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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Billie Jean King wants the groups with a say in the tennis schedule to avoid potential conflicts such as the close timing and far distance between the WTA Finals and Billie Kean King Cup Finals, which led Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to choose to compete in
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two lobbyists have been sentenced to prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board. Brian Pierce and Vincent Brown were responsible for providing $42,000 to Rick Johnson. Johnson was formerly known as a powerful Republican lawmaker before he was picked to lead the marijuana board, from 2017
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tammy has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tammy formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the storm was located Wednesday afternoon to the east of the Windward Islands in the central tropical Atlantic. Tropical storm watches have been issued
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say surveys have detected that the population of young lobsters has declined nearly 40% in some of the most critical fishing waters off New England. The regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said on Wednesday that surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US shot down three one-way attack drones targeting US forces in Iraq, according to the US military, as American embassies face protests in a number of Middle East countries because of the war in Gaza. In western Iraq, the US intercepted two drones, destroying one and damaging the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix on Wednesday disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers. In an effort to bring in even more revenue, Netflix also announced it’s raising the price for
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide, introducing on Wednesday a political organization to fund similar efforts outside Illinois, a state that legalized abortion by statute even before the Supreme Court invalidated the right to undergo the procedure. Think Big America has
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The courtyard of al-Ahli hospital, where thousands of Palestinians had sought shelter or medical treatment, is now a blackened expanse of charred cars, stretchers coated in ash and shredded dolls. That’s all that remains after an explosion on Tuesday turned it into an inferno,
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four women, who are believed to be college students, and injured two others, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east
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The Palm Springs International Airport will hold its third annual Airport Job Fair in an effort to fill 100 open positions ahead of an anticipated busy tourist season, officials announced. The job fair will get underway at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 North Avenida Caballeros. “We are
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees. Butler, the first known Black lesbian in
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla’s net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlier, as price reductions helped drive strong sales growth but also ate into the automaker’s profit margins The Austin, Texas, maker of electric vehicles, solar panels and batteries on Wednesday reported net income of
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Diontae Johnson’s right hamstring is on the mend. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver is hopeful his return can help an offense that’s at times looked lost without him. Johnson practiced on Wednesday, his first full practice since tweaking the hamstring in a season-opening loss to San
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Como toda campaña, la de Patricia Bullrich para alcanzar la presidencia de Argentina no está exenta de polémicas. Superó a Horacio Rodríguez Larreta en la primaria de Juntos por el Cambio el 13 de agosto y ahora encara la última parte de la campaña rumbo a las generales del 22
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A Hilton hotel in Houston, Texas has canceled a conference scheduled for next week hosted by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights amid mounting violence between Israel and Hamas. The hotel cited “escalating security concerns” as the reason for the cancellation. The event was set to take place from
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide, introducing on Wednesday a political organization to fund similar efforts outside Illinois, a state that legalized abortion by statute even before the Supreme Court invalidated the right to undergo the procedure. Think Big America has
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The US government assesses that Israel “was not responsible” for the blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, according to the National Security Council, following President Joe Biden’s comments that a Palestinian militant group was behind the strike. A spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When Hamas militants toting grenades appeared in her living room, Rachel Edri served them tea and Moroccan cookies until police stormed in and killed the attackers. Edri’s tale of quick-witted survival during the Israel-Hamas war has turned the 65-year old woman into an unlikely folk hero in
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s new police chief says the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told The Associated Press that one of his main concerns with the housing
Continue ReadingBy MARK N. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s presidential election appears headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted. President George Weah, who is seeking a second term, had 43.8% of the vote Wednesday with his main challenger Joseph Boakai at 43.4%, according
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