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Republicans in Wisconsin are engaging in a multi-pronged attack on the state's bipartisan election commission -- in one of the latest efforts to relitigate the 2020 election in a key presidential battleground state

More than a year after Donald Trump’s loss, Wisconsin Republicans wage relentless attacks on the state’s election commission

November 19, 2021 3:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republicans in Wisconsin are engaging in a multi-pronged attack on the state’s bipartisan election commission — in one of the latest efforts to relitigate the 2020 election in a key presidential battleground state. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has publicly urged fellow Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature to take over the

Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths

November 19, 2021 3:28 PM Associated Press

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge has declared a mistrial in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span. Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling Friday when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the

Four teenagers are facing ethnic intimidation charges for an attack involving a group of Asian students on a Philadelphia train

4 teens were charged for an anti-Asian attack on a Philadelphia train

November 19, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Caroll Alvarado and Melissa Alonso, CNN Four teenagers are facing ethnic intimidation charges for an attack involving a group of Asian students on a Philadelphia train this week, said Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Three male students and a female student were traveling on a train Wednesday from Olney, a neighborhood in North Philadelphia,

Ross Stores, Applied Materials fall; Intuit, Moderna rise

November 19, 2021 3:26 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Ross Stores, Applied Materials fall; Intuit, Moderna rise.

‘A big dog with a big heart’: Dog’s knack for finding golf balls becomes way to help rescue animals

November 19, 2021 3:26 PM CNN Newsource

By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On this “Give to the Max Day,” we have a special tale involving a dog and his collection of golf balls. Davos is an 11-year-old Bernese mountain dog. “As soon as I saw him I said, this is the pup,” Al Cooper

Correction: Police Shooting-Kansas City-Trial story

November 19, 2021 3:23 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a Nov. 8 story about the involuntary manslaughter trial of Kansas City, Missouri, police Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere, The Associated Press, based on a story from The Kansas City Star, erroneously reported that the case was the first in which a white officer in the city was charged in

Fiscalía española avala la extradición de Hugo “Pollo” Carvajal aunque enfrente cadena perpetua

November 19, 2021 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía Antidroga de España ha considerado “suficientes” las garantías ofrecidas por la justicia estadounidense para extraditar a Hugo “Pollo” Carvajal, según informó una fuente jurídica a CNN. Esas garantías incluyen rechazar la solicitud previa de la Audiencia Nacional de que el exjefe de la Dirección de Inteligencia Militar de

7-year-old hero Florida boy saves mom’s life by calling 911

November 19, 2021 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — At just 7 years old, Ayden James is a hero in his mom’s eyes. When he found her on the floor having a seizure, he quickly called 911. “My mom’s having a seizure,” he said during a 911 call. He was able

Kansas man given eight life sentences for assaulting girls

November 19, 2021 3:22 PM Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 34-year-old man with a history of sexually abusing children was given eight life sentences after being convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office said Clinton Decaire was sentenced Friday for multiple counts of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Five of the

FBI looks at land near NJ landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains

November 19, 2021 3:21 PM Associated Press

By DEEPTI HAJELA and ED WHITE Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The decadeslong odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to land near a former New Jersey landfill that sits below an elevated highway. The FBI says it obtained a search warrant to “conduct a site

Stocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher

November 19, 2021 3:16 PM Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies pushed the Nasdaq composite to another record high and its first close over 16,000 points. The S&P 500 index gave up 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%. A

Stocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher

November 19, 2021 3:16 PM Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies pushed the Nasdaq composite to another record high and its first close over 16,000 points. The S&P 500 index gave up 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%. A

Curiosity didn’t kill this cat: Kitten climbs out of California chimney on red bedsheet

November 19, 2021 3:15 PM CNN Newsource

By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story JURUPA VALLEY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A kitten named Rudy got permission to claw the sheets from his Jurupa Valley owner after falling into a chimney and into a sealed-off fireplace. The 6-month-old kitten likely used one of his nine lives this week when climbed

New indictments: Alex Murdaugh stole almost $5 million

November 19, 2021 3:09 PM Associated Press

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was indicted Friday on 27 additional charges involving financial crimes. Prosecutors say Murdaugh stole nearly $5 million in settlement money he had obtained for his dead housekeeper, an injured state trooper and other people as well as fees meant for his

Woman meets infant daughter for first time after emerging from Covid-19 related coma

November 19, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An Orange County woman who became Cedar Sinai’s first COVID-19 lung transplant patient awoke after five months in a coma to learn that the surgery gave her the gift of life and of motherhood. Amy Yamaguchi was nine months

Sources: Brazil withheld deforestation data ’til COP26’s end

November 19, 2021 3:08 PM Associated Press

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Senior officials say Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew the Amazon region’s annual deforestation rate had surged before the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. But the two kept results quiet to avoid hampering negotiations Three Cabinet ministers as well as a

Cops: 3 people shot in suburban Denver school parking lot

November 19, 2021 3:01 PM Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three people were shot Friday in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, police said. The shooting came after six students from another Aurora high school were shot and injured Monday at a park near their school. The Aurora Police Department tweeted that two of

Colombian couple looking to celebrate first Thanksgiving receive hundreds of invites from strangers

November 19, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story BROOKLINE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Susana Orrego and her husband Edward are new to the United States, and they are learning as they go. “The first month was hard for me because in Colombia we say hello to all the people in the streets. And sometimes,

House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next

November 19, 2021 2:53 PM Associated Press

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory. It’s approved his far-reaching, roughly $2 trillion social and environment bill. It happened Friday after Democrats cast aside disputes that for months had stalled the measure and hampered efforts to sell their priorities to voters. The House

House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next

November 19, 2021 2:53 PM Associated Press

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory. It’s approved his far-reaching, roughly $2 trillion social and environment bill. It happened Friday after Democrats cast aside disputes that for months had stalled the measure and hampered efforts to sell their priorities to voters. The House