By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump will make a personal pitch Friday to California Republicans in a bid to solidify his support in a GOP presidential contest he has dominated for months, while Ron DeSantis and other rivals get another chance to break the front-runner’s
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON and BERNAT ARMANGUE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting center-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez lost July’s national election but now has a shot at returning to power. That’s because the leader of the country’s conservatives failed for a second time on Friday to get parliament’s support for a new government. Popular
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A comic and book collection estimated to be worth millions of dollars was stolen from the home of a Portland collector days after his death. James Strand died over the summer in his Lents-area home shortly after his 88th birthday. His
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Gaming has achieved an unprecedented milestone by being selected as an official medal sport for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of esports, but participating in the competition holds significant importance – and possibly life-changing implications – for some players. For South Korean male participants, winning a gold
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BLOOD, MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story SEMMES, Alabama (WALA) — A woman and her two young children died violently Thursday, although law enforcement investigators said they were trying to determine whether it was as triple homicide or a murder-suicide. Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch identified the mother as 37-year-old Nancy Johnson,
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By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing his former girlfriend, Amie Harwick, a sex therapist who was once engaged to comedian Drew Carey, by throwing her over a balcony in February 2020. Gareth Pursehouse, 45, was found guilty by a jury of one count of murder and first-degree residential
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The 16-year-old male arrested for felling a 300-year-old sycamore tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England has been released on bail, police said Friday. The boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of criminal damage, after the tree was felled overnight. Why
Continue ReadingBy DEJANAY BOOTH-SINGLETON Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A day after Michigan State University officially fired football head coach Mel Tucker, his attorneys sent a notice to preserve records to the university for possible litigation. According to the letter on Thursday, Tucker’s attorneys claim he was illegally terminated and
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban representatives are in the Russian city of Kazan for talks on regional threats as Russia attempts to maintain its influence in Central Asia. Russian state news agency Tass said the talks on Friday were attended by the Kremlin’s envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov. He said Russia is inclined to keep
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Originally Published: 29 SEP 23 08:56 ET Updated: 29 SEP 23 09:02 ET By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Washington (CNN) — Dianne Feinstein, whose three decades in the Senate made her the longest-serving female US senator in history, has died, according to a source familiar. She was
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Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BLOOD and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Three people
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed higher early Friday as markets try to claw back some of the losses in what will most likely be the second straight month of declines and the worst month of 2023. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and the S&P 500 rose about
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Dianne Feinstein, a centrist Democrat who served as California’s senior senator since 1992, dies at 90, AP sources say.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska. The Democratic administration is trying to navigate between energy companies that have pressed for greater oil
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers strikes against Detroit’s three automakers that spread to dozens of parts distribution centers one week ago could deepen Friday. The union has vowed to hit automakers harder if it does not receive what it calls substantially improved contract offers
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A violent incident that unfolded in a Pompano Beach movie theater last July has led to the arrest of 27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II, who now sits in jail facing charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. The victim,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Zilka Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — For the third year in a row, the Eradicate Hate Global Summit is in Pittsburgh. The conference was influenced by the deadly shooting inside the Tree of Life Synagogue nearly five years ago. From federal law enforcement specialists to mass shooting survivors,
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