By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million and its daily infection toll has hit a new record. The national coronavirus task force said Monday that 34,325 new infections over the past day raised the pandemic-long total to 8,027,012. That represents more than 5% of
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple showed off its second batch of new products ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. At a virtual event on Monday, the company showed off two high-end MacBook Pro laptops powered by its next-generation silicon chip. It also unveiled AirPods 3, its entry-level wireless earbuds that borrow a
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Two men have been arrested and police are looking for others in the drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old Alabama boy who was playing with his iPad in his bedroom. Tuscaloosa police say 21-year-old Julian Lamont Gordon Jr. was arrested Monday in the death of Kei’lan Allen. On Sunday, 18-year-old James
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two Mexican nationals have been indicted on drug-trafficking and hostage-taking charges in connection with the killing of a San Diego teenager in Mexico. Prosecutors say the 19-year-old victim, identified in court papers only by his initials, stole drugs that he was planning to smuggle from Mexico into the U.S. In response,
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have summoned two people who were present at a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and state employees who were overseeing Peters’ application for a real estate appraiser license. The Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN A hacker appears to have compromised a section of former President Donald Trump‘s website and replaced it with a slogan and a speech from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Visitors to a subdomain of Trump’s website were greeted Monday with a message from someone claiming to be a Turkish hacktivist. “Do
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Crosswalks in Palm Springs are being painted in rainbow colors. The installation of the colorful crossings are coming ahead of Greater Palm Springs Pride Week, which is set for November 1-7. This year marks the 35th year of the annual event. On Monday, the crosswalk near the corner of Calle Encilia and Arenas Road. Another
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau is warning the public about a deception technique being used to steal cars in southeast Portland in the last week. Police said there have been at least four cars stolen. The victims all describe between two to four male teenagers running up to their
Continue Reading CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a 38-year-old Dayton man was standing in the westbound travel lanes of U.S. Highway 50 when he was struck and killed by a car last week near Carson City. The patrol said Monday investigators don’t know why Allen Lynch was standing on the highway Wednesday
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darnell Coles has been hired by the Washington Nationals as their hitting coach. The move returns him to an organization he worked for in the minor leagues and reunites him with manager Dave Martinez, a former teammate. Coles was most recently the hitting coach for the
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darnell Coles has been hired by the Washington Nationals as their hitting coach. The move returns him to an organization he worked for in the minor leagues and reunites him with manager Dave Martinez, a former teammate. Coles was most recently the hitting coach for the
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The streets of Haiti’s capital are quiet and largely empty as thousands of workers angry about the nation’s lack of security go on strike. The protest that began Monday comes two days after 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group were abducted by
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is setting up a new intelligence gathering and law enforcement unit to monitor the movement of migrants journeying to the US southern border after being caught by surprise last month when thousands of people arrived in Del Rio, Texas. The initiative is aimed
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A national agricultural farmworkers organization is traveling the country checking in on women who work in the fields. The organization, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, is working hard to educate women who work in fields across the country, not only about programs available to them during the pandemic but also about their rights in the workplace.
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s sports betting industry has become the first in the United States to take in more than a billion dollars’ worth of bets in a single month. Figures released Monday show Atlantic City’s nine casinos and the three racetracks around the state that take
Continue ReadingBy Diana Rocco Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A woman caught on camera lighting a Jewish school on fire was arrested and charged Sunday. Police say 39-year-old Brooklyn resident Sharee Jones was charged with reckless endangerment as a hate crime and arson. The incident happened on Thursday at
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest milestone for Bitcoin, the country’s first exchange-traded fund linked to the most popular digital currency should become available to investors. The ETF from ProShares, with the ticker symbol “BITO,” is expected to begin trading Tuesday, barring any opposition from regulators. The fund
Continue Reading By MATT OTT and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has a “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices. They sent a letter to Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy, marking an escalation
Continue Reading By MATT OTT and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has a “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices. They sent a letter to Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy, marking an escalation
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury he suffered late in the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions’ overtime win over the Washington Capitals last Saturday. Kucherov missed all of the 2020-21 regular season after undergoing hip surgery in the offseason. He returned in the
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