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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader. The ruling Friday from Dane County Circuit Judge Ann Peacock hands yet another defeat
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its 10th winning week in the last 11 with a mixed finish Friday following an encouraging report on inflation. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after earnings reporting season kicked off with mixed results from Delta Air Lines, JPMorgan Chase and
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, MJ Lee, Brenda Goodman and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a lapse in judgement by not notifying him of his hospitalization, but White House officials made a point in emphasizing Austin remains heavily involved in military decision making. Touring an
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Alaric Jackson will make his first career playoff start in his hometown Sunday night, and he’s paying for it. The ticket requests started coming in moments after his Los Angeles Rams’ matchup with the Detroit Lions was announced, and they didn’t stop. The Rams’
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s COLD. We’re talking dangerous cold. Cold that might rob you of the tips of your nose, ears, chin, fingers or toes if you’re not careful. Called frostbite, it happens when the skin and the tissue under the skin freezes, which can happen much more quickly than you might
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Caitlin Clark has set records on and off the court. The University of Iowa’s superstar guard is on track to do something never accomplished by a women’s basketball player. Appear on all four broadcast networks in the same season. Clark and the third-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 14 Indiana on
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Caitlin Clark has set records on and off the court. The University of Iowa’s superstar guard is on track to do something never accomplished by a women’s basketball player. Appear on all four broadcast networks in the same season. Clark and the third-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 14 Indiana on
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Donald Trump for sex abuse and defamation says the former president’s recent behavior shows he’ll try to “sow chaos” when a new jury considers if he owes even more in damages.
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says six Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The ministry said that seven soldiers were wounded with two of them suffering serious injuries in Friday’s attack. The ministry said that 12 militants had been “neutralized” and
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to stress the value of small businesses and talk up his economic record. It was a distinct change from the set speeches that
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Mientras la guerra civil en Siria se expandía por la región, mientras Estados Unidos intentaba por última vez vencer en Afganistán, y mientras separatistas se levantaban con el apoyo de Rusia en el este de Ucrania, antecedente directo de la invasión actual, a finales de 2014 estallaba otro conflicto en
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after finding herself in the global spotlight when she was kissed on the lips by former federation president Luis Rubiales without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. But Hermoso has told a Spanish TV station that the
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he remains committed to the topline spending deal he struck with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a blow to hardline conservatives who have been pushing him to walk away from the agreement and yet another example of
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday, marking a significant response after the Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iran-backed militant group would bear the consequences of its attacks
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border where large numbers of migrants have crossed in recent months, setting up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the
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It’s a case we’ve been following for more than a decade. David Replogle, and Daniel Carlos Garcia are awaiting sentencing for their involvement in the 2008 Palm Springs killing of art dealer, Clifford Lambert. Both men were in court today. Because the presiding judge, was ill and not able to make it to court both sentencing for
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s Isaiah Collier is expected to miss four to six weeks with a hand injury. The freshman guard got hurt in the Trojans’ loss to Washington State on Wednesday. His absence is a major loss for the Trojans (8-8, 2-3 Pac-12). Collier has been the league’s freshman of the week
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief. Speaking to reporters as he toured local businesses outside Allentown,
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army said Friday it killed three Palestinian men who infiltrated a West Bank settlement and fired upon soldiers. Israel’s Army Radio said the soldiers were attacked while patrolling the settlement of Adora in the southern West Bank and they returned fire, killing three men. An
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade away from a crucial corridor for consumer goods and energy supplies. That’s delaying shipments and raising transport costs. Oil, natural gas, grain and everything from toys
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