By Web staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A 42-year-old man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to life in prison for a conspiracy to sex traffic minors. Carney Turner received life imprisonment for one count of sex trafficking minors, three counts of sex trafficking of a minor and
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By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse has won final approval to become the 13th president of the University of Florida, capping a swift and sometimes contentious process. Sasse, a Republican, was confirmed for the post by the state university system Board of Governors on a voice
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By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were closing in Wednesday on a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinged on a series of tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine officials say Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden will need to survive a ranked choice runoff to hold onto his seat. The moderate Democrat leads Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who held the seat from 2014 to 2018. The national Republican Party focused heavily on flipping the
Continue ReadingBy Flora Charner, CNN Brazilian singer Gal Costa, one of the most influential artists in Brazil’s Tropicalia movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday. She was 77 years old. Her death was confirmed by her press team to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. Gal Costa’s official Instagram account also published a short statement Wednesday morning along
Continue ReadingBy Jenyne Donaldson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — (WARNING: Graphic Video) — Baltimore police on Tuesday released two bodyworn camera videos from a shooting in which an officer fatally shot a man over the weekend. City police said an officer responding to an assault call Sunday afternoon at Lafayette
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – ¡Llegó el momento que fanáticos de la realeza británica –y de esta producción de Netflix– estaban esperando! Finalmente llegó la quinta temporada de “The Crown” a la plataforma de streaming. En esta temporada tomará mayor protagonismo una de las situaciones que marcó a la monarquÃa británica, el divorcio del
Continue ReadingToday: Afternoon highs look to reach or surpass 80 degrees beating long stand record highs. Skies remain mostly sunny with winds out of the south gusting up to 25 mph. Tonight: Skies become partly cloudy throughout the overnight hours as temperatures cool slowly into the mid 60s. Winds remain out of the south. Extended: A
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of forced labor and other alleged violations of the rights of migrant workers hired to build infrastructure in Qatar around the World Cup. The company denies the charges and is appealing them, and accused magistrates
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By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of forced labor and other alleged violations of the rights of migrant workers hired to build infrastructure in Qatar around the World Cup. The company denies the charges and is appealing them, and accused magistrates
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — The American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14 teams next season. As it does now, the AAC will match the top two teams from the regular-season standings in its championship game. The scheduling model was approved for use the
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story ALTADENA, California (WLWT) — While the $2 billion Powerball ticket wasn’t sold in Ohio, there is still an Ohio connection. The father-in-law of former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko is $1 million richer after the winning ticket was sold at the gas station he
Continue Reading By MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California military base were exposed to dangerously high levels of cancer-causing toxins. The announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes nine months after an Associated
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Members of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus are withholding their support for House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid and have begun to lay out their list of demands, putting the California Republican’s path to securing 218 votes in peril if the party ultimately takes the House with
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan., (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has won a second term in Republican-leaning Kansas. Kelly defeated three-term Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and overcame Republican efforts to tie her to President Joe Biden and high inflation. Kelly highlighted the state’s improved finances and greater spending on public
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a remarkably detailed image of a nearby dwarf galaxy. The near-infrared view reveals the deepest glimpse yet into a stellar panorama that could offer astronomers an ideal means of studying aspects of the early universe. The image shows a panoply of stars within a
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Adidas ended its sneaker partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, last month after the musician’s anti-Semitic tirade. But Adidas will continue to sell the lucrative sneaker and apparel line, stripped of the Yeezy name and branding. The company said it’s the sole owner of all Yeezy line design
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Boone County emergency dispatchers warned people Wednesday that they might see some smoke in the southern part of the county.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Ben Olsen has been hired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, two years after he left D.C. United. Olsen replaced Paulo Nagamura, who was fired on Aug. 8 and replaced by Dynamo 2 coach Kenny Bundy as senior team interim coach for the rest of the season. The Dynamo missed
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for the District of Columbia is set to hold a news conference related to the NFL’s Washington Commanders. The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine says he will make a major announcement Thursday. No details were provided. His office launched an investigation
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