CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Thirty-two-year-old Kristel Candelario had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment. Authorities
Continue ReadingLAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced Monday. Darla Williams, 70, and Marilyn Snapp, 81, both lived in the Geiger Mobile Home Park in Lakeview, while Neal Longfellow, 69, lived in nearby Orchard Island. The two communities were among
Continue ReadingGOMA, Congo (AP) — Reporters Without Borders says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after being sentenced to six months in prison for spreading false information among other charges. He had been jailed more than six months waiting for trial. The court in Kinshasa that found him guilty Monday also fined
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Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin as the best choice to face incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur this fall. Trump’s announcement Monday came about 18 hours before polls were to
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is due to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges
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CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — C.J. Rice is a free man, and as of Monday morning the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania officially considers him legally innocent of the crime he was convicted of in 2013. This morning, Judge James Eisenhower, in room 805 in the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia, granted the motion offered by District Attorney Larry
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are demanding to know what led to a Justice Department order that a union of immigration judges get supervisor approval before speaking about the heavily backlogged courts. Rep. Jim Jordan, Judiciary Committee chair, and Rep. Tom McClintock, who leads an immigration subcommittee, seek records related to “a reported gag order
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in the 2020 death of Jermaine Spain at Cosmo Park has pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault. Maurice Banks Jr., 21, was previously indicted with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. U.S. Marshals arrested Banks in Las Vegas on May
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese billionaire has pleaded guilty to federal election crimes, admitting that he made thousands of dollars in contributions to New York and Rhode Island political candidates in the names of others. Hui Qin is a Chinese cinema magnate and pleased guilty on Monday. He faces
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Mientras los extranjeros aseguran su evacuación de HaitÃ, los locales llevan a cabo su propio éxodo interno y, en tan solo siete dÃas, 16.947 personas abandonaron la zona metropolitana de la ciudad capital, Puerto PrÃncipe, para refugiarse en las provincias. Según datos de la Organización Internacional para las
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The foundation that selected SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and other honorees as recipients of an award named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Monday it is canceling its award ceremony after receiving pushback from the late justice’s family. Julie Opperman, chair of the Opperman Foundation,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’re trying out an evening version of our popular 5 Things morning newsletter right here on CNN.com. This is the very first edition, so let us know what you think and which kinds of content you’d like to see here. Here’s what you might have
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday that would have defined antisemitism in state education code while simultaneously signing a proclamation condemning all forms of antisemitism. The Republican governor cited changes made to the bill in the final days of the legislative session in a news
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La actriz de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels dice que temió por su vida después de que su acuerdo secreto de dinero por silencio con Donald Trump saliera a la luz pública en 2018 mientras él era presidente. “Estaba completamente segura de que iba a morir”, dice Daniels en un documental
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos suspendió indefinidamente la implementación de la polémica ley de inmigración de Texas, la cual permite a las autoridades estatales arrestar y detener a personas sospechosas de haber ingresado de manera ilegal al paÃs. ¿Cómo es la ley de Texas que penaliza la entrada irregular de migrantes
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man. The Las Olas Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale will be closed indefinitely after Saturday’s blaze. The most severely damaged portion of the
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man who’s set to be executed this week say he should not be put to death because he is is intellectually disabled and feels remorse for killing his former girlfriend three decades ago. Fifty-nine-year-old Willie James Pye is set to be put to
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday continued to block, for now, a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. A one-page order signed by Justice Samuel Alito
Continue Reading By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The so-called administrative stay will remain in place while the court considers emergency appeals from the
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