Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn’t there to reassure Europe and other global allies that America would aid Ukraine in its war against Russia, as all of the other senators were. Instead, Vance was there to deliver what he called
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency due to death or resignation. The first was John Tyler, who became president after William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia one month into his presidency. The most
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering a Hallsville man in Morgan County in June appeared in court on Tuesday morning for an arraignment. Chad Armstrong, 50, of Stover, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Armstrong was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement says the nine casinos collectively saw their sports betting revenue decline by 23.9% in June compared
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez has become one of very few U.S. senators convicted of a crime while in office. He’s also the first to be convicted of being an agent of a foreign government. This raises questions about his ability to serve the rest of his term. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a U.S. jury Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance have had their first chat since the Ohio senator became the GOP vice presidential nominee. But the two sides are still working on terms for participating in a debate. That’s according to three people familiar with the matter. Harris has agreed to
Continue ReadingNANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Wind developers off the touristy Massachusetts island of Nantucket have sent teams to search for debris after one of their wind turbine blades suffered damage. Vineyard Wind said Tuesday it is mobilizing teams to recover debris on south-facing beaches. The development says a “blade damage incident” took place Saturday. Vineyard Wind
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over Canada’s largest city. Power outages also were reported in multiple areas Tuesday. Toronto police say part of the Don Valley Parkway running from the north part of the city into the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and pumping his fist in the air after he was the target of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The white high tops are being sold as “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over a new law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change. The law has elicited a mixed response from advocates. LGBTQ+ groups say it will protect gender-nonconforming students
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning of possible copycat attacks or retaliatory violence after the attempt on Donald Trump’s life, as a visibly stronger security detail surrounds the Republican nominee and President Joe Biden. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has also received Secret Service protection. A threat on Donald
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man whose 750-pound alligator was seized is suing the state Department of Environmental Conservation in an effort to get him back, saying the agency was wrong not to renew a license for the pet he looked after for more than 30 years. Conservation officers entered
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Clarke and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Security errors, lapses and missed opportunities to stop a gunman led to the first shooting of a US president or former president in more than a generation. Here are several issues and problems identified by CNN that could or should have been addressed before the attack
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup Ozy Media. Fifty-three-year-old Watson had been free on bail but was taken into custody Tuesday to await sentencing Nov. 18. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace’s office said that a jury found Watson guilty
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — At least 29 people are dead in Peru after a bus plummeted over 650 feet into a ravine on Tuesday while traveling from the capital Lima to the southern city of Ayacucho, authorities said. Search and rescue operations are underway, the country’s Interior Ministry said on X, adding that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had been burning across America. Members of Congress have been shot. One lawmaker’s staffers in Virginia were attacked with a baseball bat. In Louisville, a bullet grazed the mayor’s sweater after someone stormed into
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli citizen has been charged with colluding with Iranian spies, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency and police announced in a joint statement Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-old Elimelech Stern is suspected of completing “missions” given to him by a social media user with the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 on Sunday. A video posted on Instagram by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who plays for Chelsea,
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