By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has scheduled its presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, keeping the state first despite national Democrats’ efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar. New Hampshire law requires the state’s Republican and Democratic primaries to be held at least seven days before any similar contest and
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping plunged into their first face-to-face meeting in a year Wednesday,, intent on working to stabilize fraught relations and showing the world that while they are global economic competitors they’re not locked in a
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping plunged into their first face-to-face meeting in a year Wednesday,, intent on working to stabilize fraught relations and showing the world that while they are global economic competitors they’re not locked in a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say only a handful of survivors are still hospitalized three weeks following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The family of 16-year-old Gavin Robitaille says he was released last week from Mass General for Children in Boston. Medical staff lined the hallways this week as another victim was released from
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on health tips and LGBTQ rights, among other topics, cannot be forced to join or pay dues to the association. The order, dated Monday, blocks the Louisiana State Bar
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A day after Palestinian authorities called for an evacuation of Gaza’s biggest hospital, Israeli soldiers have raided it and say they were accompanied by medical teams bringing baby food, incubators and other equipment. But health officials on Wednesday said extra supplies and equipment don’t solve the
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB AND ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Security and judicial officials say Lebanon’s military tribunal has released a man accused of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper almost a year ago on bail. Lebanon’s military tribunal in June charged Mohamad Ayyad and four others with the killing of Pvt. Seán Rooney,
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A group of Hamas militants wait, some packed into a white pickup truck, others on motorbikes. They run through a few final checks, making sure they are
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A group of Hamas militants wait, some packed into a white pickup truck, others on motorbikes. They run through a few final checks, making sure they
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament. The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Sánchez
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge is set to hear closing arguments on whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is barred from the ballot by a provision of the U.S. Constitution that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. District Judge Sarah B. Wallace will have 48 hours
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 MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has conceded defeat in her reelection bid. Buta Biberaj’s narrow loss to Republican Bob Anderson in the race for Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney gave the Virginia GOP one of its
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of critically wounding a Virginia State University police officer in a shooting that forced a campus lockdown has been caught, authorities have announced. Deonta M. Blount, 21, of Chester, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer and use of
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The city of Palm Desert is celebrating 50 years as an incorporated city. City of Palm Desert Palm Desert, specifically Portola Avenue, was originally used as a military training ground, army tank and truck depot in the early 1940s. City of Palm Desert Clifford Henderson alongside his brothers, Randall, Phil and Carl, and architect, Tommy
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Officials say Amtrak service north of New York City will be restored starting Thursday after it was disrupted for several days. Structural issues with a parking garage over the tracks on Manhattan’s west side caused the disruption. Service between New York City and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester County was halted
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country, prompting health alerts and driving up energy demand as people turn to air conditioning and fans to stay cool. The National Institute of Meteorology said most Brazilians face
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