Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president
AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee…
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1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
Associated Press A judge in South Carolina has erased the records of seven Black men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York is a Democratic-leaning state, but it is a major priority for Republicans on Election Day. Half a dozen…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana on Election Day
Associated Press Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes…
Continue ReadingA violent start to the term of Mexico’s new president raises questions about strategy, the army
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, in just over three weeks in office, has inherited a whirlwind of…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they’ll weigh…
Continue ReadingA mutt known as ‘Houdini’ for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy, mixed-breed dog that became a social media star by evading capture in New Orleans for six months has been taken off…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at Musk’s contact with Putin and why it matters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at what came out of Blinken’s 11th trip to the Middle East
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s weeklong trip to the Middle East ended as expected without a cease-fire…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic primary, New Jersey voters turn to the Nov. 5 general election to resolve several races for…
Continue ReadingEx-Oath Keepers, including heavy metal guitarist, avoid prison after cooperating in Jan. 6 cases
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group have avoided prison time for their roles in the…
Continue ReadingTwo more LA Times editorial board members resign after the paper withholds a Harris endorsement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the board’s…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine presidential candidates will appear on Idaho’s ballot in the Nov. 5 general election, including…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Note: What to expect in Connecticut on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut voters will decide races for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general…
Continue ReadingTrump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former model Stacey Williams is alleging that Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced…
Continue ReadingPolice veteran and Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison named interim Detroit police chief
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison has been named interim Detroit police chief to replace Chief James White who is stepping…
Continue ReadingGrammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for…
Continue ReadingPoland alerts prosecutors to alleged offenses during probe of 2010 plane crash that killed president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it has notified prosecutors of suspected offenses committed by members of a special…
Continue ReadingBrazil reaches $23 billion settlement with mining firms over 2015 environmental disaster
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with…
Continue ReadingCalls for reparations for Britain’s slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction
Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Black Insurrectionist’ was actually white. The deception did not stop there
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated…
Continue ReadingEcuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of…
Continue ReadingKhatia Buniatishvili is a classical music superstar. Her new album honors Mozart — in her own way
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade. The…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Tyler, the Creator, ‘The Substance,’ Olivia Rodrigo concert film and ‘The Diplomat’
“The Substance” and albums by Willie Nelson and Tyler, the Creator are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. The political…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
Associated Press The San Jose State women’s volleyball team finds itself at the center of a storm as the Spartans make a run toward their first…
Continue ReadingAt least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
AP Health Writer A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13…
Continue ReadingKansas man sentenced in fire that killed 2 children and his girlfriend
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for setting a house fire that killed his girlfriend and their two daughters.…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s governor approves more than $600 million in Helene recovery funding
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of funding on Friday to go toward disaster recovery from…
Continue ReadingComputer glitch could keep 1,900 teens from voting in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina has ruled it is too late for South Carolina to reopen voter registration for…
Continue ReadingOne of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The presiding judge of an International Criminal Court panel considering a request to issue arrest…
Continue ReadingA judge orders Virginia to restore 1,600 voter registrations purged ahead of the election
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said…
Continue ReadingAltogether fitting and proper? Trump repeatedly compares himself to Abraham Lincoln
The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, is not on the ballot this fall. But Donald Trump,…
Continue ReadingBronze statue of Tuskegee airman found after theft from Detroit city park
DETROIT (AP) — A 600-pound (272-kilogram) bronze statue of a Tuskegee airman has been found after it was stolen from a city park, Detroit police…
Continue ReadingThere’s a ton of Hollywood stars on and off Broadway these days. Here’s a game you can play
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are so many Hollywood stars either on New York theater stages or on the way that you might want to…
Continue ReadingIn a tight election where every vote counts, Harris is trying to squeeze a few out of Trump’s base
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s presidential election could come down to microscopic margins, so Kamala Harris is hunting for…
Continue ReadingBlackout hits French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as striking workers shut down power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Workers on strike have shut down power across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and left its more than 370,000…
Continue ReadingIndiana woman whose infant was disfigured in a rat attack gets probation
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglect for a rat attack that left her 6-month-old son with disfiguring injuries has…
Continue ReadingThe UK denies a visa to Mandela’s grandson over his support for Hamas
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an…
Continue ReadingDeath of soldier at Missouri Army base under investigation as a homicide
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) — A person of interest is in custody in connection with the death of a soldier stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania county says 2,500 voter registrations being investigated for possible fraud
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials in a Pennsylvania county say an investigation is underway after election workers identified about…
Continue ReadingHard-right Dutch government approves unprecedented package of measures to control migration
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The hard-right Dutch government has announced tough measures aimed at reining in asylum requests.…
Continue ReadingTrump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting in the cold for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast
Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah voters will cast ballots for the full range of federal and state offices in the Nov. 5 general election,…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills
Associated Press MAGELANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers have started a…
Continue ReadingSeth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup special
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids…
Continue ReadingCriminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will…
Continue ReadingEx-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
Associated Press A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes…
Continue ReadingAI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Associated Press Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of $1,000 on Friday.…
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