Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago, with many conservative communities opting not to offer them for the upcoming election. In 2020, more than 500 drop boxes were available for voters
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The new Unrivaled women’s basketball 3-on-3 league will have its games broadcast on TNT and its sports platforms. The league announced a multiyear partnership with the network to show more than 45 games from the inaugural season that begins in January. Matchups will be shown three nights a week
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of driving into three nurses who were treating a gunshot victim outside a Philadelphia hospital has turned himself in. Authorities identified 20-year-old Jaadir Goodwyn as a suspect on Tuesday. He’s facing several charges, including aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment. Police say Goodwyn and two other men dropped
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, a tech mogul who is the world’s richest person, plunged more than $70 million into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign season, according to campaign finance disclosures released this week. Musk made
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, en su rueda de prensa matutina del miércoles expresó que la carta que Genaro García Luna, secretario de Seguridad Pública durante la presidencia de Felipe Calderón y juzgado en Estados Unidos por cargos de narcotráfico y vínculos con la delincuencia organizada, le
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal government has approved nearly $2 billion in assistance across six states to help people hit hard by hurricanes Helene and Milton. The federal government has been under intense pressure to show that it is getting help to areas devastated by the back-to-back hurricanes in
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Tuesday declared himself the “father of IVF,” a fertility treatment that has come under threat following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It’s unclear what precisely the former president meant when he made the comment at a Fox News
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar. The company entered into deferred prosecution agreements in separate cases in federal court in Brooklyn and
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, who trails with women in recent national polls, participated in a Fox News town hall event on Tuesday in front of a female audience. He told a bunch of lies. The Republican presidential nominee made at least 19 false claims in the one-hour event
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer European aircraft maker and Boeing rival Airbus said it’s laying off 2,500 workers as it tries to turnaround its struggling defense and space division. Airbus said it would implement other organizational changes as it faces ongoing challenges in the defense and space sector, including disrupted supply chains, the rapid evolution of warfare
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A northeastern Pennsylvania county is settling a lawsuit filed by two people who couldn’t vote in 2022 because ballot paper shortages caused problems. Luzerne County is agreeing to pay $30,000 in legal fees, train its workers and ensure sufficient paper is available for future elections. The lawsuit filed in
Continue ReadingSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A 54-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained earlier in the week when her co-worker shot her at California’s Santa Monica College. Felicia Hudson was pronounced dead Wednesday evening following the shooting late Monday at the school’s Center for Media and Design. Hudson was a custodial operations manager at the
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Parents’ report of a social media post with threatening language apparently directed at Sky View Middle School in northeast Bend prompted a police investigation that determined it was not a credible threat. But a heightened police presence at the northeast Bend school Wednesday morning prompted concern among some parents.
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AP Health Writer A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said. The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s,
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said. The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s,
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Después de pasar varios años construyendo una vida que amaba en San Francisco, Jason Bennett, originario del Área de la Bahía, tenía toda la intención de quedarse en la ciudad californiana para siempre. El alto ejecutivo de marketing, que anteriormente trabajó para Gap Inc., dice que su principal objetivo era “seguir
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When life gets tough, sometimes the best medicine is laughter. At least that’s what “Shrinking” co-creator Bill Lawrence thinks about while working on the Apple TV+ comedy, which debuts its second season Wednesday. The seasoned writer and showrunner behind “Scrubs,” “Ted Lasso,” and “Spin City,” among others, knows the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un video de una cámara corporal publicado recientemente muestra a dos agentes de policía de Phoenix gritando órdenes a un hombre negro mientras está tendido boca abajo en el suelo, con un agente dándole puñetazos repetidamente y otro disparándole con una pistola eléctrica. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Tyron McAlpin, de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Germany this week and will go to Angola in December. He’s rescheduling a visit that was postponed so he could remain in Washington as Hurricane Milton lashed the Florida Gulf Coast. The White House announced that Biden will depart Thursday for a quick visit
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia are searching for a man who jumped bail during his trial but was still convicted in the shooting death of a transgender woman. The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday said authorities are looking for 26-year-old Davonte Fore. He and 25-year-old Jaquan Brooks were found guilty earlier
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