By BERNARD CONDON and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Police across Maine were alerted just last month to “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army reservist who would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history, one of a string of missed red flags that preceded the massacre. Two local law enforcement
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley criticized Donald Trump on Saturday for praising foreign strongmen and warned that his style of “chaos, vendettas and drama” would be dangerous, making her sharpest critiques of the former president as the two GOP presidential candidates and their rivals addressed an influential group
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Police across Maine were alerted just last month to “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army reservist who would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history, one of a string of missed red flags that preceded the massacre. Two local law enforcement
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has sought to assure the public it can achieve the two goals of its war on Hamas simultaneously — toppling the strip’s militant rulers and rescuing some 230 hostages abducted from Israel. But as the army ramps up airstrikes and ground incursions on the
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Kristian Vera stood on an Acapulco beach Saturday looking out toward dozens of sunken boats, including three of her own, all marked by floating buoys or just poking out of the water. Despite losing her livelihood in Hurricane Otis’ brutal pass through Mexico’s southern Pacific coast,
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Police across Maine were alerted just last month to “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army reservist who would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history, one of a string of missed red flags that preceded the massacre. Two local law enforcement
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — News from inside the besieged Gaza Strip trickles out in urgent tones from the few Palestinians still managing to connect with the outside world after intense Israeli bombardment plunged the crowded enclave into a communications blackout. Cellular and internet
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Update: 1:00 P.M. After receiving a statement from Cal Fire Riverside County Fire Department we originally reported the fire broke out off of 66th Avenue and Hayes Street early Saturday morning. While reviewing the report with Cal Fire it was confirmed that the fire actually happened off 64th Avenue and Hayes Street in Mecca. Original
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people, mostly California students, were arrested and taken away in handcuffs after storming the field and staging a sit-in that delayed the start of Saturday’s game between Cal and No. 24 Southern California at Memorial Stadium. According to a statement released by the Cal police department, the people were protesting
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG, PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Police missed two clear opportunities to end a dragnet that locked down and terrified Maine’s second-largest city after a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar following a recent spiral into paranoia. The body of Robert Card
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople on the church’s future says it’s “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance. But the meeting didn’t take decisive action on that issue and it backed off any specific calls for welcoming LGBTQ+ Catholics.
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is just as low in the White House’s internal polls as in any of the public ones. Whenever aides stress over the numbers in their weekly political meetings, Mike Donilon — for decades, Biden’s top political adviser — is the consistent voice of the president’s innermost circle,
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDO CRISPIM and EDMAR BARROS Associated Press MANAUS (AP) — Severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused the Negro River to reach historic lows, revealing millennia-old carvings previously hidden under water. Archaeologists say the engravings representing human faces, animals and other figures are between 1,000 and 2,000 years old. The Ponto das Lajes
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Frank Vatrano recorded his fifth career hat trick and Adam Henrique, Ryan Strome, Trevor Zegras and Brett Leason added a goal apiece as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Saturday. Lukas Dostal had 27 saves for the Ducks (4-4-0), who are 3-0 on their
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press With more than a year until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have continued to dominate the early Republican race. But other GOP candidates, including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of
Continue ReadingTROY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, a killing that inspired a TV miniseries. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood charged Hupp with first-degree murder in July 2021, accusing her of killing her friend, Betsy Faria, a decade earlier. Faria’s husband, Russ, spent time in
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Jeff Zeleny and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president amid lagging poll numbers and financial challenges, vowing to help elect “principled Republican leaders” moving forward. “After much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City jail guards won’t serve any prison time in connection with a teenage inmate’s suicide attempt in 2019. The Daily News reported Friday that Daniel Fullerton and Mark Wilson received conditional discharges after pleading guilty to misdemeanor official misconduct in May and September, respectively. Prosecutors say Fullerton,
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