CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. America’s judicial system is accelerating
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that there is a heavy price for trying to steal votes, defaming defenseless election workers and invading the US Capitol to try to thwart a democratic transfer of presidential power. And accountability is moving ever closer to Donald Trump. America’s judicial system is accelerating
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CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — As many communities along Florida’s west coast face oppressive heat Friday without air conditioning or electricity, crews are racing to restore power to tens of thousands in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia. Idalia inflicted record storm surge and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands after making landfall
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a fictional state of emergency based on a real-life earthquake that devastated the capital region a century ago. Fumio Kishida led the exercise Friday, based on a hypothetical 7.3-magnitude tremblor, as Japan marked
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A shooting outside a large shopping center in Texas has killed one person and left another victim with critical injuries. Authorities say the shooter also died of a gunshot wound. The shooting near The Arboretum on the north side of Austin started at 5 p.m. Thursday. Austin Interim Police Chief Robin
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In recent weeks, Lebanon’s sharply divided political and religious leaders have come together to fight the LGBTQ+ community. The country that long showed a relative tolerance has seen a series of assaults on symbols associated with the community. The education minister barred a version
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It was a rough Thursday around the valley for our high school football programs. Friday Night Highlights Here All five local teams lost their respective game. Yikes. We had 5 games in the valley tonight. All 5 were losses for local teams. @KESQ @BaileyKESQ pic.twitter.com/1NbobEEc5P— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) September 1, 2023 La Quinta, Rancho Mirage,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump se declaró inocente en el extenso caso de interferencia electoral del condado de Fulton, según un nuevo expediente judicial. Estaba previsto que Trump fuera procesado en persona el miércoles. La ley de Georgia permite a los acusados penales renunciar a su comparecencia en persona y
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the country was shaken by the assassination of a presidential candidate. Ecuador’s National Police reported no injuries resulting from the four explosions
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution. But after fighting to be rehired
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near standstill Friday with classes and flights canceled as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer. The typhoon could make a landfall in southern China and many workers stayed at home. Students in various cities
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. had a full day: The Atlanta Braves star got married in the morning, hit a landmark grand slam and ended the night beating NL MVP rival Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hopes to postpone the honeymoon until November. Before
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam on his wedding night to become the first player with 30 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a pair of Mookie Betts home runs to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in the scant shade of desert scrub brush while they loaded a more vulnerable group of migrants — a family with three young children from India — into a white van for
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in the scant shade of desert scrub brush while they loaded a more vulnerable group of migrants — a family with three young children from India — into a white van for
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera footage showing the final moments of a pregnant Black woman who was shot and killed by police in an Ohio parking lot last week is expected to be released to the public on Friday. Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old from Columbus, was pronounced
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BLACKWELL and LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Idalia’s path of destruction through four states has left behind it shattered towns and shocked residents, even as it missed many urban areas. People who fled the storm Wednesday returned to find major damage in Florida’s remote Big Bend area.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador calificó de “atentados terroristas” las explosiones de dos autos en Quito, en hechos ocurridos en las afueras de un edificio del Servicio de Atención de Personas Privadas de la Libertad (SNAI) la noche de este miércoles y madrugada del jueves, según un comunicado del Ministerio del
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jewell Loyd had 25 points to lead the Seattle Storm to a 72-61 win over Los Angeles on Thursday night, dealing a setback to the Sparks playoff hopes. Los Angeles (15-21) dropped into a tie with Chicago for the final playoff spot but the Sky hold the tiebreaker by winning the
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft had
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