for a second time declared portions of New York’s new gun law unconstitutional, including state rules that restrict carrying firearms in public parks and places of worship. The preliminary injunction Monday from U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby is legal setback for Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers, who
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Lyn Jutronich was resting in the water during her morning ocean swim when something rammed her hard out of the water. Jutronich, 50, said she immediately knew it was a shark. She gave her first interviews over the weekend from her hospital bed where she is recovering after the shark bit
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is planning a reelection rally featuring a video message from former President Donald Trump in a final push to turn out voters in the heavily-Republican western part of the state. Meanwhile, her Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Jamie Smith, focused on
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation. Experts who study misinformation say users can learn to navigate social media without falling for misleading claims. They urge people to rely
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation. Experts who study misinformation say users can learn to navigate social media without falling for misleading claims. They urge people to rely
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some risk remains as changing climate has made a rainy fall no guarantee of a stormy winter. The latest Pacific storm brought bands of rain and snow to parts of the
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials have confirmed that more than 430 Nashville voters cast ballots in the wrong race in the lead-up to Election Day. The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Carroll County teen missing since June has been reunited with her family, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said 16-year-old Kaylee Grace Jones, was last seen on June 14 at her residence on the 700 block of Whooping
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and DAVID KLEPPER AP Technology Writer Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on the social media platform after Elon Musk fired roughly half of its workforce just days before the U.S. midterm elections, according to employees who survived the cuts and an outside voting rights group.
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Commercial flights between Colombia and Venezuela have resumed as relations improve between the South American neighbors following the election of Colombia’s first leftist president. The first flight to connect both countries Monday was operated by Turpial, an airline owned by a retired Venezuelan air force coronel.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Nearly 3,000 pounds of processed illegal marijuana was seized from two properties during a bust in Cave Junction last week, according to Oregon State Police. On Nov. 2, drug enforcement teams served search warrants at a property in the 8600
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un multimillonario emite un millón de veces más gases de efecto invernadero que una persona promedio, encontró un nuevo estudio. El informe, que publicó este lunes la organización benéfica británica Oxfam, se basa en un análisis detallado de las inversiones de 125 de los multimillonarios más ricos del mundo. Estados Unidos
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN The wreck of the Titanic sits in two parts at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, slowly decaying nearly 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) below the surface, but it’s not alone. A sonar blip detected around 26 years ago has now revealed there’s much more to this underwater area than previously
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A fire that displaced a family of 10 people in Lawrenceville early Monday morning has been ruled an accident, but the exact cause of it remains unknown, Gwinnett fire officials announced. Capt. Ryan McGiboney said crews were called to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — “Esta cuenta no existe. Intenta hacer otra búsqueda” es el resultado que arroja Twitter cuando uno busca a la popular modelo estadounidense Gigi Hadid. No es el único caso. Desde que Elon Musk tomó control, varias celebridades han decidido irse definitiva o temporalmente de la red social y, en la
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