By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a bid to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” saying it’s waiting for the US Supreme Court to rule on the issue. The ruling comes after Colorado and Maine kicked
Continue ReadingBy Ahniaelyah Spraggs Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Africatown Heritage House in Mobile has received even more national recognition. In a remarkable achievement, Africatown Heritage House has been ranked one of the top 10 best new museums in the United States as per the latest ranking by USA Today.
Continue ReadingBy David González Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, California (KABC) — A cleaning crew helped rescue a woman after a fierce fire erupted at a condo in Cypress on Thursday. Unfortunately, one person was found dead in the blaze. The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the Cypress Monterey Condominiums
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Citronelle woman agreed to plead guilty to a lesser offense last month to avoid a reckless manslaughter trial, but it was hardly an amicable resolution. The emotions inside the Mobile County courtroom were raw as a judge ordered Samantha Powell
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An alleged burglar apparently fell asleep on the job and ended up getting caught. According to the Mobile Police Department, officer responded to the Dollar General store at 3251 Old Shell Road at Sidney Phillips Drive regarding a burglary. Officers arriving
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Iowa and New Hampshire are about to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process, but Sen. Joe Manchin says the path for a potential third-party candidate won’t become clear until Super Tuesday in March. The West Virginia Democrat has previously considered a presidential run. He’s visiting
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este jueves, el Instituto de Estadística y Censos de Argentina (Indec) dio a conocer el número de inflación de diciembre (25,5%), que deja al país al borde de tener el índice anual más alto del mundo con un 211,4% de aumento sostenido en los precios de bienes y servicios. De
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. “Do you think that every fingerprint is actually unique?” It’s a question that a professor asked Gabe Guo during a casual chat while he was stuck at home during the
Continue ReadingBy GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities as planned. His wife, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, told reporters Friday that she did not know where
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he remains committed to the topline spending deal he struck with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a blow to hardline conservatives who have been pushing him to walk away from the agreement and yet another example of
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of Kenyan lawyers have demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi, protesting what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto. Ruto has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days, Ruto has also repeatedly threatened to
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — US and British airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen represent a significant escalation of the conflict in the Middle East – and come despite weeks of efforts by President Joe Biden to head off a wider war. They occurred at a moment of deep political significance as
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dow Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — A sliver of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid has made its way from the stars to a laboratory here in Winnipeg – all part of a NASA space mission to learn about the origins of life on Earth. The sliver is
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The son of Somalia’s president has testified at an Istanbul court about the death of a motorcycle courier in the city. An arrest warrant had been issued after a diplomatic car he was driving allegedly hit the courier on an Istanbul highway in November. The private Demiroren News Agency says the court
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new report warns of a global backsliding of human rights around the world and says even in Canada, “a range of deeply entrenched challenges remain.” The report, published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday, looked at the state of
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press asked more than three dozen scientists what these smashed records mean. Most said they fear acceleration
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Citigroup will lay off 20,000 employees over the next two years, CFO Mark Mason said Friday. The reduction comes after the company reported a $1.8 billion net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023, its worst quarter in 15 years. The bank expects the reduction in headcount
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Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who set up a foundation in Sweden while in exile to support the dissident movement in his communist homeland at the time, has died. He was 92. The Charter 77 Foundation said Janouch died on Friday morning in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, where he had lived since
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — A years-long effort to erase Donald Trump’s surname from a New York City golf course is now complete. On Thursday, a “Bally Links” sign was unveiled at the Bronx golf club where the giant “Trump Links” sign had long greeted motorists passing over the Whitestone Bridge.
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