By STEFANIE DAZIO and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged process of uniting around a new leader. The House convened briefly Wednesday and then
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Chargers are trading cornerback J.C. Jackson to the Patriots, sending him back to where he began his career, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Los Angeles is also sending a 2025 seventh-round pick to New England, in exchange for a 2025
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police say a leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria. There were few details about what exactly happened at Wednesday’s event in Ingolstadt before a state election
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry’s move to kick former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer out of their office spaces, two Republican sources told CNN. GOP Rep. Garret Graves told reporters on Wednesday that McCarthy is
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is moving about a third of its staff to Iowa. It’s the latest sign that the Florida governor sees the leadoff caucuses as do or die. Wednesday’s news comes a little more than three months before Iowa Republicans launch the 2024
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister has been moved to the tourism post as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after he said the country’s police in the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission would be deployed “within a short time.” Alfred Mutua’s statement came shortly after the U.N
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Turkish warplanes have launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq. The strikes on Wednesday came hours after the foreign minister warned that Turkey will hit their positions in Iraq and Syria in response to a suicide attack in Ankara. The minister said that the militant group will
Continue ReadingCNN, WUSA By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants who want to enter or advance in the profession are being turned away from nursing schools. Nearly 78,200 qualified applications were not offered spots at nursing schools last year, according
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and theGrio have come together for a candid conversation about issues facing Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election and amid high levels of polarization. The panel discussion, titled “Race and Democracy: The Facts and The Fury,” addresses topics ranging from targeted racial
Continue ReadingHOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts, say multiple people were reportedly shot Wednesday afternoon in the city’s downtown area. Holyoke Police Detective Beben told WWLP that multiple individuals had been shot and that officers were investigating. Police say they received a 911 call shortly before 1 p.m. and also received notifications from ShotSpotter.
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued 12 people who abandoned a large cargo ship that ran aground near the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agency is investigating whether the incident that occurred early Wednesday caused any contamination. Officials say the vessel was carrying some 13,000 gallons of fuel
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron has expressed sympathy for a woman who discussed the trauma of being raped by her stepfather in a campaign ad. But Cameron said he supports Kentucky’s abortion ban that requires similar victims of rape and incest to carry their pregnancies to term. Cameron’s
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is steadying itself Wednesday as the bond market loosens its vise on the stock market following signals of a cooling U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in late trading, coming off a 1.4% tumble that had sent it to its lowest
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small plane spiraled out of the sky and crashed into an Oregon home on Tuesday, killing two of its three passengers, officials said. Dramatic video taken Tuesday evening showed the plane rapidly descending straight down toward the ground in the small city of
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her spotlight faded, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career.
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California county has filed lawsuits alleging a major electric utility’s negligence caused two wildfires that collectively burned thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. Orange County, which is home to more than 3 million people between Los Angeles and San Diego, filed
Continue ReadingTHE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested on forgery and fraud charges after authorities say he cast a ballot in Florida for his deceased father in the 2020 election. Robert Rivernider was charged last week with felony forgery of a public record and fraud in connection with casting a vote. Rivernider says
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible voters to be removed from the rolls. VPM News reported that state election officials are collaborating with Virginia State Police to identify voters whose registration was “canceled in error” and are
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