Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump even as the former president has continued to spread insults and inflammatory statements on the campaign trail. Cox said Thursday he hoped Trump would abandon that behavior when he endorsed him in July. The moderate Republican governor
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1966 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David William Donald Cameron Father: Ian Cameron, a stockbroker Mother: Mary (Mount) Cameron Marriage: Samantha (Sheffield) Cameron (June 1, 1996-present) Children: Florence
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year. U.S. officials say about 40,000 U.S. forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons are spread across the region both to protect allies and to serve as
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Supreme Court nominations. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President nominates justices to the Supreme Court, with the “advice and consent of the Senate.” If a vacancy occurs when Congress is not in session, a recess appointment allows an appointee to serve without Senate approval
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth, officials
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lucas Papademos, economist and former prime minister of Greece. Personal Birth date: October 11, 1947 Birth place: Athens, Greece Birth name: Lucas Demetrios Papademos Marriage: Shanna (Ingram) Papademos Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Physics, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys for a road construction inspector who survived the Baltimore bridge collapse in March are planning to file a claim against the owner and manager of the ship that lost power and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. They announced the impending lawsuit at a news conference Thursday. Road
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in the music and film industries who have actually faced criminal charges. Sean “Diddy” Combs has now joined that short list of prosecuted stars. Here is a list of some
Continue ReadingAfter two straight wins that came down to the final play, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs hit the road for the first time for a Sunday night game against the Atlanta Falcons. The Chiefs held off the Ravens in their season opener when an apparent tying touchdown on the final play was overturned
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Apple is giving more people the chance to test a software update that will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks on the latest iPhone coming out Friday. The free update was made available Thursday to an audience that has signed up to test
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis Ian. On Saturday nights,
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer who recently died from wounds he suffered when he was shot during a traffic stop earlier this year was eulogized as a dedicated public servant. Jaime Roman was shot June 22 in the city’s Kensington section and remained hospitalized until he died Sept. 10, Services for the 31-year-old
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Police say they arrested a Jefferson City woman after a chase along Highway 54 that topped 100 mph.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is celebrating the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates by saying it shows that inflation has eased. He told the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Thursday that he wasn’t declaring victory, but the country had entered a new phase of its recovery from the pandemic.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Honduras say that an attempted prison break left two inmates dead and three injured. Officials said 72 prisoners took part in the attempted escape on Thursday from the men’s prison in the town of Tamara, near the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. They did not clarify how the casualties occurred.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election. The 2024 presidential campaign is encountering a spate of efforts by adversaries to weaken faith in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Hulu series “Tell Me Lies” is about a toxic relationship between two college students, played by Grace Van Patten and Jackson White. Executive producer and showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer says she loves writing about relationships and they’re vital to humanity. She says she’s very mindful of respecting the weight of early relationships on
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Described as “disgusting” with “horrifying” conditions, the detention center music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs now calls home is a far cry from the Miami and Los Angeles mansions he once lived in. “When he wakes up, he’s staring at cinder block painted white walls, as opposed to whatever the
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board say bad weather was noted near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the two crashes happened on Aug. 26, within 50 minutes of each other. While the NTSB reports don’t yet cite
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, police detective. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips ruled Wednesday that Eric DeValkenaere violated 26-year-old Cameron Lamb’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure. She said DeValkenaere did this
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