MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to phoning threats to kill a lawyer who represented the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd. The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release Thursday that 42-year-old William John Hartnett made the threatening call April 6 from Miami. Hartnett faces
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The Republican Party chair for the most populous county in Kansas has resigned following disclosure of an accusation that he forcibly kissed another local GOP leader at an anti-abortion group’s fundraiser this summer. The Kansas City Star reported that Fabian Shepard’s decision to step down as the GOP’s Johnson County chair
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More than 100,000 hospital beds were filled with Covid-19 patients across the United States, with patients occupying more than 30% of the beds in intensive care units nationwide. An average of 159,000 coronavirus infections was recorded each day and physical brawls broke out over vaccine requirements and mask mandates. That was
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 will mean more talk about Mrs. O’Leary and her cow. But historians as well as Catherine O’Leary’s descendants want you to know that the woman who has long been blamed for starting the blaze actually had nothing
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 says it will allow its schools to decide the amount of benefits to give athletes each academic year. The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling related to caps on compensation. It also follows a similar decision last month by the Southeastern Conference. The Supreme Court ruling meant
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 says it will allow its schools to decide the amount of benefits to give athletes each academic year. The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling related to caps on compensation. It also follows a similar decision last month by the Southeastern Conference. The Supreme Court ruling meant
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 says it will allow its schools to decide the amount of benefits to give athletes each academic year. The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling related to caps on compensation. It also follows a similar decision last month by the Southeastern Conference. The Supreme Court ruling meant
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Google is cracking down on the ability of climate change deniers to make money off its platforms and to spread climate misinformation through advertisements. The company said Thursday it will no longer allow advertising to appear alongside “content that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says a report alleging she had a role in data-rigging at the World Bank when she was a top official there was not an accurate representation of events. The statement came a day after IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says a report alleging she had a role in data-rigging at the World Bank when she was a top official there was not an accurate representation of events. The statement came a day after IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
Continue Reading COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who fatally shot one person and wounded 14 others before killing himself at a Tennessee grocery store last month used three guns purchased legally over the past year-and-a-half. Collierville Police announced Thursday that 29-year-old UK Thang used two pistols and a rifle in the shooting. He was carrying extra
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By Kay Jones, Ashley Killough and Travis Caldwell, CNN At least four people were injured in a school shooting Wednesday at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas. The suspect is in custody and is being questioned by investigators, police said. Here’s what we know so far: What led up to the shooting? At around 9:15
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones, Ashley Killough and Travis Caldwell, CNN At least four people were injured in a school shooting Wednesday at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas. The suspect is in custody and is being questioned by investigators, police said. Here’s what we know so far: What led up to the shooting? At around 9:15
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After losing the first three games, Giants coach Joe Judge was asked whether he would let coordinator Jason Garrett continue calling the offensive plays. Judge didn’t hesitate. He had no intention of changing things before the Giants traveled to New Orleans to face the
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By Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a sweeping report about how former President Donald Trump and a top lawyer in the Justice Department attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump directly asked the Justice Department nine times to undermine the election result, and his chief of
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report Thursday detailing what they say is evidence former President Donald Trump and a top lawyer in the Justice Department attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. After the eight-month investigation, the findings highlight the relentlessness of Trump and some of his
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials from Mexico and the United States are developing a new framework for their governments’ security relationship that is more “holistic” in addressing crime and will tackle a broader range of issues than the previous initiative. Cabinet secretaries from both countries were scheduled to meet in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Han pasado más de 50 años, pero el Asesino del Zodíaco sigue siendo noticia. Esta vez, The Case Breakers, un equipo de 40 exinvestigadores policiales, dijeron que identificaron al hombre que creen que sería el supuesto criminal, y dicen habría muerto en 2018. Se basaron en nueva evidencia física y
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las agencias policiales dijeron que todavía están investigando el caso del Asesino del Zodíaco (Zodiac Killer) luego de que un grupo independiente de investigadores de casos afirmó el miércoles que habían resuelto el misterio de quién estaba detrás de los asesinatos en serie de hace décadas. The Case Breakers, un equipo de
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston quarterback Davis Mills tied a franchise record by throwing four interceptions last week. Now the rookie must face coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Belichick’s New England teams have been rough against rookie signal-callers, posting a 22-6 record in those games.
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