TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former state prison dentist who repeatedly touched a prison inmate. The appeals court ruled last week that Tomas Co’s repeated touching of the inmate was inappropriate but did not meet the legal definition of being lewd. Co was convicted in January
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By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation Tuesday revoking a proclamation put in place last month that enacted travel restrictions on eight southern African nations, including South Africa, as the Omicron variant began to spread. The proclamation repeals the ban as of 12:01 a.m. ET on December 31. CNN had previously
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Alexandra Ferguson Surigao, Filipinas (CNN) — Normalmente, Jay Lacia se despierta a medianoche el día de Navidad para comenzar las festividades, pero este año lo único que deseaba era tener suficiente comida. “Siempre celebramos la Navidad, pero por ahora, es demasiado duro”, dijo este padre de 27 años de edad, mientras estaba sentado entre los
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge is allowing a major January 6 conspiracy case against four Proud Boys leaders to move forward, rejecting their bid to throw out the charges. Judge Timothy Kelly, in a 43-page opinion issued Tuesday, sided with the Justice Department on several key legal questions, giving
Continue Reading By Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story PISGAH FOREST, North Carolina (WLOS) — A recent trip to Brevard Academy in Transylvania County was a barrel of laughs. Welcome to the School of Comedy, where students are rehearsing with their comedy coach. Tim Armen said this is a great time for the students
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By FAZLUR PHILLIPS Associated Press CAPE TOWN (AP) — Desmond Tutu’s family members have gathered at his Cape Town home in preparation for his funeral this weekend as South Africans honored his life. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. Tutu’s wife Leah was
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown and his ex-wife have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he led a secret life during their marriage that included several affairs. The two sides agreed in court papers filed Monday to voluntary dismiss the lawsuit and
Continue Reading MAKANDA, Ill. (AP) — A fire has destroyed the family home of a southern Illinois police officer who died in August after he was allegedly struck on a Mississippi River bridge by a motorist fleeing police. Six relatives of Brian Pierce Jr., including his mother, father and sister, escaped unharmed when the Dec. 23 fire
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Científicos egipcios desenvolvieron digitalmente los restos momificados del faraón Amenhotep I, revelando detalles tentadores sobre la vida y muerte del rey egipcio por primera vez desde que se descubrió la momia en 1881. Decorado con guirnaldas de flores y una seductora máscara de madera, la momia era tan frágil que
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor must soon decide whether to free one of America’s most notorious assassins. It’s a decision Gov. Gavin Newsom has said evokes one of the darkest periods in the nation’s history. Newsom has until sometime next month to allow or block the parole recommendation for
Continue Reading By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Police have identified a child shot and killed in Independence on Christmas Eve as 3-year-old Benjamin Cope, Jr. 23-year-old Ashton Cleveland is in custody in Nebraska facing criminal charges related to a crash that occurred as he was fleeing the
Continue Reading By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story LAKE TAHOE, California (KGO) — For the third day in a row, I-80 is closed due to blizzard conditions in the Sierra. Highway 50 was also closed for several hours, and reopened around 10 p.m. Monday to drivers who have chains on their tires. There
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Officials say firefighters have contained a blaze that raged for hours in Syria’s port of Latakia, hours after Israel launched missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, igniting the fire in the container terminal. The Tuesday attack was the second such assault on the vital facility this month.
Continue Reading CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a mama black bear and her three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighborhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later. Chesapeake Animal Services announced on Facebook that the four bears came down from the tree on their own about midnight Monday.
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The Associated Press Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, adding to the momentum the market had the day before, as investors continue to close out their positions for 2021. The S&P 500 index was up 0.1%. Banks and health care stocks were doing better than other sectors, while technology shares were lagging the field after leading
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, adding to the momentum the market had the day before, as investors continue to close out their positions for 2021. The S&P 500 index was up 0.1%. Banks and health care stocks were doing better than other sectors, while technology shares were lagging the field after leading
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital city are set to open an apparent time capsule found at the site of a prominent Confederate monument for the second time this month. State officials hope Tuesday’s opening of the aged copper box will mark the end of a long
Continue Reading CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 32-year-old southeast Missouri woman has pleaded not guilty in the death of her boyfriend, who was stabbed with a sword. Brittany Wilson entered the plea Monday in a video conference. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Harrison Stephen Foster, who was found dead at
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By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business As the pandemic persisted throughout 2021, so did the challenges that companies faced. Many corporate leaders and human resource executives had to contend with delayed office re-openings, mask and vaccine mandates and evolving safety policies. Some also had to figure out which work model would be best for the company,
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s main opposition party is calling for the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate surveillance after reports that powerful spyware was used against three people associated with the political opposition. Donald Tusk called the surveillance “an unprecedented thing in our history” and said it represented “the biggest
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