By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue workers are searching for nearly 100 people after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 31 people. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority said more than 2,000 people were rescued after Wednesday’s floods, adding that
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan defendants accused of participating in a fake elector scheme are set to appear before a judge, seeking for charges to be dropped due to comments made by the state attorney general. The defendants, Clifford Frost and Mari-Ann Henry, are accused of participating in the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job growth in the United States has remained resilient for the past 2 1/2 years even after high inflation flared and the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades. The September jobs report that the Labor Department will issue Friday
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A fire in a six-story residential building has left at least six dead and another 38 injured in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. A fire services official says eight fire engines took three hours to extinguish the fire Friday in the Goregaon West district. The rescue work is over. Media
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in cautious trading Friday after Wall Street drifted to a quiet close on worries about a too-hot U.S. job market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to finish at 30,994.67. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4% to 6,954.20. South Korea’s Kospi edged up
Continue ReadingBy Jomana Karadsheh, Hamdi Alkhshali and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Turkish airstrikes killed at least 11 people in multiple Kurdish-controlled locations in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish Internal Security Force said Thursday, the latest response from Ankara’s forces following a bomb attack in Turkey’s capital claimed by Kurdish militants. In a post on its official
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House Republicans will meet next week to discuss potential nominees for House speaker. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, which has left the house paralyzed without a successor, leaves the next speaker with an enormous task uniting the deeply fractured GOP. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke today with Republican Valley Congressman Ken Calvert.
Continue ReadingCNN By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant against former opposition leader Juan Guaido, the country’s attorney general said Thursday. During a press conference in the capital Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab told reporters Guaido used the state-owned oil company PDVSA’s resources to finance himself
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, Jason Hanna and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Bronx day care provider, her husband and his cousin have been indicted on murder and other charges on suspicion of exposing four children – including a 1-year-old who died – to fentanyl at the day care center last month, the Bronx district attorney’s
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The battle to win the House speakership could hinge on a contingent of more moderate Republicans uneasy about the conservative politics of their two leading candidates and angry at their hardline faction for ousting Kevin McCarthy in this week’s unprecedented floor vote. Behind the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A typhoon is heading toward southern China and Hong Kong after bringing record-breaking winds and leaving one dead in Taiwan. Typhoon Koinu was regaining strength after initially weakening on Friday as it heads west across the South China Sea toward China’s Guangdong province. The China Meteorological Administration forecasts it will bring rain
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SunLine Transit Agency is now offering a new transportation option called SunRide to Veterans Village veterans and their families. The SunLine Board of Directors recently approved the expansion of SunRide service in Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs, which went into effect in May. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, a board member for SunLine Transit Agency,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is constantly recreating itself. These days, multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects are replacing aging downtown neighborhoods of tiny two-story homes and apartments with massive mixed office, retail and residential centers. They’re designed to help the city burnish its status as a desirable home for global business. Mori
Continue ReadingCNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn (CNN) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that while former President Donald Trump is likely to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, she believes President Joe Biden can still beat him, describing the predicted rematch in stark terms. “One will wreck our democracy. One violates the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday. The investigation into the fatal collapse began in 2021, and the case was presented
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A Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy accused of engaging in sex acts with female inmates on home detention as part of an extortion scheme must stand trial on nearly a dozen felony counts, a judge ruled today.  Christian Phillip Heidecker, 32, of Menifee was arrested last month following an investigation by the sheriff’s department.  Â
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer who is now a key witness in a criminal case against him. But he is not waiving his right to sue again. Trump had
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with a member of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, following his presidency, ABC reported Thursday. The member is Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, sources told ABC. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators have finalized a 10-year permit extension at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. They say it will increase oversight and safeguards while prioritizing the cleanup of Cold War-era waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The state Environment Department on Thursday said the permit goes into
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing planning is underway to arrange a potential meeting between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping at November’s APEC summit in San Francisco, officials familiar with the matter said. A sit-down hasn’t been finalized and there remains a chance the meeting falls apart. China has not
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