By Kaitlan Collins, CNN At least five former Trump administration staffers have voluntarily spoken with the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, CNN has learned. Those discussions come as lawyers working for the committee have also reached out to a range of other Trump aides to inquire whether they would
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By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As the pandemic upended lives and livelihoods, people around the country came together to help ensure their communities had food, money for rent, childcare assistance, and other basic needs. Many groups organized under the banner of mutual aid, a practice with deep historical roots
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By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As the pandemic upended lives and livelihoods, people around the country came together to help ensure their communities had food, money for rent, childcare assistance, and other basic needs. Many groups organized under the banner of mutual aid, a practice with deep historical roots
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has held talks with populist Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban in Budapest. At a news conference following Tuesday’s meeting, Le Pen lambasted what she said was emerging “ideological hegemony” in the European Union. She urged deeper cooperation among nationalist political
Continue Reading PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia plans to reopen in stages to fully vaccinated foreign tourists starting from the end of November. The Tourism Ministry says visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus could skip quarantine if they stay at least five days in designated areas. The first areas to open will be Sihanoukville
Continue Reading PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia plans to reopen in stages to fully vaccinated foreign tourists starting from the end of November. The Tourism Ministry says visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus could skip quarantine if they stay at least five days in designated areas. The first areas to open will be Sihanoukville
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN An exchange of gunfire that left one man dead and an off-duty reserve police officer injured is under investigation, authorities in Georgia said. The off-duty Molena Police Department reserve police officer was working for a parking enforcement company in downtown Atlanta on Monday evening when a man approached his vehicle and
Continue Reading By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine is in a competitive race for mayor of his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. It’s the 71-year-old’s first run for political office. He’s running as an unaffiliated candidate against 35-year-old Harvard-educated state Rep. Caroline Simmons, who upset the
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By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine is in a competitive race for mayor of his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. It’s the 71-year-old’s first run for political office. He’s running as an unaffiliated candidate against 35-year-old Harvard-educated state Rep. Caroline Simmons, who upset the
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press America’s armed services will have to keep better track of their guns and explosives under changes Congress is set to require. It’s one response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes. Under the proposals, the Department
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press America’s armed services will have to keep better track of their guns and explosives under changes Congress is set to require. It’s one response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes. Under the proposals, the Department
Continue Reading PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and seriously wounded a police officer Tuesday at a gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Police say the Pontoon Beach officer was shot at around 8 a.m. at a Speedway gas station along Route 111 near its junction with Interstate 270 and
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PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and seriously wounded a police officer Tuesday at a gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Police say the Pontoon Beach officer was shot at around 8 a.m. at a Speedway gas station along Route 111 near its junction with Interstate 270 and
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. Owners of Kansas City NWSL announced Tuesday the 11,000-seat stadium is expected to open in 2024 at a site along the Missouri River near the downtown. The stadium will be the
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. Owners of Kansas City NWSL announced Tuesday the 11,000-seat stadium is expected to open in 2024 at a site along the Missouri River near the downtown. The stadium will be the
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press preseason women’s All-America team is out and Paige Bueckers of UConn is a unanimous choice. She was joined by fellow sophomore Caitlin Clark of Iowa; junior Aliyah Boston of South Carolina; and two seniors, NaLyssa Smith of Baylor and Rhyne Howard of Kentucky. Boston and Howard
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New Jersey teaching assistant was suspended by the Ridgefield School District after an alleged incident last week in which a Muslim-American student claimed he was called a terrorist after asking a question during math class. The school district did not describe what took place but said that
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Tuesday detailed President Joe Biden’s schedule for his second major foreign trip, in which he will attend a series of key meetings and summits with world leaders in Europe. The President departs Washington on Thursday and will head to Rome for the Group of 20 Summit. His
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN While addressing criticism about his latest standup special, Dave Chappelle apparently stirred up some more controversy. In videos from a gig in Nashville on Sunday posted to his verfied Instagram account, Chappelle responded to backlash he received for jokes he made about transgender people during his Netflix special “The Closer.”
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s health minister says the Baltic country is considering new coronavirus restrictions on top of the ones that took effect Monday but is seeking to avoid a general lockdown like the one imposed by neighboring Latvia. The Estonian government will discuss additional restrictions, particularly ones aimed at
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