Month: November 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Biden’s statement earlier this week in which he appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump. White House press officials altered the official transcript of Biden’s statement, drawing objections from the federal

PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home, authorities said Friday. After anonymous complaints, officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred from

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020. The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Election preview with ABC correspondents and contributors. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.; Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Catherine

Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce has condemned the seizure of three military units by supporters of former President Evo Morales, calling it “an absolutely reprehensible criminal act that is far from any legitimate social claim of the Indigenous peasant movement.” Earlier on Friday, the armed forces had urged those

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country so wracked by drug cartel violence, there have been real fears about ghosts, ghouls and skeletons walking the streets. The concern isn’t so much about competition for Mexico’s traditional, home-grown Day of the Dead celebrations, which are going off Friday and

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable.” That’s one of the findings of an internal review released Friday into how the Secret Service’s own staffers handled security leading up to

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has broken its silence over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign Ministry saying it was surprised by “the offensive tone” adopted by Venezuelan authorities toward Brazil. In recent days, Venezuela’s government has escalated its criticism of Brazilian foreign relations officials and even President Luiz Inácio

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine minors in Nigeria could be facing the death penalty. The children were among 76 protesters arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of the children collapsed due to exhaustion before they could take their plea. A charge sheet shows the protesters

MILAN, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have arrested eight people in connection with a suspected drug trafficking operation at a federal prison in the small New Mexico town of Milan. They said they made the arrests Wednesday when the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service raided 13 homes mostly in Albuquerque. Those arrested include two people currently

AP Business Writer Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in a conference call with investors Thursday, the company said those closures will be offset by new restaurant openings. Wendy’s said it plans to open between

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation. Their film, “No Other Land,” has been hailed as one of the year’s most powerful documentaries and won prizes at international film festivals.

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Twenty-nine-year-old Rosa Andrade was one of six employees killed after they were unable to escape the rising waters in Erwin, a small town in East Tennessee.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has reacted angrily after the British ambassador to Bratislava criticized his interview with Russia’s Rossiya 1 state-owned television, saying, “Slovakia is not Britain’s colony.” In his interview for the propaganda channel, Fico condemned Western support for Ukraine, saying it only prolongs the war, and accused

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift aquarium, days after the city unceremoniously paved over the old one due to safety concerns. Industrious Brooklynites have taken waterproof liner, bath tiles, concrete blocks and

Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is the first state to sign an agreement with the federal government designed to improve health care and lower costs. The agreement applies to all health care payers, including Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. Gov. Wes Moore signed it Friday with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An appeals court says a federal receiver can proceed with a takeover of a Mississippi jail where a judge found unconstitutional conditions and “a stunning array of assaults, as well as deaths.” A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that U.S. District Judge Carlton

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held. The Bureau of Prisons said Friday that the contraband was identified and confiscated during a multi-agency

Associated Pressda STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Flags telling people to “Vote Here” fluttered in not only English, but Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese at the Mountain Park Activity Building as a steady stream passed through its doors to cast their ballots in the 2024 election. One by one, the voters who turned out Thursday

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has given a Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph an additional 35 years behind bars. Justin Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder on Sept. 26 and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole the same day.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Koreans troops. This package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors, munitions for rocket systems

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About 2 ½ years after he was arrested on the charges in a sprawling gang and racketeering indictment, Young Thug was released from custody Thursday evening. It was a remarkable development in a trial

Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Friday denied a Republican committeeman’s effort to force the state’s third-largest county to allow watchers or challengers to observe early voting. The judge didn’t consider the merits of the committeeman’s lawsuit but dismissed the challenge because it wasn’t written meeting state legal standards. Missouri

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris ‘ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth — a closing argument designed to show the possible consequences for companies and workers if he returns to the White