urielblanco (CNN) — Las señales de la movilización masiva de Israel para una posible invasión terrestre de Gaza están por todas partes. Las carreteras están sembradas de vehículos militares —camiones llenos de munición, vehículos blindados de transporte de tropas y tanques—, así como de automóviles civiles y autobuses repletos de reservistas que se dirigen a
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Eric Morgan entered the plea Thursday to charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, battery and obstruction of justice. French, who was 29,
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE, SAMYA KULLAB and MOHAMMED JAHJOUH Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital, Shifa in Gaza City, is overflowing on the sixth day of heavy aerial bombardment on the territory of 2.3 million people. Scores of Palestinians are being crushed each day in the rubble from
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors. The Justice Department charged 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington D.C.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Isley Brothers, has died, his family announced. He was 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with storms arriving from the west a few hours before daybreak. Gusty winds with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. TOMORROW: Rain and storms likely through the morning. Some could bring isolated strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Spotty storms and gusty winds stick around through mid-late afternoon. Temperatures reaching
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds. Court records show that the Broward County deputies are charged separately with a range of crimes. Most are charged with wire fraud, which carries a sentence of up
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Police in Massachusetts are seeking criminal charges against three Rhode Island men in connection with an altercation at a New England Patriots game that led to the death of a New Hampshire fan, according to a news release from the Foxborough Police Department. Dale Mooney, 53, from Newmarket, died
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By Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — As many in West Maui face uncertainty, communities continue to rally in support, with volunteers answering the call to assist with the recovery. “I have to say, a majority of the volunteers are our visitors, believe it or not,” Hawaii State
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A Columbia woman suffered serious injuries when she crashed her small SUV at a Highway 63 intersection during the morning commute.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel pounds Gaza with airstrikes, prepares for a possible ground invasion and escalates a war sparked by Hamas’ unprecedented assault, its leaders will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians. Israeli leaders have pledged to annihilate
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti has declined to join neighboring Dominican Republic in reopening a key border crossing for trade. That leaves some commercial activity at a standstill and prolongs a diplomatic crisis over the construction of a canal on Haitian soil. Dominican President Luis
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It was a normal day at the gym for Columbia woman Leigh Ann Clayton when she noticed a couple of lumps around her armpit.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Auxvasse Mayor Ronald Dye resigned on Tuesday, according to an email from City Clerk Missy Hooks. In his resignation letter dated Monday, Dye stated he resigned due to backlash from residents. “Due to the persisting feeling from the Citizens of Auxvasse that I am not a competent mayor, along with that I
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister ordered local authorities to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid a rise in antisemitic acts since Hamas attacked Israel over the weekend. President Emmanuel Macron urged French people not to allow the war in the Mideast erupt into tensions at home. Macron
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — Qualcomm, one of the largest microchip manufacturers globally, is scaling back its workforce. The San Diego, California-based company will be laying off about 1258 roles in California, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. Impacted employees include those based out of San Diego and
Continue ReadingANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s highest court has ruled that next month’s presidential election be postponed for a week to allow authorities to prepare after two candidates were injured during protests when security forces fired tear gas grenades. The High Constitutional Court says the election must be moved from Nov. 9 to Nov. 16. The
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Between “Cheers” and “Frasier,” Kelsey Grammer spent more than two decades playing the erudite if pompous character, with the latter representing one of the rare spinoff series that matches the original, during happier times for network TV. He’s back in a show that engineers such an obvious trick
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The Alzheimer’s Impact Movement works with lawmakers to advance and develop policies to help with the research, care and support of people with Alzheimer’s.
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By Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday. Prosecutors say Charles Littlejohn of Washington, DC, sent Trump’s tax returns and other data to two media
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