Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as his time in office is on the cusp of ending. Also on Biden’s agenda is a meeting with other leaders in the “European Quad.” The group
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago. President Joe Biden announced the milestone on Thursday, saying his administration restored
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Over the course of President Joe Biden’s term, he’s held dozens of calls and multiple face-to-face meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, all with the goal of deepening a relationship based on democratic ideals and shared values. In return, Scholz spent considerable political capital on Biden’s behalf: Releasing a
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — With less than three weeks before the November election, the Biden-Harris administration is reminding voters how it has delivered a historic amount of student debt relief even as Republicans have challenged several of its efforts in court and balked at the costs. Another round of forgiveness was announced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country. A prosecutor says the Dhaka-based International
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with three cases in Birmingham, Alabama, last month, including a mass shooting that left four people dead and 17 others wounded in the city’s lively entertainment district, police announced. The suspect, Damien McDaniel, faces
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Alayna Treene and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — An overseas ballot process that has long been seen as sacrosanct by both parties, due to its connection to US military members serving in foreign countries, is the target of multiple GOP-backed lawsuits filed in recent days. The new legal assault comes as ballots
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption. Truong My Lan was already convicted in April by the same Ho Chi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.” Zelenskyy did not go into further
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not expecting the bloc to fall into recession as it cut borrowing costs once again after figures showed inflation across the bloc falling to its lowest level in more than three years
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are using a summit to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers. It follows a recent surge in support for the extreme right, which has fomented opposition to foreigners. The 27 leaders are looking at plans to speed up
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Mark Walter, the PWHL and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner, pledged $5.5 million to the $55 million capital campaign of the Women’s Sports Foundation on Wednesday night. Billie Jean King and nearly 100 athletes celebrated the 50th anniversary of the foundation, which King started with a $5,000 check. Mark and Kimbra Walter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that his government is giving Ukraine most of its American-made M1A1 tanks, which are valued at $163 million. They are being replaced in Australia by a fleet of 75 next-generation
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022. The verdict by the Seoul Western District Court drew the anger of grieving relatives and their
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer England’s national team will have a foreign coach for the third time after hiring German Thomas Tuchel. Smaller soccer nations often let foreigners lead their national teams but coaches from overseas countries are still rare among the top powers in international soccer such as Spain, Germany, Italy and Brazil. Spain and Italy
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell 3-1 to the rival Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Calgary was led by Rory Kerins who scored all three goals for Calgary, becoming the fifth player to net a hat-trick against Coachella Valley. Rory Kerins' hat trick leads Wranglers to 3-1 win over the Firebirds who fall
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Creating safe, inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students and staff. The 2024 Safe and Supportive Schools Report Card was announced on Wednesday. It graded several California school districts — including Palm Springs Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified School District. The report said PSUSD ranked in the top 75th percentile for districts that work to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick Dearman was pronounced dead Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. Prosecutors say Dearman killed five people at a home where his estranged girlfriend had taken refuge. Dearman pleaded guilty
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed. With early balloting underway, voters are deciding on a state constitutional amendment that would limit valuation increases for property tax purposes to the yearly rate of inflation. Supporters say it
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