By Chris Boyette, CNN David Morris has spent almost 17 years in prison for a murder that he didn’t commit. On Wednesday, a judge threw out his conviction following a review of evidence that determined Morris was wrongfully charged and found guilty in 2005, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
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By JIM VERTUNO and CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Sergio Perez always was the home favorite at the Mexican Grand Prix, even when he was stuck in the middle of the pack. Now the only Mexican driver in Formula One returns home in a Red Bull car that makes him a favorite to reach the podium
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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A former queen of Jordan says her son, Prince Hamzah, is still not free after having been put under house arrest by his half-brother, King Abdullah II, seven months ago. Queen Noor made the assertion in a tweet late on Wednesday, while marking the birthday of one of her granddaughters. Noor
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Larson has made the most of his second chance in NASCAR. He will race Sunday for the championship at Phoenix Raceway. He never expected to be in this position after he was fired four races into the 2020 season for using a racial slur.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Larson has made the most of his second chance in NASCAR. He will race Sunday for the championship at Phoenix Raceway. He never expected to be in this position after he was fired four races into the 2020 season for using a racial slur.
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Urgent new efforts to calm Ethiopia’s escalating war are unfolding as a U.S. special envoy visits Addis Ababa and the president of neighboring Kenya calls for an immediate cease-fire while Ethiopia marks a year of conflict. Kenya’s president says the lack of dialogue has been particularly
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Cleo Smith is back to her laughing, bubbly self as she plays in the backyard of her Australian west coast family home while police consider when to interview the 4-year-old about the 18-day ordeal that followed her abduction from a camping tent. Police visited the young
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By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The son of an Iranian war hero burned himself to death last month outside a building where officials who help relatives of veterans had failed to find him a job. The desperate act by the father of three in southern Iran shocked many and threw a
Continue Reading By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The son of an Iranian war hero burned himself to death last month outside a building where officials who help relatives of veterans had failed to find him a job. The desperate act by the father of three in southern Iran shocked many and threw a
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer No. 12 Auburn is looking to stay in contention for the Southeastern Conference Western Division against No. 13 Texas A&M, the team that kept the Tigers’ hopes alive with the Aggies’ win over Alabama. Auburn and the Crimson Tide are the only one-loss SEC teams in the West, which
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer No. 12 Auburn is looking to stay in contention for the Southeastern Conference Western Division against No. 13 Texas A&M, the team that kept the Tigers’ hopes alive with the Aggies’ win over Alabama. Auburn and the Crimson Tide are the only one-loss SEC teams in the West, which
Continue Reading The Associated Press The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” Hannah
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un estudiante de bachillerato de 16 años se encuentra en estado crítico tras recibir un disparo en la cabeza por parte de un compañero este martes por la mañana mientras esperaba el autobús escolar, informó la policía del condado de Gwinnett, Georgia. Según el teniente J. O. Parker, del Departamento de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A una niña de 9 años de Brockton, Massachusetts se le atribuye el mérito de haber salvado a su familia después de que sus padres fueran afectados por el monóxido de carbono procedente de un generador que habían tomado prestado tras el potente temporal de noreste que azotó la zona. Jayline
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda Washington (CNN) — Los abogados todavía están tratando de comunicarse con los padres de 270 niños migrantes que fueron separados en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México bajo la administración Trump, en comparación con los 303 de septiembre, según un documento de la corte federal. La presentación del Departamento de Justicia
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN China is scrambling to contain its most widespread Covid-19 outbreak since the first wave of infections that began in Wuhan in 2019. Though subsequent flare-ups have seen higher total case numbers, this outbreak has spread the furthest, with 19 of China’s 31 provinces — more than half the country — reporting
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The head of a European Parliament delegation on its first official visit to Taiwan says it’s “high time” for the European Union to step up cooperation with the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China. Seven lawmakers from the Parliament’s committee on foreign interference in democratic processes met Thursday with
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arthur Kaliyev scored in the fourth round of a shootout and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker. Adrian Kempe
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arthur Kaliyev scored in the fourth round of a shootout and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Both teams scored twice in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker. Adrian Kempe
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A seemingly innocuous government notice encouraging Chinese people to store necessities for a potential emergency sparked panic-buying and online speculation almost immediately: Is China going to war with Taiwan? Probably not, but the attention the advice drew shows how much Chinese people are thinking about the possibility.
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