By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is dismissing efforts by his fellow Republicans to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for prosecuting Donald Trump as “political theater.” The GOP governor offered his most forceful comments on the investigation Thursday in response to House Republicans’ planned probe of Willis
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator has agreed to plead guilty to a felony voter fraud charge that he used a fraudulent address to run for office in a district where he did not live. According to a plea agreement filed Thursday, Republican Rep. David Cole of Huntsville will
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians are hoping some Angels throwaways can get them to the postseason. Trying to chase down Minnesota in the AL Central race, Cleveland claimed starter Lucas Giolito and relievers Matt Moore and Reynaldo López off waivers from Los Angeles on Thursday, acquisitions that didn’t cost
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge says Kansas shouldn’t keep changing transgender people’s birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identities. A U.S. district judge on Thursday approved a request from Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach to block birth certificate changes because of a new state
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By Niamh Kennedy, Nimi Princewill and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The military junta in Niger has canceled the visa of the French ambassador and instructed police to expel him, after ordering the diplomat last week to leave the country. In the letter shared by local media on Thursday and attributed to the Nigerien Ministry
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Joaquin Doria (CNN Español) — La actriz argentina Silvina Luna murió a los 43 años, informó este jueves la Asociación Argentina de Actores. “Con profunda tristeza despedimos a nuestra afiliada Silvina Luna. Durante 25 años llevó adelante una activa labor como actriz, modelo y conductora. Abrazamos a sus familiares y seres queridos en este momento
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In response to North Korea’s failed launch of a spy satellite last week, the U.S. has imposed sanctions on two men and a Moscow-registered firm accused of supporting North Korea’s ballistic missile program. Treasury sanctioned Russia-based Jon Jin Yong and Sergei Kozlov, who it said worked together
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A local official in northeastern Congo says a clash between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in the country has killed at least 26 people. The violence broke out early Wednesday in the eastern city of Goma where Wazalendo followers
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM and JEFF AMY Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai and LG Energy Solution are spending an additional $2 billion and hiring an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that is under construction in Georgia. The announcement Thursday comes three months after the companies
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Atlantic Coast Conference university leaders are set to meet Friday morning as the league tries to come to a decision on expanding West with Stanford, California and SMU, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press. It was unclear if the presidents will
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La espera para que los hinchas de la selección argentina puedan ver a los campeones del mundo llegó a su fin. La cita será el 7 de septiembre y por del inicio de la Eliminatoria Sudamericana 2026 en el cual Argentina debutará enfrentando a Ecuador. Además, la Asociación del Fútbol
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Dr. Rick Axelrod, President/CEO and Medical Director for LifeStream Blood Bank, will retire from his position on Sept. 18, 2023. Axelrod joined the organization in June 2004 when it was known as the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, with 275 employees serving 33 hospitals in two counties. During his 19-year career, the
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 50 years after a Vietnam War-era bombing on the University of Wisconsin campus that killed a researcher, the FBI on Thursday released age-processed photographs of a suspect who has thus far evaded law enforcement and been referred to as “Wisconsin’s state ghost.” Leo Burt
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Brown, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are demanding that the White House explain what motivated a recent push for federal employees to work more in-person. In a letter sent Thursday and obtained by CNN, Chairman James Comer, Rep. Pete Sessions, the chair of a
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A new video published by pro-Wagner PMC Telegram channel Grey Zone on Wednesday appears to show Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claiming to be in Africa shortly before his death. It is unclear when or where the video was shot, but Prigozhin seems unbothered about his safety
Continue Reading CNN, WPVI By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — An inmate convicted of murder escaped a prison in Pennsylvania’s Chester County on Thursday morning, according to local officials. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, broke out of Chester County Prison at around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said. The district attorney, Deb Ryan, described
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — John Isner waved farewell to singles tennis in a way fitting of the 38-year-old’s long career on the court. In another tennis marathon, the giant was felled by fellow American Michael Mmoh in a five-set thriller, bowing out of his singles career with a 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed efforts to temporarily block the state’s near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clearing the way for the measure to take effect Friday. The law, known as Senate Bill 14, prohibits most minors from receiving treatment common for gender
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A late-afternoon fade left stocks modestly lower Thursday as Wall Street closed out its first losing month since February. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to close 0.2% lower. The benchmark index ended August down 1.8%, though a four-day winning streak going back
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is pushing back on the possibility that a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field came from a gun inside the ballpark. Two women were injured in a shooting during the team’s 12-4 loss to Oakland last week. Chicago police are investigating what
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