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By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is on the rise with party donors and voters, thanks in part to strong debate performances and the 2024 campaign’s increased focus on foreign policy. Her climb has come partly at the expense of rival Ron DeSantis,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 14 people are due to appear in court following their arrests during extensive clashes between members of far-right groups and participants in a counter-demonstration. Supporters of the extreme right group Golden Dawn defied a blanket police ban on demonstrations in greater Athens late Wednesday and clashed with protesters
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Edmond Public Schools shared a new resource to show parents when to relax and when to ask questions when it comes to their children’s social media. With TikTok, Snapchat, Threats and X, there’s a lot for parents to keep up with
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The day before he died, Matthew Perry was photographed having a meal with a friend who is now speaking out about their get together. Athenna Crosby has gone public to confirm that she was the woman seen having lunch with Perry at the Hotel Bel-Air the day before
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards, even with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes meant to cool the economy and taper lingering inflation. Unemployment claims rose by 5,000 to 217,000 for the week ending Oct. 28,
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Highs are on the uptick as we finish the week and start the weekend. Despite adding a couple of degrees, it promises to be a beautiful day, and a great evening for Palm Springs’ VillageFest tonight. Because of the fire burning near Temecula, an Air Quality Watch is in place for this morning. Smoke from
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the 15-year high of 5.25% and indicated that borrowing costs will likely remain at these sort of elevated levels for a while yet especially if oil and gas prices increase sharply because of the Israel-Hamas war.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling has killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old man in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region. Officials said Thursday’s deaths were the latest civilian casualties in Moscow’s recent ramped-up bombardment of the front-line area. Kherson is a strategic military region
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — Attorneys gave their closing arguments Wednesday to the jurors who will decide Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate, offering two diametrically different versions of the collapse of his crypto empire. US Assistant Attorney Nicholas Roos presented the government’s view that Bankman-Fried is guilty of stealing money and
Continue ReadingBy Michael Johnston, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s erratic performances in the English Premier League this season, coupled with unconvincing showings in cup competitions and uncertainty over the club’s ownership, have created a perfect storm for one of the world’s biggest clubs. The latest period of turbulence has seen manager Erik ten Hag come under
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. James said the settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging drivers sales taxes and other fees when the costs should
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and leaked oil into the Baltic Sea has arrived in a Swedish harbor where its tanks will be emptied. Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported that no new leaks were observed as the Marco Polo was towed into Karlshamn on Thursday. Authorities and
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward early gains Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on the economy. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.4% before the bell and the S&P 500 ticked 0.6% higher. Fed Chair
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate unchanged at the 15-year high of 5.25%, as inflation across the U.K. is expected to fall further over the coming months. In a statement issued on Thursday, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee indicated that inflation, as measured by the consumer price
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s penchant for inflammatory rhetoric has cost him thousands of dollars in fines in the courtroom but appears to be buoying his White House bid as he escalates his use of dark and violent language on the campaign trail. “You have to go
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Latin America to trade more with the United States as part of an initiative that so far has failed to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. Yellen kicked off an Inter-American Development Bank investment event Thursday on the sidelines of the Americas
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A tourist tried to avoid a wild animal in a national park and got in a car accident. But it wasn’t a bear or bison that caused the driver to freak out – it was a tarantula. According to a press release issued by the Death Valley National Park
Continue ReadingCNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire. A conspiracy theory that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is being orchestrated by the Democratic Party ahead of the election. An obituary for a late NBA player that
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Cedar Fair and Six Flags are merging to create an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 U.S. states and three countries. The combined company, worth more than $3.5 billion, will boast 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties in the U.S., Canada, and
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of poor Thai migrant agricultural workers in Israel have shared the fate of many Israelis who were killed, kidnapped or forced to run for their lives when Hamas militants stormed into Israeli villages and towns along the border of the blockaded Gaza Strip last month. Since
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