By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. Publicly, the administration has maintained that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Tourism in China has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels during a recent eight-day national holiday, giving a temporary boost to the nation’s flagging economy. The government said that tourism revenues reached about 753 billion yuan ($103 billion) during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period that ended Friday, a rise
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker by backing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for the post. The move
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday evening, injuring at least two people, the city’s fire department said. Air Wisconsin Flight 6209 was taxiing for departure when the collision happened, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Six American Airlines
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 21 Savage can now legally travel outside the United States and plans to make his first international performance in his native London. Charles Kuck is Savage’s lawyer. He told The Associated Press in a statement on Friday that his client has officially become
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The data breach last month that MGM Resorts is calling a cyberattack is expected to cost the casino giant more than $100 million, the Las Vegas-based company said. The incident, which was detected on Sept. 10, led to MGM shutting down some casino and hotel
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Six Colombians arrested as the alleged assassins of a candidate in Ecuador’s August presidential election were slain Friday inside a prison in Guayaquil, officials announced, without providing details on what happened. The prison authority said only that six prisoners killed inside Litoral Penitentiary were the men “charged with the murder of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PENFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, woke before sunrise to scour the forest for so-called “brown gold,” a rack of freshly shed antlers to add to Reichel’s collection. One hill over, a team of FBI agents was also
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The remnants of former Tropical Storm Philippe are bearing down on waterlogged New England with the promise of rain, wind and isolated power outages. Eastern Maine and Atlantic Canada were expected to experience the worst later Saturday, three weeks after being dealt a blow by Tropical Storm Lee. Philippe has become
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors. That was the extent of her sex education in school. At no point was there any content
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors. That was the extent of her sex education in school. At no point was there any content
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of killing ten people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been deemed fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, and he will remain in custody at a state hospital to ensure he takes medication to maintain his competency. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country and raising the likelihood of a new round of heavy fighting. The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza
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The deadline is approaching for homes and businesses damaged by Tropical Storm Hilary to apply for disaster loans. So how does the process work, and what do people here need to know? News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the public information officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration Louise Porter. If you have damage,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group. “Nobody has ever seen anything like
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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians today donated 200 helmets and uniforms to three high school football teams in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. The NFL approved- and used-Riddell SpeedFlex and Shute helmets and uniforms were donated to the football teams from Coachella Valley, Desert Mirage and West Shores high schools, according to
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A drag queen who dressed as Jesus Christ and performed a rock rendition of The Lord’s Prayer has been arrested in the Philippines under the country’s obscenity laws, sparking a fierce debate about free speech and protections for members of the LGBTQ community. The Philippines is a deeply Christian
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Guns N’ Roses is giving way to the Arizona Diamondbacks so the team can host Game 3 of the NL Division Series next week. The rock band said Friday it is moving its Oct. 11 show at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix to the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre to avoid a conflict
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran is cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the Islamic Republic said in a report circulated Friday. The
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old boy who was killed by Russia’s strike on the city of Kharkiv on Friday was apparently asleep when missiles hit residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said. A picture purporting to show the boy’s body lying in the middle of the rubble was posted on social media by the
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