By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s looming decision on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.1% in morning trading to 33,177.75. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5% to 7,192.40. South Korea’s Kospi edged down 0.3% to 2,568.12. Hong Kong’s
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and GARY ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In 2020, North Carolina seemed the model of an evenly-divided swing state. Then-President Donald Trump barely won, beating Democrat Joe Biden by just over a percentage point. Meanwhile, the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, won reelection by a relatively comfortable 5 points. Even
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was acting within the scope of his official duties when he wrote a letter expressing concern about alleged problems with the 2020 election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday as he sought to move charges against Clark to federal court. Clark
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has had an unprecedented wildfire season, exacerbated by extreme heat and dry conditions. In August alone, there were more than 550 fires across the state, and officials say the season is far from over. One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor’s party — almost always the Democrats for over a century. A bill that could reach Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk later this week
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A debris field was found and identified Monday as the remains of an F-35 fighter jet that went missing a day earlier near Charleston, South Carolina, after its pilot ejected, according to the Marine Corps and a defense official with knowledge of the search. The debris
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and United States national security adviser Jake Sullivan met for two days of talks in Malta over the weekend, as the world’s two leading economies seek to stabilize rocky relations and potentially smooth a path for leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping
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Firefighters on Monday reached 25% containment of the day-old Trout Creek Fire that raced across 1,550 acres of private ranchland about 10 miles northeast of Madras, officials said.
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Felipe Mora had a goal and an assist and the Portland Timbers snapped an eight-match winless streak on the road with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Sunday night. Mora scored his third goal of the season, unassisted in the 39th minute to give the Timbers (9-11-9) a 1-0 lead
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Cuando el sindicato United Auto Workers convocó una huelga la semana pasada contra General Motors, Ford y Stellantis, una de sus demandas se centró en una idea que circulaba en la periferia de los círculos de reforma laboral. Además de pedir un aumento salarial del 36% y una mayor
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to the Maywood Police Department. Authorities discovered the body of 73-year-old Myrtle Brown on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Lakers won five championships in the 1980s, but there will be no three-peat for the HBO series devoted to that run, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” with the network bringing showtime to an end after two seasons. HBO confirmed that the show’s second-season finale, which
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said popular dating companies such
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, FOX NEWS, HOUSE TV, ABC’S THIS WEEK By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan to temporarily fund the government while beefing up border security – a proposal that is dead on arrival in the Senate and even faces difficulties in the House,
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has flown 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new daily high for the activity the island considers harassment. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it also detected Chinese vessels in the 24 hours from Sunday to early Monday. China’s military regularly sends planes over waters south and west of Taiwan in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un portavoz de la BBC dijo el domingo que la cadena británica “investiga urgentemente” las cuestiones planteadas en el documental de Channel 4 sobre Russell Brand, que incluía acusaciones de agresión sexual. “El documental y los informes asociados contenían acusaciones graves que abarcaban varios años. Russell Brand trabajó en
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Dozens of people showed up on Sunday at the Bethlehem Inn for a Community Conversation. This event, held on the last day of the city of Bend’s Welcoming Week, was the first of its kind, and provided an opportunity for the community to come together and talk to representatives from several local nonprofits. The organizations included Bethlehem Inn, Saving Grace,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says it agreed to a three-year contract with its musicians union on a deal to replace the agreement that expires Sunday. The deal must be ratified by the CSO board of trustees and the orchestra members in the Chicago Federation of Musicians. CSO musicians struck for two days
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team again argued on Sunday that US District Judge Tanya Chutkan should recuse herself from the 2020 election criminal case against him in Washington, DC. Trump has argued this before, and his response Sunday was expected. But the language in Trump’s legal argument used
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Two pilots were killed when their planes collided Sunday during the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, Nevada, organizers of the event said. “Around 2:15 p.m. this afternoon, at the conclusion of the T-6 Gold race, upon landing, two planes collided and it has been confirmed
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