By Caroll Alvarado and Alfonso Serrano, CNN After a two-month, 10-country trek — through the jungles of northern Colombia, the Darién Gap, and the US immigration system — Anabel and Crisman Urbaez of Venezuela, alongside their two children and dog, now sleep on warm beds at a Brooklyn family shelter. But their relative calm these
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By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking to compel testimony from more allies of the former president, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Sidney Powell. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed
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By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler has been put on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis. The move came three hours after the team announced slugger Bryce Harper was set to return from a broken thumb. The 32-year-old Wheeler is 11-7 with a 3.07 ERA. The
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Wells Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Former Milwaukee Alderwoman Chantia Lewis was sentenced for stealing money on Thursday, Aug. 25. A judge sentenced Lewis to 30 days in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to misuse of campaign funds and misconduct while in office. Lewis was
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Black man wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36 years ago was ordered freed Thursday after a judge threw out his conviction. Sullivan Walter, now 53, used a handkerchief to wipe away tears as a state district judge formally
Continue Reading EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A former South Texas mayor has been acquitted of organized election fraud and illegal voting. A Hidalgo County jury deliberated for about six hours Thursday before finding former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina not guilty of the organized fraud count and 11 counts of illegal voting. Molina sobbed in his attorney’s arms
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s former public works director was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for steering public contracts and taking pricey gifts in a corruption case that ensnared several City Hall officials and insiders. Mohammed Nuru in January pleaded guilty to what federal prosecutors described
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge has granted a request by a Roman Catholic priest to have a 2014 arrest expunged from his record after a statutory sodomy case was dropped in 2015. Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser on Thursday found that the Rev. Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang’s record should be expunged. Jiang was
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge has granted a request by a Roman Catholic priest to have a 2014 arrest expunged from his record after a statutory sodomy case was dropped in 2015. Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser on Thursday found that the Rev. Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang’s record should be expunged. Jiang was
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent crimes — amid rising frustration as the state’s top Democrats are seeking to keep their jobs in upcoming elections. The state Department of Justice released its annual crime reports Thursday, showing
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By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Jeremy Herb, CNN Not long after the National Archives acknowledged in February that it had retrieved 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump began fielding calls from Tom Fitton, a prominent conservative activist. Fitton, the longtime head of the
Continue Reading CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Thriston Lawrence and Alejandro Cañizares shot 8-under rounds of 62 to take the first-round lead at the European Masters in the Swiss Alps. Lawrence chipped in for an eagle at his final hole, the par-5 ninth, after six birdies and no bogeys. Four players were tied for third, two shots back,
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A former R. Kelly girlfriend wept on the witness stand as she testified that a Kelly business manager told her in 2007 she should have been killed for causing the R&B star so much trouble. She told jurors Wednesday that she angered Kelly and his
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit a three-run home run in the first inning to account for all of Seattle’s offense, while Marco Gonzales tossed six strong innings in the Mariners’ 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Seattle took the opener of a key four-game series between playoff contenders
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A group of independent divers will join the search for a missing Selma woman who was last seen nearly three weeks ago. Adventures with Purpose is headed to Pine Flat Lake to look for Jolissa Fuentes. The 22-year-old went to an
Continue ReadingBy Corin Hoggard Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A former Fresno Unified teacher’s aide is a free woman despite a conviction for sex crimes with a special needs student. Theresa Ramirez was 35 years old. Her victim was her special needs student. He was between the ages of 15
Continue ReadingBy Zach Fuentes Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — A San Jose woman was robbed in the middle of the afternoon by two men. The victim says she hopes by sharing her story, the suspects will be caught and others won’t have to experience the terror she did. It
Continue ReadingBy Michael Finney, Renee Koury Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KGO) — When you take a flight, you expect the airline will also fly you back home. But it didn’t happen for one furry passenger — a service dog and beloved family pet who nearly got stuck overseas. It was very
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, enviará dinero hasta la otra costa del país para ayudar al representante Charlie Crist a derrotar al gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, este noviembre. El demócrata de California tuiteó el jueves que se comprometía a donar US$ 100.000 para convertir a DeSantis en un “gobernador
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN It was early May and Rep. Pramila Jayapal was feeling optimistic. The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus felt almost certain that a major announcement from the White House was imminent. “Something is coming, and something is coming soon,” the Washington Democrat mused to CNN at
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