The real debate among Democrats over Biden’s agenda is just beginning
By Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN With a debt ceiling crisis punted until December, Democrats are turning their sights back to…
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Los Angeles police fatally shoot an armed man they said had taken a hostage after a violent crime spree
By Alta Spells, CNN A man suspected of a string of crimes, including taking someone hostage and firing a gun at three family members, was fatally…
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Local school boards emerge as hot races in November election
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Races for local school board seats have emerged as intense political…
Continue ReadingGrocery store shelves aren’t going back to normal this year
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business If you hoped grocery stores this fall and winter would look like they did in the Before Times, with limitless…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: New ethics board thrust into Kristi Noem inquiry
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Government Accountability Board usually draws little attention,…
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Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions…
Continue Reading Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions…
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NTSB: Engine-room-only fuel shutoff valves let fire spread
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal investigators say fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped…
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What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The fifth week of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes brought another big name witness to the…
Continue Reading What abortion access looks like in America even before the Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v. Wade
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The blockbuster clash over Roe v. Wade now in front of the Supreme Court comes after a successful, decades-long guerrilla…
Continue Reading GOP doc dispenses sketchy medical advice on virus immunity
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Roger Marshall won’t let people forget he’s a doctor. That’s clear because the…
Continue Reading Hezbollah member wanted for role in 1985 hijacking dies
BEIRUT (AP) — Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in one of the most notorious plane…
Continue Reading Pope to lawmakers: Climate change requires quick consensus
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging lawmakers worldwide to overcome “the narrow confines” of…
Continue Reading Spanish archbishop apologizes for steamy music video filmed in Gothic cathedral
By Jeevan Ravindran and Robert Iddiols, CNN The Archbishop of Toledo in Spain has apologized after two artists filmed a racy music video in the…
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McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican…
Continue Reading McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican…
Continue Reading Apple Store security guard stabbed over face mask dispute in NYC
By Laura Studley, CNN A dispute over wearing a face mask led to the stabbing of an Apple Store security guard Friday, a spokesperson with the New…
Continue Reading Green leader: ‘Long way’ to go in talks to form German govt
BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the Greens say the multiparty talks on forming a new German government have “a long way to go” and will have to…
Continue Reading Russia hits new virus death record as autumn surge persists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records…
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Emma Raducanu says she needs to cut herself ‘some slack’ after defeat by Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Indian Wells
By John Sinnott, CNN Britain’s new sporting hero Emma Raducanu, who stunned the tennis world when she won the US Open in September, experienced…
Continue Reading UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…
Continue Reading UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…
Continue Reading Syria’s Assad allows exiled uncle to return to avoid prison
By SARAH EL DEEB and ANGELA CHARLTON BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian pro-government newspaper says that President Bashar Assad has allowed his exiled uncle…
Continue Reading Emma Raducanu says she sometimes wishes she had not won US Open
The sports world is still reeling from one of the biggest underdog stories in tennis history. Emma Raducanu, a 450-to-1 outsider, winning the US Open…
Continue Reading Chopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A peeling portrait of Polish piano composer Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market…
Continue Reading A teacher at a North Carolina charter school resigns after claims of ‘field slave’ comments to Black students
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A teacher at a North Carolina charter school has resigned after parents brought to light a number of alleged racist incidents,…
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Hamilton mitigates grid penalty with strong qualifying run
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton had the fastest qualifying time at the Turkish Grand Prix but a 10-place grid penalty…
Continue Reading Former Israeli soldier assaulted outside station in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — A former Israeli soldier has been assaulted in Germany’s capital in what police describe as an antisemitic incident. The assault…
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Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The pandemic is making me think about Halloween costumes and candy earlier than ever. I am also wondering what my busy block…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network…
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