Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption law. The high court decided the law criminalizes bribes given before an official act, not rewards handed out after. Wednesday’s 6-3 decision along
Continue ReadingAP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Elie Saab again transported his VIP guests, including Avril Lavigne and Ellie Goulding, to Paris’ Musee des Arts Decoratifs, to a realm of magic and splendor. With silks and velvet, the Lebanese couturier once again conjured a fantastical, almost fairytale world of bridal queens, gleaming foliage and midnight shadows.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español)– Una mujer desafía las intenciones del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, de buscar su segunda reelección y su tercer mandato. Se llama María Corina Machado, exdiputada de la Asamblea Nacional, fundadora y líder del movimiento político Vente Venezuela, y recorre el país motivando el voto opositor y desplegando la estrategia de
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan has been left off coach Emma Hayes’ roster for the Paris Olympics. Morgan was the most notable absence on the 18-player list. The 34-year-old Morgan is a three-time Olympian but missed more than a month with the San Diego Wave after injuring her left ankle on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the continued evacuations of hundreds of homes in the area best known for its microbreweries, hiking, river rafting and skiing on nearby Mount Bachelor. The wind-driven Darlene 3 wildfire was just outside city limits
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in the early 1900s. “A portion of the house on the property
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has just four undecided cases left on its docket. In particular, the justices are still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, roughly two months after hearing arguments. Though the justices typically issue all of their
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police say the driver of an SUV who suffered a seizure and plowed into a school in London, killing 2 children, will face no criminal charges because the incident couldn’t have been predicted. London’s Metropolitan Police say in statement Wednesday that they had been advised by the Crown Prosecution Service that
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — US women’s soccer legend Alex Morgan will not be on the team’s roster for the Olympic Games next month in Paris, a symbol of the changing of the guard going on inside the women’s national team. Head coach Emma Hayes, who is embarking on her first major tournament
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s President Zoran Milanović says he plans to seek a second five-year term at a presidential election expected later this year, months after his failed bid to become the prime minister. Milanovic told reporters on Wednesday that he expects support from the center-left opposition Social Democratic Party for his candidacy. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German goverment has launched new legislation to ease the deportation of foreigners who publicly approve of terrorist acts. Under the law, a single comment on social media could provide grounds for kicking people out. The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that the law on residence will be changed so that
Continue ReadingST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven charges of murder in the attack. Twenty-three-year-old Robert E. Crimo III on Wednesday rejected the deal that prosecutors said would have come
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament the previous day, leaving several people killed as police opened fire. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades. The government wanted to
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By WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKEWOOD TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A mother in New Jersey has been charged with murder in the deaths of her two young children, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Naomi Elkins, 27, of Lakewood Township, is accused of stabbing her 1-year-old child and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest. Video shows the white frame house falling into the flood-swollen Blue Earth River near Mankato on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest. Video shows the white frame house falling into the flood-swollen Blue Earth River near Mankato on
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A new national report says racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state despite some progress over the past two decades. The report was released Wednesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. It details how structural racism and social determinants of health have contributed to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming. The aim is to reach a
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story CHALFONT, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A prominent pizza shop owner has been sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison for murdering her partner in Chalfont, Bucks County. Anna Maria Tolomello, 51, was charged in March 2022 with shooting and killing 65-year-old Giovanni Gallina at their
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