By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s new coalition government has presented its first budget in Parliament, levying more taxes on the rich and vowing to remove subsidies on energy and fuel, mainly in an effort aimed at reviving the $6 billion bailout package by the International Monetary Fund. The package has been
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country. They announced another 45 cases on Friday, bringing the total to 366 in the biggest-ever outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. Britain’s Health Security Agency said 99% of the
Continue ReadingGASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Police say three people were being treated for wounds that were not life-threatening after a shooting Friday at a mall in North Carolina. Rick Goodale is a spokesman for the Gastonia Police Department. He said the shooting happened around noon Friday in the food court of the Eastridge Mall in Gastonia.
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has found the investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in the battleground state in contempt because of how his office responded to open records requests. The ruling Friday against the office led by
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The identities of three of the passengers onboard the Paradise Helicopter’s helicopter were released following the crash on the Big Island Wednesday evening. Clay Watson and his two daughters, Kennedy and Clayton were on board the helicopter when it went down. Taylor
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a “best interest” plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after an arrest in January on a felony domestic violence charge. A spokesman for the Nashville prosecutor’s office said the plea Barker entered Thursday means he
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker has entered a best interest plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after an arrest in January on a felony domestic violence charge. A spokesman for the Nashville prosecutor’s office said the plea Barker entered Thursday means he did not admit guilt
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Demi Lovato has gone punk. The singer has released a new song titled “Skin of My Teeth.” In it, Lovato, who has previously opened up about struggles with substance abuse, makes reference to “rehab” and wanting to be “free.” “I’m alive by the skin of my teeth/Won’t you try to
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has paid $500,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of a 19-year-old man shot and killed after police abandoned a precinct in the city during racial justice protests in June 2020. The Seattle Times reports that Horace Anderson and the estate of his late son, Horace Lorenzo Anderson,
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has paid $500,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of a 19-year-old man shot and killed after police abandoned a precinct in the city during racial justice protests in June 2020. The Seattle Times reports that Horace Anderson and the estate of his late son, Horace Lorenzo Anderson,
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By David Amelotti Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Some Metro-area police departments are concerned about their police radios no longer getting covered by warranty and how this could lead to a communication crisis. Crestwood Police Sgt. David Schrader has more than a decade on the force under his
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — “La izquierda tiene que abrazar sin complejos el respeto irrestricto de los derechos humanos, la separación de poderes, el respeto a la libertad de prensa”, dijo el presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, al ser entrevistado por CNN en Español durante la Cumbre de las Américas que se celebra en Los
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Centers for
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and Chandler Pawloski Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw Township police officer who was injured in the line of duty is now back on patrol. Jeff Koenig was shot during a traffic stop three years ago when he pulled over a man who allegedly
Continue ReadingCARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale says Wales’ qualification for the World Cup in Qatar will influence the next stage in his career as he weighs up which team to join after leaving Real Madrid. He has made one decision though. Bale says “I’m not going to Getafe, that’s for sure.” That came in response
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has become the latest big name to sign on with the Saudi-funded breakaway LIV Golf series. The decision is an about-turn by DeChambeau, who had previously said he would continue playing on the PGA Tour. That may not
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has become the latest big name to sign on with the Saudi-funded breakaway LIV Golf series. The decision is an about-turn by DeChambeau, who had previously said he would continue playing on the PGA Tour. That may not
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