House measure to expel indicted GOP Rep. George Santos fails
By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN An effort to expel indicted GOP Rep. George Santos failed in the House on Wednesday as a Republican-led…
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Potential WNBA expansion team for Portland shelved for now
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sport Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says a potential expansion team in Portland has been…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh doesn’t want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh are asking South Carolina’s highest…
Continue ReadingA strong earthquake has shaken the Timor region of Indonesia but no deaths, injuries reported
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shaken Indonesia’s Timor island, causing panic and light damages to several…
Continue ReadingA stabbing attack that killed 1 woman and wounded 2 men appears to be random, California police say
IONE, Calif. (AP) — A woman was killed and two other people were wounded in an apparently random stabbing rampage in a Sierra Nevada foothills…
Continue ReadingBrazil to militarize key airports, ports and borders in a crackdown on organized crime
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some…
Continue ReadingHouse rejects effort to censure Rashida Tlaib over the Palestinian-American’s rhetoric about Israel
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan,…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Donald Trump Jr.’s fraud trial testimony
CNN By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., testified on…
Continue ReadingToyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns and cause a fire
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful…
Continue ReadingConnecticut man gets 90 years in prison for stray-bullet killing of Olympian’s mom
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for his role in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears’ memoir a million seller after just one week since its release
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Police Shooting Data-Marshals story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published November 1, 2023, about a police shootings report released by the U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingFlorida attorney general, against criticism, seeks to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballot
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a…
Continue ReadingDefendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his…
Continue ReadingMother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s…
Continue ReadingCornell University student accused of posting online threats about Jewish students appears in court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held…
Continue Reading‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: More than 3,600 Palestinian children killed in just 3 weeks of war
By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 3,600 Palestinian children were killed in the first…
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Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s…
Continue ReadingConfusion, frustration and hope at Gaza’s border with Egypt as first foreign passport-holders depart
By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of foreign passport-holders and dozens of other seriously…
Continue ReadingJudge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
By TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of…
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