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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — In the final stretch of her bid for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris has made improving housing affordability a core promise of her campaign. In addition to pledging to provide up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers and a plan to drive
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements. “That infuriated me,” she said in an interview with CNN Sport. “They didn’t believe I did
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation off the coast of the eastern Greek island of Samos has recovered the bodies of two people reported missing overnight after a boat carrying 24 migrants ran into trouble in rough weather. Authorities say they received a distress call from the passengers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia. South Korea’s spy agency said last week it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia earlier this month to support Russia’s war against
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead and almost 20 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing from fighting in Myanmar capsized in the Andaman Sea. A villager helping rescue operations said Monday about 79 people were rescued from the boat, which was carrying an estimated 100 people. It
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The 3rd annual Pride on the Page festival took place Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Palm Springs Cultural center. According to the organizers, “The festival features six panels of 25+ LGBTQIA+ and affirming authors and allies in conversation about their books and dynamic topics, book signings, a local authors table, typewriter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Electoral data shows that Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership. The pro-Western president is again accusing foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic. Moldovan authorities claim that Moscow
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots with decisive action — suspending thousands of accounts that had spread election lies and removing posts glorifying the attack on US democracy. Their efforts weren’t perfect, certainly; groups promoting baseless allegations of election fraud
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war with Russia. But in an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan.” Austin
Continue ReadingHAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph late Monday as Oscar moved north-northeast at 8 mph. U.S. forecasters said the storm was about 105 miles south of Long Island, Bahamas. A tropical storm warning was
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — “60 Minutes” de CBS rechazó este domingo las afirmaciones del expresidente Donald Trump de que el programa editó su entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris por orden de su campaña. “El expresidente Donald Trump acusa a 60 Minutes de editar de manera engañosa nuestra entrevista del 7 de octubre con la
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new polio cases in Pakistan, compared to only six last year. The nationwide
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got what he came for when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers: a trip to the World Series. “I really feel like we finally arrived. I finally arrived at this stage,” Ohtani said through a translator after Sunday night’s 10-5 win over the New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers. Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee. Last week, Roberson had been scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Alonso seemed stunned this season had ended and perhaps his time with the New York Mets. “I’m just kind of shell-shocked that the season’s over, because once you get on this postseason run, you kind of don’t really think that it’s going to end ever because we overcame so much
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a large-scale blackout generated a handful of
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames. Officials said the helicopter crashed just before 8 p.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown. It had taken off from nearby Ellington Field. Officials said no one
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