Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Hangzhou Duojia Technology, which distributes solar technology to Cuba, called a Cuban plan to dramatically boost solar generation a win for both countries, touting China’s manufacturing heft and the island’s sunny
Manslaughter charges dropped in a man’s death at a psychiatric hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against two people charged in the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno, a young man who was pinned to the floor
US gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential
Georgia top court won’t extend ballot deadline in win for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top court in the battleground state of Georgia ruled on Monday that Cobb County cannot extend the deadline for counting about 3,000 absentee ballots that were sent out shortly before Election Day, handing
Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. That’s highly unlikely
Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in 2020, when
Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer’s name and likeness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all
The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach. Feds are investigating
ALLENHURST, N.J. (AP) — The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach, and federal authorities are investigating. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, which responds to reports of dead or distressed marine animals
Trump’s new tariff proposal could cost Americans $78 billion in annual spending, NRF study shows
(Reuters) – U.S. shoppers could lose up to $78 billion in annual spending power annually if presidential candidate Donald Trump’s new tariffs proposal on imports are implemented, a study from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed on
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department’s election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities’ decades-long practice of watching for violations of federal voting
Florida prosecutor says 17-year-old suspect in Halloween fatal shootings will be charged as adult
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration that drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida, last week has been
