AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have long records on foreign policy and clearly stated positions on many of the world’s hot spots. Trump’s allies at the Republican National Convention are expected to argue that Biden has weakened America’s
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash. In a statement posted Tuesday to social media platform X, John Deere
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member has been charged with biting a police officer during a chaotic protest. Brooklyn Democrat Susan Zhuang was released without bond after being arraigned Wednesday on a felony assault charge and various misdemeanors and violations. Her office has no immediate comment, and it is not immediately
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Las autoridades de Paraguay confiscaron más de cuatro toneladas de cocaína con un valor de mercado de alrededor de US$ 240 millones dentro de un cargamento de azúcar destinado a Bélgica, dijo el martes la Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas, Senad. La redada de cocaína, denominada “Operación Dulzura”, es la más grande
Continue ReadingCNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Terrell Davis and his family were looking forward to vacationing in California when pro football Hall of Famer was handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines plane – for no apparent reason. “I was stripped of my dignity. I was powerless. I couldn’t do anything,” the two-time Super
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have detected an exoplanet with a highly oblong orbit that experiences wild temperature swings — and it may be transitioning into another type of world. The exoplanet, named TIC 241249530 b, orbits a star about 1,100 light-years from Earth. The star is one of a binary pair, so
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a San Francisco Bay Area recycling center over the weekend says she feared for her daughter’s well-being whenever the child was with her ex-husband, who authorities say died by suicide and is suspected in the child’s death. San
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents took Samir Ousman al-Sheikh into custody last week at Los Angeles International Airport, said agency spokesperson Greg
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military is ending its temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast that has been plagued with challenges after roughly 20 days of operational use, as humanitarian aid begins being brought in through an Israeli port instead. “Our assessment is that the temporary pier has achieved its intended effect
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin after finding problems with the environmental review it was based on. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management failed in
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith said Wednesday that he is appealing a judge’s decision to throw out the indictment against Donald Trump concerning his handling of classified documents. The special counsel team filed a notice of appeal, the initial procedural mechanism that sets the appeal in motion, on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Cleanup crews are working to get Canada’s largest city back to normal after a torrential downpour. Flooding in and around Toronto this week temporarily closed several major roads and left drivers stranded on Tuesday. Authorities say they rescued at least 14 people from flooding on the Don Valley Parkway. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith said Wednesday that he is appealing a judge’s decision to throw out the indictment against Donald Trump concerning his handling of classified documents. The special counsel team filed a notice of appeal, the initial procedural mechanism that sets the appeal in motion, on Wednesday, just
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges, leaving Democratic senators contemplating an expulsion effort to force him from office. While Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, has six months remaining in his term, Democrats have made clear they
Continue ReadingBy Julie Salomone Click here for updates on this story TEMPLE TERRACE, Florida (WFTS) — A Temple Terrace woman needed emergency surgery after surviving an alligator attack earlier this month. Rachél Thompson lives along the Hillsborough River. “I always look. I’m always trying to watch their behavior,” said Thompson. She said that on July 4,
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Facing its opening game opponent from the Paris Olympics — a dangerous Serbian team with three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic — the USA’s defense clamped down in the second half and shut down the Serbs, allowing the Americans to use their superior athleticism and get out and run.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Late actor Treat Williams was among the crop of Primetime Emmy Award nominees on Wednesday morning, earning a posthumous nod for his role in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” Williams was honored for his portrayal of William S. Paley, the famed television executive. (Naomi Watts played his wife on
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Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels told county commissioners Wednesday that “every summer, we’re dodging bullets,” in terms of homeless campers on federal public lands near Central Oregon cities possibly sparking a devastating wildfire.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for an inmate who’s spent 25 years on Georgia’s death row are accusing a prosecutor of hiding a deal that they say casts doubt on the credibility of a crucial trial witness. Warren King was sentenced to death in September 1998 after an Appling County jury convicted him
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Deschutes County commissioners heard an appeal Wednesday of a hearings officer’s denial of a psilocybin facility at the Juniper Preserve resort northeast of Bend, with much of the debate turning on an unusual issue – whether the resort’s access road and a BLM right-of-way granted for it allows the federally illegal, but state-legal substance to be transported on it.
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