GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — There has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities announced Monday. Park officials said 59-year-old Patrick Horton of Salida, Colorado, was on the 10th day of a non-commercial river trip along the Colorado River and was discovered dead by members of his party Saturday morning. Officials
Continue ReadingAssociated Press With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by their accurate vote
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Police released the photo of the vehicle of a man suspected of following and harassing a student walking to Desert Hot Springs High School Monday morning. The incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. in the area of Via Loreto and Pierson Boulevard. The student told authorities that she was walking to school when she noticed
Continue ReadingBy Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons “exponentially,” state media KCNA said on Tuesday. In a speech on North Korea’s founding anniversary on Monday, Kim said the country must more thoroughly prepare its “nuclear capability and its readiness
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey missed the season opener against the New York Jets because of a sore calf and Achilles tendon that has hampered him all summer. McCaffrey got hurt early in training camp and missed four weeks of practice before returning to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite reservations about whether the deal offers enough. So lawyers who negotiated the deal with Norfolk Southern railroad say a federal judge should approve the settlement after a final hearing on Sept.
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Two women are hospitalized after a man allegedly doused them with gasoline and set them on fire in Detroit. WJBK-TV reports the attack happened around 6 a.m. Monday. A Detroit Fire official says the women had just arrived at their jobs when the man dumped gasoline on them and set it ablaze
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Across the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s presidential debate, the news Americans have been hearing, reading and seeing about Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has continued shuffling, with the topics that resonate about each candidate shifting week to week. That’s a change from the past
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer Asked recently how he would bring down the high cost of child care, former President Donald Trump said doing so would be relatively “not very expensive” — at least, not compared with revenue from tax hikes he would impose on foreign goods. Economists are skeptical tariffs would raise enough to cover Trump’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez. Sen. George Helmy was sworn in on Monday and will serve in office for about two months until the November election. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican hotelier Curtis Bashaw are vying for the seat
Continue ReadingFamous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor and commanding voice of Darth Vader, who died Monday at 93. “James was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit. For nearly half a century he was Darth Vader, but the secret to it all is
Continue ReadingFamous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor and commanding voice of Darth Vader, who died Monday at 93. “James was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit. For nearly half a century he was Darth Vader, but the secret to it all is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — A powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region has led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on the major waterway, creating hazards for local transport and offering a grim warning for other parts of the world. Paraguay’s Department of Meteorology
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Receiver Puka Nacua is headed to injured reserve after reaggravating his right knee injury in the Los Angeles Rams’ season-opening loss at Detroit. Rams coach Sean McVay said Monday that Nacua will be out for at least a month. “It’s unfortunate for him, and I’m bummed out for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State police are showing up at Florida voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in November. And a Florida state health care agency has launched a new website targeting the ballot initiative. Critics say they’re the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Four men were arrested and charged with kidnapping migrants who had been smuggled into the United States and demanding their relatives pay ransom for their release, officials said Monday. The men have pleaded not guilty after they were arraigned on an indictment, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said. A
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Four men were arrested and charged with kidnapping migrants who had been smuggled into the United States and demanding their relatives pay ransom for their release, officials said Monday. The men have pleaded not guilty after they were arraigned on an indictment, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said. A
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Ahead of a key US presidential debate this week, families of several American hostages held in Gaza are calling on US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to offer new ideas for securing the immediate release of their loved ones. “We want to
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Special Report from ABC News Originally Published: 09 SEP 24 16:52 ETUpdated: 09 SEP 24 17:00 ETBy Alli Rosenbloom and Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — You can’t think of James Earl Jones without hearing his voice. That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace, was Jones’ signature instrument. It brought power to all his
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