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Seattle teachers make signs at Judkins Park Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 in advance of a possible strike this week. Teachers in Seattle have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as contract talks continue on the eve of the new school year. Seattle Education Association President Jennifer Matter announced Tuesday that 95% of ballots returned by the union's membership favored going on strike absent an agreement with Seattle Public Schools. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)

Seattle cancels 1st day of school as teachers OK strike

Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday’s first day of school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios … more

By GENE JOHNSON | 9/6/22

A page from the order granting a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate is photographed Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Florida judge faces criticism following order in Trump case

A little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Donald Trump is in the spotlight this week over her decision to hand the former president a major procedural win. On Monday, U.S. … more

By MEG KINNARD, CURT ANDERSON and ERIC TUCKER | 9/6/22

Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest school district, comments on an external cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems during the Labor Day weekend, at a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Despite the ransomware attack, schools in the nation's second-largest district opened as usual Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Huge Los Angeles Unified School district hit by cyberattack

A cyberattack targeting the huge Los Angeles Unified School District over the Labor Day weekend prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the district’s information technology systems as authorities … more

By STEFANIE DAZIO and FRANK BAJAK | 9/6/22

FILE - New York Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller with Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, following a briefing discussing the impact of President-elect Donald Trump's protections on New Yorkers. Miller, who has held major jobs in both law enforcement and journalism, is joining CNN as the network's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, the network said on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CNN hires former intelligence expert John Miller

John Miller, who has switched between journalism and law enforcement in a lengthy career, has been hired by CNN as its chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst. Miller most recently worked as … more

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FILE - Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, center, her mother, Noel Holmes, left, and father, Christian Holmes IV, arrive at federal court in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, requested a new trial in documents asserting that a key witness who testified against her now regrets the role he played in her criminal conviction for lying to investors about the flaws in a blood-testing technology that she had hailed as a medical breakthrough. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Elizabeth Holmes seeks new trial, cites key witness' regrets

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her conviction for investor … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 9/6/22

A man walks over the debris of a house that was heavily damaged after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

What's happening with Ukraine's threatened nuclear plant

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was built during the Soviet era and is one of the 10 biggest in the world. Concerns of a possible nuclear catastrophe have grown after the plant became … more

By The Associated Press | 9/6/22

Israeli airstrike puts Syrian airport out of commission

Israel has launched missile attacks targeting Syria's Aleppo airport, putting it out of commission. Syrian state media said Tuesday that anti-missile defense systems are firing back at the incoming … more

Associated Press | 9/6/22

FILE - A plane flies over homes and residential buildings in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. California lawmakers have reached a deal on a pair of housing production bills. The bills would open up much of the state's commercial land for residential development. California has a housing shortage. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File )

5 tips to make the search for a new apartment easier

Finding a new place to rent can be challenging, and skyrocketing rents have made it especially hard this year. But there are things you can do to make the process easier. Rent.com senior managing … more

By ADRIANA MORGA | 9/6/22

FILE - Actor-comedian Kenan Thompson appears at the American Museum of Natural History's 2019 Museum Gala on Nov. 21, 2019, in New York. Thompson will host the 74th Emmy® Awards scheduled for Monday, Sept. 12. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Emmys host Kenan Thompson predicts conflict-free ceremony

Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the show’s producers are predicting a conflict-free zone. That would be unlike the Oscars show that was marred by Will Smith's on-stage slap of Chris Rock over a … more

By LYNN ELBER | 9/6/22

FILE - Otero County, New Mexico Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks to reporters as he arrives at federal court in Washington, Friday, June. 17, 2022. A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified Griffin from holding public office. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued a ruling Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, that permanently prohibits Griffin from holding or seeking local or federal office. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

New Mexico bars commissioner from office for insurrection

A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued … more

By MORGAN LEE | 9/6/22

FILE - A 'Now Leasing' sign hangs off an apartment building staircase in southeast Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2021. Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. The national median asking rent was up 14% in July 2022 over July the previous year. That's the smallest annual increase since November 2021. Experts say the market could slow further toward the end of the year, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty. (AP Photo/Sara Cline, File)

Rents are starting to come down, but the trend may not hold

Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. Christopher Mayer is a professor of real estate at Columbia … more

By ADRIANA MORGA | 9/6/22

Harry Styles poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Don't Worry Darling' during the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Harry Styles evolves from heartthrob to fashion icon

Harry Styles will never be just a singer-songwriter, he's now an actor and a fashion powerhouse as well. The former member of British pop boy band “One Direction” has shed his musician’s skin … more

By NARDOS HAILE | 9/6/22

Memphis police officers search an area where a body had been found in South Memphis, Tenn., near Victor Street and East Person Ave., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Police have not confirmed the identity of the body and the cause of death was unconfirmed. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

Memphis police ID body of abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher

Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Tuesday that a body found during a search the day before is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog. Police said on Twitter that … more

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Black woman who integrated Southern school writes kid's book

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans in 1960. Now, … more

By JAY REEVES | 9/6/22

Today in History: September 6, McKinley fatally shot

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 6, the 249th day of 2022. There are 116 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Sept. 6, 1901, President William McKinley … more

By The Associated Press | 9/6/22

New fencing is constructed around Benson Elementary School, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Following the shootings at Robb Elementary, new fencing is being installed on all campuses. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security

A new and worrisome school year begins Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. There's high new fencing around the city's public school campuses that still isn’t finished and a heavy police patrol that many … more

By PAUL J. WEBER | 9/5/22

Police: 'Fat Leonard' escapes house arrest in San Diego

Federal authorities say the military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on the run after cutting … more

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Luis Vazquez, of Fairfield, sits in his inflatable boat looking for the perfect song to play before heading out onto the water on Labor Day in Benicia, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The Bay Area is experiencing an excessive heat warning as temperatures soar above 104 degrees in the East Bay. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave

Authorities say California will face its highest chance of blackouts this week as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit heat. As people crank up their air conditioners, … more

By ROBERT JABLON | 9/5/22

Jeff German, host of "Mobbed Up," poses with Planet Hollywood, formerly the Aladdin, in the background on the Strip in Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Authorities say German, a Las Vegas investigative reporter has been stabbed to death outside his home and police are searching for a suspect. The Las Vegas Review-Journal says officers found journalist German dead with stab wounds around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, after authorities received a 911 call. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Vegas police: Images of possible suspect in reporter's death

Police have released surveillance images of a possible suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Las Vegas newspaper’s investigative reporter, although the images don’t show the person’s full face. … more

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This booking photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, shows Cleotha Abston on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. The Memphis Police Department said Sunday, Sept. 4 that Abston has been charged with kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher, a Tennessee woman who was out jogging last week when she was accosted and forced into an SUV. (Shelby County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 22 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping. According to an arrest affidavit, U.S. … more

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