By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Donald Trump’s lawyers are defending his ability to assert executive privilege, even as an ex-President, in a reply brief in his lawsuit against the National Archives and the House select committee over January 6-related documents. This is the last written argument scheduled to come in before a
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By SARA BURNETT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Republican Glenn Youngkin did his best to keep former President Donald Trump at arm’s length in his closely watched race for Virginia governor against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. That strategy appears to have had the intended effect. A majority of Virginia voters say they have an unfavorable view
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The first major test of how voters feel about Joe Biden’s presidency is unfolding in Virginia. Tuesday’s governor’s race was supposed to be a comfortable Democratic win but is instead ending in suspense. Polls show Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who served as governor from
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida firefighter who was photographed inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. Court records show Andrew Williams changed his plea Tuesday in Washington federal court. He faces up to six months in prison for partaking in the riot
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Health care workers in New York have gone to the Supreme Court to challenge the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, arguing it violates their religious liberty rights. This challenge is nearly identical to a recent case brought by health care workers in Maine. Last week, the court allowed
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first female and the first woman of color in the office in the commonwealth’s 400-year legislative history. CNN projected Sears’ win over Democrat Del. Hala Ayala, also a woman of color, on Wednesday. Sears will serve
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El estado de ánimo en Glasgow fue optimista este martes cuando los líderes mundiales concluyeron su cumbre de alto nivel en la conferencia climática COP26. Varios anuncios importantes iluminaron la perspectiva sobre si la reunión puede lograr resultados significativos. Esto es lo que sucedió el segundo día. La gran promesa sobre
Continue Reading By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Latin American countries have announced that they will expand and unite their marine reserves to create a vast corridor in the Pacific Ocean in hopes of protecting species like sea turtles, tuna, squid and hammerhead sharks. The new marine corridor announced Tuesday will connect the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil giants, charging that the companies have not turned over documents needed by the committee to investigate allegations that the oil industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global
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By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have held settlement talks with the attorney for a former player who has sued the team. Kyle Beach accused an assistant coach of sexual assault in 2010 and the team largely ignored the allegations. Susan Loggans, an attorney who representse Beach, says the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a settlement of two federal lawsuits filed by the Altobelli and Mauser families alleging they
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a settlement of two federal lawsuits filed by the Altobelli and Mauser families alleging they
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer A year after the NCAA gave athletes Election Day off, football teams all over the country were back practicing on the first Tuesday in November. Teams can pursue waivers and many did so, including some in places with significant elections on the ballot. A ballot question that could reshape
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zillow Group says it will stop buying and selling homes, citing the unpredictability of forecasting housing prices. The Seattle-based real estate information company said Tuesday that it will wind down its Zillow Offers unit, a process that will take several quarters and will result in
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia Southern hired former Southern California coach Clay Helton on Tuesday, just seven weeks after USC fired him. Helton was the first coach fired this season, two games into his eighth season at USC. The 49-year-old was 46-24 with the Trojans, including a Rose Bowl victory after
Continue Reading VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Villarreal has beaten Young Boys 2-0 to join Manchester United at the top of its Champions League group and increase its chances of advancing to the knockout rounds. Étienne Capoue scored in the first half and Arnaut Danjuma sealed the victory near the end to give the Spanish club its second
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police say a 4-year-old girl has been rescued and is “alive and well” more than three weeks after she was suspected to have been snatched from a tent during a family camping trip on Australia’s remote west coast. Western Australia Police Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch says
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By Ben Morse, CNN A late Cristiano Ronaldo goal salvaged a dramatic point for Manchester United on Tuesday as it drew 2-2 against Atalanta in the Champions League at the Gewiss Stadium. Josip Iličić scored the opening goal of the game in the 12th minute. Duván Zapata’s cut back falling to the Slovenian at the
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Legal experts say the speedy selection process for jurors in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin this week doesn’t mean they are any less capable of delivering a fair verdict. It took the judge and attorneys in Wisconsin just one day to choose the panel of
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh senior guard Nike Sibande is out for the season after tearing his right ACL in an exhibition win over Gannon. Sibande injured the knee in the first half of the 89-64 win. An MRI exam revealed the extent of the injury. Sibande averaged 6.9 points for the Panthers last season after
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