By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Rick Karle Click here for updates on this story LANGSTON, Alabama (WVTM) — Nick Parcus loves playing the guitar. He loves the feel of the strings and the sound of sweet chords. But the 10-year-old from Langston, Alabama, loves one thing more: Memories of his adventure of a lifetime. It was last Friday when
Continue ReadingCheri Mossburg and Gregory Wallace, CNN A terminal at Los Angeles International Airport has been cleared and deemed safe after an apparent gas leak that sickened four people in Terminal 8, according to a tweet from the airport. The four people hurt in the incident Monday were all airport employees, according to an update provided
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, CNN More than a day after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was pronounced the winner of Brazil’s 2022 presidential election, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to publicly acknowledge his loss. The President’s delay in conceding Sunday’s race has contributed to fears that he will not cooperate with a transfer of power, amid
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The San Francisco District Attorney is rejecting conspiracy theories about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, confirming the assailant was targeting the Democratic leader when he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and confronted Paul Pelosi. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is expected to
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN A NASA observatory captured what appeared to be a jack-o’-lantern-esque smile on the sun’s surface, showing what are actually splotches on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the surrounding areas. The image, taken by NASA’s space-based Solar Dynamics Observatory, was shared by the space agency on social media last week
Continue ReadingBy BERET LEONE Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — A critical, lifesaving career is struggling to keep up with its demand. Fire departments are in desperate need of staff, and it’s the same story here in Minnesota. “Basically, we’re trying to run an operation with a third of our workforce
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press People showed up at convenience stores, groceries and gas stations across the country on Halloween hoping to find their own treat: a chance at Monday night’s massive $1 billion Powerball jackpot. Among them was Janice Turner, one of a steady stream of people — some wearing costumes — buying
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urielblanco (CNN) — Las elecciones de 2022 se perfilan, hasta ahora, mejor de lo que los demócratas habían imaginado. Ahora son favoritos para conservar el Senado, y parece probable que mantengan sus pérdidas en la Cámara de Representantes por debajo del promedio histórico de las elecciones intermedias para el partido que controla la Casa Blanca.
Continue Reading MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Multiple police officers with weapons drawn surrounded a vehicle parked outside a government building in Mobile, Alabama, in a standoff that lasted more than two hours. A police spokeswoman told reporters that a man with a gunshot wound was spotted in a parked car outside Government Plaza on Monday. She says
Continue ReadingBy MIKE DARNAY Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One man is dead and another is behind bars following a deadly shooting in Venango County. Pennsylvania State Police say that the shooting occurred along Big Bend Road in Emlenton on Saturday night. Police say they received a call from David Heathcote,
Continue Reading The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, has filed a petition for election on behalf of workers at an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio, claiming the company is refusing to recognize cards that the employees signed to join the union. Ultium is a joint venture between General Motors and LG
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Police are still looking for the suspect who killed a driver in south Sacramento over the weekend. Police say that on Oct. 30, at roughly noon, officers arrived at Phoenix Park Drive and Savannah Lane in South Sacramento in response to reports
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to raise the possibility of imposing a ‘windfall tax’ on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production. This comes as his administration aims to combat high gas prices just days before the midterm elections. The White House says
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RAMOS Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE (KPIX) — On Halloween night, kids of all ages will be hitting the streets, looking for thrills, chills and, of course, a lot of candy. But, for children with autism, all the excitement can be too much so, on Sunday, autism families got a
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN A previously little known fact about Julia Roberts is now more widely known, thanks to social media. It all started recently when a Twitter user shared a compilation video of Roberts, writing “Martin Luther King Jr. paying for her birth is still a little known fact that
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the release of his tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service to a Democratic-led House committee. Trump filed the emergency request on Monday with the high court after a federal appeals court cleared the way last week for the
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive again for COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky had mild symptoms Sunday. The 53-year-old first tested positive in mid-October. Walensky took the antiviral drug Paxlovid and later tested negative. The CDC said Monday
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump ha pedido a la Corte Suprema que suspenda la publicación de sus declaraciones de impuestos por parte del Servicio de Impuestos Internos a una comisión de la Cámara liderado por demócratas. Trump presentó la solicitud de emergencia este lunes 31 de octubre ante el tribunal superior después de
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM, SAM MEDNICK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive barrage of Russian strikes has hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in Ukraine. Monday’s knocked out water and power supplies in retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over
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