By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is ending his Republican campaign for an open U.S. Senate seat representing Michigan. The announcement comes just over four months after Craig launched his campaign. His campaign has struggled to gain momentum, and he has lagged behind rivals in fundraising.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don’t know how much they’ll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reimbursement.
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Thousands of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and workers from other app companies are set to go on strike Wednesday, February 14 to raise awareness about their current work conditions. The group Justice For App Workers organized the nationwide strike over fair wages, safety, and more, according to its website. The planned strike is expected to take
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI AND EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian voters were choosing a new president Wednesday as the world’s third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse a quarter-century after shaking off a brutal dictatorship. The front-runner, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, is the only candidate with ties to the Suharto
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the two areas cover nearly 200,000 acres. They are both located in southern Oregon, off the coast of Coos Bay and Brookings, respectively.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Jillian Sykes, Raja Razek and Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — A driver died and at least five people were hurt as a vehicle crashed Tuesday evening into an Austin, Texas, medical center emergency room, the facility’s chief medical officer said. “This investigation is in its early and preliminary stages, however there is
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday didn’t immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how war they flew. The
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The evening roll call proved tight, with Speaker
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A former sheriff’s correctional deputy who was allegedly caught carrying more than 100 pounds of fentanyl on Interstate 10 waived his preliminary hearing today, advancing his case on the docket without the prosecution having to present any evidence. Jorge Alberto Oceguera Rocha, 25, of Banning, is charged with transportation of controlled substances, possession of controlled
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Design lovers from across the globe are here in Palm Springs for Modernism Week and this year, organizers say it will be bigger than ever. More than 350 events are scheduled, beginning Thursday through Feb. 26. The festival will feature tours of iconic homes, nightly parties, and a classic car show. All events are open
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. It was their second attempt. A vote last week fell short. The vote Tuesday marks the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary has been
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday. The sharp drop is welcome news for the White House, even if
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina prosecutors have dropped three charges against Charlotte Hornets player Miles Bridges, according to documents filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court on Tuesday. Bridges, 25, was charged in 2023 with violating a protection order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property, according to the Lincoln County, North Carolina, sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The evening roll call proved tight, with Speaker
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A car crashed into a Texas hospital’s emergency room, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others. The car smashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center shortly after 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said in a Facebook post. The crash appeared to be unintentional. St. David’s
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats have retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Voters elected a former school board member on Tuesday to represent them in a Philadelphia suburb that has been trending more to the left. Jim Prokopiak’s election to the Bucks County seat
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee is advancing a long-stalled proposal aimed at stopping private school teachers from talking to students about gender identity without parental permission. Both gay rights groups and some religious conservatives remain opposed to the bill, which passed out of Senate committee on Tuesday. It
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Paula Newton and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — The home of a Canadian Sikh activist in Brampton, Ontario, was hit by gunfire on Monday, months after the assassination of another activist sent India-Canada relations into a spiral. A bullet hole was discovered in the window of Inderjit Singh Gosal’s home on Monday by construction
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles and Gillian Roberts, CNN The US House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It is unlikely Mayorkas will be charged in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Senate Democrats are still weighing how to respond. Republican leadership alleges the agency leader committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including “willful and
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives, by an extremely narrow margin, voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost 150 years. The result came one week after the stunning loss House Republicans suffered when they last tried
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