Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A local Republican election official in Michigan has promised to certify the results of the November presidential election. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan had sued Kalamazoo County Board of Canvassers member Robert Froman after a news article quoted him as saying he believed the 2020 election was
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A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing a person in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday morning was arrested. The stabbing was reported at around 5:40 a.m. on the 400 block of E Arenas Road, near El Segundo. Police said a man called asking for help but was unable to provide specific details. “Upon arriving at the scene,
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in Florida will deliberate in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement, which has locations in St. Petersburg,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials have said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to the Baghdad airport, one day before an expected visit by the Iranian president. The visit Wednesday by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad would be his first official trip abroad since taking office.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been ordered by a Texas judge to turn over personal assets to help pay a debt that has ballooned to more than $12 million. A court-appointed receiver has been seeking to collect money from Peterson as part of a judgment from a lawsuit
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants. DeWine said Tuesday that he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program that’s allowed some 15,000 Haitians to relocate to
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have filed multiple charges against a 35-year-old man accused of wounding three Milwaukee police officers during a shootout. Online court records indicate the man was charged Monday with four counts of attempted first-degree homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has been hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. men’s national team coach, 21 months before the Americans host the 2026 World Cup. A 52-year-old Argentine, Pochettino became the 10th U.S. coach in 14 years and its first foreign-born leader since Jurgen Klinsmann from 2011-16.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the measure. Enough Republicans were also coming
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in his lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions. The deal brings an end to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle, the third time in yet another interrupted season that the 34-year-old has been sidelined by injury. The Angels also put closer Ben Joyce on the 15-day injured list
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned the death of American activist Aysenur Eygi, who was killed at a protest last week in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers. “I am outraged and deeply saddened by the death of Aysenur Eygi,” Biden said
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6, when combined with diet and exercise. That’s according to a new study on liraglutide, which is sold as Saxenda. A new small study shows that it lowered body mass, slowed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has unveiled plans to create a statewide drug prevention program. He says the youth-focused initiative will fill a hole in the state’s fight against an addiction epidemic. Coleman presented the details Tuesday to the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. The group approved his request to make a $3.6
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session. The shutdown Tuesday came just hours after the Morena ruling party appeared to have wrangled the votes it needed to jam through the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters. “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” the Foo Fighters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney for a 17-year-old high school senior charged in the daytime shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall said Tuesday that new video evidence supports his theory that the teenager should not be charged with attempted murder. San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap said after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney for a 17-year-old high school senior charged in the daytime shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall said Tuesday that new video evidence supports his theory that the teenager should not be charged with attempted murder. San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Bob Dunlap said after
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Jerry West in the upcoming season with a uniform band featuring his No. 44. The Lakers announced their plan Tuesday to remember West, who died in June at 86. The purple band on the left shoulder of the Lakers’ uniforms has No. 44 in
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