By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday. The new details were included in
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian investigators are considering whether a tunnel intrusion and a bomb threat that stopped high-speed trains between Florence and Bologna was the work of anarchists. Train traffic was suspended for more than four hours Tuesday evening on the heavily traveled line between the two cities after a conductor noticed people walking inside
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pisa, Italy (CNN) — The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence. But this week, as the monument celebrated its 850th birthday, the tilting monument’s future appearances in jokey tourist photos was assured
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman is facing federal charges for lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son’s possession. They were discovered as authorities investigated deaths threats the son allegedly made against Democratic politicians. Federal prosecutors say that Michelle Berka knowingly lied when purchasing four firearms
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The mayor of Tampa and her family reeled in more than they bargained for during a fishing trip in the Keys. Mayor Jane Castor said they hauled in 70 pounds of cocaine. “My younger brother saw some debris in the water,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police have charged a man who they say inappropriately touched multiple women while riding his bike around Center City and parts of South Philadelphia this week. Police believe the man is responsible for three incident assaults that occurred on Sunday and
Continue ReadingBy Sissi De Flaviis/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s tourism sector seems to be slowing down again, following a brisk recovery when COVID-19 lockdowns lifted, a new report found. Over the past three years, the tourism industry had been clawing its way back to pre-pandemic numbers,
Continue ReadingBy Noushin Ziafati/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron. The World Health
Continue ReadingOpinion by Peter Bergen and Laura Tillman (CNN) — In May 2018, then-President Donald Trump canceled the agreement with Iran to restrain its nuclear weapons program, saying “the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.” In fact, the Iran deal was substantially reining in the
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — TikTok is bringing book lovers together and some novels are being viewed more than a billion times, a new report suggests. Aura Print, a U.K.-based printing company, gathered a list of the most popular novels on #BookTok, an online
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutor’s investigation into the Republican ex-president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. While Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges. Anton “Tony” Lazzaro was found guilty in March by a federal jury of seven counts
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend. The best viewing will be from Saturday night into early Sunday morning, when viewers might be able to spot a meteor per minute. And the moon will be just a sliver in the sky, making
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By SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — Some Coloradans are sounding an alarm after learning a state board is considering capping the price of a life-saving drug. They’re worried the move could cause the manufacturer to leave the state. The drug is considered a miracle for cystic fibrosis patients
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Britain’s envoy to Tehran to protest his post on social media calling for the government to release all people ″arbitrarily detained” in Iran, including journalists. The state-run news agency reported on Wednesday that Ambassador Simon Shercliff was summoned on Tuesday over what the ministry
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with enduring perilous heat or paying costly air conditioning bills. While President Joe Biden has invested billions into federal programs that subsidize the poorest Americans’ energy costs, the help reaches
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By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing. The search was so secret that Twitter was initially barred from telling Trump the search warrant had been obtained
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Does the name Sylvia Robinson ring a bell? For hip-hop fans, it should. Not only did she found Sugar Hill Records, the first hip-hop record label, with husband Joe Robinson, she also produced the 1979 track “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. That track achieved massive commercial success, becoming
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief has warned that Iraq’s water crisis could affect other countries in the region. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made the comments Wednesday at a news conference in Baghdad following a four-day visit to Iraq. Severe water shortages because
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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s the summer of girl power, fueled by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and “Barbie.” Millions of people across generations are paying through the nose for these experiences, providing a women-powered boost to the economy. “I loved going with my family” to Taylor Swift and “Barbie,” said 15-year-old Chelsea
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