By TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of the United Auto Workers on Wednesday as he addressed the powerful union’s political convention. “I’m proud to stand up here and announce that the UAW is endorsing Joe Biden for president of the United
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general and conservative legal scholar who taught at Harvard Law School for decades, has died. He was 88 and died Tuesday. Fried joined the Harvard faculty in 1961 would go on to teach thousands of students in areas like First Amendment
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Update 1:40 p.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station confirmed that Toye Alicia Moore was found safe. Original Report 11:43 a.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station was alerted of a missing woman from Yucca Valley. Toye Alicia Moore was last seen on Thursday, January 18, 2024 leaving her residence in the 6000c block of Hermosa Ave
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US and Iraq are expected to soon begin talks on the future of the US military presence in the country, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid public calls from the Iraqi government for the US to withdraw its troops. The US and Iraq agreed to
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly plans to send Democratic Gov. Tony Evers a redistricting proposal that largely adopts maps he proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents who would have to face one another in November. Evers is all-but certain to veto
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here’s a rare case of a casino losing. Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort was rebuffed Wednesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court in its efforts to collect on business interruption insurance involving the early days of the COVID19 pandemic. The high court ruled that the
Continue ReadingUPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A Philadelphia-area woman has been charged with animal cruelty after police say videos she posted show her torturing and killing animals live on the internet. Delaware County court records show 28-year-old Anigar Monsee is charged with four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt of the Upper
Continue ReadingUPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — In a story published January 23, 2024 about a Philadelphia-area woman charged with animal cruelty, The Associated Press incorrectly cited the media outlet that was the source of the story. It was the Delaware County Daily Times, not The Mercury.
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials in Cyrpus say police have rescued 60 Syrian migrants from a rickety wooden boat that had been at sea six days and appeared to have run short of food and water. Five minors have been hospitalized, three of them in intensive care. The boat was found about 34 miles of
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a transit officer shot a man outside a downtown Atlanta commuter station after he stabbed two people and attacked the officer, stabbing him in the hand. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority spokesperson Stephany Fisher said the suspect and the first two stabbing victims were in stable condition after Wednesday’s attack.
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An official in Mali says more than 70 people are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed late last week, and a search continues amid fears the toll could rise. The senior official at the government’s National Geology and Mining Directorate confirmed the details to The
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have resumed debating whether to reopen a road through the heart of the Bluegrass State’s Capitol complex. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill meant to resume vehicle traffic between the Kentucky Capitol and the Capitol Annex. The measure is the latest
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require her to step a little outside of her comfort zone. Filmmaker Nathan Silver came to her with an idea for “Between the Temples,” about a widow and a widower who
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Denver pastor Eli Regalado had an exciting message for his congregation. After months of prayers and cues from God, he was going to start selling cryptocurrency, he announced in a YouTube video last April. The Signature and Silvergate banks had collapsed weeks earlier, signaling the need to look into other investment options beyond financial
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Efforts to reach a new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Egyptian and U.S. officials confirmed this week that they are actively pursuing ways to halt a war that has raged for over 110 days. An Egyptian official said that Israel has presented a proposal for
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An official in Mali says more than 70 people are dead after an informal gold mine collapsed late last week, and a search continues amid fears the toll could rise. The senior official at the government’s National Geology and Mining Directorate confirmed the details to The
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said this week that it is making an additional adjustment to this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, that will make $1.8 billion more available in financial aid. The new change follows a complete overhaul of the form, which
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican tribunal has rejected a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the Holy See’s former auditor general. Libero Milone and his late deputy had sued the Holy See for 9.3 million euros. They claimed they were essentially extorted by Vatican police and forced to resign in 2017 or
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Many parts of the world are experiencing a rapid depletion in the subterranean reserves of water that billions of people rely on for drinking, irrigation and other uses, according to new research that analyzed millions of groundwater level measurements from 170,000 wells in more than 40 countries. It’s the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over 70 years, a diplomat reported Wednesday, a further socially liberalizing step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom that is home to the holiest sites in Islam. While restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh
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