By JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The founder of the militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was once a promising Yale Law School graduate. Then his deep distrust of government and thirst for greatness led him down a far different path. Rhodes built one of the country’s largest anti-government militia
Continue ReadingCNN By Sonnet Swire, CNN GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Sunday she believes there is “pressure” for House Republicans to move to impeach President Joe Biden if they gain control of the chamber after the midterm elections. “I believe there’s pressure on the Republicans to put that forward and have that vote,”
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Outraged by false allegations of fraud against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda Rouser made a vow as she listened to the woman testify before Congress in June about the racist threats and harassment she faced. “I said that day to myself, ‘I’m going to go
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Some Democrats facing tough midterm races are praising many of the Biden administration’s top policy achievements even while distancing themselves from the president himself. Those conflicting political incentives have forced many front-line Democrats into delicate balancing acts. Biden’s approval ratings have improved lately but remain low as
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The Commerce Department releases its August tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday and its final estimate of second-quarter economic growth on Thursday. The department issues its monthly snapshot of consumer spending Friday.
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech’s athletic association board has called a meeting for Monday and the future of football coach Geoff Collins appears to be in the balance. Georgia Tech spokesman Mike Flynn says the meeting will be open only to board members. There has been increased speculation about
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Nine three-and-outs. No touchdown passes. Only 126 yards passing. It was one of the ugliest games of Russell Wilson’s storied career. To him, it was a thing of beauty. “We’re still learning each other as a whole new system,” Wilson said after the Broncos grinded
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Nakashima earned his first ATP Tour victory in his hometown, beating friend and fellow Southern Californian Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 in the San Diego Open final. Nakashima, a 21-year-old who grew up in San Diego and trained extensively at the event’s site as a junior, clinched the opening set in
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others are standing trial in Hong Kong for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass anti-government protests three years ago. Cardinal Joseph Zen was first arrested in May together with others
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is set to try again Monday night to make home run history. He has 60 home runs, just shy of the American League record of 61 set by Roger Maris of the Yankees in 1961. Judge and the Yankees start a series at Toronto. The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after closing broadly lower on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into what’s known as a bear market. Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul declined. U.S. futures rose and oil prices also were higher. The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after closing broadly lower on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into what’s known as a bear market. Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul declined. U.S. futures rose and oil prices also were higher. The
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has commemorated Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday, a moment of silence and an official memorial service. The South Pacific nation is among 14 outside of the United Kingdom that recognize the British monarch as their symbolic head of state. New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, Jessie Yeung and Jonny Hallam, CNN Business The British pound crashed to a record low against the US dollar on Monday on growing fears about the stability of UK government finances. The plunge of nearly 5% to just above $1.03 came during trading in Asia and Australia on Monday and extended a
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul, Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Javed Iqbal, and Sameer Mandhro, CNN The baby sleeps listlessly on the hospital bed, her frail and dehydrated body fighting for survival. Next to her lies a motionless infant wrapped in a white cloth, who died just minutes earlier. One hour later, another child succumbs to
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in five years, a day after North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile in a possible response to
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A fire that caused $225,000 in damage and losses at a home east of Bend early Sunday was caused by the improper disposal of oil-soaked rags from a deck-staining project in a plastic trash can, officials said.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a una persona presuntamente involucrada en la explotación del pozo en el que 10 mineros quedaron atrapados a causa de una inundación a inicios de agosto en el municipio de Sabinas, Coahuila, informó este domingo en un comunicado la Fiscalía General de la República
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge remained at 60 home runs, one short of Roger Maris’ American League record, when the New York Yankees’ 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox was called after six innings because of rain. Judge went 1 for 2 with a double and was
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