MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service says suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail despite their complaints about conditions there. The Marshals completed an inspection of the jail complex in the
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has delayed the murder trial of a former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home in 2019. Aaron Dean’s trial in the killing of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in Fort Worth had been set for Jan. 10.
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Republican and Democratic voters overwhelmingly supported their parties’ candidates in the gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, according to the results of CNN’s Virginia exit poll, with independents breaking in favor of Youngkin, who CNN projected would clinch the win. A similar partisan pattern held down ballot
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 34-year-old woman who drowned one son and tried to suffocate a second child before she jumped off a bridge in Kansas City has been sentenced to life in prison. Aushena Warren was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in August to second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Prosecutors say Warren drowned
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Zillow is getting out of the iBuying business and will shut down its Zillow Offers division, resulting in a 25% reduction in its staff. In its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, the company said it will see a total write-down of more than $540 million as a result of its
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By Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson and Samantha Beech, CNN Just after midnight Wednesday, police in Western Australia broke down the door of a locked home in the small town of Carnarvon, ending an extensive 18-day search for a missing 4-year-old girl. A police video caught the moment an officer picked up the child and asked
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State defensive lineman Felix Anudike-Uzomah is coming off a huge game in a win over TCU. He appeared to have six sacks, which would have matched the Division I record for a single game.  He was credited with four, which still matched a school
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State defensive lineman Felix Anudike-Uzomah is coming off a huge game in a win over TCU. He appeared to have six sacks, which would have matched the Division I record for a single game.  He was credited with four, which still matched a school
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State defensive lineman Felix Anudike-Uzomah is coming off a huge game in a win over TCU. He appeared to have six sacks, which would have matched the Division I record for a single game.  He was credited with four, which still matched a school
Continue Reading MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Team owner Joe Gibbs said 2015 Cup champion Kyle Busch should not have used a slur referring to the mentally disabled during a post-race interview. He says NASCAR was right to order Busch to undergo sensitivity training before the start of the 2022 season. Busch has two wins this season for
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Deshaun Watson’s future destination remains unknown. The NFL trade deadline passed Tuesday with the Houston Texans keeping the embattled quarterback on their roster. Watson has not played this season amid a trade request and 22 lawsuits alleging sexual harassment or assault. He has not been charged. The Texans
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. congresswomen have renewed demands for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide a formal apology and release records in connection with the January 2020 detainment of 200 Iranian Americans at the U.S.-Canada border. Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Suzan DelBene sent a letter Tuesday to the
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials delivered a relatively smooth Election Day after a year of dealing with false claims and death threats. There were few reports of voting or equipment problems Tuesday other than minor issues such as power outages or polling places opening late. Much
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska have asked a judge to dismiss federal charges accusing him of lying to FBI agents who were investigating illegal campaign contributions. Attorney John Littrell argued in a court filing Tuesday that the charges were incorrectly filed in California because the nine-term congressmen spoke
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers An influential advisory panel is recommending Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 vaccine for all children ages 5 to 11. If the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees later Tuesday, the U.S. will embark on a major and long-awaited expansion of vaccinations. Pfizer already has
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers An influential advisory panel is recommending Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 vaccine for all children ages 5 to 11. If the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees later Tuesday, the U.S. will embark on a major and long-awaited expansion of vaccinations. Pfizer already has
Continue Reading BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators have delivered a tough report to a Michigan city where residents have been urged not to drink the water. The Environmental Protection Agency says Benton Harbor had failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead in the water and must make improvements at its water plant.
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Under fire for jettisoning plans to address prescription drug prices in the Democrats’ sweeping spending package, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached to lower drug costs. The deal would empower Medicare to negotiate prices of certain costly medications administered in doctors’ offices or purchased
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a photo posted on social media, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds unofficially announced she is now a resident of Madison County. Reynolds posted the photo of her feeding her ballot into a voting machine and noted she had voted Tuesday morning in Madison County. It was the first word that
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By Brian Rokus and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A California man has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on an American Airlines flight attendant last week, which was described by the airline’s CEO as “one of the worst displays of unruly behavior we’ve ever witnessed.” Federal prosecutors said Brian Hsu has been charged with
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