By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan for talks with a senior Chinese foreign policy adviser. This comes as the two countries find themselves at odds on a variety of issues, including Taiwan and trade. The meeting is set for Wednesday in
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board has narrowly rejected granting clemency for a death row inmate convicted of killing a prison cafeteria worker in 1998. The board’s 3-2 vote Tuesday paves the way for John Marion Grant to be executed on Oct. 28. It would be the
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The government of Poland is working abroad to warn potential migrants that the country’s border with Belarus is sealed and not a passage into the European Union. A deputy foreign minister said Tuesday that Poland’s diplomats in Middle Eastern and African countries are talking to local
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman convicted as a teenager in the murder of her mother 6 1/2 years ago has returned to an eastern Pennsylvania courtroom seeking a new trial. Now-20-year-old Jamie Silvonek was sentenced to 35 years to life after pleading guilty in Lehigh County to first-degree murder in the slaying in March
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Israel’s president is in Ukraine to honor the victims of the Babi Yar massacre eight decades after one of the most infamous Nazi mass slaughters of World War II. Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed within 48 hours in a ravine in the Ukrainian capital when Kyiv
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s head swimming coach has resigned one week after a federal judge dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit that had accused him of degrading and demoting a female assistant because of her pregnancy. The university announced Monday that head coach Michael Litzinger had resigned from the school’s swimming program and
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders. They are angered by Trump’s Sept. 25 rally in Georgia where the former president again attacked Kemp. Kemp supporters warn that an embrace of Trump, his unproven claims about
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By Eva McKend, CNN Back in 2013, Terry McAuliffe won a majority of Black voters when he sought — and ultimately won — the top office in Virginia. As he vies for a second term as the Commonwealth’s governor, he wants to do it again. With less than a month to go in the election,
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users. But the outage was far more serious for many people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to communicate with relatives, friends and neighbors and run their
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users. But the outage was far more serious for many people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to communicate with relatives, friends and neighbors and run their
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates. In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are “not
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for three retail pharmacy chains say the companies are blameless for the ongoing opioid crisis and did not create a public nuisance in two Ohio counties suing them in federal court. Attorneys for CVS, Walmart and Giant Eagle delivered their opening statements Tuesday in Cleveland. Attorneys
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for three retail pharmacy chains say the companies are blameless for the ongoing opioid crisis and did not create a public nuisance in two Ohio counties suing them in federal court. Attorneys for CVS, Walmart and Giant Eagle delivered their opening statements Tuesday in Cleveland. Attorneys
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ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a man who escaped Sunday night from the Chaves County jail is back in custody after being captured in a Roswell house following an hours-long standoff late Monday. Officials said 37-year-old Daniel Cobos was found in a room under a blanket after a SWAT team deployed gas canisters and
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is struggling to score points, is no longer a contender for the national title and has fallen out of the Top 25. It marks an end to the Tigers’ domination of opponents, being part of the national picture and in the rankings for almost
Continue Reading By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned on Tuesday that action must be taken soon to avert a debt limit crisis, saying in a floor speech, “it’s not too late, but it’s getting dangerously close,” as a key deadline looms on October 18. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned
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Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the United Nations’ weather agency finds much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change. The report says 60% of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. It says
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the United Nations’ weather agency finds much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change. The report says 60% of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. It says
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CNNEE (CNN) — Una denunciante de Facebook que publicó decenas de miles de páginas de investigación y documentos internos está testificando ante el Senado sobre el impacto de la empresa en los niños. ¿Qué se espera de la declaración de la denunciante de Facebook en el Senado? Esto es lo que ha dicho la denunciante
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque city councilors have adopted a resolution acknowledging the trauma that U.S. Indigenous boarding school policies have caused for Native American communities over the decades. Councilors passed the measure Monday night. Mayor Tim Keller is expected to sign the resolution on Indigenous People’s Day. The
Continue Reading By Paula Reid A lawyer for Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, has asked a federal judge to delay his federal sentencing for the second time while he continues to cooperate with the federal government. Greenberg is currently scheduled to be sentenced on November 18 after a
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A leading Jewish group in Germany says it’s shocked by a German-Israeli singer’s report of being turned away from a hotel because he was wearing a Star of David pendant. Singer Gil Ofarim, who lives in Germany, shared a video on Instagram Tuesday showing him in front
Continue Reading US Capitol Police took into custody a suspect from a “suspicious vehicle” parked near the Supreme Court after giving the person commands and using a flash bang device. Capitol police describe the situation as an ongoing investigation.
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s much-beloved Frosty isn’t only for dessert, anymore. It’s for breakfast, too. The fast food chain is partnering with Kellogg to make “Wendy’s Frosty Chocolatey Cereal,” a limited-edition item that transforms the milkshake’s chocolatey taste into cereal form. It hits grocery store shelves in December for a suggested price of
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jorja Fox reprises her role of Sara Sidle in the latest “CSI” iteration, “CSI: Vegas.” The 10-episode limited series, following forensic investigators in Las Vegas, reunites Fox with William Petersen, who played her love interest in the original “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Original cast member Wallace
Continue Reading BAL HARBOUR, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three floors of a South Florida high-rise condominium have been evacuated after a property manager found chemicals in a unit where a tenant had been evicted last week. Miami-Dade police spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta says the chemicals were “consistent with a clandestine lab.” Officials say the residents of the
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The holidays may not be back to normal this year. But spooky Peeps are back. Last year Just Born, the candy company behind the marshmallow bunnies and chicks, paused production on its non-Easter holiday Peeps. That meant anyone seeking Halloween or Christmas-themed Peeps in 2020 was out of luck. Same
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Lawmakers in Belarus have voted to suspend an agreement with the European Union obliging the ex-Soviet nation to take back migrants that crossed its territory into the EU. The vote late Monday in the upper house of the Belarusian parliament formalizes the move that was announced
Continue Reading PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Nebraska man accused in the deaths of his two young children is now being charged with murder after an autopsy showed the children were smothered. Adam Price was initially charged with two counts of negligent child abuse resulting in death in the killings of 5-year-old Emily and 3-year-old
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