Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The number of voters in the battleground state of Arizona classified as having full access to the ballot without confirmation they are citizens has more than doubled to 218,000, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. That number represents 5.3% of all registered voters. While the error won’t change who is
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Nassieli Pizano MEXICALI, B.C. (T3) – Tras su histórica victoria a principios de este año, Claudia Sheinbaum ha prestado juramento oficialmente como la primera mujer presidenta de México. Sheinbaum, quien fue alcaldesa de la Ciudad de México, derrotó a su predecesor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, al liderar con casi el 60% de los votos en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his most thorough public defense to date since his indictment on federal bribery charges, insisting the case was a “test” that would not distract him from governing as he deflected specific questions about the investigation for more than an hour Tuesday. Yet
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The Board of Supervisors today approved a series of cost increases to contracts with five cities that rely on the Riverside County Department of Animal Services for animal control enforcement and shelter space. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board cleared the changes sought by the department in its agreements with the cities of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A historic ocean liner that ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. That’s after a Florida county inked a deal to buy the storied but aging ship and turn it into
Continue ReadingCalMatters In her fifth grade class in a Los Angeles school, on a day when outdoor temperatures reached 116 degrees, the heat gave Lilian China headache. The air conditioner in her classroom was broken. Her fingers felt numb and she vomited in class, according to her mother. The nurse wasn’t available, so she was sent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers came to an end on Sept. 30. The “on-ramp” period helped borrowers who are struggling to make payments avoid the risk of going default and hurting their credit score. With the on-ramp period and and a separate program known as Fresh
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Originally Published: 01 OCT 24 09:39 ETUpdated: 01 OCT 24 18:02 ETBy Ivana Kottasová, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — Iran launched dozens of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others
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Originally Published: 01 OCT 24 15:11 ETUpdated: 01 OCT 24 15:20 ETBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs may soon be facing new allegations from over 100 men and women who’ve obtained legal representation and plan to file civil suits against the embattled media mogul in the coming weeks, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Several businesses from a quaint mountain town in the Blue Ridge Mountains are concerned how Tropical Storm Helene’s devastation in western North Carolina will affect the local economy. The town of Boone relies on fall tourism as visitors come to see the leaves change color. Some businesses experienced flooding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Power is still out for well over 1 million people in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina five days after Hurricane Helene tore down trees and destroyed much of the electric grid. The hardest hit areas are places like Augusta, Georgia, and the Greenville-Spartanburg area in South Carolina. In
Continue ReadingTAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the stabbing death of her 7-year-old sister she was babysitting in their Detroit-area home. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says Tuesday that the 13-year-old is being charged as a juvenile. Her name has not been released. The two siblings alleging
Continue ReadingWEST POINT, Va. (AP) — An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns. Conservative Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom announced the settlement Monday, saying the school board
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California wants to help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat. Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no universal meaning under current laws. Now California wants to crack down on such
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers’ personal information. In a 3-0 ruling issued Monday, a three-judge panel of the state appeals court reversed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the destruction of basic infrastructure only about a month before the November election.
Continue ReadingAP Auto Racing Writer Paralyzed in a racing accident nearly 25 years ago, Sam Schmidt has spent much of the last quarter century trying to prove to others that there is a way to have a meaningful life with a traumatic spinal cord injury. That was the furthest thing from his mind when he crashed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Vermont’s Catholic church has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 30 lawsuits alleging child sex abuse by clergy decades ago. Bishop John McDermott says in the court filing on Monday that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has settled 67 lawsuits for a total of $34 million since 2006. In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state’s current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents. While detailing his proposed tax plan,
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge signaled Tuesday that he sees a need to bring clarity to the meaning of a “vague” new election certification rule approved by Donald Trump allies that critics say will inject chaos into the battleground state after Election Day. State and national Democrats have sued the GOP-controlled
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