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Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary 09/20/2023 06:58pm • Surveillance videos of a woman making multiple early morning trips to stuff papers into an absentee ballot drop box prompted Connecticut election officials to open an investigation Wednesday into possible fraud in the mayoral primary in Bridgeport, the state's largest city. The videos, taken by city Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differences 09/20/2023 06:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva, played up their mutual affection for workers��� rights Wednesday as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere���s two largest democracies met in New York, steering clear in public about their differences on House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden 09/20/2023 06:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, accusing him and the Justice Department of the ���weaponization��� of the department's work in favor of President Joe Biden 's son Hunter. Garland���s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee was Hunter Biden must come to court in person for firearms case, judge rules 09/20/2023 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden must appear in person for a hearing where he is expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges that were f iled after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, a judge ruled Wednesday. The president's son had asked to appear via Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps 09/20/2023 05:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. In an announcement Wednesday, the White House said the program will employ more than 20 Bill to give DC control of RFK Stadium site gets green light from key House committee 09/20/2023 04:48pm • A key House committee approved a bill on Wednesday that could pave the way for a new stadium at the old RFK Stadium site ��� a project that D.C. leaders hope could��bring the Washington Commanders back to the District. The legislation was approved by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountab Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case 09/20/2023 04:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday about the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden in a contentious hearing that delved into aspects of the criminal justice system that typically play out long before the case enters a public courtro Stanford says it will return all gifts from FTX following suit against Sam Bankman-Fried's parents 09/20/2023 02:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Following a lawsuit against FTX Trading founder Sam Bankman-Fried's parents alleging that Stanford University received millions of dollars in donations from the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, the school says it will return the funds of all gifts collected from FTX and relat State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan 09/20/2023 02:16pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states. Trade missions this week have taken New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona counterpa UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to squelch democracy ahead of 2024 election 09/20/2023 01:53pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela said Wednesday the South American country���s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with threats, surveillance and harassment as President Nicol��s Maduro faces a re-election contest ne Royals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark 09/20/2023 12:01pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark, though they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters on an April ballot. The Royals are trying to decid UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals 09/20/2023 11:11am • LONDON (AP) ��� Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain's environmental commitments on Wednesday, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers. The news drew wide criticism from political opponents, environmental groups and large Vietnam detains energy policy think-tank chief, human rights group says 09/20/2023 07:44am • Hanoi, VIETNAM (AP) ��� Vietnam has detained the director of a think tank that works on energy issues in the country ��� the sixth expert working on environmental and climate issues that authorities have taken into custody in the past two years, a rights group said Wednesday. Ngo Thi To Nhien, the e Edmunds answers the most asked questions from first-time EV buyers 09/20/2023 07:12am • As sales of electric vehicles continue to grow, so do the number of questions curious shoppers have when considering making the switch to a fully electrified car, truck or SUV. Undoubtedly, the experience of driving and owning an electric vehicle is different from the traditional one for a gas-power London���s historic blue plaques seek more diversity as 1,000th marker is unveiled 09/19/2023 11:49pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A resounding thump breaks the silence as Julia Land drops a lump of grey-brown clay onto the slab roller before Ned Heywood cranks it through the machine once, twice, three times, creating a rectangle about an inch thick. Laying a pattern on top of the slab, Heywood slices through th