By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The governor of Kansas is bowing to criticism of a new state license plate and halting production of a design that many people consider ugly and dull. Gov. Laura Kelly’s announcement Tuesday came only six days after her office unveiled the navy blue and deep
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix family came to the rescue of Arizona Cardinals player Jesse Luketa, who had a fumble on the road to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. The linebacker told AZfamily.com he was 30 minutes away from State Farm Stadium in Glendale when his car’s tire became flat. At a Phoenix
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Matteo Garrone’s migration odyssey “Io Capitano” played at the Marrakech International Film Festival this weekend, returning to the country where pivotal scenes were shot. Garrone said in an interview with The Associated Press that he hopes the film’s narrative journey will make the stories of migrants
Continue ReadingBy Ty Steele Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A special reunion happened Monday at the Sacramento Metro Fire District Station 50 in Sacramento County. Two-year-old Kai Ton had the chance to meet the three firefighters who helped save his life. In April, Kai hit his head and lost consciousness
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California has put forward a resolution to expel indicted Rep. George Santos in the wake of a damning House Ethics Committee investigation into the New York Republican. The resolution from Garcia is privileged, which will require GOP leadership to take up the
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Rupert Murdoch is set to be deposed on Tuesday in voting technology company Smartmatic’s mammoth $2.7 billion election defamation lawsuit against Fox News, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The deposition of the right-wing media mogul, which was first reported by Reuters, is set to take place in Los Angeles. Murdoch founded Fox
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year. Peter Antonacci was appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as the first director of the Office of Election Crimes
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders Tuesday, even though he is recovering from the flu and lung inflammation, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Victoria Butenko, CNN Washington (CNN) — The wife of Ukraine’s top military intelligence official has been hospitalized with apparent heavy metals poisoning, according to Ukrainian and western officials. Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov, whose military intelligence agency GUR has been deeply involved in Ukraine’s efforts to oust
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41 construction workers who were trapped when a landslide collapsed a mountain tunnel in northern India earlier this month. The excruciating wait finally ended at nightfall on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish media are reporting that four miners died after a pipeline filled with water burst in a coal mine deep below ground in southern Poland. The all-news station TVN24 reported that the fatal accident occurred in a mine in the coal-mining region of Silesia, not far from the borders of Slovakia
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot and seriously injured Saturday while walking near the University
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Since late 2021, filmgoers who flock to the altar of their local movie theater have borne witness to a kind of gospel: “We come to this place for magic.” “We come to AMC Theaters to laugh, to cry,” to begin our cinematic journey with Nicole Kidman stomping through a
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — An early blast of cold and snow shut down schools in Cleveland on Tuesday and made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in northern Ohio treacherous. A lake-effect snow warning was issued by the National Weather Service for areas from Cleveland eastward into Erie, Pennsylvania. Just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, the weather
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A Deutsche Bank executive says the bank followed its own guidelines — which include independently verifying information — when deciding to lend Donald Trump’s company hundreds of millions of dollars. David Williams testified Tuesday at Trump’s civil fraud trial. The loans are a focus of New York Attorney General Letitia
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Withrow Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — People were rescued from a sunroof after a car drove into a pool in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. On Monday, crews responded to a scene near West Hefner Road and North Rockwell Avenue where a
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Finland will close the last operating checkpoint on its Russian border on Thursday, entirely shutting off the NATO country’s eastern border with Russia for two weeks. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said in the release that “Russia is enabling the instrumentalization of people and guiding them to the Finnish border
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons. The judge says she’s following the wishes of a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. The decision comes months after a Detroit-area jury said the document
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for drunkenly colliding with another car and killing a 75-year-old man in Florida last year. Sytch pleaded no contest in August to driving under the influence manslaughter and other charges. She had faced up
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute. What’s the right place for some of the finest ancient Greek sculptures ever made? The Parthenon Sculptures have been displayed in London for more than 200 years. But Greece vocally wants them back. Diplomacy failed
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