ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say two dogs killed a 3-month-old baby inside an upstate New York home. Rochester police on Tuesday said officers responded to a 911 call Saturday and found the baby boy suffering from severe trauma to his body. He was rushed to a hospital where he died. Police say animal control
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof. “The Tortured Poets Department” singer once again tops the VMA noms with 10 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video and nods in the artist of the year and best pop categories. She’s
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Eric Levenson and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The former police chief who led a raid last year on a small Kansas newspaper will be charged with interfering with the judicial process for actions he took after the raid, special prosecutors announced in a report Monday. The charge against Gideon Cody will be filed in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to the vast majority of Americans. But his track record in his home state offers clues on what he might bring to the Democratic ticket. In 2022, he won young voters in Minnesota, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Indonesian security forces have recovered the body of New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region. Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot to death on Monday by gunmen allegedly with the West Papua Liberation Army,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony due to a “scandalous situation” that cost a Romanian gymnast a bronze medal. Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event Monday when coaches for American Jordan Chiles entered an appeal to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from captivity are still reluctant to raise their voices above a whisper. In theory, they can eat what they want,
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,” Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey.” Thirty-three features will make up the central lineup of the annual festival presented by Film
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.” Now a new study suggests ancestors of the hobbits were even slightly shorter. “We did not expect that
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Students in the Palm Springs Unified School District begin their new school year on Wednesday, and there will be some changes this new school year that families will need to know. District Superintendent Dr. Tony Signoret says construction is in full swing at several schools to modernize facilities. He says everyone should prepare for delays and plan their transportation routes ahead of time. Signoret
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s lawyers asked Judge Juan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s local currency is sliding against the U.S. dollar after recent increases in fuel prices and subway fares. The new exchange rates come a week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it completed its third review of for Egypt, allowing the government to draw $820 million. That amount is part
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is looking to attract lenders to finance small businesses’ clean energy projects. It’s targeting lenders ranging from hyperlocal microlenders to nationally oriented financial institutions. Microlenders offer loans up to $50,000. A Certified Development Company is a nonprofit focused on economic development of its community.
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former warden at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin where multiple inmates have died over the last year is pleading not guilty to a misconduct charge. Five inmates have died at Waupun Correctional Institution since June 2023. The latest was found dead Monday. Prosecutors charged former Warden Randall Hepp with
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Harris says Walz has ‘delivered for working families’ as she announces him as vice presidential pick for 2024 ticket.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer Lee Jin-man explains how he took the photo of Italian diver Giovanni Tocci, symmetrically aligned with the Olympic rings at the diving venue. He prepared himself for the photo by staking out his position before other photographers, to get a head-on shot of the divers as they passed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually been stripped of their rights over the past three years. She made history at the Tokyo Games in 2021, becoming the first Afghan woman to compete in an international sporting event since
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics. His most recent and third studio album, “Mirada,” is a mixture of styles, without neglecting his interest in modern corridos and sad sierreño. Cornejo, 20, is originally from California. His
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics. His most recent and third studio album, “Mirada,” is a mixture of styles, without neglecting his interest in modern corridos and sad sierreño. Cornejo, 20, is originally from California. His
Continue ReadingBELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in South Florida say nine people are dead after an overloaded SUV went out of control, hit a guardrail and flipped upside down into a canal. Several young children are among the victims, and one person was seriously injured. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle carrying
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