Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge heard court arguments in the possible dismissal of a criminal conviction against a movie armorer in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, and says she’ll release a ruling next week. At a court hearing Thursday, defense counsel for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed alleged that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Helene roared ashore
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court panel appeared receptive Thursday to potentially overturning or reducing a civil fraud judgment that stands to cost Donald Trump nearly $500 million. One judge called the former president’s penalty “troubling” and wondered if the state’s policing of private business transactions amounted to “deterrence” or
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday. It is tapping into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe. Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister and longtime campaign
Continue ReadingAP National Political Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris’ fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the state’s scandal-plagued candidate for governor. As of this week, Robinson is featured in Harris volunteers’ conversations with voters on the phone and at the doorways. Democrats wave signs bearing his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. local time at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter. But it’s not a straightforward process. San Francisco has more shelter beds than ever before and a mayor who says she’s fed up with people living outdoors when they’ve been offered a bed.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself. Dr. Stephen Loyd, who has been sober for 20 years, started as West Virginia’s Office of Drug Control Policy director last month. Loyd
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.” The Democratic presidential nominee spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as she unleashed the veiled criticism of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Old newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment to reverse drug overdoses. The boxes have proliferated nationwide since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of naloxone without a prescription. They are appearing in neighborhoods, in front of hospitals, health departments
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Launchpad Strategies, incorporated less than a year ago, has received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election fundraising machine. Campaign finance experts say it was built for anonymity and is the latest example of how the Trump campaign has used secretive businesses to obscure its spending from the public. An Associated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender actor and model who was stabbed to death the previous day in her apartment. Alongside flowers and candles, some carried banners that read, “Hate kills.” Some in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris’ chances in the November election, compared to eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running. And they are more likely to believe that Donald Trump’s gender will help him. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives passengers assigned seats, charges them extra for more legroom and offers red-eye flights but bags still fly free. The airline announced on Thursday that it plans to end the open-boarding system it has
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to another all-time high, but a slide in oil prices kept the gains in check by weighing down energy companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Thursday, setting its third record high this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.6%.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s construction of a casino on Alabama land that the other says is a sacred site. The dispute involves land, known as Hickory Ground. The land was home to the Muscogee Nation before removal to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — Iván Herrera had two hits and two runs scored, Masyn Winn tripled and doubled and Erick Fedde struck out 10 as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night. Pedro Pagés had two RBI singles and Thomas Saggese added a pair of hits for the Cardinals,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his replacement in a key vote that could affect the country’s political stability in coming months. Friday’s vote involves only lawmakers and grassroots members of the Liberal Democratic Party, but the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The vote is limited to parliamentarians and dues-paying grassroots members of the Liberal Democratic Party whose ruling coalition dominates parliament. A record nine lawmakers are vying for the top job. A new leader
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