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By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hoped to complete a stunning political comeback Tuesday as voters narrowed the field for a pivotal spot in the U.S. Senate. Republican Sen. Roy Blunt’s announcement last year that he would not seek a third term set off
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Lars Tate, part of a long line of Georgia running back greats who went on to play three seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Chicago, has died, the school announced Tuesday. He was 56. Tate died late Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida, about a month after being diagnosed with
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King has testified in a federal antitrust trial in Washington. Tracing his own history beginning as an unknown author in the 1970s, King laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years. He testified
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s office in Seattle has that there were six heat-related deaths during the heat wave that enveloped the Pacific Northwest last week. The Seattle Times reports three people — ages 64, 65 and 77 — died from hyperthermia between July 27 and 30, including one probable case, and
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Actualmente en Estados Unidos existen dos vacunas disponibles contra la viruela del mono y el Gobierno las está distribuyendo en todo el país, principalmente a los estados donde la incidencia de casos es más alta: Nueva York, California, Florida e Illinois. Hasta el momento, se han registrado 5.800 casos confirmados
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. An investigation of the company’s “kiosk” business inside traditional retail furniture stores found that
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. An investigation of the company’s “kiosk” business inside traditional retail furniture stores found that
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. An investigation of the company’s “kiosk” business inside traditional retail furniture stores found that
Continue Reading SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate” on a ballot to siphon off votes from the Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida has pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges during his first court appearance. James “Eric” Foglesong entered the plea Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a motion from Donald Trump to dismiss three lawsuits brought by four police officers against the former president for their injuries suffered during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The two-paragraph order from DC District Judge Amit Mehta rejects Trump’s claim that he
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China. But even as Pelosi was greeted by Taiwanese officials on the tarmac and headed to her
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES, MICHAEL PHILLIS and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press HAYNEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Federal officials announced a pilot program on Tuesday to help 11 communities improve their sewage infrastructure. Officials made the announcement in Lowndes County, Alabama, which has suffered for decades with inadequate sewage systems. After heavy rains, human waste covers Charlie Mae
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las inundaciones de la semana pasada han terminado con la vida de más de tres docenas de personas en el este de Kentucky, dice el gobernador, y el calor sofocante pronto agravará los desafíos para las personas que están sin energía y varados ya que las carreteras y puentes han quedado
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The first-place New York Mets acquired Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants for J.D. Davis and three pitching prospects in an exchange of right-handed bats ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. Left-handers Thomas Szapucki and Nick Zwack also went to the Giants along with right-hander Nick Zwack. Ruf has hammered left-handed pitching
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Demi Lovato, la cantante y quien fue actriz de Disney Channel, comenzó a usar nuevamente el pronombre “she” (“ella”). Lovato, que en 2021 se identificó como persona no binaria y cambió sus pronombres a “they”, en inglés, dijo esta semana en el podcast “Spout” que “se ha estado sintiendo más femenina”
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A growing monkeypox outbreak in Riverside County is raising new concerns about the stigma it may create with the illness hitting mostly gay men. It has some people recalling the beginning of the early days of the fight against HIV and AIDS. News Channel 3 anchor John White is going in-depth, talking with 2 men who see
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. The findings come days after Democrats hammered out a 725-page climate, health care and tax deal that
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A vegetation fire burning in Thermal grew from four acres to 30 acres over the span of a few hours. “They got on scene, reported a couple of acres on fire. Wildfire were making an advance, [crews made] an aggressive attack on the fire,” said Cal Fire Information Officer Richard Cordova. An evacuation order has
Continue Reading BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — A former Buckeye police officer has been arrested for allegedly using law enforcement databases to illegally access personal information and criminal histories of multiple people, authorities said Tuesday. Police said 38-year-old Charles Cosgrove was taken into custody Monday following an extensive investigation by the department after a supervisor came forward with
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By Jarrod Wardwell and Michelle Watson, CNN The suspect accused of stabbing a 17-year-old boy to death and injuring four others while they were tubing in a Wisconsin river Saturday appeared in criminal court Monday, charged with intentional homicide. Nicolae Miu, 52, has been charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide and four counts
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