By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi “had a direct and honest exchange on matters related to Taiwan” Friday, a US senior administration official said. The two diplomats met for nearly 90 minutes in New York, and their conversation primarily focused on Taiwan, the official said.
Continue ReadingBy Katrenia Busch Click here for updates on this story KOCHVILLE Twp., Michigan (WNEM) — Alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in a single vehicle crash that led to the driver of the vehicle being ejected from the back window, according to the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened shortly before 10:30
Continue Reading By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday criticized Republicans and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s proposed midterm agenda, describing the plan as a “thin series of policy goals” in his latest campaign speech. Biden’s speech is part of a broader, ramped up effort by the President and the Democratic Party
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach Public Works crews are working to make repairs to a damaged sewer line. The city shared Friday afternoon that workers found a break in a gravity sewer main line to the Sands Lift Station on Wednesday. Crews believe a sinkhole discovered in the area damaged the line. Osage-Beach-sewer-line-damage-9-24-2022Download A
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee and Jake Tapper, CNN Liz Truss has defended her government’s controversial announcement to cut taxes for citizens and businesses in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Truss told Tapper that by cutting taxes, her government was “incentivizing businesses to invest and we’re also helping ordinary people with their taxes.” While the
Continue Reading By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter. The recommendation comes in part because prosecutors have questions over whether the central witnesses in the long-running investigation would be perceived as credible before a jury,
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OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Four people are dead after what police say was a domestic incident in which gunfire could be heard and the house where the suspect fled caught fire. The incident occurred in the Chicago suburb of Oak Forest on Friday morning. Police say when they responded to the call they found
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels says he would sign an abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest if it came to his desk as governor. That’s a shift from his earlier statement that the state’s 1849 ban — with an exception only for the life
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Venezuela y Colombia comparten 2.341 kilómetros de frontera, por los que han transitado personas y mercancías desde siempre. Pero la situación actual no tiene precedentes en tiempos modernos: cerca de 2,5 millones de venezolanos están viviendo ahora en el país vecino. Hay 6,8 millones de venezolanos refugiados y migrantes en
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors is investing $760 million in its Toledo Propulsion Systems factory, which builds transmissions for gas-powered vehicles, so that it can make electric drive units for electric vehicles, too. The drive units will be used in GM electric trucks, the automaker said, including the GMC Hummer EV, which is
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for the midterm elections opened Friday in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, kicking off a six-week sprint to Election Day in a landscape that has changed much since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man was “weaponizing” rioters who joined him in chasing a police officer up a staircase during one of the most harrowing scenes from a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, a prosecutor told jurors on Friday at the close of the man’s trial. Douglas Jensen
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man was “weaponizing” rioters who joined him in chasing a police officer up a staircase during one of the most harrowing scenes from a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, a prosecutor told jurors on Friday at the close of the man’s trial. Douglas Jensen
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The governing body for Formula One says IndyCar star Colton Herta will not be granted the Super License that would permit the American to join F1 next season. Red Bull has interest in the 22-year-old Californian and was considering Herta for a seat at AlphaTauri. The Red Bull
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Two inmates were reported missing from the Community Corrections Center-Omaha on Thursday. In a news release, the Nebraska Department of Corrections said Clifford Brown and Matthew Hurich had left the facility and removed their electronic monitoring devices. Those were found about
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Celtics center Robert Williams III is expected to miss at least two months after undergoing surgery on the left knee that caused him to miss time during Boston’s NBA Finals run last season. The team said the arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies and address swelling was a success. He is expected
Continue ReadingBy Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — Two high-ranking Port St. Lucie Police officers are on paid administrative leave following an anonymous complaint raising questions about their role in recruiting student-athletes. The Port St. Lucie Assistant Police Chief and his brother, who is a sergeant with
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans looking to watch Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the AL home run record or Albert Pujols chase 700 homers live Friday night will need to do it via streaming. Apple TV+ has exclusive coverage of both games as part of its “Friday Night Baseball” package. The games were selected and announced
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans looking to watch Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the AL home run record or Albert Pujols chase 700 homers live Friday night will need to do it via streaming. Apple TV+ has exclusive coverage of both games as part of its “Friday Night Baseball” package. The games were selected and announced
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