AP Health Writer Walgreens is planning to close around 1,200 locations, as the drugstore chain and its rivals struggle to define their role for U.S. shoppers who no longer look to them first for convenience. Drugstores that once snapped up prime retail space in towns and cities across the country are in retreat. They’ve been
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday unveiled his ticket’s plans to improve the lives of rural voters, as Vice President Kamala Harris looks to cut into former President Donald Trump’s support. The Harris-Walz plan includes a focus on improving rural health care, such as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for Italy. An Italian navy ship is expected to dock at the Albanian port of Shengjin with the first group of 16 migrants. They
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian man has been rescued after 67 days adrift on a small boat in the bitterly cold Sea of Okhotsk, Russian authorities said Tuesday. The man’s brother and his teenage son died in the ordeal, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, who named the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have assured the United States that a counterstrike on Iran will be limited to military targets rather than oil or nuclear facilities, according to a person familiar with the discussions. President Joe Biden, who has conveyed in public his opposition to striking
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home to tequila and Mariachi music. It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition — a homophobic soccer chant that has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines over the past two decades. It
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Most taxpayers filed their 2023 returns by the official deadline in mid-April, or they applied for an extension, giving them until today to file their returns. Remember, those who don’t meet tax due dates could face penalties and interest that will accrue until the situation is resolved. Here’s what
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday. The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said that the man was rescued
Continue ReadingCNN By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea blew up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula on Tuesday, South Korean authorities said, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to completely cut off its territory from the South. Parts
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws. In August, the country’s Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws regulating aspects of everyday life like public transportation, shaving, the media and celebrations. Article 17 bans the publication of images
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The Slovak government and Hyundai Mobis have signed a memorandum of understanding on the South Korean company’s plan to build a plant for engines and other parts for electric cars in Slovakia. Prime Minister Robert Fico says Hyundai Mobis will invest over 170 million euros ($185 million) in the plant, to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden-Harris administration announced plans to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. The new Wolfspeed facility in Siler
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — After losing the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump has championed the baseless lie that the results were tainted by widespread fraud. To fix this made-up problem, Trump has proposed a four-part solution: The US should switch exclusively to paper ballots, require proof of citizenship to register to vote, require
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit. Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative, described the massive hole in the public finances as a “sword of Damocles” that could bring the euro
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the U.S. Army for what they say was a failure to act to stop the crime. The notices of claim by four law firms were announced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Waxahachie, Texas (CNN) — On a sunny October afternoon, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz posed for photos with supporters next to his campaign bus in downtown Waxahachie – a historic square complete with quaint shops and a storied, almost mythical-looking courthouse. The city is the seat of conservative Ellis
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery. The measures aim to protect incarcerated people from being forced to work under the threat of punishment in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and Nevada voters will decide in November whether to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery. The measures aim to protect incarcerated people from being forced to work under the threat of punishment in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting. A three-day holiday was declared in normally bustling Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi. The government deployed troops and blocked key roads, making
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Animal Samaritans has started the long-awaited renovation of its Thousand Palms clinic. Construction is underway. A temporary location in Palm Desert is now open offering veterinary services while the remodel is underway. The $1.4 million renovations kick off phase one of its “Capital Campaign.” Once completed in 2025, the new 40,000-square-foot clinic will provide additional
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