Texas Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez announced his 2024 U.S. Senate bid Monday, vying to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. The state senator represents a wide-ranging district that includes San Antonio and the city of Uvalde, where he has advocated against gun violence since the Robb Elementary School shooting […]
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Hill Harper, ‘The Good Doctor’ actor, running for US Senate in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. — Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination. Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the […]
Police assessing information from BBC in claim host paid teen for explicit photos
LONDON — British detectives met representatives of the BBC on Monday over allegations that a leading presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. The U.K.’s publicly funded national broadcaster has suspended the male star, who has not been named, over allegations he gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting […]
Former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar assaulted in prison
Larry Nassar, a former USA gymnastics team doctor, was assaulted in prison overnight, according to two sources familiar with the situation. In this Feb. 5, 2018 file photo Larry Nassar sits in court listening to statements before being sentenced by Judge Janice Cunningham for three counts of criminal sexual assault […]
New York state flooding updates: ‘Chaos’ overnight as water receded, exec says
Heavy rain drenched the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, prompted flash flood alerts. Last Updated: July 10, 2023, 7:26 AM ET LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A few moments after Idlewild Creek began to rise on Sunday, the first wave of murky water washed into the ground floor of Kristine […]
Las Vegas police officer set to go on trial over $165k stolen in 3 casino heists
LAS VEGAS — A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin Monday with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt. Prosecutors claim Caleb Rogers, 35, carried […]
Phoenix to show compliance with court order to clear ‘The Zone’ homeless encampment
The city of Phoenix is going to court to prove it has met a deadline to clear a large homeless encampment, an action that has drawn pushback from civil rights advocates ByThe Associated Press July 10, 2023, 12:11 AM FILE – A large homeless encampment is shown in Phoenix, on […]
Ukraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden’s membership
VILNIUS, Lithuania — VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold a summit in Lithuania’s capital over two days starting Tuesday. They are expected to focus on ensuring that Ukraine has support as long as the […]
Man with knife kills 6 people at kindergarten in China before being arrested
Chinese police and a news report say a man with a knife killed six people and wounded one more at a kindergarten ByThe Associated Press July 10, 2023, 2:21 AM BEIJING — A man with a knife killed six people and wounded one Monday at a kindergarten in southeastern China, […]
Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing
Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press July 9, 2023, 10:37 PM People wade through a street due to a heavy rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 10, […]