By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge is requiring former NFL cornerback Damon Arnette to appear in person to resolve a felony gun case by pleading guilty to misdemeanors stemming from an argument with Las Vegas Strip casino valets in January 2022. The judge told Arnette’s attorney Wednesday that he
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — A woman has been arrested after 86 dogs were rescued from a home in Madison Township, where dozens more were found dead. According to Sheriff Richard K. Jones, Ronda Murphy, 60, has been arrested on two misdemeanor counts of cruelty
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Willy the rodeo goat has lassoed the hearts of residents in a rural South Texas county ever since she escaped from an animal enclosure July 15. She was finally found Monday. Residents in Willacy County had searched for her on horses, all-terrain vehicles and by drone.
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Excessive rainfall has recently brought widespread chances for flooding to Mid-Missouri with more possible further into August. Some localized areas have seen instances of half a foot of rain falling in a few hours, which can bring flash floods in just minutes. It’s important not to take these events lightly, as flooding is an underestimated
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy clashes have resumed in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, ending a cease-fire there following a day of relative calm. The clashes between Palestinian factions at the Ein el-Hilweh camp have pitted members of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party against Islamist groups accused of gunning
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — La beca Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro, uno de los programas sociales insignia del Gobierno del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador en México, abrió este martes su periodo de registro 2023 para nuevas vinculaciones. El programa, que está bajo la dirección de la Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS), vincula
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government’s credit worthiness, a move that contributed to sharply lower stock prices in Wednesday trading. Fitch cited the federal government’s rising debt burden
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By Kevin Dotson, Jill Martin and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Dekkers, the starting quarterback for all 12 Iowa State football games last season, is among several athletes who have been charged in Iowa district court in Story County in connection with an investigation into alleged student-athlete gambling at Iowa State University and the
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TONIGHT: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in place for tonight, as strong storms are expected between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. Flooding will also be possible with these storms into the early hours of Thursday, in our eastern counties. TOMORROW: Some showers and weak storms will linger into early Thursday, but it’s
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Rochester Museum and Science Center in New York state has returned the ancestral remains of 19 Native Americans to the Oneida Indian Nation. This marks the second repatriation from the museum’s collections to the tribe, which is required by federal law. Museum president
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press Most taxpayers will be able to digitally submit a slew of tax documents and other communications to the IRS next filing season and the agency plans to go completely paperless in 2025. The effort to reduce the exorbitant load of paperwork that has plagued the agency — dubbed the “paperless
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued USASF Servicing, the financial arm of a chain of auto dealerships found mostly in the South. The bureau alleges the company committed a laundry list of illegal practices, like disabling borrowers’ cars, double billing customers, and illegally repossessing
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By Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal indictment appeared to be more than two and half years in the making, but the American public heard many of the key details of the case outlined in a series of hearings last year – as a well as an 800-page
Continue ReadingEL MARQUES, Mexico (AP) — Seven people are dead and 17 injured after a train crashed into a small commuter bus at a grade crossing in central Mexico. A civil defense official in the state of Queretaro north of Mexico City says the accident occurred early Wednesday. Several of the 17 injured are reported in
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations: United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics
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By Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — Millions of Americans could receive their tax refunds more quickly in coming years as the Internal Revenue Service brings its technology further into the 21st century. The IRS is launching a major effort to digitize all paper-filed tax returns by 2025, which is expected to cut processing
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying plans to restock the nation’s emergency oil reserve amid a price hike that has pushed oil above $80 a barrel. The Energy Department canceled a planned purchase of 6 million barrels for the strategic reserve this week, saying it wants to secure
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Former “The Bachelorette” star Gabby Windey may not have found love on the show, but she did find it in real life — with another woman. Windey — who co-starred on Season 19 of popular reality dating show “The Bachelorette” — revealed that she’s been in a relationship with
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky. Personal Birth date: February 20, 1942 Birth place: Colbert County, Alabama Birth name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. Father: Addison Mitchell McConnell Mother: Julia (Shockley) McConnell Marriages: Elaine Chao (1993-present); Sherrill Redmon (1968-1980, divorced)
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain.
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