By Isabel Rosales and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said he received from the propagandist- a
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Iowa teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal drive-by shooting near Des Moines East High School in 2022. Alex Santiago Perdomo is the latest of 10 teenagers to be sentenced over the shooting. The Polk County prosecutor says the 17-year-old will have a chance at
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to carry a pair of Iranian satellites into orbit, a launch that reflected growing cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled on Tuesday from Vostochny launchpad in far eastern Russia and put its payload in a designated orbit nine minutes
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A point a minute was plenty for Stephen Curry in his first game back from an ankle injury. Curry scored 24 points — while playing only 24:05 — in Golden State’s 125-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. The Warriors were careful with their 36-year-old star after
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Oziyah Sellers scored a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud added 16 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Stanford beat Denver 85-62 on Monday in Kyle Smith’s debut as the Cardinal’s head coach. Smith spent five years at Washington State and last season was the Pac-12 Conference coach of the year
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. The orchestra said Monday it issued a notice of non-reengagement to the two effective Sept. 21, 2025.
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of carnival rides and buildings just off Interstate 10 that never reopened after Katrina struck. Developer Troy
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Adama Bal scored 24 points to help Santa Clara defeat Saint Louis 85-78 on Monday night in a season opener. Bal shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Broncos. Camaron Tongue scored 18
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven North Korean missiles flew as far as 400 kilometers (250
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Tokyo Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Alix Klineman announced on social media on Monday she is retiring from the sport, about three weeks after her “A-Team” partner April Ross said she is moving on. They will play their final event together at the AVP League championship in Carson, California. Ross, 42, led
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — At least 25 people, including several children, died after their boat was “deliberately capsized by traffickers” near the Comoros Islands, the local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. “IOM Comoros is saddened to hear about the deaths of at least 25 people after their boat
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Fredreka Schouten and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of mail-in ballots in the battleground state of Pennsylvania have been targeted for rejection as part of a last-minute campaign that has set off alarms for voting rights groups and exasperated local election officials. The effort – which appears to be spearheaded by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ election commission on Monday allowed seven politicians loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko to start collecting signatures to run against him in January’s election, in an apparent bid to create a semblance of competition to the longtime authoritarian ruler. Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for more than 30
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have suspended a trooper without pay after launching an investigation into his account of being shot and wounded while trying to help a motorist on a Long Island highway. The decision was announced Monday after officers executed a search warrant at Trooper Thomas Mascia’s residence
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide eligibility during hearings that will extend well past Election Day. The challenges involve people living overseas as well as those who may have moved. So far York and Chester counties have
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France on Monday. Timea Gardiner had 15 points and Londynn Jones contributed 13 for UCLA. Tajianna Roberts had a game-high 21 points for
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late to return them after the deadline. That means the affected Cobb County residents must vote in person on Election Day, which is Tuesday, or get their
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The Board of Supervisors is slated tomorrow to renew an agreement for 211 call center service throughout Riverside County, at a cost of $2.2 million, connecting callers with government agencies and nonprofits that can help them with a variety of needs. The contract with Rancho Cucamonga-based Inland Southern California 211+ would take effect immediately and
Continue ReadingALBANY, Ga. (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting that killed one person and injured four others in October during homecoming weekend at Albany State University in Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that 18-year-old Jeremy Marshall was arrested last week. Police say Marshall has also been
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