CNN, POOL, ALEXIS DELEON, MICHAEL BOBBITT, OLIVIA GREGG, DAVID BAXTER III, FACEBOOK | FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, RYAN STAUB GALLERY OF GLASS, AARON NAJERA By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he’s ready to
Continue ReadingCNN, MICHAEL BOBBITT, WCTV, AIO FILMZ, PHILIP BARKER, WPLG, TONY PEREZ By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he’s ready to blame congressional Republicans if there isn’t enough funding for the response to a confluence
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he’s ready to blame congressional Republicans if there isn’t enough funding for the response to a confluence of natural disasters. Biden was in full crisis management mode as
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday. Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and alderwoman in Byram. The race to
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Three people have been arrested in the Dominican Republic as part of an ongoing investigation into a powerful explosion at a plastics company that killed at least 34 people earlier this month. A government official not authorized to speak to the media told
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Originally Published: 30 AUG 23 01:13 ET Updated: 30 AUG 23 16:59 ET By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Editor’s note: Affected by the storm? Use CNN’s lite site for low bandwidth. (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 5:00 p.m. ET] Idalia continues to weaken as it moves over southeastern Georgia
Continue ReadingBY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it has weakened after coming ashore in Florida on Wednesday morning. Biden also tried to reassure victims of Hawaii’s devastating wildfires that he hasn’t forgotten them as attention shifts to Florida. Biden is sending $95
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic continues to impress on his return to the US Open, breezing past Spain’s Bernabé Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach the third round. The Serbian is looking to add to his record tally of 23 men’s grand slam titles and the ease of the 6-4 6-1
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America’s top spy agency said in an unclassified report released by Congress on Wednesday. The direct and
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — The country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end a two-month strike that saw about 1,400 people walk off the job at its Pennsylvania plant. Pittsburgh-based Wabtec announced the agreement with Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper put the Philadelphia Phillies ahead in the eighth inning with his 300th home run, but Brandon Drury capped a three-run ninth with a tiebreaking, two-run homer that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-8 victory on Wednesday that prevented a three-game sweep. In a
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper put the Philadelphia Phillies ahead in the eighth inning with his 300th home run, but Brandon Drury capped a three-run ninth with a tiebreaking, two-run homer than lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-8 victory on Wednesday that prevented a three-game sweep. In a
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY SANFILIPPO AssociatedPres PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper put the Philadelphia Phillies ahead in the eighth inning with his 300th home run, but Brandon Drury capped a three-run ninth with a tiebreaking, two-run homer that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-8 victory on Wednesday that prevented a three-game sweep. In a game
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke. Dozens of lightning-sparked blazes have burned for weeks near Oregon, where the largest group, the Smith
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke. Dozens of lightning-sparked blazes have burned for weeks near Oregon, where the largest group, the Smith
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Carl Hagelin has decided to retire from the NHL at age 35, citing an eye injury that has kept him out of game action for nearly a year and a half. Hagelin has not played since taking an errant stick to his left eye during Washington Capitals practice on
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A junior conservative judge has launched a bid to become the president of Israel’s Supreme Court. The move marks an unprecedented challenge to the tradition of appointing the most senior justice as president. Legal scholars described the gambit on Wednesday as yet another challenge to the court’s
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By The Associated Press After three seasons as one of the league’s worst teams, things should start looking up for the Texans this year. But with a young team that’s still rebuilding, don’t expect Houston to be anywhere close to contending yet. They’re led by first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans, a former linebacker for the
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An attendance record of global proportions could be set Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska hosts a celebration of volleyball at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The event will feature an exhibition between Nebraska-Kearney and Wayne State and a regular-season match between Omaha and the
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN (CNN) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he was ending his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, becoming the first major candidate to do so. “While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for
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