Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden has torn into his predecessor, suggesting that international leaders are terrified of what Donald Trump’s return to the White House could do to democratic rule around the world. Biden said Tuesday during a trip to New Hampshire: “Every international meeting I attend, they pull me aside.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down. Chrystia Freeland and other Cabinet members voiced support for the prime minister on Tuesday ahead
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Iran may try to encourage violent protests in the U.S. after next month’s election, senior intelligence officials warned Tuesday in a declassified memo, citing two recent examples of foreign intelligence agencies seeking to sow discord ahead of the vote. The memo, released Tuesday by the Office of the
Continue ReadingSAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. State prosecutors announced Tuesday they have detained a man suspected of carrying out the killing, but they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former President Donald Trump will conduct an interview with Joe Rogan for his popular podcast on Friday. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to confirm the interview. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and Rogan have a complicated history. While the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her sons nearly 30 years ago by rolling her car into a lake while they were still strapped in, will be up for parole next month. The hearing for the 53-year-old Smith is scheduled for Nov. 20. Parole hearings are
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Forecasters say Kristy has strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says Tuesday that the storm was 590 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and was moving west at 18 mph.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Officials say German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia. Defense ministers from Britain and Germany will sign the agreement in London on Wednesday. Officials say it’s the first such defence pact between
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday. The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — A freelance journalist who was handcuffed after refusing to stop filming the scene of a deadly car crash has sued the city of Cincinnati and the officer. Calvin Andrus said he was standing behind police crime scene tape and recording footage last November when an officer told him to leave. Andrus told
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools. Thousands of artists signed the letter released Tuesday — the latest public warning about AI tools that can spit out synthetic images, music and
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican who once ran for state treasurer has been suspended without pay from her judge’s seat in rural Pahrump, after being found guilty of misusing funds raised for a statue of a slain Las Vegas police officer. Michele Fiore’s job status was changed Monday by the Nevada Commission on
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base. The two companies said on Tuesday that the Peloton Bike+ will be sold at a discount online and at 300 Costco stores from November
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by national and state Republicans to immediately reinstate recently passed election rules that a judge had ruled were invalid. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox last week ruled that the State Election Board didn’t have the authority to adopt the new
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales. About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025. The company made the announcement during a meeting with investors Tuesday. The locations weren’t revealed, but the restaurants represent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Rudy Giuliani must turn over sports memorabilia and other prized possessions to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, including his New York City apartment, more than two dozen luxury watches and a 1980 Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall, a judge ruled Tuesday. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina. At an event in Miami aimed at courting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s Justice Ministry has called for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could be targeted by malicious parties. The ministry did not provide details other than to say it had “consistent and persistent” information that
Continue ReadingDJANET, Algeria (AP) — A Swiss woman was killed earlier this month in Algeria, which has in recent years aimed to attract tourists and put a history of instability and terrorism in the Sahara in the past. Switzerland’s Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the unnamed woman’s Oct. 11 death, calling it violent in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Government officials in Pakistan say a parliamentary panel has recommended the appointment of one of the three senior judges as the chief justice. Tuesday’s move virtually blocked the senior-most judge from heading the top court. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government will now send a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari
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