By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof. What merits all these layers of protection is somewhat surprising: tabulating machines that count votes in Arizona’s Maricopa County.
Continue ReadingCNN By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson, Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The Senate passed a government funding package early Saturday morning, averting a partial shutdown and ending a lengthy fight that has loomed over both sides of Capitol Hill for months. The legislation will next be sent to President Joe Biden to
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Kate Sullivan and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — When he’s not raising horses or working at a construction site, 28-year-old Nick Mirtschink says he spends “a lot” of time on Truth Social, the social media platform started by Donald Trump. So does Bree Duke, a retiree from northwest Georgia, who said she
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Support poured in from around the world Saturday for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following major abdominal surgery. The princess’s poignant video, in which she spoke about the “huge shock” and “incredibly
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Chinese coast guard ships have hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons in the latest confrontation near a disputed South China Sea shoal, causing injuries to the Filipino navy crew members and heavy damage to the wooden vessel, Philippine officials said. The United States
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities detained 11 people, state media reported Saturday, after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow in a grisly attack that left at least 115 people dead. Russia’s Investigative Committee said four of those detained were directly involved in the attack that left the sprawling shopping mall and music venue smoldering
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovaks are heading to the ballots to elect a successor to Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female president and a staunch backer of Slovakia’s neighbor Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s two-year invasion. She is not seeking a second term. Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, is
Continue ReadingBy Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall that has claimed 137 lives, after authorities said the four main suspects were caught near the border with Ukraine. The four men appeared in
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN (CNN) — For days, Donald Trump’s fury over the requirement to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money by Monday has been bubbling behind the scenes and through a steady stream of social media posts. Friday’s public barrage on his Truth Social platform, which included multiple
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has revealed she has cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after weeks of speculation over her health and absence from the public eye. In a statement she called the news a “shock” and asked for privacy for herself and her young family.
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Humans have many wonderful qualities, but we lack something that’s a common feature among most animals with backbones: a tail. Exactly why that is has been something of a mystery. Tails are useful for balance, propulsion, communication and defense against biting insects. However, humans and our closest primate relatives
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in India’s capital have taken to the streets for a second day, demanding the immediate release of one of the top rivals of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the country gears up for a national election next month. Arvind Kejriwal, New Delhi’s top elected official was arrested
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to tour the blood-stained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened. Harris plans to visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Saturday and talk with relatives of some of the 17 people who were murdered. Harris’ visit
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Eleven people have been detained after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and opened fire on the crowd, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. At least 93 people were killed in Friday’s attack, including three children, authorities said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said four of
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin Saturday that 11 people have been detained after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and opened fire on the crowd, according to Russian state news agency Tass. At least three children were among the 60 people killed, Russian authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Peach trees are blooming at Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia, this week. It’s a stark contrast from last year, when an abnormally warm winter followed by freezing temperatures destroyed a significant amount of the state’s favorite fruit. Owner Drew Echols, a fifth-generation farmer, said it has
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India is the world’s largest milk producer, and is home to 80 million dairy farmers who made 231 million tons of milk last year. Many farmers, like Tamilarasu, only have a few cows, but the industry as a whole has 303 million bovine cattle like cows
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, Katherine Grise and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The US warned Moscow that ISIS militants were determined to target Russia in the days before assailants stormed the Crocus City Hall in an attack that killed scores of people, but President Vladimir Putin rejected the advice as “provocative.” Gunmen stormed the concert
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