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By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Friends and family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Sutton say he is hoping to have his public defender removed from his case. They believe Susanne Bales has not done enough to pursue Sutton’s claims of innocence. Supporters gathered outside the Tennessee State Capitol on Friday
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and JOHN ANTCZAK LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had little to say when he was arrested near his home outside Las Vegas. But Duane “Keffe D” Davis knew the gravity of it, according to police body camera footage released Friday. “So
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and JOHN ANTCZAK LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had little to say when he was arrested near his home outside Las Vegas. But Duane “Keffe D” Davis knew the gravity of it, according to police body camera footage released Friday. “So
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An unforeseen burst of hiring last month has lifted hopes that the economy will prove durable once again, even as an array of threats lie ahead. Businesses across the U.S. economy ramped up their hiring in September, defying surging interest rates, financial market turmoil, the ongoing
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications this week, and nearly 120 pharmacies have agreed to provide medication from Botanical Sciences, one of the state’s two licensed production
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages entered its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week. The three-day strike carried out in multiple states is set to
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Some migrants say the U.S. government’s plan to restart deportation flights to Venezuela in the coming days won’t stop them from continuing their journeys. The U.S. government hopes the threat of deportation will be enough to make Venezuelans reconsider trying to enter
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Feeling run-down even after you kicked an infection? It could be a case of a “long cold,” according to a new study. Much like long Covid, in which symptoms persist after a Covid-19 infection has cleared, other respiratory infections may continue to affect people who believe they are on
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By Danny Freeman and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of killing journalist and advocate Josh Kruger earlier this week. The suspect is identified as Robert Davis, 19, who is considered armed and dangerous, Philadelphia police homicide unit Lt. Hamilton Marshmond said
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House Friday. In a post on Truth Social shortly after midnight, Trump said Jordan “will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp has watched with admiration from the sidelines while Matthew Stafford, rookie Puka Nacua and the Los Angeles Rams fielded one of the NFL’s best passing offenses in the first four games of the season. Kupp is finally ready to make it even
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Ed Upright and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in Oslo on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors made a breakthrough concession on unionizing electric vehicle battery plants. The announcement of the pause in adding factories to the strikes came minutes after GM agreed
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Friday, Darius Rucker released “Carolyn’s Boy,” an album in tribute to his late mom, who died in 1992 from a heart attack. That was two years before his band, Hootie and the Blowfish, released their debut record “Cracked Rear View.” It went No. 1
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship say a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo caused the fire. Relatives of Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr. say upcoming litigation will blame the
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By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota won’t temporarily allow out-of-state petition circulators to help supporters of a measure proposing congressional age limits. Supporters want to use the circulators to gather signatures for their proposed ballot measure. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland on Thursday said their request
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio met Thursday with the business-minded Main Street Caucus, according to a source familiar, as the House Judiciary chairman works to win over the more centrist-leaning members in his party as part of his campaign to be the next House speaker. Jordan is among
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan. Doctors Without Borders said the attack took place in the city of Omdurman, just next to the capital of Khartoum, on Thursday but did not
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