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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. Moments later, gunfire erupted and Taylor was hit by a stray bullet as he and a friend headed
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sent a written response in negotiations over a final draft of a roadmap for parties to return to its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. However, the U.S. cast doubt on Tehran’s offer early Friday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said
Continue Reading By DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A man was detained Thursday night after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández, and President Alberto Fernández said the assassination attempt failed because the gun did not fire. “A man pointed a firearm
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI, JOCELYN GECKER and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentina-based yoga group sexually exploited vulnerable women it called “geishas” to get money and influence from wealthy and powerful men around the world, including opera star Placido Domingo, who knew the organization’s leaders for more than two decades, according to
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COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Andrew Armstrong caught three of Eric Rodriguez’s four first-half touchdown passes and Texas A&M-Commerce defeated Division II-member Lincoln University (California) 52-7 in a season opener on Thursday night. It was the first game as a FCS member for the Lions, who will play in the Southland Conference this season. Rodriguez and
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — A Texas pecan farm nearly the size of Disneyland has become entangled in a turf war between the Biden administration and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement on the southern border. Hugo and Magali Urbina, who bought Heavenly Farms in April 2021, at first
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data that might influence Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool surging inflation. Shanghai and Seoul advanced while Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated. Oil prices rose more than $1.50 per barrel. Investors looked
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN Serena Williams’ legendary tennis career has likely come to an end after she fell to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović in the third round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York. The 23-time grand slam singles champion leaves an indelible mark, not
Continue ReadingBy Ignacio Grimaldi, Artemis Moshtaghian and Jessie Yeung, CNN A man has been arrested after attempting to shoot Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s vice-president and former President, at point blank range outside her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Video of the incident shows the vice president smiling as she walks by a crowd of
Continue Reading By CODY JACKSON and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums. The space shuttle program had ended, and with it the steady stream of space enthusiasts who filled the area’s restaurants and hotel and motel rooms during regular astronaut launches. The Kennedy Space Center’s
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he will “very, very seriously” consider full pardons for the rioters who breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, if he runs for reelection and wins. “I will tell you, I will look very, very favorably about full pardons. If I
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN What a way to make a living. Dolly Parton has remade her hit song “9 to 5” as a duet, this time with Kelly Clarkson. The song comes more than 40 years after the original and was recorded as part of the forthcoming documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5.”
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams have lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open. They were eliminated by the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday night. Arthur Ashe Stadium had never hosted a first-round doubles match
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The California Legislature this week passed about a dozen bills in what proponents call a “historic” legislative package to protect and expand abortion access in the state, as its Democratic leaders seek to make California a “reproductive freedom” state. Lawmakers approved the bills in the final days of their legislative session,
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say four militiamen have been killed in reprisal attacks between rival Shiite militia groups. The attacks on Thursday came days after violent clashes in Baghdad that brought the country to the precipice of street warfare. Iraqi security forces were swiftly deployed in the southern
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A man was detained Thursday night after he reportedly aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández in what government ministers characterized as an assassination attempt. The man, who had not been identified, was detained seconds into the incident. Video from the scene broadcast on local
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan says it’s aggressively pushing electric vehicles to take advantage of a new U.S. law that gives up to $7,500 in tax credits. President Joe Biden signed the landmark law last month. The tax credit can be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he doesn’t consider any Donald Trump supporter to be a threat to the country. Biden said Friday that when people voted for Trump, “they weren’t voting for attacking the Capitol. They weren’t voting for overruling the election. They were voting
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity. Secretary-General Antonio
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will increase its permanent immigration intake by 35,000 to 195,000 as it grapples with skills and labor shortages. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced on Friday the increase for the year ending June 30, 2023, during a two-day summit of 140 representatives
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