DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state television is reporting that the country’s air defenses are responding to an Israeli airstrike targeting areas close to the historic Syrian town of Palmyra in the central province of Homs. The report quotes an unidentified military official as saying the strike occurred shortly before midnight Wednesday and it targeted
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is planning to aggressively expand offshore wind energy capacity in the United States, potentially holding as many as seven new offshore lease sales by 2025. The move was announced Wednesday by US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and first reported by the New York Times. This is a developing
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A second person has been killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by a Tennessee company that has been under investigation by a federal agency for more than six years without any resolution. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted recall documents filed
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for life without wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The popular Smith-Schuster is out for the season after injuring his right shoulder in a win over Denver last weekend. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says no single player can replace Smith-Schuster, adding it will take
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Police in Miami have arrested a woman who allegedly left her little girl with a stranger at a Miami hospital. An arrest report says the 33-year-old woman told authorities she did it to keep her from sleeping on the streets. Now Carolina Vizcarra faces a child abandonment charge. Police say she asked
Continue Reading CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — An attorney for a former Marine battalion commander relieved of his duties after he made comments critical of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan says his client will plead guilty in a special court-martial. Lawyer Tim Parlatore is representing Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller. Parlatore told The Associated Press on Wednesday that
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested five suspects believed to be part of a jihadist group that sought to recruit others to its cause and was attempting to acquire weapons. Authorities said Wednesday that four people were arrested in Barcelona and one in Madrid. Police say anti-terrorism officers moved against the
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN The day after the 2020 election, conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell was wrapping up her work in Montana when she got a phone call that would send her on a path to become one of former President Donald Trump’s most devout election conspiracy crusaders. Mark Meadows was on the
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status before the weekend or be placed on unpaid leave. In the video posted online Tuesday, Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara vowed
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — William Shatner, de 90 años, famoso por su interpretación del Capitán Kirk en la serie original de “Star Trek”, acaba de viajar a bordo de una nave espacial suborbital que rozó el borde del espacio exterior antes de aterrizar en paracaídas, convirtiéndolo en la persona de más edad en viajar al
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Olympic sports organizations will look into co-hosting championship events with the NCAA as a way of preventing the U.S. gold-medal pipeline from withering under financial pressure. The hosting partnerships were one of seven recommendations the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee released after several months of meetings
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los beneficiarios del Seguro Social en Estados Unidos recibirán un ajuste anual por costo de vida del 5,9% el próximo año, el mayor aumento desde 1982, anunció el miércoles la Administración del Seguro Social. El aumento aumentará los pagos mensuales de los jubilados en US$ 92 a un promedio estimado
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — He was hailed as a hero by his offensive coordinator, but Broncos guard Graham Glasgow says he’ll head straight for the sideline the next time his heart feels like it’s about to pound right out of his chest during a game. The veteran right
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are shifting focus toward next season after they were eliminated in convincing fashion by Houston in an AL Division Series. Another early exit wasn’t what they envisioned. The White Sox thought they were in position to make a run in October with
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN has signed a five-year agreement with the NFL to broadcast the Monday night game during the first weekend of the playoffs, beginning this season. The announcement was made by ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro at the CAA World Congress of Sport. The NFL announced last month that it was moving the
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady remembers the losses. As Tampa Bay prepared to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, Brady pointed out a few times this week that the Buccaneers lost on short rest last season. That was when Brady forgot the number of downs at
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN A 36-member commission set up by President Joe Biden to study the US Supreme Court is set to release draft materials on Thursday, the White House announced. The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States was established in April partly as a compromise with liberals,
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says starting cornerback Eli Ricks has decided to have season- ending surgery to repair an injury that has nagged him for much of the season. The undisclosed injury leaves LSU without its top two cornerbacks. Former All-America defensive back Derrick Stingley also has been sidelined indefinitely
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule said running back Christian McCaffrey is 50-50 for Carolina’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. McCaffrey has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury. The Panthers have lost both without the 2019 All-Pro running back in the lineup. Rhule thinks
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Children with autism showed no benefit from an experimental treatment made with a hormone thought to promote social bonding. The results in the largest study of its kind were published Wednesday. The lead author called it a major setback. The government-funded study used a synthetic form of oxytocin. That’s
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that if diplomatic talks with Iran fail, the United States “is prepared to turn to other options” to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He discussed what the US would do if Tehran fails to return to international talks
Continue Reading CNN, UNTV, POOL, ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE, KNESSET TV, U.S. EMBASSY By Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that if diplomatic talks with Iran fail, the United States “is prepared to turn to other options” to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He discussed what the
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By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas florist became the 100th person to plead guilty in connection with the January 6 insurrection, a landmark moment more than nine months after the deadly attack on the US Capitol. Jenny Cudd, 37, pleaded guilty Wednesday to entering a restricted building, namely the Capitol. Cudd could
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A University of Delaware student who was accused of threatening people with a BB gun has died after what authorities described as a “medical emergency” in his prison cell. Delaware State Police said 20-year-old Quinn Annable was pronounced dead Tuesday morning. Correctional officers at a Wilmington
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A second person has been killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by a Tennessee company that has been under investigation by a federal agency for more than six years without any resolution. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted recall documents filed
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Current and former NFL players and others who work in the league have varying opinions whether the attitudes expressed by Jon Gruden in emails over several years are pervasive throughout the sport these days. One thing that is clear: The whole episode is a topic of conversation in locker
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian club Sao Paulo FC has parted ways with Argentine coach Hernan Crespo after a string of poor results. Crespo joined Sao Paulo in February after leading tiny Argentine club Defensa y Justicia to the Copa Sudamericana title and signed a contract until the end of 2022. His stint started well
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate — a rule that directly conflicts with President Joe Biden’s proposed rules requiring Covid vaccines for federal workers and for large employers. The competing rules create a bind for many companies that rely
Continue Reading OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California mother faces 39 charges alleging that she hosted alcohol-filled parties for her teenage son and his friends at her home and other places and encouraged them to drink heavily and engage in sex acts with intoxicated girls, some of them non-consensual. California prosecutors say 47-year-old Shannon
Continue Reading OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California mother faces 39 charges alleging that she hosted alcohol-filled parties for her teenage son and his friends at her home and other places and encouraged them to drink heavily and engage in sex acts with intoxicated girls, some of them non-consensual. California prosecutors say 47-year-old Shannon
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