By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A new California gun law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” – including places of worship, public libraries, amusement parks, zoos and sporting events – is once again blocked after a decision Saturday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The law signed by California Gov.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place. Tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including R.J. Reynolds, argued the state law conflicts with the federal Tobacco Control Act, which gives the US
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding relatively steady in early trading. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% early Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow was off 145 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%. Boeing slumped 9% after one of its jets suffered an inflight
Continue ReadingBy LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s top official for migration says member states will have to confront tough policy challenges to cope with the continent’s aging population. The EU home affairs commissioner says there is a pressing need to shift away from illegal migration and find
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi and Charbel Mallo, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his car in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Monday, as fears of a wider regional conflict escalate. The official, Wissam Tawil, is the most senior member of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he was shocked by the New York jury’s verdict. In the interview that aired Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Majors says he was “absolutely shocked and afraid” when the verdict was handed down and
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets will fly over Bosnia in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik. The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo says that the Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons’ flyover on Monday is part
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6. The Ministry of State Security posted on social media Monday that Britain had been cooperating since 2015 with the person, who it said was a citizen of a third nation and had
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — RJ Barrett took some of the talking points from film study and applied them as he continues to adjust and find his way in a new system. Barrett scored a season-high 37 points in his fourth game since being traded to his hometown Toronto team,
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has scrapped a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run for the fourth time. The lifetime ban on convicted politicians was imposed in 2018. Under a new court order passed on Monday, convicted politicians would be
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A high-profile German opposition politician has formally founded a new party that combines left-wing economic policy with a restrictive approach to migration and other positions that some observers believe could help it take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht said Monday her “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance — Reason and
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots. The Patriots coach also confirmed during his season-ending news conference that he remains under contract, though he didn’t specify the length of its current terms. New
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders have fired coach Ron Rivera. Controlling owner Josh Harris announced the move Monday. The Commanders lost eight in a row to finish 4-13 after opening with back-to-back victories. Washington made one playoff appearance by winning the NFC East at 7-9 in 2020
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mitch Landrieu is stepping down from his role as White House infrastructure coordinator, according to a statement from the White House. A campaign official told CNN that Landrieu will join the Biden campaign as co-chair. Deputy chief of staff Natalie Quillian will lead the infrastructure
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus has moved ahead with a considerable shake-up of his Cabinet. President Nikos Christodoulides replaced his ministers of defense, health, justice and environment as well as the deputy ministers of digital policy and European affairs in one fell swoop after just 10 months in power. Monday’s move comes
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister has met with one of Pakistan’s most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries. Both sides confirmed the meeting with Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam party is known for backing the Afghan Taliban.
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street pointed lower before the opening bell Monday following its worst week since Halloween. Futures for the S&P 500 were unchanged, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.4%. Shares in Boeing, Alaska Air Group and Spirit AeroSystems all tumbled as federal regulators grounded
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has struck a sensitive Israeli base with rockets, the United States has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have traded fire with the U.S. Navy. Each strike
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the formation of a federal political action committee. His new PAC will support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State. Beshear has defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky. Beshear announced
Continue ReadingCNN By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and David Culver, CNN San Diego, California (CNN) — They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of clothes and whatever money and phones they weren’t robbed of by criminals or cartels along the way, arriving at the United States-Mexico border exhausted from the stress of the journey
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