BY MICHAEL R. SISAK, REBECCA BOONE and DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amid great hype, a new batch of previously secret court documents was unsealed late Wednesday related to Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Social media has been rife in
Continue ReadingNORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — An Idaho man was arrested after stealing a plane from the North Las Vegas airport, flying it over 100 miles into a southern California airport and eventually running into a desert area after officers inquired about the aircraft. The man, who is currently in custody in San Bernardino County,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route and warned their longtime financier Iran that it has a choice to make about continuing to provide
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Regulators have rejected an effort by New Mexico’s largest electric utility to recoup from customers millions of dollars of investments made in a coal-fired power plant in the northwestern corner of the state. The Public Regulation Commission issued its decision Wednesday. It means Public Service
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is evaluating reports of side effects such as hair loss and suicidal thoughts in people taking medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. These drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are approved to treat diabetes or weight loss. They include semaglutide, branded as Ozempic,
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reached across the partisan divide Wednesday night to urge a unified effort with Republican lawmakers to uplift education, health care and the economy, saying Kentucky has an opportunity to assert itself as an “economic and a moral leader.” Beshear, who raised his
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson. In late December, he became the first player to officially beat the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it. Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have charged in separate cases in different counties with sharing private sexual images without consent. Nathan Drew Bracy, 40, of Columbia, was charged in Boone County. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Wednesday and a $10,000 bond was set. A court date has not been set. Christopher Brian
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Hardly anyone knew about Austin Ekeler when he made the Los Angeles Chargers’ roster as an undrafted rookie in 2017. As the running back approaches what could be his final game in powder blue, Ekeler has been a fan favorite among Chargers fans —
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Moments after a defendant in a felony battery case tried to convince a Nevada judge that he was turning his violent past around and didn’t need to be locked up, his sentencing went sideways: He leaped over a defense table and the judge’s
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Veteran actor Treat Williams, who died in June, is featured in a new trailer for the second season of Hulu’s “Feud” anthology series, “Capote Vs. The Swans.” Released on Wednesday, the buzzy trailer features Williams portraying media magnate William S. Paley alongside Naomi Watts, who plays his wife Babe
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — We’re on the cusp of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, which have gained a not-always-deserved reputation for being game changers in the presidential nomination process. Ever since former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter shook up the 1976 nomination process with a strong showing in Iowa that propelled him to victory in New
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — We’re on the cusp of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, which have gained a not-always-deserved reputation for being game changers in the presidential nomination process. Ever since former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter shook up the 1976 nomination process with a strong showing in Iowa that propelled him to victory in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El Salvador registró en 2023 un total de 154 homicidios, informó este miércoles el gabinete de seguridad del país centroamericano en rueda de prensa. El Gobierno dice que la tasa de homicidios en 2023 se redujo a 2,4 por cada 100.000 habitantes. En 2022, había sido de 7,8 y en
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Portions of Mid-Missouri could see the potential of more snowfall this weekend as a wintry mix pushes in with a passing low pressure system Saturday morning. Even though there isn’t looking to be much of anything in terms of accumulation, understanding rain to snowfall ratios can help meteorologist and forecasters tune in their forecast. A
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La fiscal general de Ecuador, Diana Salazar Méndez, afirmó que está en curso un plan para asesinarla. La funcionaria señaló ––durante la audiencia de vinculación contra ocho personas dentro del caso Metástasis por delincuencia organizada asociada al narcotráfico y corrupción en diferentes instituciones del país–– que la estructura criminal responsable del asesinato
Continue ReadingOpinion by Seán O’Connor (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Seán O’Connor is a professor of law and the faculty director of the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion at CNN. When artificial intelligence firms set their systems
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — American consumers bought 15.6 million new vehicles last year. The numbers indicate car buyers were undeterred by high prices, rising interest rates, autoworker strikes and a computer-chip shortage that slowed assembly lines. The tally is 12% more than in 2022, and the biggest increase in more
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