Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a…
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GOP lawmakers seek investigation of consulting firm over its work in China
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over…
Continue Reading One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google
Associated Press One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity…
Continue Reading New York City’s $4B shelter system rife with mismanagement, nepotism, investigators say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A yearslong investigation of New York City’s $4 billion homeless shelter system has found widespread…
Continue Reading Part of a memo authorizing probe of election interference remains secret. A judge wants to know why
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is pressing the U.S. government to explain why a portion of the memo authorizing Special Counsel…
Continue Reading Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton’s free throws to beat Liberty 82-80
AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5…
Continue Reading What to stream: Bruce Springsteen doc, Halsey album, Billy Crystal on TV and ‘Trap’ thrills
M. Night Shyamalan’s thrilling “Trap” and albums from pop princess Halsey and country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini are some of this week’s…
Continue Reading After Sinwar’s death, hostage families see a ‘window of opportunity’ to bring their loved ones home
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two days after Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, families of the hostages taken last year…
Continue Reading Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of…
Continue Reading Trump compares jailed Capitol rioters to Japanese internment during World War II
Associated Press Former President Donald Trump said that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are being treated like Japanese…
Continue Reading Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case made public Friday a heavily redacted…
Continue Reading North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in…
Continue Reading Charges dismissed against deaf Black man who police punched and shocked with a Taser
PHOENIX (AP) — All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man who was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by Phoenix police…
Continue Reading Patriots practice on Winston Churchill’s old stomping grounds in London
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — A London game is more than just a typical road trip for NFL teams. It’s a chance to learn about local history. In…
Continue Reading BRELAND went to Selma to find himself. His ‘Project 2024′ is music based on what he saw and felt
AP Music Writer For BRELAND, the last few years have been a whirlwind. He released his debut album, 2022’s “Cross Country,” a fluid approach to…
Continue Reading Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A condemned South Carolina inmate has chosen to be executed by lethal injection for killing a store clerk in…
Continue Reading US laments ‘disappointing’ Swiss decision not to fully adopt latest EU sanctions against Russia
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United States says it is disappointed with a decision by the Swiss government not to adopt all measures in the…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police deputy is removed from duty in ongoing DWI scandal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A newly promoted police commander in Albuquerque has been removed from duty while the police department in New…
Continue Reading Florida official warns Hurricane Milton victims about scammers posing as FEMA workers
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The emergency management chief of the Florida county where Hurricane Milton made landfall earlier this month is warning about…
Continue Reading Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in fresh wave of violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Multiple gangs are attacking several communities in Haiti’s capital. They set fire to homes and a church as…
Continue Reading Boeing faces a new FAA review as a key supplier plans temporary furloughs due to labor strike
AP Airlines Writer Boeing’s biggest supplier of airplane parts says it will temporarily furlough 700 workers because of a slowdown in work due…
Continue Reading Trump hotel attracted would-be judges, ambassadors, pardon-seekers, House Democrats say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Judges seeking appointments to the federal bench, wealthy Republicans hoping for ambassadorships and criminals who…
Continue Reading What to know about Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was killed in Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, was the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked…
Continue Reading Mexican newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Sinaloa state capital
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Assailants have fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern…
Continue Reading Proposed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge expansion could lead to buyout of mining project
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency is proposing an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge. That could…
Continue Reading A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A court in Italy has ruled against the right-wing government’s move to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in…
Continue Reading It wasn’t a bear that attacked a camper found dead in his tent. Authorities say someone killed him
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities say a 35-year-old man camping in a remote forest was found brutally killed in his tent. The Gallatin…
Continue Reading Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler charged with DUI, possession of handgun after traffic accident
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun…
Continue Reading Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, is dead at 61
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the longest, deadliest…
Continue Reading Perry High School shooter sought fame and tried to livestream the attack, investigation shows
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The investigation into a deadly shooting at a small-town Iowa high school in January reveals new details,…
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