By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season is expected to hit the northern Cascades and Rockies and North Dakota this week, sending residents searching for their winter coats and facing much different driving conditions after a warm fall in many places. The National Weather Service
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination once it became clear he would not have enough support from GOP colleagues for the gavel. The House GOP whip,
Continue Readingby PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders certainly enjoyed the spoof of Deion Sanders in a recent skit on “ Saturday Night Live.” Actor Kenan Thompson’s parody of the Colorado coach was spot-on, from the attire — Colorado sweatshirt pulled over his CU hat, shades and whistle dangling from his
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University officials are warning people on campus not to open any food delivery robots because of a bomb threat. Officials at lunchtime Tuesday sent out what they called an urgent alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a bomb threat in Starship food delivery robots. The
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Steve Contorno, CNN Epping, New Hampshire (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his record standing up for Florida’s Jewish community after a Republican lawmaker in his home state flipped his endorsement to former President Donald Trump and accused the governor of failing to address antisemitism. Rep. Randy Fine, the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ projections. The third-quarter results released Tuesday for the July-September period included a 9% increase in Google’s ad
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace. The California Department of Motor Vehicles’ indefinite suspension of the Cruise robotaxi service comes
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press A combination of fog and thick smoke from a marsh fire reduced visibility on Louisiana highways to near nothing on Monday. It caused a series of deadly crashes on Interstate 55 near New Orleans. The National Weather Service called the weather phenomenon “super fog.” It isn’t just
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened, according
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms. The lawsuit filed in federal court
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 36-year-old man living in Montana with a teenager who mysteriously disappeared from Arizona four years ago has been charged with two felony counts of child sexual abuse based on images found on his phone, authorities said Tuesday. Edmund Davis was arrested
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One of two men accused in a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies that led to an exchange of gunfire, injuring a deputy and one of the suspects in Thousand Palms, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Jose Eduardo Rosales Perez, 34, of Desert Hot Springs, and 27-year-old Kristian Galeana were each charged with two felony
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker Tuesday as they desperately searched for a way out of the chaos they have created, but the choice was quickly rejected by Donald Trump and other hardliners, leaving it
Continue ReadingBy Kia Fatahi and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A member of a neo-Nazi group was arrested Friday after attempting to burn down a church in Ohio that was planning to host a drag show event, according to court documents. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of Alliance, Ohio, has been charged in the US District Court
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip who withdrew his bid for the speakership after it was thrown into immediate jeopardy Tuesday afternoon, has tried to balance an at-times moderate voting record while trying to appeal to the Donald Trump-aligned base of the Republican Party. The move
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say a man dressed in black who works for a group that conducts opposition research on Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near the Michigan governor’s summer home in August. The Associated Press obtained the report Tuesday. The man’s name was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like the one Sunday on a Horizon Air jetliner are very rare, but
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former cast member of the reality TV show “Basketball Wives LA” was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies, including schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittish Williams, 33, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in May to five federal counts of
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb has asked the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries. Hanaan Shahin issued a statement Tuesday through the Chicago chapter of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK M. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai in a Nov. 14 runoff vote. It will be the second time the two politicians face each in a second round of balloting. Back in 2017, Weah ultimately prevailed with 60% of the runoff
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