Autopsy performed on rapper Rich Homie Quan, but cause not yet revealed
ATLANTA (AP) — An autopsy was performed Friday on rapper Rich Homie Quan, but his cause of death won’t be given until further tests are completed, officials said. Georgia’s Fulton County medical...
View ArticleBoeing’s beleaguered Starliner capsule leaves space station and heads home...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station on Friday without its crew and headed back to Earth....
View ArticleIsraeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest,...
By JULIA FRANKEL and AREF TUFANA Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli soldiers killed an American woman demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank on Friday, according to two...
View ArticleUkrainian company seeking damages
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Ukrainian company is suing the Russian Federation in a California court under the Uniform Foreign-County Money Judgments Recognition Act for over $275 million it is owed...
View ArticleA Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized...
View ArticleFormer Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who herself...
View Article‘Demon Copperhead’ author Barbara Kingsolver to receive National Book Award...
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Kingsolver, this year’s recipient of a National Book Award medal for literary achievement, remembers well the years she couldn’t imagine...
View ArticleSergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
By DAVID BILLER and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped...
View ArticleBlinken vows to enforce Venezuela sanctions after plane seizure
(AFP) —Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday that the United States would enforce sanctions against Venezuela as he visited the Dominican Republic, which days earlier seized an airplane from...
View ArticleMaryland high schooler shot to death in bathroom by classmate
JOPPA, Md. (CN) — A 15-year-old boy was shot to death in a high school bathroom shortly after noon on Friday in Joppa, Maryland, sparking the school’s evacuation and a short manhunt before a...
View ArticleFive key House races to watch in November
(CN) — With the election less than two months away, control of the presidency and both national legislative bodies rests on a veritable knife’s edge. Though Democrats currently control the Senate by a...
View ArticleGoogle loses $2.7 billion antitrust case in major win for Brussels
(CN) — The EU’s high court on Tuesday upheld a 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine against search giant Google for illegally promoting its own shopping comparison service over rivals. The European...
View ArticleEU warns German-style border controls must be ‘exceptional’
BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Union on Tuesday cautioned that border checks within the bloc could be introduced only as an “exceptional” measure, after Germany tightened controls in response to...
View ArticleAustralia plans age limit to ban children from social media
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto...
View ArticleGaza agency says Israeli strike kills 40 in humanitarian zone
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (AFP) — Gaza’s civil defense agency said an Israeli strike Tuesday on a humanitarian zone in the Palestinian territory killed 40 people, with the Israeli army saying it had...
View ArticleSpanish court shelves landmark Franco-era torture case
MADRID (AFP) — A court in Spain has shelved the first case and only probe into alleged torture under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, according to a ruling made public on Tuesday. Julio...
View ArticleArkansas ‘wet’ signature requirement paused by federal court
(CN) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from requiring handwritten signatures on voter registration forms, a legal victory for voting rights advocates who claim the new “wet” signature...
View ArticleNorth Carolina must reprint ballots after Kennedy’s flip-flop, top state...
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be removed from the North Carolina ballot and millions of ballots reprinted, the state Supreme Court ruled, finding that keeping Kennedy’s name on the...
View ArticleLandowners ask Virginia Supreme Court for chance to challenge hound hunting law
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Supreme Court of Virginia heard from landowners Tuesday who argue they deserve their day in court to challenge a hound hunting statute. The argument focused on whether the...
View ArticleEU actions open to judicial scrutiny even outside bloc’s borders
(CN) — The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday broadened its sphere of jurisdiction and said it has the authority to examine the actions of EU agencies and personnel even when they take place...
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