By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge is considering whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new state law that prohibits carrying a gun on beaches and other locations deemed sensitive. Three Maui residents are suing to block the measure. They argue Hawaii is going too far with a
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge is hearing more testimony at a hearing to determine if a Michigan school shooter will get a life prison sentence. Seventeen-year-old Heidi Allen described how she saw Ethan Crumbley come out of a bathroom with a gun at Oxford High School in 2021. Four
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game that the grand prize has reached into the billions. No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940 million jackpot. The
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a new state law, with no clear agreement about who is in charge. The dispute will be the focus of a court hearing Friday. GOP state lawmakers approved plans earlier this year for the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services has surpassed its July 2019-’24 Statewide Housing Plan goal to triple the existing pipeline of affordable rental housing up to 25,000 homes after the Oregon Stability Council approved the most recent funding awards on July 7. This accomplishment was realized a year ahead of schedule and marks a significant
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is awarding the state of Oregon, Lane Transit District, and nonprofits across the state nearly $20 million to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters.
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A Bollywood film has been accused of trivializing the murder of millions during the Holocaust with flippant dialogue and a storyline that uses the Nazi’s death camps as a metaphor for relationship woes, prompting a prominent Jewish rights group to call for its removal from streaming platforms.
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP presidential nomination took the stage one by one Friday night to address an influential gathering of Iowa Republicans, with none of the top-tier hopefuls mentioning that new federal charges had
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — There’s nothing a new mother likes more than being told how to please her husband – right? A Japanese city learned the hard way this week how very wrong they were, after prompting national outrage over flyers that tried to do just that. Onomichi city,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La 75ª edición de los premios Primetime Emmy se pospuso, informó este jueves Variety, al tiempo que continúan las huelgas de SAG-AFTRA y Writers Guild of America (WGA). Los proveedores del evento “han sido informados de que la ceremonia no se emitirá el 18 de septiembre, la primera vez que
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors and resilient supply chains, as part of a target $35.9 billion Japanese investment in the country by 2027. Foreign Ministers of India and Japan met in New Delhi and also discussed ways to deepen defense equipment and technology cooperation. Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — In the seaside town of Saint-Louis, Senegal, officials and residents say bodies of migrants from capsized boats attempting the dangerous trip from West Africa to Spain are buried in unmarked beach graves. Most of the families of those buried will never know what
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. As she was about to start a new school, her mother, Bridget Ibarra, saw how much it was affecting her education. At 8 years
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Andrew McNicol, and Candice Zhu CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — With a tied score and two minutes left to play after a stunning second-half comeback, China’s women’s soccer team finally scored the goal that had eluded them for 16 years. That winning goal, which earned the team their first AFC Asian Cup
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press FULTON, Mo. (AP) — At the entrance to Missouri prisons, large signs plead for help: “NOW HIRING” … “GREAT PAY & BENEFITS.” No experience is necessary. Anyone 18 and older can apply. Long hours are guaranteed. Though the assertion of “great pay” for prison guards would have seemed dubious
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but has fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility in its policies. The Bank of Japan said that uncertainties for the economy and prices required a nimbler approach in policies aimed at keeping long-term interest rates near
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Primetime Emmy Awards – television’s top honor – have been postponed for the first time in more than two decades as strikes by Hollywood writers and actors continue, Variety reported Thursday. The awards show had been scheduled to air on Fox on September 18. Vendors for the event
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and RENATA BRITO Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — The small mounds of sand that dot the beach in northern Senegal blend into the terrain. But thick rope juts out from beneath the piles. Pieces of black plastic bags are scattered nearby, and green netting is strewn on top. That’s how residents
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jim Jordan is shaking down Mark Zuckerberg. The hyper-partisan Ohio Republican, still on an unsuccessful years-long journey to dishonestly portray Silicon Valley as unfairly censoring American conservatives, is now wielding the power of the federal government in his quest to besmirch Meta. Jordan, who sits atop the powerful
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes. Activists said another execution is planned next week. Saridewi Djamani, 45,
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