Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court says election officials in Hennepin County have to pick new board members to validate absentee ballots. Until now, the board has been made up of one Republican and four Democrats. Now the court has ordered the state’s most populous county to go back to a list
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “Emilia Pérez” is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to director Jacques Audiard and actors Karla Sofia
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Imperial Irrigation District officials are celebrating the awarding of an $18.3 million grant to modernize the electrical grid in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. With matching funds from the district, a combined $36.7 million will be allocated to establish an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) aimed at strengthening the power infrastructure for 165,000 customers across
Continue ReadingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in the dining hall of the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, injuring a person and prompting a campus lockdown as police searched for the suspect. Authorities say the shooting was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and involved two young men who appeared to get into a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres’ pop fly in the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres’ pop fly in the
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling will apply going forward. The ruling comes in a dispute over ballots that were rejected in a previous election in
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a surprise pitstop in India as they returned from their royal tour to Australia and Samoa. The 75-year-old monarch and his wife reportedly enjoyed a quick break in Bengaluru, staying for a few days at the Soukya International
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — 2 Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further down the ballot that’s been getting the bulk of the attention in the Nov. 5 general election. Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bid for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of news organizations has asked a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Wednesday’s hearing was the latest dispute over what records should be made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada is once again home to competitive races that could determine control of the White House and the U.S. Senate. It is also one of 10 states where voters will decide a high-profile ballot measure on abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica. The whale deaths, which have not been previously reported, were discussed during recent negotiations between the U.S.,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has found that Republican Attorney General Dave Yost lacked the authority to reject a voting-related amendment’s ballot petition solely because he objected to the title. In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, justices sided with a coalition of civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, behind the “Ohio
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As we enter its final days, the election can be an emotional rollercoaster for everyone — including children. Some assume that children are too young to be taught about voting and the election, but studies show children do react. Like everyone, they’re exposed to disturbing language, shocking images, insults and and dire predictions for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington, had a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine. The power transmission line will allow Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid. The project’s cost grew from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure this November. It’s illegal for people who are not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that’s southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure this November. It’s illegal for people who are not
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