LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officials say the largest trial court in the country is closed after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week. Officials with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County say the court disabled its computer network upon discovery of the cybersecurity attack early Friday. The system remained
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Karl de Vries and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — With President Joe Biden’s support unleashing a flood of endorsements from many prominent Democrats across the country, Kamala Harris has emerged as the favorite to take his place as the party’s nominee for president. Harris immediately received the endorsements of many Democratic party leaders
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cleveland-Cliffs says it will produce electrical transformers at a West Virginia facility that closed earlier this year. Cleveland-Cliffs plans to reopen the Weirton facility in early 2026. The company says as many as 600 union workers who were laid off will have the chance to work at the new
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Charlie Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills. The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods birdied both of the par 5s on the Oakland Hills North Course but otherwise struggled, making five double bogeys and four bogeys. Woods will have
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Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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We’re less than 100 days away from the Nov. 5 election and less than a month from the Democratic National Convention. With this weekend’s historic decision by President Biden to step down from the presidential nomination, many are wondering if his and others’ endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris is enough to beat Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world. CrowdStrike said this week a “significant number” of the millions of computers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine, which is struggling to fend off Russian military advances even as it worries about the future of American support. The prospect of victory for former President Donald Trump, the Republican
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Ziane, a Moroccan former government minister, has been sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners. Ziane, who is 81 and served as Morocco’s human rights minister from 1996 to 1997, was long
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Black voters are expressing a mix of hope and worry over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. Black voters are a key Democratic constituency who helped power Biden to the White House. But as much pride as
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Phillips was eager to tout the financial gains of the Atlantic Coast Conference as it enters the 2024 season. He also said the league would fight “as long as it takes” against lawsuits from member schools Florida state and Clemson over the league’s ability to charge
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DUFUR, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, arrived in Tygh Valley on Sunday. The two women stood at a viewpoint on the side of the road, surveying the damage from the Larch Creek Fire, KGW reported. “You just have no sense until you’re out here and seeing it,” Kotek
Continue ReadingNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — CSX says one of its locomotives derailed and struck a residential garage in Niagara Falls. The railways says no one was injured in the incident Monday morning. In a statement, CSX said the impact caused a loss of diesel fuel, which was contained and did not impact any waterways. Photos
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While the Swifties and Bey Hive dream of a world where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé come together to jointly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, one singer is already getting the party started. British pop singer Charli XCX has entered the virtual chat,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden’s long-speculated withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November. But election administration and legal experts said the timing of Biden’s exit on
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at Trump’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a daunting to-do list. Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly needs to whip up a presidential campaign nearly from scratch. It’s a process that usually takes months, even years. She does inherit parts of Joe Biden’s campaign. But she has only about two months before early voting starts. And, of
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, has also taken the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post, who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems. State media’s announcement of the declaration naming Min Aung Hlaing to replace Myint Swe came four
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