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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Incumbent Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson has defeated former U.S. Rep. John Barrow in a nonpartisan race where Barrow sought to make abortion rights the central issue. Also in Tuesday’s elections, former Donald Trump aide Brian Jack and former Georgia state Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia says its military has flown 115 people from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and would continue to work with France to repatriate all Australians who want to leave. The two flights late Tuesday carried 84 Australians plus passengers of other nationalities. New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. A McCarthy protege who also had the
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered twice to give him an MLB-leading 17 and Jeremy Peña’s RBI single with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The Angels intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez with no
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story May 21, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a significant stride towards advancing sustainability and education, the Houston Community College (HCC) Transportation Center of Excellence – Electric Vehicle Training Program has received a generous donation of $200,000 from BP America. The announcement was made
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By Duarte Mendonca, Kocha Olarn and Sophie Jeong, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — One passenger died and 71 people were injured when their Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence Tuesday, throwing passengers and crew around the cabin and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Bangkok. The Boeing 777-300ER was
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. A McCarthy protege who also had the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Vince Fong wins special election to U.S. House in California’s 20th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, piled up more delegates Tuesday as both presumptive nominees won primaries in Kentucky and Oregon. The symbolic decisions provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check on where the Democratic and Republican bases stand toward
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, piled up more delegates Tuesday as both presumptive nominees won primaries in Kentucky and Oregon. The symbolic decisions provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check on where the Democratic and Republican bases stand toward
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s trade deficit in April grew nearly 8% from a year earlier as the weak yen boosted the cost of imports, offsetting a jump in exports. Ministry of Finance data show Japan’s exports rose 8% in April to nearly 9 trillion yen, or $57 billion, while
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed the country’s top security official, To Lam, as its new president. Lam was confirmed Wednesday to the job after his predecessor resigned amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken the country’s political establishment and business elites. Vietnam’s presidency is largely ceremonial,
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — One of five Americans facing a possible 12-year prison sentence in Turks and Caicos for allegedly bringing ammunition onto the island pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to Turks and Caicos officials. Tyler Wenrich, a 31-year-old American, pleaded guilty to two counts of ammunition possession during a court
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — As vast parts of Florida sweltered in oppressive heat over the weekend, South Florida TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized the state’s new legislation that deleted most references to climate change from state law, and urged his viewers to vote. “The entire world is looking to Florida to lead in
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Emma Tucker, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Multiple fatalities have been reported after several tornadoes tore across western Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, causing major damage to at least one small city, officials said, as robust storms rake across the Midwest. A destructive storm went through the city
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Incumbent Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson has defeated former U.S. Rep. John Barrow in a nonpartisan race where Barrow sought to make abortion rights the central issue. Also in Tuesday’s elections, five Republicans were vying for the GOP nomination an open seat in the strongly Republican
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT, SCOTT McFETRIDGE and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris. The tornado
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — As the White House weighs a new nominee to replace the outgoing, embattled chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, several existing Biden administration financial regulators are under serious consideration, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Sandra Thompson, a veteran of the FDIC and current director of
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