By REBECCA BOONE and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, say they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a rental house near campus. Police continue to believe the attack was
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, SARA BURNETT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP
Continue ReadingBy DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota attorney general Drew Wrigley says doctors who perform abortions should be able to disclose the patient’s personal health information as part of their defense to avoid prosecution. North Dakota’s abortion ban, which is currently on hold because of a lawsuit, makes the procedure illegal
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the U.S. House, but just how much of an edge the GOP will have in the chamber remains uncertain as the state’s seemingly drawn-out vote count continues. After the balance of power in Washington
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Signs of the housing crisis in Oregon are widespread: cluttered tent encampments in city parks, and along bike trails and sidewalks, as well as people living in parked recreational vehicles. Sky-high property prices and a shortage of 111,000 housing units in Oregon have exacerbated the situation.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi’s capital city are scheduled to vote Thursday on a proposed agreement with the federal government for how to fix the city’s water system. The water system came dangerously close to collapsing more than two months ago. EPA Administrator Michael
Continue ReadingWAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man on trial in the 2016 slayings of eight current and prospective members of another family in southern Ohio has testified that he had no idea his own relatives planned to kill the victims and that he would have taken action to prevent the slayings had he known about such
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso to become the next mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday, making her the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contends with an out-of-control homeless crisis, rising crime rates and multiple scandals that
Continue ReadingMENTONE, Texas (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a sparsely populated patch of the West Texas desert Thursday, causing tremors that were felt as far away as the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim DeBerry says the magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck around 3:30 p.m. DeBerry says the quake’s epicenter was about
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership” following the disappointing midterm elections for Republicans, who are now openly debating whether his onetime boss, Donald Trump, should maintain a leading role in the party. In an interview with The Associated
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los accidentes no suelen ser la forma en que las grandes guerras se hacen más grandes. Pero la amenaza de una escalada salvaje se ha sentido fuertemente sobre la torpe y brutal invasión rusa de Ucrania casi desde el principio, y el estallido de un misil el martes en Polonia puso
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN Another woman has come forward with the harrowing details of how the Supreme Court’s decision four months ago to overturn Roe v. Wade put her life in danger. CNN has told the stories of several women — including one from Houston, one from central Texas and one
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed last week and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving investors and customers staring at losses that could total in the billions of dollars. The House Financial Services Committee said Wednesday that it expects to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — Costa Rica fue el último equipo en conseguir su boleto a Qatar 2022, tras ganarle el partido final de repechaje a Nueva Zelandia con un gol de Joel Campbell. Así, la selección tica volverá a saltar a la cancha de la Copa del Mundo en su tercera clasificación consecutiva. Este 23 de
Continue ReadingBy DAVID FISCHER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged eight people with smuggling endangered monkeys , including a Cambodian wildlife official who was arrested in the U.S. while traveling to a conference on protecting endangered species. Long-tailed macaques, sometimes known as crab-eating macaques, are protected under international trade law
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio and Paula Newton, CNN The drive through Sao Paulo state in Brazil is decidedly unremarkable, blocks and blocks of high-rise buildings give way to commuter highways and eventually to gentle rolling hills. It is hardly the scene where one would expect to find the climate’s salvation. And yet as Luis Guedes
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Among U.S. faith leaders and denominations, there are sharp differences over the bill advancing in the Senate that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law. The measure, a high priority for congressional Democrats, won a key test vote Wednesday when 12 Senate Republicans joined all Democrats to
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schneider, CNN The FBI is broadening its outreach to historically Black colleges and universities at the same time the agency’s director announced that one minor will be charged with making dozens of racist threats earlier this year against more than 50 HBCUs across the country. “We have worked with state prosecutors to ensure
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Justice Department says it is investigating whether Missouri has violated civil rights laws by needlessly institutionalizing adults with severe mental illnesses. The federal agency said Wednesday that it will review whether Missouri’s use of guardianships and conservatorships instead of less restrictive forms of assistance needlessly strips people of their
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that he tried to reach out to his Russian counterpart in the aftermath of the missile explosions in Poland, but wasn’t able to get through. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
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