GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies say an investigation into a drug trafficking group based in Grants Pass in southern Oregon has resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of fentanyl, meth and weapons. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved. The
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wednesday that he plans to bar the public release of “sensitive” evidence in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and over a dozen others after key video evidence was leaked earlier this week.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC is turning again to its late-night host a year after bringing Kimmel back for a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC is turning again to its late-night host a year after bringing Kimmel back for a
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After raiding the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, Israel appears close to completing its takeover of the besieged territory’s northern sector, which it has described as the headquarters of the ruling Hamas militant group. But as the military sets its sights on southern Gaza in its campaign to
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from discrimination in how they provide service to communities based on income level, race and other protected classes. The new rules, enacted Wednesday, are the first major use of anti-discrimination in the digital era. The independent
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have granted SpaceX permission to launch a long-awaited second test flight of its Starship system — the most powerful rocket ever built — following an explosive first attempt in April. The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, said Wednesday that SpaceX has permission to launch the
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP presidential contender Tuesday called for user verification and said social media networks should reveal their algorithms. Haley’s transparency appeal has sparked backlash across the conservative social media space and drawn direct criticism from some
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street added a bit more Wednesday to its big rally from a day before. The S&P 500 rose 7.18 points, or 0.2%, to 4,502.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 163.51, or 0.5%, to 34,991.21, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by 9.45, or
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on a temporary government funding package as lawmakers seek to keep the holiday season free from any suspense over a government shutdown. Senate approval Wednesday would set up a final confrontation on the government budget in the new year. Top
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas who authorities said accompanied a friend to a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to address the escalating crisis for Palestinian civilians during Israel’s aerial and ground attacks. Israel immediately rejected the resolution.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a Navy warship shot down a drone that was heading toward the ship as it sailed in the southern Red Sea. The USS Thomas Hudner, a naval destroyer, was sailing toward the Bab-el-Mandeb strait when the crew saw the drone, which originated in
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu, Richard Roth and Becky Anderson, CNN New York (CNN) — The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for “humanitarian pauses and corridors” in war-torn Gaza, a long-awaited diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of bitter negotiations. Twelve countries voted to approve the measure, with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When people think of noncompete agreements, they usually think of corporate executives with knowledge of prized trade secrets, whose lavish pay packages often come with a condition that if they quit or get fired, they can’t go work for an industry rival. More and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the substance in a suspicious letter sent to the state’s top elections agency does not appear to have been hazardous. The KBI also said Wednesday that the mail delivered to the Kansas secretary of state’s office appeared unrelated to threatening
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A hospital director in Haiti says a heavily armed gang burst into the facility and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the Cite Soleil slum, pleaded for help via social media. He confirmed
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. His team accuses the judge of tainting the proceedings with “tangible and overwhelming” bias. Their motion filed Wednesday argues that Judge
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is at risk of losing key tools for preventing terrorists from using drones, chemicals or weapons of mass destruction if Congress doesn’t take action soon. That’s according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He spoke in Congress Wednesday. The department has been rallying support
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