CNN By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo through empty hallways. The normal beeps and whirs of hospital equipment are absent. The organized chaos of a city emergency room is replaced by empty chairs strung with caution tape. The stillness
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo through empty hallways. The normal beeps and whirs of hospital equipment are absent. The organized chaos of a city emergency room is replaced by empty chairs strung with caution tape. The stillness
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remains to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain to cause
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remains to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain to cause
Continue ReadingCNN, KMOV By Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Johnson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in his NFL debut, and the New Orleans Saints capitalized on a series of Seattle mistakes for a 13-10 win over the Seahawks. Alvin Kamara carried the load for New Orleans and Jameis Winston made a
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One of two convicted felons accused of perpetrating an unemployment benefits scam that involved inmates at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe and netted over $500,000 in stolen funds pleaded not guilty today to 48 charges. Brandon Christopher Avery, 28, of San Bernardino was arrested last week following a months-long investigation by the Riverside County District
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide the
Continue Reading PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The superintendent of the Page Unified School District has resigned after allegedly making a racist remark at a meeting. District officials say Larry Wallen’s resignation came late Sunday evening. They say Wallen will be on administrative reassignment and won’t perform any duties as superintendent pending the conclusion of the terms of
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney rose, while Hong Kong fell and Shanghai was little changed. Stocks have been pushing broadly higher as companies turn in much stronger profit reports for the
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Stocks have been pushing broadly higher as companies turn in much stronger profit reports for the summer than
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Johnson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in his NFL debut, and the New Orleans Saints capitalized on a series of Seattle mistakes for a 13-10 win over the Seahawks. Alvin Kamara carried the load for New Orleans and Jameis Winston made a
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Kevin Love scored 22 points, Jarrett Allen recorded his second straight double-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Denver Nuggets 99-87. Allen finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds to help the Cavaliers start a five-game trip on the right note. This was on the
Continue ReadingCNN By Claudia Otto, Jo Shelley and Hannah Ritchie, CNN A German woman who joined ISIS was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday over the death of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl. The Higher Regional Court in Munich found the woman, identified only as Jennifer W., guilty of crimes against humanity for “enslavement resulting
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is zeroing in on a package of clean energy strategies for President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill. The administration believes the new approach could reach greenhouse gas emission reduction goals similar to an initial proposal that ran into opposition from
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says the country is set to reduce emissions by 35% below 2005 levels by 2030. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he would not commit at the U.N. climate conference in Scotland next month to increasing the country’s current 2030 target of
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako says she will “walk together” in a new life with her husband after they married without a celebration in a union that has split public opinion. Mako lost her royal status upon marrying commoner Kei Komuro and the couple will live in New York,
Continue Reading By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored two goals and Craig Anderson made 35 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Drake Caggiula, Vinnie Hinostroza and Robert Hagg also scored for the Sabres in their first win against the Lightning
Continue Reading By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 for their third straight win. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist, and Christopher Tanev also scored for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau got his seventh assist
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