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Month: October 2024

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.; Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Johnson; Homeland Security Secretary

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NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argue in new court filings that the cases have significant overlap. Weinstein’s lawyers in their own

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Pilot in deadly California plane crash didn’t have takeoff clearance, airport official says

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — An airport official says that the pilot in a Southern California plane crash that killed all five people aboard did not have clearance to take off. Catalina Airport’s general manager told the Orange County Register Thursday that the airport does not allow flights after sunset because it’s not equipped for nighttime

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These female rabbis have thoughts on how their profession – and Jewish culture – is portrayed on ‘Nobody Wants This’

By Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — While it’s nothing new for Netflix to capture the zeitgeist with an original series, the vibe of “Nobody Wants This” – a sweet and firmly hipster Los Angeles-based rom-com – is far from the genre trappings of spooky titles like “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.” The

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Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris’ backers are confronting the question head on

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it’s being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she’s a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are starting to make more direct appeals

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