By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, according to a U.S. official and … Read more
(CNN) — Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The New York Times reported the meeting took place earlier this week, citing two Iranian officials. … Read more
By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson and Gary Fields | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, … Read more
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Matthew Lee | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by … Read more
By Ami Bentov, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss | Associated Press RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed. There was no immediate response from Israel or Hamas as the latest … Read more
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said. He was released Saturday on $5,000 bail. The suspect, a 49-year-old resident of … Read more
By Michael R. Blood and Meg Kinnard | Associated Press COACHELLA, Calif — With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, why would Donald Trump venture into California, one of the most solidly Democratic states, just weeks before Election Day? Trump is almost certain to lose California, and that won’t change … Read more
By Chris Grygiel | Associated Press SEATTLE — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too rancorous and tedious, has died. He was 98. Evans died Friday, according to the University of Washington, … Read more
Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is spending a long weekend in Southern California, tackling the issue of immigration on the Mexican border and stumping for funds at two campaign events. On Sunday evening former President Donald Trump’s running mate was scheduled to speak at a campaign reception in Los Angeles as part of three-day … Read more
By Wendy Fry, Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal | CalMatters A last-minute protest failed to win two Senate-approved bills a chance to be voted on in the Assembly. The chair of the Black Caucus promised they would be re-introduced next year, and called reparations “a multi-year effort.” Years of effort went into making California the … Read more
