By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Toyota is recalling more than 1.8 million RAV4s, the company announced Wednesday. Specifically, it is recalling certain vehicles from model years 2013-2018. At issue is a fire risk from some replacement batteries, Toyota said in a statement. Since some replacement batteries in the SUV aren’t the correct
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest court to prevent the judge who presided over his murder trial from hearing his request for a new trial. Murdaugh’s lawyers also want to remove Judge Clifton Newman from an upcoming case involving the disbarred
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A trial between Robert De Niro and his former employee began in federal court in New York this week. Graham Chase Robinson, who worked as De Niro’s executive assistant in 2008 and rose through the ranks of his company to vice president before she left in 2019, is seeking
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shaken Indonesia’s Timor island, causing panic and light damages to several buildings and houses but no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a depth of 36.1 kilometers (22.4 miles) and its epicenter was located 21 kilometers (13 miles) north-northeast
Continue ReadingIONE, Calif. (AP) — A woman was killed and two other people were wounded in an apparently random stabbing rampage in a Sierra Nevada foothills community. Authorities say they arrested a man who was on parole for attempted murder. The stabbings occurred Monday at three locations in a neighborhood in the small city of Ione
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Lewiston, Maine, on Friday, to pay their respects after 18 people were killed there in a mass shooting last week. “The President and First Lady will pay respects to the victims of this horrific attack
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — Florida’s top public health official, a leading voice behind Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial pandemic approach, joined his boss on the campaign trail Wednesday for an unusual appearance that further blurred the lines between the Republican presidential candidate’s day job and his political aspirations.
Continue Reading
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sport Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says a potential expansion team in Portland has been shelved because of uncertainty about the scope of renovations needed at the Moda Center, where the team would have played. Englebert’s comments came in a letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country’s most important airports, ports and along its international borders to tackle organized crime. The decision comes days after members of a criminal gang set fire to dozens
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck, a hardline conservative who has clashed with his own party, will not seek reelection, he announced Wednesday. “Our movement has always been fueled by immutable truths about human nature individual liberty and economic freedoms,” the Colorado Republican said in his video announcement. “The Republican Party
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only Palestinian-American in Congress over her recent rhetoric around the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A measure to move forward with a censure resolution of Tlaib, a punishment
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., testified on Wednesday that he was not involved in the preparation of his father’s financial statements at any point in time – including after his father became president in 2017 and he was
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that some replacement 12-volt batteries
Continue ReadingWATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico. Judge Brian Preleski handed down the sentence to Franklin Robinson on Wednesday. Robinson is one of three men charged in the death
Continue Reading
The Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded grants to 14 schools, including Central Oregon Community College. The agency is investing $1 million to expand Veterans Resource Centers, which play a key role in helping student veterans succeed in this new chapter of their lives.
Continue ReadingBy Aileen Graef and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House announced Wednesday the administration will develop a National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia in the United States. “President Biden ran for office to restore the soul of our nation. He is unequivocal: There is no place for hate in America against anyone. Period,” White
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first week. Spears says in a statement Wednesday that she poured her “heart and soul” in the book and that she is grateful to fans for “their unwavering support.” “The Woman
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published November 1, 2023, about a police shootings report released by the U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 147 people had been shot. The report examined 147 shootings, including those where no one was struck.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Northfield, Minnesota (CNN) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a key Muslim American ally of President Joe Biden, said Wednesday it would be helpful for the president to speak out more forcefully about the imperative of protecting civilians in Gaza. “I think it would help a lot,” Ellison told CNN on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Seúl (CNN) — Corea del Norte exportó más de un millón de proyectiles a Rusia desde principios de agosto, según informó el Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia de Corea del Sur (NIS, por sus siglas en inglés). Los proyectiles se suministraron a Rusia en 10 envíos separados para apoyar su guerra en Ucrania, indicó
Continue Reading