By Kelly Murray (CNN) — Any potential winner of tonight’s nearly $1 billion Powerball jackpot would be very, very rich. Saturday night’s drawing produced white balls 19, 30, 37, 44 and 46 with red Powerball 22. After Wednesday’s drawing became the 30th consecutive drawing without a grand prize winner, the Powerball jackpot grew to $960
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By Eve Brennan and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — An Azerbaijani soldier was killed by a sniper near the border with Armenia on Saturday, according to Azerbaijan’s defense ministry. The ministry said in a press release that the Armenian army opened fire on the Azerbaijani army at noon on Saturday using sniper rifles. CNN is
Continue ReadingBy ALMAZ ABEDJE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Yared Markos moved to London a quarter century ago, he didn’t see any Ethiopian coffee shops. Now, there are more than a dozen all over a city where tea, coffee’s counterpart, has been a staple for centuries. Markos and other Ethiopian coffee sellers in London say
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Joe Boyle pitched six hitless innings on Saturday night before Brandon Drury’s one-out double in the seventh for the Los Angeles Angels. Boyle was outstanding in his third big league appearance, facing the minimum 18 batters through six innings. Zach Neto reached
Continue ReadingBy HENDRA PERMANA and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The move updates a 2019 landmark law that created rules around evictions and
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The move updates a 2019 landmark law that created rules around evictions and
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package. President Joe Biden is hoping the rest of the country would see things the same
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator’s body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Friday at her home in Washington, D.C., after a series of illnesses. At 90, she
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator’s body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Friday at her home in Washington, D.C., after a series of illnesses. At 90, she
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message looks to be heading for victory in the early parliamentary election in Slovakia, according to preliminary results. With the results from almost 88% of about 6,000 polling stations counted by the Slovak Statistics Office, former Prime Minister Robert
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — En medio de empujones y reclamos por el respeto a la ley electoral, el Ministerio Público de Guatemala decomisó, este sábado, varias cajas que contenían actas con los resultados de las elecciones de la primera vuelta, informó el Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE). Elementos de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad
Continue ReadingBy SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost 100 games for the first time since 2018 as Ha-Seong Kim had four hits to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-1 win on Saturday night. Michael Wacha (14-4) struck out seven, walked one and allowed three hits over seven scoreless
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El domingo 22 de octubre los argentinos acuden a las urnas para definir quién será el presidente que suceda a Alberto Fernández a partir del 10 de diciembre. Tal como sucedió en las elecciones primarias, abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO), además del nuevo mandatario, se votan 130 bancas
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government shutdown would have disrupted many services that Americans rely on and squeezed federal workers. Social Security checks would have still gone out, but other government functions would have been severely curtailed. Late Saturday, Congress averted a crisis by passing a temporary funding bill to
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Once Oregon’s offense got started, the Ducks couldn’t be stopped. Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half and No. 9 Oregon shook off a shaky start by scoring TDs on six of seven possessions to beat Stanford 42-6
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CNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed into law the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown passed by Congress just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out. The Senate
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