Month: October 2022

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s 82-year-old Sen. Patrick Leahy has been hospitalized after he felt unwell at his McLean, Virginia, home. Leahy’s office said Thursday evening that as a precaution he was taken to a Washington-area hospital for tests. At the recommendation of his doctors, the Democratic senator is expected to remain in the hospital

By The Associated Press Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians try to bounce back in the Bronx, hoping to avoid a wipeout at Yankee Stadium a day after a washout. Game 2 of the Cleveland-New York matchup in the AL Division Series was postponed Thursday night because of a rainy forecast. Aaron Judge and the

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A gunman opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city on Thursday, killing five people before leading police on an hourslong manhunt that forced residents across multiple neighborhoods to take shelter in their homes. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters

By BRIAN MELLEY and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The effort by three Latino politicians to maximize their influence in Los Angeles backfired after a leaked recording of their meeting exposed crude and, at times, racist banter that has already led to one city councilmember’s resignation and could have broader legal and

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after a pair of exposés revealed Harvey Weinstein’s long trail of sexual abuse of women, “She Said,” a film that dramatizes the dogged fight to uncover years of allegations against the movie mogul, premiered Thursday at the New York Film Festival. The film

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau says it is launching an investigation into how a private company was handling complaints about electric bills after Hurricane Fiona knocked power out to the entire island. Thursday’s announcement comes as a growing number of customers in the U.S. territory complain about being charged for

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West are ending their business relationship, but the breakup is not a result of the controversy over the hip-hop star’s recent antisemitic comments. The letter ending West’s relationship with JPMorgan was tweeted Wednesday by conservative activist

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mayor announced that five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m., and that the police department told

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The atmosphere at Petco Park will be absolutely electric Friday night when Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres face Tony Gonsolin and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the first playoff game at the downtown ballpark with fans in the stands in 16 years.