By JACK JEFFERY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia say the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force have resumed peace talks. It says the talks between the army and the Rapid Support Forces are underway in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah and are being brokered by both Riyadh and Washington. The
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened. Usually reliable computer models and the forecasters who use them didn’t see Otis’ explosive intensification coming as it approached Mexico’s Pacific coast. That created a nightmare scenario of an
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARC LEVY Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives.
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has reportedly withdrawn the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but has put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq. According to Swedish broadcaster TV4, the national Migration Agency
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — An acquaintance has been charged in the death of a Philadelphia journalist who went from sleeping on the street to working for the mayor to writing columns on the city’s most pressing social issues. Nineteen-year-old Robert Edmond Davis faces murder, weapons counts and related charges in the death of 39-year-old Josh Kruger,
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office says the state has arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack. Florida has sent cargo planes with healthcare supplies, drones, body armor, and helmets, DeSantis said
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps, ruling that state legislators improperly diluted the political power of Black voters in establishing those boundaries following the 2020 census. The ruling by US District Judge Steve Jones could result in Democrats securing an
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world. Around 360 workers with Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, walked out early Sunday
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The son of a federal judge who was convicted of killing his wife more than a decade ago has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a retrial. The plea came as part of a deal reached Thursday with Puerto Rican prosecutors. Pablo Casellas had won a new trial after
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months by the Italian soccer federation for betting on teams he played for. That rules him out of the rest of the Premier League season as well as competing for Italy at next year’s European Championship. The 23-year-old Tonali has agreed to a
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell in mixed trading after some big-name companies warned about an uncertain global economy hitting their upcoming profits. Reports also showed Thursday that the U.S. economy continues to storm ahead despite much higher interest rates that have already lashed the stock market. The
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press Authorities say a man suspected of killing a Maryland judge last week has been found dead in a heavily wooded area about a mile from where authorities had earlier spotted the his abandoned SUV. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the body of 49-year-old Pedro Argote was found Thursday in
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Google executive testified Thursday that the company’s success is precarious and said its leadership fears their product could slide into irrelevance with younger internet users. Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified for the tech giant as it defends
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Google executive testified Thursday that the company’s success is precarious and said its leadership fears their product could slide into irrelevance with younger internet users. Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified for the tech giant as it defends
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Indian Canyon Drive is now open after an overnight project to restripe its traffic lanes closed the roadway the last few days. It reopened this morning after 5:00 a.m. The road was set to reopen to traffic with four lanes as of 5:00 a.m. after a several-hour project to re-stripe the roadway back to its
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say that the executive director of a Missouri nonprofit is accused of stealing millions of dollars from a program intended to provide meals for low-income children. Connie Bobo of St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted on wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and obstruction of an
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 751,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the tabs that hold the front bumper covers on. The recall covers certain Toyota Highlanders from the 2020 through 2023 model years including gas-electric hybrids. The company says in a statement that the SUVs have resin front
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts are racially discriminatory, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Thursday also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority state
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan government critic María Corina Machado has been declared the winner of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate in polling last weekend that has been denounced by the socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge has been found dead, officials announced Thursday. The suspect, Pedro Argote, shot and killed Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson on October 19, hours after the judge ruled against him in a child custody case, authorities said. Argote’s body
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