By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws. Speaking at an event in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, the Republican announced a series
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 this week against COVID-19, and that getting the vaccine will be required to attend school in person with few exceptions. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said Wednesday that he anticipates that some 227,000 children will be vaccinated,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have completed a sweep of down-ballot statewide offices with victories for lieutenant governor and attorney general. The wins echoed the Democrats’ defeat in the race for governor, and marked a dramatic turnaround in a state where the GOP had not won a statewide
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El desierto de Atacama en Chile se ha usado para simular entornos extraterrestres, como Marte, en la Tierra. Ahora, investigadores creen que aquí un cometa explotó con la suficiente intensidad como para crear gigantescas placas de vidrio de silicato, según un nuevo estudio. La investigación se publicó el martes en la
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Wisconsin woman whose body has not been found. Polk County authorities said Wednesday that 46-year-old James Shiloh Klever, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, is suspected of killing 30-year-old Rachel Reuter, of Cassville, Wisconsin. Her father reported her missing
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI surveillance plane that captured footage of the night Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was part of a wider government strategy to keep tabs on demonstrations against racial injustice. Air Force documents indicate the
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has detailed plans to redo often-maligned Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub. The Democrat’s plan announced Wednesday calls for transforming the dingy, subterranean station with open space, expanded access to subways and train platforms, and an improved streetscape. It’s expected
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to the 2018 shooting deaths of two police officers. A judge gave Marquis Aaron Flowers two life prison sentences Wednesday after Flowers pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two counts of first-degree murder. Jury
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House of Representatives pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery scheme that cost him his political career and could send him to prison for 20 years. Luis Arroyo entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Chicago to one count of depriving the public of
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis is getting another big tournament. The PGA Tour says the Presidents Cup is headed to Bellerive in 2030. It will be the seventh American course to host the matches between Americans and international players from outside Europe. Bellerive most recently hosted the 2018 PGA Championship
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Vanessa Nakate was 21 when deadly floods inundated vast swaths of East Africa in 2018. She didn’t consider herself a climate activist at the time, but soon after that disaster she and her younger siblings and cousins decorated placards and started climate protests in her home city of Kampala, the capital
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By Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek, Angela Dewan and Charles Riley, CNN As world leaders left Glasgow, delegates at COP26 rolled up their sleeves to do the dirty work. National negotiators are now diving into the nitty-gritty of the talks, trying to reach agreements on everything from emissions reporting transparency to forest protection. Each
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A renowned New Orleans trumpet player has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over a million-dollar charity fraud case. Irvin Mayfield was a jazz trumpet player who became a symbol of New Orleans resilience after Hurricane Katrina. His musical partner, pianist Ronald Markham, was also
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