Carter Center calls on Venezuela to immediately publish voting machine tallies in disputed presidential election.
A New Jersey judge has denied an effort to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from running for president as an independent under the state’s sore loser law. Judge Robert Lougy on Monday denied a request by attorney Scott Salmon, who sought to keep Kennedy from appearing on the Nov. 5 presidential ballot as an independent. Lougy said Salmon lacked the standing to sue, among other reasons he ruled against him. But he said Salmon could still raise complaints to the state’s top elections official. The state... Читать дальше...
Authorities say the Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his car. Law enforcement experts say Sean Grayson's convictions should have raised questions when he was hired as a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy. Grayson has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Massey's July 6 death. A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues... Читать дальше...
Police are investigating why a man with a Pennsylvania address broke into a high voltage electrical vault in the basement of the Connecticut State Office Building and turned off circuit breakers. State troopers discovered the 43-year-old shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday after he activated an alarm. Both police and state officials said the man broke into the building’s transformer vault from an exterior hatchway and cut off power to some of the building’s systems. The building is home to the state’s constitutional officers. Читать дальше...
Police say a 17-year-old is in custody after 8 people are stabbed in northwest England; terrorism not suspected.
There have been days this summer when it just feels too hot to turn on the stove or oven. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests turning to some simple meals that don't take any cooking at all. Granted, for some of them she suggests adding precooked items like rotisserie chicken. But mostly she's relying on fresh produce, herbs, cheese, and canned items like beans and corn. When you do cook with heat, make lots of extras of simple proteins, pastas, grains and grilled vegetables. You can repurpose them all week long. Читать дальше...
Southerly winds over the Park Fire are pushing smoke into northeast California.
"Do you deserve to be a top-10 paid wide receiver in the National Football League? Absolutely not."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel's response would be "severe" as he blamed Hezbollah for a weekend rocket strike from Lebanon that killed 12 children. Furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a slide into a regional war have been taking place. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israel's president, emphasizing the “importance of preventing escalation.” Hezbollah has denied a role in the strike. Netanyahu visited the soccer field where the rocket struck Saturday... Читать дальше...
South Korea's spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and has obesity-related health problems including high blood pressure and diabetes. The National Intelligence Service told lawmakers that North Korean officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat Kim's health problems. The 40-year-old Kim is known for heavy drinking and smoking and comes from a family with a history of heart problems. Both his father and grandfather, who ruled North Korea before his 2011 inheritance of power, died of heart issues.
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Читать дальше...Cambodia’s Defense Ministry and state media reports say that the wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that went missing more than two weeks ago with two pilots aboard has been spotted on a mountaintop. No survivors have been found so far. A statement on the Defense Ministry's Facebook page says the wreckage of the Chinese-made Z-9 helicopter was spotted on a mountaintop in the heavily forested Cardamom Mountains in Pursat province. It says recovery personnel have been sent to the crash site.
Vice President Kamala Harris is highlighting endorsements from mayors of border towns in swing-state Arizona. The endorsements on Monday come as she looks to blunt the impact of Republican attacks on her handling of illegal border crossings. Harris’ campaign says she was backed by the mayors of Bisbee, Nogales, Somerton, and San Luis, as well as two Yuma County supervisors. It remains to be seen whether the border will become a political liability for Harris as it was for Biden. But Republicans say... Читать дальше...
Reyes Moronta was a relief ace for the Giants in the late 2010s.
The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July were up 150% over the same period last year. Samantha Lee, the center’s director, says they took 90 calls for potential exposures over that period. Fortunately, she says, the calls usually are for mild symptoms. The situation appears similar across wet areas of the country. Kait Brown... Читать дальше...
From the White House to a Puerto Rican coffee shop. From 10 Downing St. to Russia's state museum. Cats are beloved mascots and visitor favorites at institutions around the world. Sometimes they're there for the cute factor. Sometimes for ratting. Sometimes they even define the place. At the Hemingway museum in Florida, 59 cats roam freely. At the White House, there's Willow, the Biden family cat and subject of a book by the first lady. Larry is chief mouser at the British prime minister's residence. Читать дальше...
With Election Day less than 100 days away, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a sprint to decide a race that was recently transformed by President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw his bid for reelection.
Читать дальше...Emergency services say at least eight people, some of them children, have been injured in stabbings in northwest England. Police say they detained a man and seized a knife. Merseyside Police say officers were called to an address in Southport, near Liverpool, and call it a “major incident.” But the police say there is no wider threat to the public. The North West Ambulance Service says medics treated eight patients with stab injures and they were taken to local hospitals.
The Israeli military says it is holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza. The military did not disclose additional details surrounding the alleged abuse. It says its top legal official has launched a probe. An investigation by The Associated Press and reports by rights groups have exposed abysmal conditions at the Sde Teiman facility, the country’s largest detention center. Читать дальше...
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 4-10 include actor Charlize Theron, actor-turned-princess Meghan Markle and guitarist The Edge of U2. Actor-director Greta Gerwig turns 41, actor Michelle Yeoh from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” hits 62 and rapper Kool Moe Dee also reaches 62. Actor David Duchovny and his ″The X-Files” co-star Gillian Anderson both have birthdays during the week, as does rapper Kurtis Blow and “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb. Singer Juanes turns 52, singer Neneh Cherry celebrates 60... Читать дальше...
A High Court judge has upheld the British government’s emergency ban on puberty blockers. Justice Beverley Lang says in a ruling that a review commissioned by England’s National Health Service found “very substantial risks and very narrow benefits” of the treatment. The judge has concluded that gender care is an area of “remarkably weak evidence." The blockers can pause puberty and are sometimes prescribed to help children with gender dysphoria to give them time to consider their options. The ban... Читать дальше...
An expert will tell an inquiry that three Christian extremists killed two police officers and a bystander and wounded a third police officer in an ambush on a rural Australian property in 2022 in an act of terrorism. A Queensland state coroner started hearing an inquiry on Monday into a siege in the sparsely populated Wieambilla region in 2022. Brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train and Gareth’s wife Stacey Train were killed by police in a siege hours after they fired on police officers. The lawyer presenting the evidence... Читать дальше...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (AMG) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $76 million.
Читать дальше...Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in Tennessee. In the 5th Congressional District on Thursday, first-term congressman and House Freedom Caucus member Andy Ogles faces a tough Republican primary challenge from metro Nashville-area Councilwoman Courtney Johnston. For U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Marsha Blackburn is favored in her primary as she seeks a second term. State Rep. Gloria Johnson and three other Democrats hope to challenge Blackburn in November. Читать дальше...
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Oil States International Inc. (OIS) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.3 million.
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