By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Washington and Georgia began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately after she announced the Aug. 14 indictment of former President Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. But others, including Gov. Brian Kemp, have been conspicuous in their
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election, capping one of the most significant prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The forecast for Idalia is alarming: a so-called rapid intensification as it tracks through the Gulf of Mexico, tapping into some of the warmest waters on the planet ahead of making landfall in Florida this week. If it does so, it would join a growing list of devastating storms
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco right-hander Alex Cobb carried a no-hit bid through eight against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night with the help of a scoring change and a sliding eighth-inning catch by Austin Slater upheld in a video review. Nick Senzel was credited with a single in the third inning on a
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A Wisconsin man on a mission to traverse the country by bicycle three times to raise money to fight childhood cancer arrived in the Coachella Valley on Tuesday. Video provided by Emery’s Memory Foundation shows Peter Halper of Fon Du Lac, WI on his journey in the Coachella Valley. https://www.emerysmemoryfoundation.com/thunderride His grand niece, 3-year-old Emery
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to Atlanta, officials said. Flight 175 had left Milan, Italy, and was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the crew reported severe turbulence, according
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By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It’s no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood – the country’s steeply falling birth rate is clear evidence of that. But a new government report underlines how drastically that trend has accelerated over the past decade, spelling demographic trouble
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By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Mike Rogers, the former GOP congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee, is expected to soon announce he will run for the Senate in Michigan, giving Republican leaders a key recruit in a state Democrats need to hold to keep their narrow majority, according to two people
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved $1 million in funding for the expansion of the Galilee Center. The Galilee Center is a vital facility in the community of Mecca that provides services to farmworker families and has been instrumental in assisting migrants in the county’s humanitarian response efforts. “The Galilee Center has been an
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions early Wednesday in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine 18 months ago. Drones hit an airport in the western Pskov region and started a massive fire there, the governor and local media
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Josh Seiter, a former contestant on ABC’s dating reality show “The Bachelorette,” says he is “alive and well” after a statement announcing his death was posted to his verified Instagram page on Monday — triggering international coverage. “As you can see, I am alive and well,” Seiter says in
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Association of Realtors, the 1.5 million-member trade association that dominates the real estate industry, announced on Monday that its president, Kenny Parcell, has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Parcell’s resignation came two days after the New York Times published an article outlining complaints from current
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains
Continue ReadingBy STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Willson Contreras put on a show for his parents. The St. Louis catcher homered twice, pinch-hitter Tommy Edman singled in the deciding run in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing
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Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Temecula woman, in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. Vicente David Romero, 34, is charged with murder, possession of controlled substances while armed, being a felon in possession
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By Dakin Andone and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The GOP-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday voted to silence one of two Democratic members expelled from the chamber earlier this year, as the legislature meets for a contentious special session on public safety spurred by a mass shooting at a Nashville school. Rep. Justin
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to resolve roughly 300,000 lawsuits alleging that the manufacturing company supplied faulty combat earplugs to the military that resulted in significant injuries, such as hearing loss. In a release, 3M said the agreement is “not an admission of liability” and
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lucas Giolito found out on X he could become an ex-Angel. ESPN reported Tuesday that Los Angeles has placed Giolito, relievers Dominic Leone, Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk on waivers. Teams have until 2 p.m. EDT Thursday to claim
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La superluna de esta semana empeorará las condiciones en la costa del golfo de México en Florida al aumentar las mareas, lo que se espera que intensifique la marejada ciclónica causada por el huracán Idalia. Superluna azul de agosto 2023: por qué es única, cuándo y dónde verla Una superluna es una
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