By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. George Santos said Thursday he would not seek reelection next year after the House Ethics Committee’s investigation concluded there is “substantial evidence” that he used campaign funds for personal purposes. “I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed. I will
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, introduced a resolution Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress, one day after the Ethics Committee released a damning report on its investigation into Santos. Lawmakers are expected to address the resolution
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the tree’s reddish bark, swooping branches and thick, conical base identify it as the Pacific Northwest’s iconic western
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute. A vote-tracking spreadsheet on the union’s website shows that with
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping Thursday following some unnerving profit forecasts from Walmart and Cisco Systems, but they’re holding onto most of their big gains for November as Wall Street’s hopes for a “Goldilocks” economy that’s just right for markets keep rising. The S&P 500 was 0.3%
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights activist in Belarus has gone on hunger strike in prison protesting against Alexander Lukashenko’s repressive government. Aliaksandar Vaitseshyk was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest after he was convicted on charges of “distributing extremist materials.” It’s a charge which Belarus authorities have
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to the growth of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Raids on storage facilities in New York City turned up a huge haul of counterfeit handbags, shoes and other luxury merchandise that could have been worth more than $1 billion if the knockoffs had been real, federal authorities announced. Roughly 219,000 items were seized from Manhattan storage facilities in recent enforcement
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Demonstrators seeking a cease-fire in Gaza blocked traffic for more than two hours on the Boston University bridge during rush hour. The group of about 100 people chanted “Cease-fire now!” during the protest Thursday morning that came more than five weeks after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 amid an
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said the 50-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday and will be booked into jail in the investigation of involuntary manslaughter — the unintentional killing of another
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south,
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Congressman George Santos of New York says he won’t run for reelection in 2024 after a scathing House Ethics Committee report on his conduct cited “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking. The Ethics panel says it has referred its findings about Santos to the Justice Department. Shortly after
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said the 50-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday and will be booked into jail in the investigation of involuntary manslaughter — the unintentional killing of another
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oregon State and Washington State are working on a plan to keep the Pac-12 alive as a two-team conference for as long as two years while entering an agreement with the Mountain West Conference that will allow the Pacific Northwest schools to fill out their sports schedules,
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K. In a statement Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it approved
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVID CRARY Associated Press As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there’s a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptive protests at prominent venues in several major cities. Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Jeremy Goodale, one of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of their Spanish teacher, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. He will be eligible for parole in 25 years. Goodale’s co-defendant, Willard Miller, was sentenced in July to life in prison with the possibility
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether. Nonetheless, the tree’s reddish bark, swooping branches and thick, conical base identify it as the Pacific Northwest’s iconic western
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, a Jewish protester who fell and hit his head during a confrontation at dueling rallies over the Israel-Hamas War this month in Southern California, officials in Ventura County said Thursday. Loay Alnaji,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man has been arrested in the death of a Jewish man during California protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
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