By JOHN ANTCZAK, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is savoring what appears to be a landslide presidential reelection victory. And he’s railing against the press and international critics. The populist leader has declared himself a harbinger of democracy, not the case study for 21st century autocracy that some
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un nuevo problema se descubrió durante la producción de los aviones 737 Max que obligará a Boeing a revisar unos 50 aviones que aún no han sido entregados. El problema fue revelado en un memorando enviado a los empleados de Boeing este domingo por Stan Deal, jefe de la unidad
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 planes in the latest quality gaffe to plague the giant aircraft manufacturer. Boing said late Sunday that an employee of a supplier alerted managers about improperly drilled holes. The head of
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes related to a contentious merger in 2015 that tightened his grip over South Korea’s biggest company. The ruling by a Seoul court on Monday could ease the legal
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia, where Chinese markets advanced after a government investment fund said it would step up stock purchases. But the gains in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong were much smaller than recent losses. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were mixed. China’s
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Rob Shackelford and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages, mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here. This is what’s happening: • Rare high flood risk persists: A
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a March 5 ballot measure that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance. Mayor London Breed also supports a ballot measure to give police more crime-fighting
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — With unprecedented and dangerous storm activity in and around Southern California, the music industry mustered all of its “the show must go on” spirit to pull off the 66th Grammy Awards, live from Los Angeles. And go on it did. And on. And on. But that’s award shows. Thankfully,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavily Democratic California might appear an unlikely national battleground. But a string of competitive U.S. House contests is again poised to play a crucial role in determining control of the chamber. Democrats need to gain only a few seats to take charge, while Republicans
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, Lisa France and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Rapper and social activist Killer Mike was arrested Sunday evening near the site of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on a night when he took home three of the coveted statues. The artist, whose legal name is Michael Render, was booked
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say militants have attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest, killing 10 officers. A police official says six other officers were wounded in this year’s deadliest attack in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers with a firmer grasp on how he wants to pursue top priorities and his state in a strong fiscal position. Ahead of the delivery set for Tuesday, most details of the Democratic governor’s budget
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Aya al-Sudani will mark her first birthday on Tuesday. A year ago, the newborn girl was pulled alive from the rubble of her family’s house in northern Syria. She was the only surviving member of her immediate family after the devastating Feb. 6,
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana University, Magliocca figured he would research the history of two long-neglected sentences in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Dating to the
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana University, Magliocca emailed with another professor, who was writing a book about overlooked parts of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. He
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury went home Monday after a full day of deliberations in a novel trial against a school shooter’s mother who could go to prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of four students in 2021. The jury will return Tuesday for a
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as Oklahoma begins its 2024 legislative session. Stitt delivered his State of the State address to the Legislature on Monday, and was again critical of a 2020 U.S. Supreme
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Abbott Elementary” debuting its third season on ABC, Charlie Kaufman’s animated movie “Orion and the Dark” and Usher’s “Coming Home.” It’s his first new solo album in eight years and just in time for the Super Bowl. Revisit popular Super Bowl ads from years
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Great Neck, New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden carried New York’s 3rd Congressional District by 8 points just four years ago. The freshman GOP congressman here, George Santos, was expelled from the House after a damning scandal. Then Democratic bosses made a safe choice by selecting a
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