By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz clarified in a statement to CNN that she did not use in vitro fertilization to conceive, sharing new details about her and Gov. Tim Walz’s fertility struggles as the governor has highlighted their experience with infertility on the campaign trail. In her statement, Gwen Walz said they used
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, this is how to make
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked lower Tuesday and snapped an eight-day winning streak, the longest of the year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, but it’s still just 1.2% below its all-time high set last month. It has roared back from its scary summer drop, where the index briefly dropped nearly
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is slated to resign by the end of the day, about a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges. Menendez signaled his resignation last month in a letter to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. The governor said Friday he’s tapping a former top aide
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Monday night in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders. San Diego (71-55) bounced back nicely after dropping two of three at Colorado over the weekend. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman hit his 20th home run, Kyle Harrison pitched six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Monday night. Harrison (7-5) allowed one run and five hits, striking out five and walking two as the Giants limited their opponent to three
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Both the Army Reserve and police missed opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and initiate steps to seize weapons from the spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report released Tuesday by a special commission created to investigate the attacks,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. The Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then the president closed the night – which ran significantly behind schedule – with a hand-off to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden said choosing Harris as his running mate in 2020
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the history that Kamala Harris could make if she becomes the first woman elected president, referencing the proverbial glass ceiling the former secretary of state tried to but failed to break during her 2016 campaign for the White House. “Together,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has defeated an opponent backed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to win the Republican primary in one of Florida’s most conservative congressional districts. Gaetz defeated former Navy pilot Aaron Dimmock. He’s considered a lock to beat Democrat Gay Valimont in a district
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Republicans will decide in Wyoming’s primaries whether to stick with a long-serving U.S. senator and first-term congresswoman or change up to political underdogs. Republican Sen. John Barrasso on Tuesday faces a challenge from Casper-area financial advisor Reid Rasner in his pursuit of a third full term. Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman is challenged by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t testify in defense of his effort to appear on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot. That’s after he showed up late Tuesday to a court hearing in Pennsylvania where Democratic activists are trying to bar him from the ballot in the battleground state. Kennedy’s lawyer blamed a
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Sham Abu Tabaq, age 5, has a piercing stare. Behind her dark eyes are memories she has hardly begun to process. She has experienced war. She has been forced from her home. And she was in her father’s arms when he was fatally shot,
Continue ReadingCNN By Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Sham Abu Tabaq, age 5, has a piercing stare. Behind her dark eyes are memories she has hardly begun to process. She has experienced war. She has been forced from her home. And she was in her father’s arms when he was fatally
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly two decades, Phil Donahue was virtually the only TV talk show host to roam his audience with microphone and make them an essential part of his show. His huge cultural influence — especially with the women who tended to watch television during the day in his
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will push to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% from the current 21%, her campaign said Monday, the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Coming days after she unveiled a four-part economic package that would provide tax relief to working and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — A pre-dawn police raid targeting the family home of a Paraguayan lawmaker in a notorious drug smuggling haven turned into a chaotic shootout that left the lawmaker dead and the nation on edge. Monday’s killing of Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes, a 67-year-old rancher and lawmaker in Paraguay’s ruling Colorado party,
Continue ReadingTwo people who drowned off South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island where rip current warnings related to Hurricane Ernesto were posted have been identified as Ohio men. A coroner said Monday that autopsies will help determine whether 66-year-old Ralph Jamieson, of South Euclid, and 73-year-old Leonard Schenz, of Loveland, died because of Ernesto. The storm has
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer, Seth Lugo once again looked like the pitcher whose brilliant first half made him an All-Star, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to five games. Lugo (14-7), who
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