By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Boston doctor was found not guilty Wednesday on a charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane after a three-day trial in federal court in Boston. Lawyers for Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, said more than a dozen passengers sitting in seats near Mohanty
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters mounted another push Wednesday to restore abortion access in Kentucky, but the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring the legislation acknowledged the odds are overwhelmingly against them in the Republican-dominated legislature. A near-total abortion ban has been in place in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court
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By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who hasn’t said whether she will seek another term and saw her fundraising slow in the fourth quarter, had a testy exchange with reporters when asked about the independent from Arizona’s reelection plans. Sinema’s campaign reported about $595,000 in receipts in the last quarter of
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Steven G. James as the top leader of the state police force. If the state Senate agrees, he would be the second Black person confirmed to hold the rank of superintendent and the third to lead the 5,000-member
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Un grupo de directores de redes sociales se enfrentó, una vez más, a un interrogatorio en el Congreso este miércoles sobre los riesgos que sus productos representan para los jóvenes. Los CEO de Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord y X, antes conocida como Twitter, testificaron ante la Comisión Judicial del Senado
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump has called the two to testify at a hearing next month. Lawyer
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson remains the top fundraiser in the GOP primary campaign for North Carolina governor entering 2024. But a recent rival has used his own personal fortune to compete with him monetarily. Finance reports for the second half of 2023 show Robinson’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roll cart distribution to Columbia residents began on Monday and according to a City Utilities spokesman, roughly 14% of customers have received their roll cart. Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor told ABC 17 News in an email that as of 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, 5,144 roll carts have been delivered. Distribution began on Monday.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — In June 2021, as America reeled in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, commentator Jonathan Rauch described former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s media strategy thus: “This is not about persuasion; This is about disorientation.” In a sentence, Rauch encapsulated an approach that’s become increasingly popular among much of
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s top election official told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that they should keep Donald Trump off her state’s 2024 ballot because he is an “ineligible insurrectionist,” and she forcefully defended the process that led to his disqualification. Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat and staunch Trump critic,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died in a Tuesday night duplex fire in the 10 block of Scott Boulevard, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The name and age of the victim was not released. The victim was initially found in the home and was brought to an area hospital while
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Tami Luhby, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted on Wednesday evening to pass a $78 billion bipartisan tax package that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and restore a number of business tax benefits. The bill will next go to the Senate. House Speaker Mike Johnson currently oversees a
Continue ReadingBy Briana Whitney Click here for updates on this story PRESCOTT, Arizona (KPHO) — An Arizona university is trying to change the dire state some Arizona police departments are facing regarding resources to solve cold cases. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott is launching a course to help detectives solve cold cases this fall with
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After facing fierce criticism, the head of Oklahoma’s public schools now says his agency is working to see if teachers improperly awarded up to $50,000 can keep the bonuses. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters made the comments on Wednesday. Walters and the Department
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, has long been known for symptoms such as missed periods or excess body hair. Now, new research has revealed another potential effect: cognitive dysfunction later in life. The scientific report “is one of the few studies to investigate cognitive functioning and brain outcomes
Continue ReadingBy Lena Howland Click here for updates on this story REDWOOD CITY, California (KGO) — The Bay Area man who used a samurai sword to behead the mother of his young daughter is headed to prison for at least 25 years. His sentencing comes two months after he was found guilty of first-degree murder. The
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as the top U.S. official on international climate change. Kerry announced earlier this month that he would step down from the top climate job to work on President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. According to
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Sofastaii Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Staxx Pasta, a three-year-old Biewer Terrier, had his owners wrapped around his little paw. “He was a little king. Like I said, he was groomed more than anybody in the house,” said Tammy Pasta. Tammy Pasta and her husband prioritized his
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Robert Downey Jr. is adding to the chorus of those expressing feelings about “Barbenheimer” cohort Margot Robbie’s lack of individual recognition in this year’s pool of Oscar nominees. “Margot Robbie’s not getting enough credit, in my opinion,” Downey Jr. said while participating in a SAG-AFTRA conversation with actors Sterling
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Multiple boats caught fire near Anchorage Marina in Canton Wednesday morning. Fire crews eventually contained the flames around the 2500 block of Boston Street, but not before one boat sunk and another was destroyed. Citizen App captured video footage of the
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