By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted 4-3 along partisan lines to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision Friday to remain on the case increases the chance that Republicans, who control the
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys say a $7 million settlement has been reached with the California Highway Patrol in the fatal shooting of a driver and wounding of his girlfriend during a June 2020 traffic stop in Oakland. Officers fired after the stolen car driven by 23-year-old Erik Salgado struck CHP vehicles in front and
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a slain Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter’s personal devices and other records are protected even after death. The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that Nevada’s shield law, which protects journalists from disclosing sources, precludes Las Vegas police and prosecutors from going through Jeff German’s things.
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An attorney representing the family of a Black man fatally shot at his home by police in Alabama says officers did not give the man time to respond before they opened fire. Steve Perkins was shot and killed by police Sept. 29 in Decatur in what police said began in a
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee city that passed an anti-drag show ordinance. The ordinance is designed to ban drag performances from taking place on public property. The legal challenge is the latest development in the ongoing
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By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former controller of the Trump Organization says that Eric Trump directed him to make certain decisions that led to the inflated valuations of several Trump properties. Jeff McConney, also a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., testified Friday
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A Columbia woman originally charged with four felonies in a deadly 2021 crash with a motorcycle instead pleaded guilty to one Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested Thursday in separate chases in Callaway County, according to court documents and the sheriff’s office. The first of two arrests has resulted in charges. Christopher Draper, 33, of St. Louis, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest and driving while revoked. He is being
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El aumento de la actividad sísmica del volcán Kilauea, uno de los más activos de Hawai, generó aproximadamente 320 terremotos en un período de 24 horas, según un comunicado del Observatorio Vulcanológico de Hawai, perteneciente al Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). La sismicidad debajo del punto
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An Oregon man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy in southwest Washington has been sentenced to life in prison. The Columbian reports 28-year-old Guillermo Raya Leon of Salem was sentenced Thursday in the 2021 death of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown. A jury found him guilty last week of aggravated
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former U.S. Army intelligence officer has been charged with attempting to provide classified information to China’s security services. Authorities say some of that information was listed on a Microsoft Word document titled “Important Information to Share with Chinese Government.” The Justice Department says authorities on Friday
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them ivermectin without their consent to treat COVID-19. A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was the doctor for
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By Ramishah Maruf and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines will pay tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit from customers who said the airline wouldn’t refund their canceled flights in the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The total sum of claims is $27 million, and Delta will
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged he’s facing an unwelcome political obstacle: The disarray engulfing his political opponents has only made it more difficult for his message to break through. Biden this week used his White House appearances to highlight his record in
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged he’s facing an unwelcome political obstacle: The disarray engulfing his political opponents has only made it more difficult for his message to break through. Biden this week used his White House appearances to highlight his record in office
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Sergio Padilla, CNN (CNN) — AMC Entertainment is feeling the effects of Taylor Swift’s massive fan following. Shares of AMC (AMC) surged 11.5% in Friday afternoon trading after the movie theater chain announced that “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film had grossed over $100 million in advance ticket sales. The company said in a
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a NASA mission is setting off on a distant journey to visit a metal world in our solar system. Getting up close with the asteroid known as Psyche is the only way to determine whether it’s the rare exposed core of an early planetary building
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El mexicano-estadounidense Edgar Barrera lidera con 13 menciones las nominaciones al Latin Grammy 2023, incluidas las categorías de compositor y productor del año con géneros musicales como el regional mexicano y el tropical, pero él busca ir más allá y dice que desea escribirle boleros al cantante y
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former US Army sergeant who allegedly lived in China for several years was arrested Friday on charges of keeping national defense information and attempting to share it with the Chinese government. According to court filings, Joseph Daniel Schmidt was an active-duty soldier in the US Army from 2015
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — The cafe had been closed throughout the war but reopened especially for a dead soldier’s wake, and almost every household in the village sent someone to mourn the native son. When the gathering to honor Andrii Kozyr was struck by a precision missile
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