By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is stepping back into the hotly contested Virginia governor’s race, but from afar. According to a person familiar with his plans, Trump will hold a tele-rally for Republican Glenn Youngkin. Youngkin is running neck-and-neck with Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Throughout the campaign, Youngkin
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Voters in Tucson are being asked to approve a new minimum wage higher than the state’s baseline pay. A majority vote next Tuesday would set the stage for workers to earn the $15 per hour wage long sought by progressive Democrats. The business community opposes Proposition 206
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are hoping the return of star receiver Jerry Jeudy will jolt them back into the win column this weekend against Washington. Jeudy suffered a high right ankle sprain on opening weekend after catching six passes for 72 yards against the Giants. The
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks did not expect to be in the position of having so much importance on their matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But the course of Seattle’s season could likely be determined by whether it can get past the Jaguars. Seattle has lost three straight
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Brandon Hagy and Chad Ramey played in wind strong enough to keep short putts from going in. And they got off easy at the Bermuda Championship. They each shot 65 to share the lead. The ones who really struggled played in the morning. The wind was so severe that play had
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so big it could swallow Earth, extends surprisingly deep beneath the planet’s cloud tops. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered that the monster storm, though shrinking, still has a depth of between 200 miles and 300 miles. Scientists reported
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge says a Minnesota man accused of killing three family members with a wrench is mentally incompetent to stand trial, citing testimony from doctors about his mental illness intensified by his consumption of energy drinks. David Ekers is charged with three counts of second-degree murder in last year’s attack in a
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming up for Halloween weekend with the grandkids,” the Utah Republican tweeted Thursday, sharing one of the fictional coach’s many aphorisms. “As @TedLasso says, ‘Your body is like day-old rice. If
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming up for Halloween weekend with the grandkids,” the Utah Republican tweeted Thursday, sharing one of the fictional coach’s many aphorisms. “As @TedLasso says, ‘Your body is like day-old rice.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted murderer Robert Durst has been transferred to state prison less than two weeks after being hospitalized on a ventilator with COVID-19 following his sentencing for the slaying of his best friend. A state prison spokeswoman says Durst was moved from the Los Angeles jail system
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted murderer Robert Durst has been transferred to state prison less than two weeks after being hospitalized on a ventilator with COVID-19 following his sentencing for the slaying of his best friend. A state prison spokeswoman says Durst was moved from the Los Angeles jail system
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen A January 6 rioter who downplayed the insurrection in a Fox News interview one day after she was sentenced to probation for storming the Capitol was “played by Laura Ingraham” and manipulated into whitewashing the attack, her lawyer said Thursday. Anna Morgan-Lloyd received national attention in June for becoming the first Capitol
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 20 million people are under alerts for coastal flooding, including residents of Baltimore and Washington, DC, as a large and powerful low pressure system shifts from the central US toward the Northeast. “Right now we’re expecting it to be one of the worst tidal flooding events that we’ve
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has asked an administrative judge to block the state of Florida from slashing federal aid money to two school districts over their coronavirus mask mandates. Federal education officials on Thursday filed a complaint with the agency’s Office of Administrative Law Judges
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark will not testify Friday before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a committee aide and a source with knowledge of the matter. Clark, a Justice Department official who was integral to helping then-President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn
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An Iowa woman was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle while she was riding a bicycle in Joshua Tree. The crash happened Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. in State Route 62, west of Rice Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver involved in the collision, identified as an 80-year-old from Twentynine
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High temperatures have climbed into the low and mid-90s this afternoon. Sunset is at 5:57 p.m. Temperatures will cool into the mid-80s around 7:00 p.m. with clear skies persisting through the night. A ridge of high pressure is in place over California, aiding in the above-normal temperatures we’re experiencing. A trough of low pressure will
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers have held an emotional debate on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and other public gatherings deemed to “promote” same-sex relationships. The lawmakers are due to vote Friday on whether to reject or continue work on the proposal, which is
Continue Reading ELY, Nev. (AP) — A 65-year-old Las Vegas man died after falling off his kayak during a fishing trip at the Kirch Wildlife Management Area in northeast Nye County about 75 miles south of Ely. The Nevada Department of Wildlife said Thursday Paul Bifulco was fishing with a friend Monday when he capsized about 200
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Amir Vera, CNN News of Facebook’s new company name, Meta, quickly attracted the scorn of the internet. “The only meta we acknowledge,” tweeted writer Mitchell Clark, who posted a picture of former NBA player Meta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest). “‘Meta’ is short for ‘I meta girl in high school
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