Month: November 2022

By RYAN KRYSKA and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — The FBI said Thursday that it had received credible information about a “broad” threat to synagogues in New Jersey, a warning that prompted some municipalities to send extra police officers to guard houses of worship. The nature of the threat was vague. The

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A collection from the estate of General Colin Powell of nearly 400 items stretching from the momentous to the mundane is currently up for auction. The Potomack Company in Alexandria is conducting the auction over the next few weeks. Powell, a former secretary of state, died

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis is giving his version of a sexual encounter that spurred a rape lawsuit against him. He testified Thursday that his accuser sometimes seemed “conflicted” during their initial kisses but then started taking initiative. Haggis took the witness stand for

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A recent shooting at the Hickory, North Carolina, residence of GOP congressional candidate Pat Harrigan’s parents and young children caused no injuries but has placed “tremendous stress” on the family in the final weeks of his campaign, Harrigan’s mother said. The firearms manufacturer and

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The women’s professional tennis tour is starting a program it hopes will lead to more female coaches in the sport. The WTA Tour’s Coach Inclusion Program was unveiled Thursday. It includes three phases: a week of offseason training with players in December; a 10-week online certification course; shadowing a coach