Associated Press MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf Coast. Francine crashed ashore in Terrebonne
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion, a deal was struck between a private U.S. security firm and Central African Republic, a nation where his shadowy Wagner Group has long been a fixture. The move sparked backlash and tensions – a window into a larger
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in the presidential debate that he wanted Russia’s war with Ukraine to be over. But he twice refused during Tuesday night’s presidential debate to directly answer a question about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win. Trump also falsely claimed the war had killed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic, where some 1,500 of Prigozhin’s shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries were stationed,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden had given bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box. The difference was stark, then, on Tuesday night, when Vice President
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after pummeling him in an attack caught on video. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers painted the January 2023 scene during opening statements Wednesday at the former officers’ federal trial. She
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China has been sentenced to a decade in prison. A U.S. district judge in Hawaii approved a plea agreement for 71-year-old Alexander Yuk Ching Ma on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at ground zero just hours after
Continue ReadingWATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A settlement resulting in the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit hasn’t ended a criminal investigation into a toddler’s disappearance in Maine. Trista Reynolds, the mother of Ayla Reynolds, reached a settlement that brought her civil lawsuit against the girl’s father, Justin DiPietro, and his sister and mother to a conclusion
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, Kosta Gak, Frederik Pleitgen and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, (CNN) — Lurking in the bushes near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is a unit of men who have two things in common: The short amount of time they have served defending their nation and time spent behind bars. The 15 infantry
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops on Wednesday to finish higher, led by a handful of influential Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 rallied 1.1% after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%, one where almost every stock within the index had been falling. A majority
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend and Alfalfa firefighters put out a brush fire in the woods near Bear Creek Road east of Bend Tuesday afternoon that investigators said apparently was caused by a lightning strike to a tree that had been smoldering but was not previously spotted in the area’s smoky skies. Bend Fire &
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election and took no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer of power. The comments
Continue ReadingHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A flash flood swept away a hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 22 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155. State broadcaster VTV said the flood gushing down from a mountain Tuesday buried a hamlet with 35 families in mud and debris. About
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the presidential debate ended. “I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” Swift
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift said Tuesday she is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for president, ending speculation about whether the superstar singer would share her political views ahead of November’s election. “Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great
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