By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest were urged to avoid travel Wednesday as an ice storm threatened to topple towering trees onto power lines and turn mountain highways treacherous. Swaths of the region were under warnings early Wednesday for as much as an inch of ice, promising
Continue ReadingANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan says he will not run for an eighth term in his solidly Republican South Carolina district. Duncan says it is time to bring fresh ideas to the district. Duncan was first elected in 2010. He made energy policy one of his chief concerns, pushing for more
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalized in Salt Lake City after suffering a medical emergency on Tuesday night, the team said Wednesday. The seriousness of the situation led the NBA to postpone Wednesday’s game between the Warriors and the Utah Jazz. The league did not immediately
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. Oprah Winfrey kept telling her to read it. But she put it off. It seemed an imposing read.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. Oprah Winfrey kept telling her to read it. But she put it off. It seemed an imposing read.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires that for years stealthily snapped up more than $800 million worth of rural land for a new walkable, affordable and green city between San Francisco and Sacramento now needs voters to embrace the idea. Jan Sramek, the former
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was warned Wednesday to keep his voice down in court after writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer said the former president was grumbling loudly to his attorneys as she testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and the Princess of Wales are both dealing with medical issues that will force them to delay previously planned public engagements over the coming weeks. Charles will undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate next week, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The palace
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires that for years stealthily snapped up more than $800 million worth of rural land for a new walkable, affordable and green city between San Francisco and Sacramento now needs voters to embrace the idea. Jan Sramek, the former
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey youth detention center let a “culture of abuse” in which staff sexually abused boys endure for decades. A new lawsuit alleges unchecked sexual abuse of the boys housed at the New Jersey Training School in Monroe Township. Fifty men who lived at the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening top congressional leaders at the White House to press for his $110 billion national security package at a pivotal time. Wednesday afternoon’s meeting comes as senators narrow on a landmark immigration deal that could unlock the stalled aid
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2024 Grammy Awards are fast approaching — and it is never too early to plan your viewing experience. The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Most of the awards are handed out before that during the
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will not ban tackle football for children under 12 after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly promised he would not sign the bill if it were to reach his desk, blocking a proposal that had become a proxy for parental rights in a presidential election year.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Associated Press review has found businessman and Trump-backed Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faced lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees before he sold his high-end Cleveland car dealership. Two of the suits accused Moreno and Bernie Moreno Cos. of gender and age discrimination, respectively.
Continue ReadingBy Scott McLean, Isil Sariyuce and Umut Sevdi Tangor, CNN (CNN) — The son of Somalia’s president was convicted in an Istanbul courtroom but spared jail time over a collision that killed a motorcycle courier in the city, in a case that has drawn anger and demands for justice across Turkey. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered more misery as an ice storm bore down Wednesday, threatening to topple towering trees, turn mountain highways treacherous and zap power in bitterly cold temperatures. Much of the region was under an ice storm warning through the morning, promising only
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali is set to be sentenced during a hearing underway in Chicago. Federal prosecutors are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for Heather Mack.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A nearly $1 billion upgrade of the airport in Omaha, Nebraska, will include a new glass-domed entrance, larger boarding gates and baggage claim areas and the addition of new restaurants and shops. The Omaha Airport Authority on Tuesday approved plans for a $950 million project expected to be completed by 2028
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press Ireland’s prime minister has extended a warm welcome to Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says his country wants a “strong and constructive relationship” with China despite not agreeing on some issues. Both Varadkar and Li struck an upbeat note after a bilateral meeting. Varadkar said that China
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