CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that puts sanctions on Iran and protects Jewish institutions. Lawmakers were in Tallahassee earlier this month for a special session, just two months before the Legislature’s regular annual session was set to begin. They approved bills to provide $45 million in grants to secure
Continue ReadingCNN, KCAL, KCBS By Melissa Alonso, Matt Phillips, Elizabeth Wolfe and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The massive fire that forced the indefinite closure of Interstate 10, a major traffic artery in Los Angeles, was set intentionally, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. A preliminary investigation found there was “malice intent,” Newsom said at a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Fox News reporter says in a lawsuit he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In the suit moved to federal court Monday, producer Jason Donner said he was part of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education included candidate filing requirements for the April election. Columbia Public Schools will start accepting candidacy fillings for any one who is interested in running for one of two positions. People who are interested can begin putting their name on the ballot at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Tupac Shakur podría ganar un premio Grammy a título póstumo. El rapero, quien murió tras recibir disparos en Las Vegas en 1996, es uno de los tres artistas fallecidos que fueron nominados la semana pasada en la categoría de mejor película musical. Shakur recibió la nominación por la serie documental de cinco
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University and a university-affiliated hospital will notify 6,500 former patients of disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden of the federal sex crimes he was convicted of earlier this year. The plan by the school and Columbia University Irving Medical Center was announced Monday. Patients who were abused by Hadden over his decadeslong
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El Partido Socialista Obrero Español registró este lunes en el Congreso de los Diputados la Proposición de Ley orgánica de amnistía para la normalización institucional, política y social en Cataluña. ¿Por qué hay protestas en España contra Pedro Sánchez y quién las organiza? De esta forma, el instituto político cumple con uno
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will discuss international response to the purported North Korean-Russian weapons deal during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco this week. In a written reply to questions from The Associated Press, Yoon says the North Korean-Russian
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Disney has a mess on its hands to marvel at. Its $200 million-plus “The Marvels” bombed at the box office over the weekend, posting an anemic $46 million in domestic ticket sales, with audiences firmly rejecting the “Captain Marvel” sequel in a not-so-subtle fashion. The embarrassingly weak debut marked the worst opening for
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By Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Some little kids dream of building a treehouse. But one Japanese man turned his childhood dream into an adult reality. Growing up in Tokyo, Satoru Kikugawa frequently visited the family summer home in the countryside, where he learned to appreciate nature. A Japanese children’s book called “I Want a Big
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By Kristin Wilson, CNN The House on Monday voted to refer a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House Homeland Security Committee. The final vote was 209-201, with eight Republicans voting with Democrats. The move was a late stage shift by Democrats to not try and outright kill the resolution, but allow the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A bird hunter was fatally shot in the face by another hunter in Iowa, the state Department of Natural Resources said in a news release. The Guthrie Sheriff’s Department received an emergency call around 1 p.m. Saturday about a hunter being shot at the Bays Branch Wildlife Area, about
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabe Amo has been sworn into office. He is the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress. Amo, a Democrat, won a special election in November. He replaces Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to lead a nonprofit foundation. The House chamber burst into applause as House Speaker
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hy-Vee and Schnucks have announced in separate press releases that their locations will be closed on Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) and Christmas. Schnucks announced its holiday hours in a Thursday press release and Hy-Vee announced its holiday hours in a Monday release. The holiday closures affect all Schnucks, Eatwell, Hy-Vee grocery stores, Dollar
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un informe de la organización no gubernamental estadounidense Centro Nacional de Derecho de la Mujer (NWLC, por sus siglas en inglés) califica de “alarmante” el aumento de la pobreza en Estados Unidos, especialmente en las familias encabezadas por mujeres, según un comunicado publicado este lunes. El fin de la asistencia federal
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis urged jurors Monday to focus on Ellis’ past drug use and arrests. Witnesses have testified that the officers attacked the 33-year-old Black man, punching him, shocking him with
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Special counsel David Weiss in a recent interview with lawmakers pushed back against claims that his probe into Hunter Biden was tainted by politics and pledged that his final report will clear the air on some of the most scrutinized internal disputes from his tenure, according to a transcript
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton has filed for divorce from “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” actor Lukas Gage after six months of marriage. Appleton cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for divorce, according to the petition that was filed in Los Angeles on Monday and obtained by CNN. The pair do not
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two men who were arrested and charged in the death of a college student in Mississippi have been released from custody. Joshua Brown, 19, was released Friday from the Hinds County Detention Center after initially being held on a murder charge in the killing of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns, a student at
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