By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. The bylaw —
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests a new defamation lawsuit is possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Columnist E. Jean Carroll won the jury award in January
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, aka – “Trump Employee 5” – spoke publicly for the first time in an exclusive interview with CNN. The classified documents case is one of four criminal
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court on behalf of the Long Island
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is now speaking publicly because he believes that voters should hear the truth about his former boss and the case before the November
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media coverage, some criminal convictions and the launch Monday of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis. A Sicilian court last week convicted a priest of sexual violence
Continue ReadingBATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a veteran sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged with manslaughter. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello died early Sunday morning after trying to escort a man and a woman out of the bar area of Batavia Downs.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Friday. Nickolas Gage Crum – whose birth year is listed as 2005 – was charged with first-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Audrain County
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Bad Bunny cumplió 30 años el domingo y lo celebró en uno de los eventos más populares del año: la ceremonia de entrega de los Oscar. El ‘conejo malo’ presentó la categoría de mejor película internacional, que ganó “La zona de interés”, junto a Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. “El
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs finalized a five-year, $158.75 million contract with Chris Jones on Monday, keeping the All-Pro tackle in the middle of their defensive line as they chase a record-setting third consecutive Super Bowl title. Jones will make $95 million guaranteed over the
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden released his annual budget Monday, laying out policy proposals that he will campaign on as he seeks reelection in November. Many of the initiatives are longstanding priorities of Biden and congressional Democrats, including raising taxes on big corporations and the wealthy, lowering expenses
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Reddit on Monday said it expects to price shares between $31 and $34 each when it makes its long-anticipated initial public offering, which will make it the first social media company to go public in years. The announcement gives potential investors — including some Reddit users —
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La ceremonia de los premios Oscar ha sido usada en ocasiones como espacio para dar mensajes políticos, tanto en los comentarios del anfitrión como durante los discursos de algunos ganadores. Este domingo, en la ceremonia hubo críticas al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump y también llamados a poner fin a
Continue ReadingBy GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. “These changes
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Claudia Sheinbaum, candidata a la presidencia de México por la oficialista coalición Sigamos Haciendo Historia, dice que no quiere tener una relación de subordinación con Estados Unidos, sino una de iguales, en la que prevalezca la coordinación y la cooperación para el desarrollo, en caso de ganar la elección presidencial. ¿Cómo
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students. The Education Department says it sent a batch of student records to “a few dozen schools”
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht has been chosen by Southeastern Conference coaches as player of the year after averaging a league-best 21.4-points per game. South Carolina’s Lamont Paris was picked as SEC coach of the year in voting by the 14 head coaches. The league announced the results on Monday. Kentucky’s Reed
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By Molly Ormsbee Click here for updates on this story SCHENECTADY, New York (WPTZ) — The mother of an 11-month-old infant who was found dead on Sunday following an Amber Alert has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder. The Albany-Times Union reports that 24-year-old Persia Nelson was in custody and had an initial
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private organizations involved in negotiations over California’s minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement. The agreement was confirmed to The Associated Press by two sources familiar with the negotiations. The law has come under scrutiny over allegations that it included a carveout that
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he was open to making cuts to Social Security and Medicare after opposing touching the entitlement programs and attacking his GOP presidential primary rivals over the issue. Trump was asked in an interview with CNBC whether he had changed
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