By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago and hearing encouraging words from the opposition leader at the time. “I just want you to know that
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press HINSDALE, N.H. (AP) — Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life. Residents would see Holt around town in threadbare clothes — riding his lawn mower, headed to the convenience
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Tatyana Prima thought she’d left the bombs behind when she fled Ukraine more than a year and a half ago, after Russia decimated her city, Mariupol. The 38-year-old escaped with her injured husband and young daughter, bringing the family to safety in southern Israel. The calm
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities are downgrading the alert level for Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano and ruled out a tsunami one day after Mount Ulawun erupted, spewing smoke as high as 15 kilometers, or more than nine miles into the sky. One of the South Pacific nation’s most active
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A Republican former congressional staffer is facing off against a Democratic state senator in a Utah special election to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, who recently resigned. Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kathleen Riebe are competing in Tuesday’s vote to become Utah’s first congresswoman in five years. Maloy is
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Trevor Moore scored two goals and the Los Angeles Kings extended their season-opening road winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault also scored and Pheonix Copley made 30 saves for the Kings, who
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always makes Dmytro Riznychenko think back, and he is overwhelmed by his emotions. “This is where it truly began,” Riznychenko said, walking through central Kyiv’s Independence Square recently, reflecting on the uprising
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The sun was shining in June 1979 as Rosalynn Carter made her way through an enthusiastic crowd in Laconia, New Hampshire. “She shook my hand!” yelled one delighted participant. The first lady was in the state for her husband’s reelection campaign, but this was no political
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments Tuesday on a request to revoke the bond of one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week filed a
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright, Nic Robertson, John Torigoe, Eli Kiko Cohen and Joel Bennett, CNN Eilat, Israel (CNN) — As a red alert alarm sounded in the busy hotel dining hall, many of the children scattered in fear, as the horrors of the Hamas massacre on October 7 came flooding back. Thousands of families who survived
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy has failed to rise in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race and is increasingly risking becoming an afterthought. At a recent Iowa campaign event, hardly anyone was in the room when Ramaswamy was supposed to start. Ramaswamy took
Continue ReadingBy Daria Markina-Tarasova, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — It can take years to fully train an F-16 fighter pilot. “Moonfish” – a Ukrainian military aviator – has about six months. Moonfish is the call sign of a Ukrainian pilot who is training to fly the United States-designed multirole aircraft. He spoke with CNN via Zoom
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Staring down another frigid winter and desperate to keep the lights on, Ukraine’s power grid operator has surreptitiously imported custom-built equipment designed to withstand Russian electronic warfare attacks with the help of US officials, CNN has learned. Engineers at US tech giant Cisco spent weeks building and stress-testing the new gear in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey, Oren Liebermann, Jessie Yeung, Tamar Michaelis and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are boiling over in Israel as frustrated families of hostages demand answers from the government about the fate of their loved ones and a deal for their release. “I demand their commitment that everyone is returning home. All the
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Transgender people say they’re fighting for the freedom to live authentically. Many lives have been cut short due to violence. Monday night, a candlelight vigil was held at Palm Springs City Hall for Transgender Day of Remembrance. It was organized by the Transgender Health and Wellness Center. The names of about 30 trans people who’ve been
Continue ReadingNASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 15 points, Rayah Marshall had a strong double-double, and No. 8 USC held off Seton Hall 64-54 at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship on Monday night. Marshall had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Women of Troy (4-0) and the freshman Watkins added seven rebounds. Kaitlyn
Continue ReadingBEAVERCREEK, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a shooter has opened fire at a Walmart but they say the store was secured and there wasn’t any active threat. The attack was reported at around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Walmart in Beavercreek, in the Dayton metropolitan area. Police didn’t confirm whether anyone was killed
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A wanted felon and a woman were detained after hours of work by Riverside County Sheriff deputies to defuse a tense scene where a suspect stabbed himself and made irrational statements. The incident happened at a shopping plaza near Highway 111 and Monterey/Highway 74. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said a man was making irrational
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Valley doctors share how you can keep yourself and others safe this holiday season. We reported on how you should prepare for the Triple-Demic Monday. Now that Thanksgiving is just days away, local doctors say there is a way to decrease your chances of getting viruses this holiday season. The CDC posted some tips: Get
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Artemis Moshtaghian and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — The man who shot four people at an Ohio Walmart before taking his own life this week may have been at least partially inspired by racially motivated violent extremist ideology, the FBI said Wednesday, citing what it says were the shooter’s journal writings and
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