By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque. A judge filed the order Monday, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of two Muslim men. The lawsuit said
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL) — Police say the theft of more than 300 election ballots in Torrance last August was a case of identity theft and fraud, rather than attempt to impact the recall election. Eduardo Mena, 34, was indicted this past month by a
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — For the first time, medical marijuana patients can light up in Louisiana. People lined up before Shreveport’s licensed dispensary, Hope Pharmacy, opened Monday morning. And people kept flowing in, keeping staff busy. “I’m grateful. I honestly never thought I would see
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated billionaire to prison for years. It could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — An attorney for a Marine Corps officer says his client takes responsibility for the 2020 sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle off the Southern California coast that killed nine service members, but he doesn’t deserve to be discharged. A Marine Corps attorney countered Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — An 11-year-old is using his rap skills to speak out about the violence overtaking over Shreveport. Ray Da Yungin is using his growing platform to reach the masses. The rapper is using music to show other young people the impact of
Continue Reading CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The wife of an Ohio man who was fatally shot by police just minutes into the new year says he had been firing a gun to celebrate the arrival of 2022 when an officer opened fire on him without warning. Marquetta Williams told The Repository newspaper of Canton that her 46-year-old
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By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story PROGRESO, Texas (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at the Progreso International Bridge made “an unusual discovery” this past week when they found four undeclared spider monkeys concealed inside a duffle bag. “While conducting their inspections, our officers will often
Continue Reading ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. government says it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse as it unsealed a complaint that revealed federal authorities had interviewed several months ago while he was hiding in Jamaica. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, a
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most powerful space telescope ever built is keeping its cool in space. The James Webb Space Telescope, which launched on Christmas Day, successfully completed the deployment of its 70-foot (21-meter) sunshield on Tuesday. This critical milestone is one of several that must occur for the NASA observatory to function properly
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan’s largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. Local news reports said police dispersed a demonstration of about a thousand people on Tuesday night in Almaty and that some demonstrators were
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Kirby Smart and Georgia get a chance to snap their losing streaks against Alabama in the biggest game of the season. The third-ranked Bulldogs have lost the last seven meetings, including all four since Smart left Nick Saban’s staff in Tuscaloosa for Athens. Beating ’Bama for some five-star recruits
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By Kristina Sgueglia, Melanie Schuman, Eric Bradner and Sonia Moghe, CNN A New York district attorney will not prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a misdemeanor sex crime charge of forcible touching, despite finding Cuomo’s accuser “cooperative” and “credible.” Albany County District Attorney David Soares said in a statement Tuesday he was declining to prosecute
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — Este lunes, seis apicultores instalaron 25 cajas con panales de abejas frente al Palacio de La Moneda, en el centro de Santiago, Chile, a modo de protesta por la grave sequía que afecta al país austral y también por la falta de financiamiento y políticas públicas que protejan a estos insectos.
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By Theresa Waldrop and Omar Jimenez, CNN As the Chicago Teachers Union prepares to vote late Tuesday on whether to return to virtual teaching as Covid-19 cases surge, a move that potentially could trigger an “electronic lockout” by the school district, the district’s CEO pleaded with the union to keep schools open. “There is no
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri transportation officials say the state recorded more than 1,000 traffic deaths in 2021. It is the first time since 2006 that Missouri had more than 1,000 traffic fatalities. The department says in a news release that 1,004 people died in traffic crashes last year. That’s a 2% increase over
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA men’s basketball team is back after a nearly two-week shutdown because of COVID-19. Now the fifth-ranked Bruins have an opponent to play. The team returned to practice a week ago, with everyone from coach Mick Cronin to several players having recovered after being
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois has formally announced he won’t seek a 16th term in the U.S. House. The former Black Panther who first won election in 1992 said in a speech at a Chicago church Tuesday that he isn’t retiring from public service and “will remain on the front lines.”
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Suburban St. Louis-area Republican Rep. Justin Hill says he’s resigning from the Missouri House. Hill on Monday announced his last day will be Wednesday, the first day of the 2022 session. Hill says he’s leaving to work as a consultant in Florida. Hill skipped his own inauguration last year to
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