By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing suffered a setback even before the start of the Petit Le Mans when star driver Kevin Magnussen was pulled from the lineup because of illness. Magnussen qualified the Cadillac and was scheduled to start the 10-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta.
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter has registered her candidacy for vice president in next year’s elections and was chosen as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the late dictator’s son, in an alliance that has alarmed activists. Sara Duterte backed out this week from her
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has laid flowers at a Paris memorial to mark the anniversary of Islamic State attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital six years ago.  Her stop on Saturday at the Le Carillon bar, one of multiple nightspots and sites attacked by gunmen and suicide bombers
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), alongside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada and provincial health partners has issued a notice about an outbreak of Salmonella infections affecting B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The source
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Cooler weather and easing restrictions are contributing to a rise in COVID-19 infections in some parts of Canada, Canada’s top health official said on Friday during a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) update. Chief public health officer
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer KENOSHA, Wisconsin (AP) — When Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand to testify about his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha — sobbing and seemingly unable to continue as he approached the critical moment where he shot the first man — it was
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 and state abortion restrictions like a near-ban that took effect in Texas in September have people with unwanted pregnancies increasingly considering getting abortion pills by mail. The legality of mail delivery is uncertain in much of the U.S. because of the patchwork of state abortion
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La FiscalÃa de Ecuador reportó este sábado en su cuenta de Twitter que al menos 68 presos murieron y otras 25 resultaron heridos en los incidentes en la PenitenciarÃa del Litoral en Guayaquil. También indicó que se abrió una investigación y que se “activó personal misional de la
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — COVID-19 and state abortion restrictions like a near-ban that took effect in Texas in September have people with unwanted pregnancies increasingly considering getting abortion pills by mail. The legality of mail delivery is uncertain in much of the U.S. because of the patchwork of state abortion
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The husband of a British-Iranian woman who has been detained for more than five years in Iran says he is ending his hunger strike outside Britain’s Foreign Office after 21 days. Richard Ratcliffe has been sleeping in a tent outside the Foreign Office to pressure the British
Continue Reading KABUL (AP) — Emergency workers say a bomb has exploded on a mini-bus on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members of Afghanistan’s minority Hazara community. At least one person was killed and five were wounded. The driver of the bus has told The Associated Press that an explosion went
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CNN By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor, a 10-year-old Black and autistic student in Utah, died by suicide last Saturday after allegedly being bullied by classmates and her family’s complaints were ignored, the family’s lawyer tells CNN. The tragedy comes just weeks after the Justice Department publicly detailed a disturbing pattern where Black and
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian has won 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit clinched a spot in
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian has won 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit clinched a spot in
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN There has been a slew of robberies in Los Angeles where the perpetrators target people based on the jewelry they’re wearing and their cars, police said Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is calling the crimes “a trend of follow-home robberies” after documenting more than 110 incidents. “Suspects would target victims
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN As French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the Arc de Triomphe for a national televised Armistice Day Ceremony, Vice President Kamala Harris — donning the traditional bleuet de France honoring veterans — waited to greet him. As they clasped arms, the chummy chemistry that had begun to emerge between the pair
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas Taylor Swift has delivered another red present. The Grammy Award winner dropped the music video for “I Bet You Think About Me,” a newly released track off of her “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album, on Monday. The six-minute video is directed by Swift’s friend, Blake Lively and features actor Miles Teller. Some
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Cryptocurrencies have hit new all-time highs this month as they become more appealing to mainstream investors. Bitcoin, the most popular digital currency, soared to a new all-time high of nearly $70,000 per coin this week. It has climbed almost 125% this year, while the good old S&P 500 is up
Continue Reading By FAY ABUELGASIM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, killing at least one and wounding several. Saturday’s violence came as pro-democracy protesters yet again took to the streets across Sudan to
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI and TALI ARBEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social spending bill includes a provision that, if it becomes law, would mark the first time the federal government has offered targeted support to local news organizations. The help would come in the form of a payroll tax credit
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