Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that anything short
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, bromeó con el primer ministro de Canadá Justin Trudeau y le dijo que su país debería convertirse en el estado número 51. El comentario tuvo lugar durante una discusión sobre aranceles en una cena en el club Mar-a-Lago de Trump el viernes pasado,
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Willis and Kate Nemarich Click here for updates on this story MERCED, California (KFSN) — A fierce fire destroyed a nearly 130-year-old building in downtown Merced on Monday morning. The fire broke out around 6:30 am at the former Merced County library building on 22nd near M Street. “Tragic ending for a majestic
Continue ReadingBy Tiffany Olin Click here for updates on this story REEDLEY, California (KFSN) — A Valley family is navigating a new normal after their father and husband was partially paralyzed in a work accident. Oscar Rios has been landscaping for many years, but had a bad fall last month in Reedley. “Unfortunately he fell from
Continue ReadingBy Anser Hassan Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KGO) — It wasn’t the normal festive start to Thanksgiving Pastor Nick Neves was expecting at First Family Church in Antioch. “(The suspect) came at me through the kitchen holding a box of our (possessions). At that point, I told him to stop.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — A 72-year-old man is believed to have gone overboard on a Princess Cruises ship ahead of its arrival in San Francisco Monday, according to company officials. They say the Ruby Princess docked around 6:50 a.m. where crews searched the ship
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A woman was caught on video hurling racist remarks and making obscene gestures at a couple and their children on a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport. Pervez and Nicole Taufiq traveled to Los Angeles with their three children
Continue ReadingKABC By Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A woman was caught on video hurling racist remarks and making obscene gestures at a couple and their children on a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport. Pervez and Nicole Taufiq traveled to Los Angeles with their three
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments in the murder trial of a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee have concluded and the case will go to jurors. Prosecutors say Nima Momeni stabbed Lee in April 2023 after a dispute involving Momeni’s younger sister. But defense attorney
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A California man confessed to helping the North Korean regime prepare for an attack in a “sophisticated scheme” to illegally obtain restricted weapons and military grade technology, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Shenghua Wen, a Chinese national residing unlawfully in Ontario, California, conspired with North Korean officials to obtain prohibited
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021. A study published Tuesday in Health Affairs says Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options in those
Continue ReadingBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Manatee County court records show Circuit Judge Matt Whyte imposed the sentence Tuesday on 32-year-old Ashley Benefield after rejecting her request for a new trial based on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut residents, past and present dignitaries, and state Capitol insiders are paying tribute to former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who died in late November. On Tuesday, she lay in state inside the Connecticut Capitol building, with her casket covered in the state’s blue flag. A funeral service was
Continue Readingmondemanola (CNN Español) — Este miércoles, Buenos Aires será el escenario de la Conferencia de Acción Política Conservadora (CPAC), un evento clave que reúne a líderes políticos, empresarios y académicos afines a las ideas de derecha y el conservadurismo en el mundo. La cumbre tendrá lugar en el centro de la ciudad, en el hotel
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By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — $15.8 million every 60 seconds. That’s how much US consumers spent in two hours on Monday night, capping off a five-day spending spree that smashed previous records. US consumers spent a total of $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday, up 7.3% from the previous year, according to Adobe Analytics. Concerns
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By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A California art teacher died from rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her classroom. Leah Seneng, 60, may have been bitten when she scooped up the bat to release it outside, according to her friend Laura Splotch. “She got
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Tuesday the 3rd kicks off the Lincoln University Holiday Extravaganza in Jefferson City. The event begins at 6 pm and lasts until 8pm. Various activities are expected including a tree lightning ceremony, Santa’s workshop, a performance by the Lincoln University Choir, and a visit from Santa Clause. It is looking to be a cooler night
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NAPERVILLE, Illinois (WLS) — A Naperville family’s viral Taylor Swift-themed decorations have returned for the holiday season. This year, the Scott household near Atlas and Tupelo highlights Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” A cutout of Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce,
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