By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has visited North Carolina to help support U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd’s candidacy. He attended a fundraiser for Budd on Wednesday, then the two answered questions on the economy and education at state Republican Party headquarters. Pence became a leading
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Paul Haggis told jurors on Wednesday that it was years before he learned that a woman now accusing him of rape saw their sexual encounter as “anything other than consensual.” Taking the stand as the defendant in a civil rape trial, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election regarded an appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “key” to their chances of success, according to emails provided to congressional investigators and made public Wednesday.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C., police say a 17-year-old male has been arrested in relation to the August shooting of Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday the young man has been charged with assault with intent to rob, while armed. Robinson, 23, was shot twice
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C., police say a 17-year-old male has been arrested in relation to the August shooting of Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday the young man has been charged with assault with intent to rob, while armed. Robinson, 23, was shot twice
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min will undergo surgery on a facial injury, jeopardizing his availability for the World Cup in Qatar. Son was helped off the field during Tottenham’s Champions League match at Marseille on Tuesday after taking a shoulder to the face. Tottenham says Wednesday that Son will undergo surgery “to
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Angela Bassett gave a rousing speech about female empowerment at the Glamour Women of the Year event on Tuesday night. The “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star, who was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the event, reflected on the courageous women, on screen and off, who have impacted her life.
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The attorneys general of California, Illinois and the District of Columbia are suing Albertsons in an effort to stop the grocery chain from paying a nearly $4 billion dividend to its shareholders. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., asks the court to block the
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The attorneys general of California, Illinois and the District of Columbia are suing Albertsons in an effort to stop the grocery chain from paying a nearly $4 billion dividend to its shareholders. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., asks the court to block the
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in people with a treatment-resistant form of the disease, a new study found. The randomized, double-blind clinical trial, which authors called “the largest of its kind,” compared results of a 25-milligram dose to a
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid converted two penalty kicks and saw goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois save another as it comfortably defeated Celtic 5-1 to secure first place in its Champions League group. Luka Modric converted a penalty in the sixth minute and Rodrygo another in the 21st, then Thibaut stopped
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN President Joe Biden keeps touting the size of next year’s increase in Social Security payments. But his boasts leave out critical context: Biden doesn’t explain that the reason the 2023 increase will be unusually large is that the inflation rate has been unusually large. Nor was that context included in a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is raking leaves, asking if voters are “tired of the division and the anger.” Tim Michels, the GOP nominee for governor, is driving a red pickup truck, promising a “new direction for Wisconsin.” As Election Day approaches, all four candidates in Wisconsin’s
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Bukayo Saka has allayed fears he could be a fitness doubt for England ahead of the World Cup by returning to training with Arsenal three days after going off injured early in a Premier League match. The 21-year-old winger was forced off midway through the first half of the 5-0 win over
Continue ReadingBy Trudy Ring Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (Advocate Channel) — Blogging site Tumblr will now allow images of nudity, the company announced Tuesday in conjunction with an update to its community guidelines. “We now welcome a broader range of expression, creativity, and art on Tumblr, including content depicting the human
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Wiggins Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (Advocate Channel) — Although Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, claimed it would not be a “hellscape” where users could post anything they’d like, LGBTQ+ human rights groups and advocates say it already is only days after Musk took the reins. On Thursday, the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Adele compartió cómo se pronuncia correctamente su nombre. Durante una reciente sesión de preguntas y respuestas de “Happy Hour with Adele” (mira el 21:40), la cantante destacó que una de las mujeres que le preguntó sobre la composición de sus canciones “¡dijo mi nombre perfectamente!”. Resulta que mientras muchas personas han
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank will eventually need to bring rates higher than previously anticipated in order to tame the worst inflation in decades. The Fed announced its fourth straight extra-large rate increase of three-quarters of a percentage
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. refugee chief says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven some 14 million Ukrainians from their homes in “the fastest, largest displacement witnessed in decades.” He says it has sparked an increase in the number of refugees and displaced people worldwide to more than
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Newly acquired cornerback William Jackson is embracing a fresh start with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh acquired Jackson from Washington in a trade that also saw the teams swap draft picks. Jackson found himself on the trade block after falling out of favor with Washington’s coaching staff. Jackson says he has no ill
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