By JILL COLVIN, SEUNG MIN KIM and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war. Trump
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in South Florida say they arrested a 19-year-old this week after they say they found written threats for a shooting spree and other attacks in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. A Jupiter, Florida, police officer pulled over Henry Horton IV on September 18 for a headlight
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khaddar and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The large-scale surprise attack by Gaza militants on Israel on Saturday has left hundreds of Israelis dead, prompting a lethal volley of retaliatory Israeli airstrikes and a formal declaration of war on
Continue ReadingVIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austrian police say four people have been wounded in a shooting in the capital, Vienna. The shooting happened Saturday evening in the Floridsdorf district. Police say that four people were shot in the street and that the gunmen fled in cars. The conditions of those injured weren’t immediately clear. Austria’s public
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for two police officers in Aurora, Colorado, facing charges in the death of Elijah McClain during a 2019 arrest opted to rest their case in court Friday without calling any witnesses. Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt have pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN. The source said the understanding is that it is ultimately
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. It
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. It
Continue ReadingBy ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press NECOCLI, Colombia (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has capped off a four-day trip to Latin America by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United States. He spoke Saturday during a visit to Necocli, the northern Colombia city where thousands of
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms and other hallucinogens.
Continue ReadingBy ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press NECOCLI, Colombia (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has capped off a four-day trip to Latin America by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United States. He spoke Saturday during a visit to Necocli, the northern Colombia city where thousands of
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination. Caste is a division of people related to birth or descent. Those at the lowest strata of the caste system, known as Dalits, have been pushing
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Within the first 15 seconds of his victory speech in May 2022, newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese forewarned the country of the next big vote. There would be a referendum within his first term to recognize Indigenous Australians in the constitution and create a permanent
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two months before the march of Cadets and Midshipmen into Gillette Stadium for the annual Army-Navy game, another battle is brewing in Massachusetts. The fight is far more consequential than a football game and revolves around the state’s 40-year-old right-to-shelter law, which guarantees families
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination. Caste is a division of people related to birth or descent. Those at the lowest strata of the caste system, known as Dalits, have been pushing
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left and 12th-ranked Oklahoma remained undefeated with a 34-30 win over No. 3 Texas. It was their last Red River rivalry game as Big 12 members before moving to the SEC. The pocket
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor vetoes bill that would have made California the first US state to ban caste-based discrimination.
Continue ReadingWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A demonstration planned by a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas that would have blocked the only entrance to a Wichita abortion clinic Saturday morning was canceled. That came after a judge issued an order Friday to stop it. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Catholic Diocese of Wichita had been granted
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation. The law requires more than 5,300 companies that operate in
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation. The law requires more than 5,300 companies that operate in
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