By MARY CLARE JALONICK, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is moving swiftly to hold at least one of Donald Trump’s allies in contempt. That’s happening as the former president is pushing back on the probe in a new lawsuit.
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — European stocks are lower while Asian markets advanced as investors wait for U.S. corporate results to see how companies are coping with supply disruptions and the last quarter’s surge in coronavirus infections. London and Frankfurt declined while Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong gained. Wall Street’s benchmark
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — European stocks are lower while Asian markets advanced as investors wait for U.S. corporate results to see how companies are coping with supply disruptions and the last quarter’s surge in coronavirus infections. London and Frankfurt declined while Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong gained. Wall Street’s benchmark
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations as a way out of Auckland’s two-month lockdown. The 94 new local infections found Tuesday eclipse the 89 that were reported twice
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations as a way out of Auckland’s two-month lockdown. The 94 new local infections found Tuesday eclipse the 89 that were reported twice
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A protest strike has shuttered businesses, schools and public transportation in a new blow to Haiti’s anemic economy. And unions and other groups vow to continue the shutdown Tuesday in anger over worsening crime as authorities try to rescue 17 kidnapped members of
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, has had 67 homicides so far this year and the city has surpassed its previous full-year record of 66 in 1987. Police are struggling to keep up amid an acute staffing shortage and budget cuts. The liberal Pacific Northwest city is trying
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Joe Biden was waiting on a desolate, darkened Afghan tarmac in 2002 when bad news arrived from Washington: He and his entourage were being blocked by the Pentagon from taking a spare seat on a departing military cargo plane. Standing in the cold, the hulking planes rumbling in the background, Biden
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott, CNN A total of 43 police staff in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down from duty and could face being fired after they failed to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Victoria Police said. Under Victorian state law, all emergency service workers including police officers were set an October
Continue ReadingCNN, WLS, WJZ, KOMO, KIRO, WCVB, MA STATE POLICE, WBZ, KVVU, WWNY, FOX NEWS, AFPTV, @SCOTTGOTTLIEBMD By Ben Westcott, CNN A total of 43 police staff in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down from duty and could face being fired after they failed to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Victoria Police
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile from its eastern coast on Tuesday morning, according to South Korean and Japanese officials. The launch took place in the port city of Sinpo, Hamgyong province, at about 10 a.m. local time Tuesday (9 p.m. ET Monday), South
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and warnings were canceled Sunday afternoon. The fire is 87% contained Monday and its size is holding at about 27 square miles. The fire erupted in the Santa Ynez Mountains during
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31. The Bills’ four-game winning streak was snapped. The AFC East leaders drove to the
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — A marijuana dispensary is suing South Lake Tahoe, California, after the city council revoked its cannabis and businesses licenses for failing to open on time. Perfect Union SLT blames the delay on the COVID-19 pandemic. The company was awarded one of two microbusiness cannabis licenses in November 2019 as part of
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — A marijuana dispensary is suing South Lake Tahoe, California, after the city council revoked its cannabis and businesses licenses for failing to open on time. Perfect Union SLT blames the delay on the COVID-19 pandemic. The company was awarded one of two microbusiness cannabis licenses in November 2019 as part of
Continue Reading MESCAL, Ariz. (AP) — Cochise County authorities say they are investigating a fatal shooting in the small community of Mescal. County sheriff’s officials say a 56-year-old man was shot Sunday afternoon in a family dispute. They say Michael Schwestak went to a relative’s home and allegedly threatened her family. The woman told authorities that Schwestak
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31. The Bills’ four-game winning streak was snapped. The AFC East leaders drove to the
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Houston’s pitching staff will need to adjust quickly after allowing 25 runs and 32 hits to Boston in the first three games of the AL Championship Series, a barrage that made the loss of injured Lance McCullers Jr. seem acute. Kyle Schwarber hit Boston’s third grand
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam helped the Red Sox rout the Houston Astros 12-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series. One game after J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each hit a grand slam in Houston, Schwarber hit a second-inning 3-0 pitch out.
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and could decrease political representation for growing minority communities in the nation’s largest red state. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the maps late Monday night, and they will now be sent to
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