By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Supreme Court won’t let the state election board enforce a slate of controversial new election rules that were passed by allies of Donald Trump, ruling Tuesday against Republicans who asked for them to be revived as early voting got underway in the critical battleground state. The order
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rudy Giuliani must turn over sports memorabilia and other prized possessions to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, including his New York City apartment, more than two dozen luxury watches and a 1980 Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall, a judge ruled Tuesday. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump called her “lazy” — that’s a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms. And he questioned her intelligence and stamina. At an event Tuesday in Miami, he said Harris
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua has been designated to return to practice after missing five games with a knee injury. The Rams made the announcement about their Pro Bowl receiver Tuesday. Los Angeles hosts Minnesota on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium. Nacua was the most productive rookie receiver in NFL
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million.
Continue ReadingCalMatters In a major step toward California’s first effort to bury climate-warming gases underground, Kern County’s Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a project on a sprawling oil and gas field. The project by California Resources Corp., the state’s largest producer of oil and gas, will capture millions of tons of carbon dioxide and
Continue ReadingBy Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Two US service members were injured in Iraq in a joint US-Iraqi raid overnight that killed “multiple ISIS operatives,” according to a Defense Department spokesperson. “My understanding is that both of them are in stable condition being treated for their injuries,” Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s Justice Ministry has called for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could be targeted by malicious parties. The ministry did not provide details other than to say it had “consistent and persistent” information that
Continue ReadingDJANET, Algeria (AP) — A Swiss woman was killed earlier this month in Algeria, which has in recent years aimed to attract tourists and put a history of instability and terrorism in the Sahara in the past. Switzerland’s Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the unnamed woman’s Oct. 11 death, calling it violent in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Government officials in Pakistan say a parliamentary panel has recommended the appointment of one of the three senior judges as the chief justice. Tuesday’s move virtually blocked the senior-most judge from heading the top court. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government will now send a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer Sometimes, it really does help to have all that money. The big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will meet in a matchup of World Series heavyweights starting Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Yankees ranked second in payroll this season at $311 million while the Dodgers were third at $266
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work. A large offshore wind farm is being proposed in the waters off New York as federal agencies review seven other
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia boy indicted for murder in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School has pleaded not guilty. Colt Gray’s lawyer filed papers Tuesday entering the plea after Gray was indicted on Thursday. Gray is waiving an arraignment hearing. A Barrow County grand jury indicted Colt Gray on 55
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. The trial of the 36-year-old rapper, fashion mogul, Grammy nominee and celebrity
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. The trial of the 36-year-old rapper, fashion mogul, Grammy nominee and celebrity
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a high-ranking official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and three other people with connections to the Iranian government in an alleged plot to kill a New York-based journalist and human rights activist who is critical of the Iranian government. The charges made public
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while many in the state are still dealing with the aftermath and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. The Tarheel State is one of a handful of competitive presidential battlegrounds that will likely determine
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff’s office statement and data from the state show that the North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30. The information in the statement on Tuesday significantly reduces the death toll from the historic storm. Buncombe County officials had previously
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut’s main public hospital. Residents standing on mounds of bricks Tuesday said an entire family remained missing under the rubble. A survivor said his
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1953 Birth place: Tepetitán, Mexico Birth name: Andrés Manuel López Obrador Father: Andrés López Ramón, a store owner Mother: Manuela Obrador González, a store owner Marriages: Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller
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