By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Carson Wentz, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because Wentz needed to pass a physical before the deal could be announced. Los
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police Chief John Drake says he’s “disturbed” over the unauthorized release of writings from the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at The Covenant School in March. Drake confirmed the authenticity of the writings in a statement late Monday evening. Earlier that day,
Continue ReadingCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge threw out a proposed ballot referendum backed by a statewide teachers union that would give voters the final say on whether to give $380 million in public funding for a proposed $1.5 billion Oakland Athletics stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The Monday ruling from Carson City
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s poll numbers may be showing stark warning signs over his reelection, but top Democrats see a possible silver lining amid the panic: The sooner they can jolt voters from dismissing the chances that Donald Trump could return to the White House, the better. Inside Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium that would scale back the state’s contribution and impose a surcharge on non-baseball event tickets. The Legislature’s finance committee is set to vote on the
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press Chile’s National Forestry Corporation has permanently closed a popular glacier, sparking outrage from adventurers and local guides. The decision came after an enormous calving earlier last month prompted a government study in the southern Aysén region. It found the glacier Exploradores in Laguna San Rafael national park is rapidly melting
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor says two couples who allegedly stenciled dozens of blue Stars of David on buildings in Paris and two of its suburbs are linked by a third party living abroad. The prosecutor said the foreign link was based on a telephone conversation of one couple in Russian. The interior minister
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — An off-duty US Park Police officer fatally shot a fellow officer at a gathering inside a Virginia apartment over the weekend by “unintentionally” pulling the trigger on a firearm he thought was unloaded, police said. Alexander Robinson Roy, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and initially was held at
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner says for the agency to keep building on its customer service and enforcement priorities it needs a reliable funding stream. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said Tuesday at an event with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the debate over IRS funding comes down to a fundamental
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to plans for a pipeline conveying offshore natural gas to Cyprus for processing and shipping to foreign markets, the east Mediterranean island nation’s energy minister said Tuesday. The fighting in the Gaza Strip
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the yearslong case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans’ explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference. U.S. Attorney David Weiss’
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christian Edwards, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italy will build two detention centers in Albania to house migrants trying to reach its shores, Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Monday, in an attempt to control migration figures that have almost doubled in the year since she took office. Meloni said the facilities
Continue ReadingVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters responded to two wildfires that amid dry conditions and high winds. The declaration allows Virginia to mobilize additional resources, staff and equipment to help with the response, the governor’s office said in a news release. The operation involves the Virginia National Guard, the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a gun was arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, police said. The man was in the park outside Senate office buildings and across from Washington’s Union Station when he was arrested, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement posted online. Roads in the area
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army said Tuesday that its forces are battling Hamas fighters inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage a month into a war that has claimed thousands of lives and leveled swaths of the territory. Prime Minister Benjamin
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) -– A 50-year-old man was arrested and is facing a federal charge after being accused of sending an email to the rabbi of an in Arizona synagogue, threatening to “execute” the rabbi and other Jewish people. Jeffrey Mindock is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government has laid out hurricane reconstruction plans for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much priority to building military barracks as re-opening hotels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he hopes owners will be able to reopen as many as 35 of the resort’s 377 hotels by
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — As the losses piled up for a second straight season under his watch, Mark Kotsay regularly walked through Oakland’s clubhouse after games to check in with players, encourage them and even turn the music on to lift everybody’s spirits when needed. The Athletics believe in
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Migration experts and activists are planning an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review. The exact workings of the arrangement announced Monday as Albania’s leader visited Rome were still
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Holmes Lybrand and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement arrested an individual that appeared to have a gun around the upper Senate park near the Russell Senate Office Building, a law enforcement official told CNN. US Capitol Police said on X that the suspect is in custody and police were searching the
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