By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year’s Iowa legislative session kicked off Monday with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded. High school and college
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished in the Senate for more than 10 months. The decision to renominate was widely expected and was formally announced Monday. Biden announced Su as his pick to replace Marty Walsh last February.
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 election, listing November’s presidential contest as among the fears that keep her awake at night, in a podcast interview released Monday. “What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at the hospital in December for prostate cancer and later readmitted due to complications. The revelation came days after
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has declined to reduce a $1 million bond for a man charged with shooting at a contractor at a Jewish school in Memphis after his attorney requested a lower amount to allow him to secure his release and get proper mental health treatment outside
Continue ReadingMATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, after he failed to show up for an initial court appearance. A second defendant pleaded not guilty Monday and was released pending further
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story RATON, New Mexico (KOAT) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation has set up preparations for a winter storm. “Winter storms are nothing new to the Northeastern part of the state,” said Travis Martinez, a PIO for District 4. “We see this every year, blizzard-like
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By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA leadership is expected on Tuesday to announce a “months-long delay” to the first crewed mission of the agency’s flagship Artemis program, according to one current and one former NASA employee. The delay affects NASA’s Artemis II mission, which aims to send four astronauts on a
Continue ReadingCNN, NTSB, KYLE RINKER, SAM MATTHEWS, SEAN BATES By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 737 Max 9 earned its certificate of airworthiness on October 25, six days before it found its home with Alaska Airlines. Over the next three months – before a terrifying midair blowout and emergency landing – it would fly more
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Emma Tucker, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration across New York City on Monday, blocking traffic on several bridges for more than two hours during rush hour to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, according to city officials. More than 1,000
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after authorities said she helped her mother kill a pregnant teenager whose baby was cut from her womb. Desiree Figueroa’s plea was made Monday. The Chicago Tribune reports that it stipulates that she testify against her mother, Clarisa Figueroa, whose first-degree murder
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for LGBTQ rights have announced a lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana’s new ban on transgender health care procedures including hormone treatments, gender reassignment surgery or puberty-blocking drugs for anyone under 18. The lawsuit was prepared by Lambda Legal and other advocates on behalf of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he’s being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline. JetBlue said Monday that CEO Robin Hayes will leave the job on Feb. 12. He’ll be replaced by current JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty. She has been at JetBlue since 2005
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un hombre que fue visto en video saltando y atacando a una jueza sentada detrás del estrado en el condado de Clark, Nevada, la semana pasada, regresó el lunes a la corte y fue sentenciado por la misma jueza por el incidente que lo llevó a la corte en primer lugar.
Continue ReadingSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a University of Notre Dame’s professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication over news coverage of her abortion-rights advocacy. St. Joseph County Superior Court Senior Judge Steven David said in his ruling Monday that sociology professor Tamara Kay’s assertions that the The Irish Rover’s coverage of
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for seeking to win a $100 million lawsuit by making false sexual assault claims against Hollywood executives. Rovier Carrington was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court after he pleaded guilty to making a false declaration
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly sworn-in Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order calling for a special redistricting session. It gives lawmakers the opportunity to draw and replace the state’s current congressional map that a federal judge says dilutes the power of Black voters. Louisiana is among
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Fire crews with the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department spent Monday morning fighting a blaze at a vacant apartment building in the 2900 block of Wabash Ave. It’s the third time in less than a month that KCFD has responded
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. retail mortgage lender loanDepot says it’s struggling with a cyberattack that has impacted loan processing and phone service. In a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company says data was encrypted by an unauthorized third party who broke into company systems.
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