By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will not seek to get his Georgia election interference case transferred to federal court, his attorneys said in a filing Thursday, three weeks after a judge rejected a similar attempt by the former president’s White House chief of staff. The
Continue ReadingLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Maui are opening more of the burn zone from last month’s devastating wildfire for visits by residents and property owners who lost homes. Early this week, officials began permitting those who lived in a small section in the north end of Lahaina to return for the first time since
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By Bryan Mena and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Thursday admonished Tanner Winterhof, a former executive at VisionBank of Iowa, for allegedly falsifying documents, causing the bank to endure major losses. Despite VisionBank terminating him last year, Winterhof still managed to get another job at a bank. According to the Fed,
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By Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez and Melanie Zanona, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Republicans are barreling toward a government shutdown without a clear plan or strategy to get out. Leadership’s life raft? Make it a showdown over the US southern border. After months of internal divisions over spending levels, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers accused of shooting an unarmed man and then lying about it have been acquitted. Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood ruled Thursday that Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso were within their rights to protect themselves when they opened fire, wounding 23-year-old Miguel Medina twice on July 22,
Continue Reading By Berry Wang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Artists across China are boycotting one of the country’s biggest social media platforms over complaints about its AI image generation tool. The controversy began in August when an illustrator who goes by the name Snow Fish accused the privately owned social media site Xiaohongshu
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too. About 2 million
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man who fled a New York City day care center where a child died earlier this month from suspected drug exposure has been taken into custody and faces federal drug charges. Authorities had been searching for Felix Herrera Garcia, 34, for almost two weeks. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football coach says he was forced to resign by his school district and intended no harm after he and his team repeatedly used “Nazi” as a game call. Former Brooklyn High School coach Tim McFarland said Thursday that it never
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Netflix will send out its last red envelope on Friday, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs to members. The company announced earlier this year it is shutting down its DVD-by-mail service, 16 years after it gradually shifted its focus to streaming content online. Netflix
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly is getting a $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration, according to a Thursday press release from the EDA. The grant is stated to be for roadway infrastructure improvements needed to support an industrial park and promote local business growth. The release states is will be “matched
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will not attempt to move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court, his lawyers revealed in a court filing Thursday. The move comes as a surprise, as Trump was largely expected
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN) — La Fiscalía General de Justicia de Zacatecas confirmó este jueves que los seis cuerpos encontrados el miércoles en el municipio de Villanueva, en el centro-norte de México, corresponden a los jóvenes que habían sido secuestrados el domingo 24 de septiembre. Ese día en total fueron secuestrados siete jóvenes. Uno de ellos
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Senior Department of Homeland Security officials are working to determine whether a ransomware attack on government contractor Johnson Controls International has compromised sensitive physical security information such as DHS floor plans, according to internal DHS correspondence reviewed by CNN. Johnson Controls, a major manufacturer of alarm
Continue ReadingOpinion by Steven Lubet (CNN) — Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan got it exactly right when she declined on Wednesday to recuse herself from special prosecutor Jack Smith’s case against former President Donald Trump for illegally plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election and for conspiring to “corruptly obstruct and impede the January 6 congressional proceeding” for counting electoral votes.
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker is going to federal prison for nearly five years. Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. Johnson told a judge: “I am a corrupt politician.” Years ago, Johnson was a
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former fugitive from Colorado who pleaded guilty to causing a spectacular Las Vegas Strip hotel standoff that included furniture flying from a Caesars Palace window has been sentenced to pay nearly $55,300 in restitution and to serve up to four years of prison time. Matthew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A gas leak reported early Thursday was caused by third-party crews, according to an email from an Ameren Missouri spokesperson. A gas leak was reported at a mobile home park in the 3900 block of Clark Lane on Thursday morning. A Columbia firefighter told an ABC 17 News reporter that a gas
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Ciudad Hidalgo, México (CNN) — Un par de decenas de personas se amontonan en una camioneta con cupo para 13 pasajeros. Acaban de cruzar un río en una balsa improvisada y esperan recorrer unos 30 kilómetros en México para llegar a su próxima parada. Pero unos minutos después, la camioneta se detiene y
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic. The 2022 fire delayed the opening of the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper by almost a year. Lorna Roxanne Green pleaded guilty to arson in July and
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