By AYA BATRAWY , Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A high-profile economic forum in Saudi Arabia began on Tuesday in Riyadh, the kingdom’s first major event on the world stage since the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. Khashoggi’s death loomed large over the start of…
By JESSICA GRESKO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” O’Connor made the announcement in a letter Tuesday. She said that her diagnosis was made “some time ago” and that as her condition has progressed…
By PAUL ELIAS , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict that found Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but she slashed the amount of money to be paid from $289 million to $78 million. In denying Monsanto’s request for a new trial, San Francisco…
By SUZAN FRASER, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA , Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi officials murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate after plotting his death for days, Turkey’s president said Tuesday, contradicting Saudi Arabia’s explanation that the writer was accidentally killed. He demanded that the kingdom reveal the identities of all…
By SUZAN FRASER , Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish president is expected to announce on Tuesday details of his country’s investigation into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, as skepticism intensified about Saudi Arabia’s account that he died accidentally in its consulate in Istanbul. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors say they have 342 potential witnesses in the trial of 20-year-old Trenton Foster, who is charged with killing a St. Louis police officer two years ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports assistant prosecutor Alan Key last week filed a 16-page list of people who could be witnesses to testify at…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) A St. Charles County man is accused of sexually assaulting a child. Forty-eight-year-old Matthew Baker of O’Fallon is charged with statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy with a person under the age of 12. Police say received a call a call on October 13 regarding a sexual assault. The investigation revealed that the suspect…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Willa has weakened slightly off Mexico’s Pacific Coast and is now a Category 4 storm, but remains “extremely dangerous” ahead of an expected landfall Tuesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Willa’s maximum sustained winds are now 155 mph (250 kph). That’s just 1 mph below the threshold for a…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Porn actress Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85 million to an attorney who worked at his former law firm, a California judge ruled Monday, marking the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the lawsuit over back pay.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis…
ATLANTA, IL (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and vegetable producers have traditionally relied on sales through community-supported agriculture programs, in which community members…