By Brynn Gingras, Sonia Moghe and Mark Morales, CNN The president of the New York Police Department’s second-largest union resigned Tuesday night after the FBI searched his home and the union’s headquarters earlier in the day, according to a letter obtained by CNN from multiple sources. The executive board of the Sergeants Benevolent Association asked
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Best Buy will not renew its lease and will close the Jefferson City store on Oct. 30. The closure is a part of the regular and ongoing review of stores and their lease renewals, according to Kevin Flanagan, a spokesperson with Best Buy. Flanagan said in a release, “The decision to
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A late-night fire at a West Des Moines hotel destroyed dozens of units and displaced more than 100 people. West Des Moines Fire Marshall Mike Whitsell says firefighters were called to the Valley West Inn, an extended-stay hotel, around 11:15 p.m. Monday. Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke and flames
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the western hemisphere, the next New Year begins on the evening of July 19, 2023. The exact date can vary depending on the method used to determine the start of the new year: using local moon-sighting or using
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan for talks with a senior Chinese foreign policy adviser. This comes as the two countries find themselves at odds on a variety of issues, including Taiwan and trade. The meeting is set for Wednesday in
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Israel’s president is in Ukraine to honor the victims of the Babi Yar massacre eight decades after one of the most infamous Nazi mass slaughters of World War II. Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed within 48 hours in a ravine in the Ukrainian capital when Kyiv
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Tuesday as the technology sector reversed direction after a sell-off a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 1.4%, with technology companies and banks leading the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2% and the Nasdaq rose 1.5%.
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders. They are angered by Trump’s Sept. 25 rally in Georgia where the former president again attacked Kemp. Kemp supporters warn that an embrace of Trump, his unproven claims about
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has conceded procedural errors in his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s finances and is offering to remedy them by essentially starting over. Lawyers for the 10 defendants have argued the mistakes were so grave as to render the indictment void.
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has conceded procedural errors in his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s finances and is offering to remedy them by essentially starting over. Lawyers for the 10 defendants have argued the mistakes were so grave as to render the indictment void.
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for working against nature by damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel.
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates. In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are “not
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with murder and domestic battery in the shooting death of his older brother. Police say 34-year-old Ricky Salazar was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Ricardo Salazar. He also faces separate charges of aggravated robbery,
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users. But the outage was far more serious for many people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to communicate with relatives, friends and neighbors and run their
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for three retail pharmacy chains say the companies are blameless for the ongoing opioid crisis and did not create a public nuisance in two Ohio counties suing them in federal court. Attorneys for CVS, Walmart and Giant Eagle delivered their opening statements Tuesday in Cleveland. Attorneys
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year has returned to court for what could be the final hearing before his trial begins next month. Prosecutors have charged Kyle Rittenhouse with homicide and other crimes after
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the United Nations’ weather agency finds much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change. The report says 60% of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. It says
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the United Nations’ weather agency finds much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change. The report says 60% of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. It says
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Una denunciante de Facebook que publicó decenas de miles de páginas de investigación y documentos internos testificó ante el Senado sobre el impacto de la empresa en los niños. ¿Qué se espera de la declaración de la denunciante de Facebook en el Senado? Esto es lo que dijo la denunciante de Facebook
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist  told Congress that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety. And she laid responsibility with the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Frances Haugen testified to
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