BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have found an Iraqi man dead inside a small truck near the Polish border in a suspected people-smuggling effort gone wrong. Police said Friday they found the body after officers spotted about 30 people getting out of the truck near the eastern town of Goerlitz. The 42-year-old driver
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and SARA BURNETT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois says he will not seek reelection next year. Kinzinger is a critic of Donald Trump’s who is on the panel investigating the deadly Capitol attack. The military veteran was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach
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By Kara Fox, CNN The European Parliament sued the European Commission — the EU’s executive arm — on Friday for failing to punish member states who violate the “rule of law” within the bloc. The move, which places pressure on the Commission to withhold funding from states in breach of the EU “rule of law,”
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County prosecutor has charged a Centralia man after he allegedly used a gun in front of multiple witnesses to threaten dogs. Charles Schnepp is charged with second-degree terrorist threat, first-degree harassment and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Audrain County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report on Oct.
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of several legal challenges to North Carolina’s contentious voter ID law is on hold amid a dispute over whether two justices on the state Supreme Court should recuse themselves. The state NAACP’s request that Phil Berger Jr. and ex-Sen. Tamara Barringer be disqualified further
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, has died after a massive heart attack. He was 46. Rajkumar was a lead actor in 29 movies and also appeared on television, where he was the host of India’s version of “Who Wants to be
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Police in Olathe say a pedestrian has died in a crash early Friday morning on Old 56 Highway. Police say in a news release that the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m., when Olathe officers were called to the area on a report of a semitrailer hitting a pedestrian. Arriving officers
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged lower in midday trading on Wall Street Friday, pulling major indexes back from record highs as investors review the latest round of corporate earnings. Big Tech stocks were the biggest drag on the broader market. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%, while the
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary. The list includes a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. Among them are dadbod, amirite, TBH and FTW. The coronavirus pandemic also contributed new terms to the lexicon, such as super-spreader, long COVID and
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By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump, announced in a video Friday morning he is not running for reelection. “I also remember during that campaign saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on
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Walé Azeez, CNN Business The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with legislation that will force more than 1,300 of its largest companies to disclose climate risks. Announcing the move ahead of the COP26 climate talks that start in Glasgow on Sunday, the UK government said it plans to be the first major economy to require
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are starting hearings on federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates with many Republicans already adamant that they violate people’s liberties and will damage the economy. A legislative committee planned Friday to hear from Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office about potential legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s rules. It also planned to
Continue Reading RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In a story published October 28, 2021, about a Saudi Arabian investment forum, The Associated Press misstated the name of the program. It is the Future Investment Initiative, not the Foreign Investment Initiative. It also misstated the name of the location. It is the King Abdullah Financial District, not Economic
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican on Friday to meet Pope Francis, he brought with him 10 of his closest advisers — including his doctor. A spot in the official presidential delegation to visit the Vatican is always a highly sought position. Presidents typically bring along both policy aides
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. But fishermen still can’t put lines in the water along the coast. California has prohibited fishing in an area
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. But fishermen still can’t put lines in the water along the coast. California has prohibited fishing in an area
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices are unlikely to stay elevated for long, Chevron’s chief financial officer told CNN. “This feels more cyclical than structural,” Pierre Breber, the CFO of Chevron, the No. 2 US oil company, said in a phone interview. “We view these prices as above mid-cycle and above what our price
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s reached a “historic” framework with congressional Democrats on his sweeping but scaled-back domestic policy plan. But Biden still must secure votes from a few skeptical fellow Democrats. Biden announced the framework at the White House after he
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s reached a “historic” framework with congressional Democrats on his sweeping but scaled-back domestic policy plan. But Biden still must secure votes from a few skeptical fellow Democrats. Biden announced the framework at the White House after he
Continue Reading WEST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The King of Rock n’ Roll is back in the building. An Elvis Presley bust that was swiped from a central Illinois saloon has been returned after the story of its theft attracted international attention. The Peoria Journal Star reports that employees at Jimmy’s Bar found the missing bust Thursday
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