Democrats weigh McCarthy’s fate as GOP moderates float rules changes to save speaker
CNN By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s allies are scrambling to head off a…
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Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested there might be ways to bless same-sex unions. The Vatican on…
Continue ReadingEarly voting begins in New Zealand’s general election and in Australia for Indigenous ‘Voice’
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Early voting has begun in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election,…
Continue ReadingMore Lahaina residents will be able to return to their burned homes for the first time
By Joe Sutton and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — More Lahaina residents will be allowed to return to the burned remains of their homes on Monday…
Continue ReadingIndonesian president launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, funded by China
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated Southeast Asia’s…
Continue ReadingLate-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought…
Continue ReadingTurkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast
By Gul Tuysuz, Heather Law and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian markets sink, with Hong Kong down 3% on heavy selling of property stocks
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets declined Tuesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, where buying was…
Continue ReadingMexico’s rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at the army’s puppy kindergarten
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press SAN MIGUEL DE LOS JAGÜEYEZ, Mexico (AP) — In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army…
Continue ReadingA big fire at a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt injures at least 38 people
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A huge fire broke out early Monday at a police facility in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38…
Continue ReadingFew Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
By COLLIN BINKLEY, JOCELYN GECKER and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated…
Continue ReadingWomen’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed…
Continue ReadingSouthern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors’ races by invoking Biden
By BRUCE SCHREINER and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s name isn’t on the ballot in 2023.…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and…
Continue ReadingForced kiss claim leads to ‘helplessness’ for accuser who turned to Olympics abuse-fighting agency
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When former elite fencer Kirsten Hawkes reached out to her childhood coach for advice about…
Continue ReadingGaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked…
Continue ReadingForced kiss claim leads to ‘helplessness’ for accuser who turned to Olympics abuse-fighting agency
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When Kirsten Hawkes, a one-time elite fencer, reached out to her childhood coach for advice about…
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Semi-truck, car crash sends 2 to hospital, closes Highway 20 at Suttle Lake for a time
A two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and car on U.S. Highway 20 by Suttle Lake, west of Sisters, Saturday afternoon sent two people to the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Democratic strategist and Kamala Harris 2020…
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