Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on the ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat. The court in a brief order Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling in a case brought
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil’s Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years. Made of feathers from the scarlet ibis, the artifact from northeastern Brazil resided in Copenhagen
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The man accused of starting the devasting Line Fire in San Bernardino County has been charged with nine felonies. Get Live Updates on the Line Fire Here Charges against Norco resident Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, include multiple counts of arson, including aggravated arson, great bodily injury to a firefighter, and possession of three separate incendiary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield also said the U.S. backs a first-ever non-permanent rotating seat for a small island developing country. She made the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement. Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced,
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Chad McQueen — an actor and auto racer who played “Dutch” in the 1984 film “The Karate Kid” and its 1986 sequel, and the son of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen — died in Palm Desert at age 63, his wife and family said today. McQueen’s family confirmed to Variety that the multitalented Coachella Valley resident
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican Party has sued North Carolina’s elections board to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from showing a digital identification to comply with a photo ID law. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina filed the state court lawsuit Thursday. That is three weeks
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s largest airline and business leaders are urging the federal government to intervene in labor talks with its pilots in hopes of avoiding a shutdown. But the labor minister said the two sides should negotiate a deal. Air Canada spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said that the airline is committed to negotiations, but
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli intelligence commander, who critics say played a pivotal role in failing to prevent the October 7 attacks, is resigning, Israel’s military told CNN. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, who led its 8200 intelligence unit, has informed them he will
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would push for legislation that would end taxes on overtime pay if he wins a second term. “Today, I’m also announcing that as part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime. You know
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Filmmaker Lana Wilson had never thought much about psychics. But the morning after Election Day in 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she found herself drawn towards a sign that promised “$5 psychic readings” and wandered in. It would set her on a seven-year journey to make a documentary about this strange
Continue ReadingNYE, Mont. (AP) — The owner of the only platinum and palladium mines in the U.S. plans to lay off hundreds of employees in Montana due to declining prices for palladium, which is used in catalytic converters. Sibanye-Stillwater executives wrote to its employees on Thursday outlining the estimated 700 layoffs expected later this year. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens. The 46-year-old inmate is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. The justices unanimously tossed out two requests from defense lawyers. Defense lawyers said a court
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas and a health provider have agreed to a $6 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail. An attorney for the family of Larry Eugene Price Jr. said Thursday that
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Rams (0-1) at Arizona (0-1) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Cardinals by 1 1/2 Series record: Rams lead 50-40-2 Against the spread: Rams 0-1; Cardinals 1-0. Last meeting: Rams won 37-14 in Glendale, Arizona on Nov. 26, 2023. Last week: Rams lost to Lions 26-20 in Detroit; Cardinals lost to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An Ohio-based energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme has been ordered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to pay a $100 million fine. The SEC said Thursday that Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. misled investors about its role in the scandal. According to the SEC, the company violated antifraud
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man has been arrested on a federal complaint alleging he assaulted Frontier Airlines flight attendants after takeoff, forcing the San Francisco-bound flight to divert to another airport, federal authorities announced Thursday. The Fremont man, 30, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, said the U.S.
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man has been arrested on a federal complaint alleging he assaulted Frontier Airlines flight attendants after takeoff, forcing the San Francisco-bound flight to divert to another airport, federal authorities announced Thursday. The Fremont man, 30, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, said the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is expected to soon announce criminal charges against the Iranian government-backed hackers who carried out a hack-and-leak operation targeting former President Donald Trump’s campaign, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The criminal charges against the Iranian hackers
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons (190,000 liters) of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. In addition to the huge amount of water, firefighters used an aircraft to drop fire retardant on the “immediate
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