Fire closes major highway in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots…
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Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena dies after collapsing during Albanian Super League soccer game
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing Saturday during an Albanian…
Continue ReadingNewly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year…
Continue ReadingBiden says America’s veterans are ‘the steel spine of this nation’ as he pays tribute at Arlington
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The commander in chief said America’s…
Continue ReadingRussia probes train derailment, Black Sea battles and EU dream: The latest in Ukraine
By Daria Markina Tarasova, Victoria Butenko, Kostan Gak, Josh Pennington, Yulia Kesaieva and Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — The battle for…
Continue ReadingSaints receiver Michael Thomas arrested after confrontation with construction worker
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer KENNER, La. (AP) — Police say New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is facing simple battery and criminal…
Continue ReadingPope removes outspoken conservative Texas bishop after investigation
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has removed a Texas bishop from his position after an investigation ordered by the Vatican. The Pope…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party has named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling…
Continue ReadingA military jet crashes in eastern Myanmar. Ethnic resistance groups claim they shot it down
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say one of the military government’s jet fighters has crashed in a combat…
Continue ReadingSaving Brazil’s golden monkey, one green corridor at a time
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Volunteers are taking part in an effort to extend the habitat of the most emblematic and…
Continue ReadingHezbollah says it is introducing new weapons in ongoing battles with Israeli troops
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says his fighters have introduced new weapons…
Continue ReadingNew celestial images will create a 3D map of the universe
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The cosmos is filled with unexpected surprises. Observatories such as the Hubble and James Webb space…
Continue ReadingTexas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead and a second officer wounded in…
Continue ReadingPolish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW. Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have marched through Warsaw in an event organized by nationalist…
Continue ReadingConstitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that…
Continue ReadingDanica Roem breaks through in Virginia Senate by focusing on road rage and not only anti-trans hate
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia…
Continue ReadingPhilippines joins Japan-led naval drills as brushes with China rise in the disputed South China Sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON (AP) — Japan is leading an annual multinational naval exercise that includes the…
Continue ReadingSuspect released in fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader
DETROIT (AP) — Police have released a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader. The suspect’s lawyer, Allison Kriger,…
Continue ReadingThe wildest moments of WeWork’s rise
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — WeWork officially filed for bankruptcy this week, a seemingly inevitable development for the…
Continue ReadingTrump joins media outlets in pushing for his federal election interference case to be televised
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining…
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