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Month: September 2023

Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against Sen. Graham, 2 ex-senators, Michael Flynn

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special grand jury that aided a Georgia election subversion probe that ultimately ended up indicting Donald Trump and 18 others had recommended charging many more people, including South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, two former senators from Georgia and Michael Flynn, according to a report released Friday.

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Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer. It’s a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of conference rooms and offices on the ground floor of the West Wing.

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APD: 5 arrested after protesters chain themselves to equipment at public safety training center

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Several people who went to protest Atlanta’s future public safety training center were arrested Thursday after Atlanta police said they trespassed onto the site where the facility will be. Police said at around 9:30 a.m., five people had trespassed and chained

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Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine

By CRISTIANA MESQUITA and MILEXSY DURÁN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The head of criminal investigations for Cuba’s Interior Ministry, César Rodríguez, said late on Thursday on state media that

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Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition has defeated a no-confidence motion against the country’s health minister who has been accused of allegedly failing to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. The motion was initiated by opposition lawmakers

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Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

By MARK THIESSEN and TOM BRENNER Associated Press AKIACHAK, Alaska (AP) — Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste. They’re checking honey bucket bins — large steel containers where residents

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Indonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment in Indonesia to strengthen the countries’ economic and political ties. Li arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and meet with Indonesian leaders. President

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