MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal civil rights trial for the four former Minneapolis police officers indicted in the killing of George Floyd is on track to begin in January. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson earlier this month mailed out jury questionnaires ordering prospective jurors in the case to report to the courthouse on Jan. 20.
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN The American Library Association says it has provided legal guidance and support to a number of libraries impacted by the “dramatic uptick” of attempts to remove books concerning LGBTQ issues and people of color. Since June 1, the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has tracked 155 incidents across the country and
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN The man who fled after a gunshot set off a panic inside the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport more than a week ago has turned himself in, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Kenny Wells, 42, “has turned himself in to the Clayton County Jail,” a police department news release said. “Wells
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods is leaving little doubt where his allegiance lies when it comes to Greg Norman’s proposed golf league. Woods says he supports the PGA Tour because that’s where his legacy is. Woods says the tour is in a good spot by making it through
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By Kelly Mena and Ethan Cohen, CNN The main reason absentee ballot requests were rejected for Georgia’s fall elections were because they arrived too late under a new deadline imposed as part of a restrictive voting law passed in March. About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have retained the top three spots in the latest AP Pro32 poll. Top-ranked Arizona plays at Chicago on Sunday and expects to have quarterback Kyler Murray and top receiver DeAndre Hopkins back from
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has found that a Virginia Beach police officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black man armed with a gun during a chaotic night of violence on the city’s oceanfront. The death of Donovon Lynch has drawn heightened scrutiny because he is
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Bradley Cooper dice que en 2019 lo amenazaron con una navaja en un metro de Nueva York. El actor de “A Star is Born” dijo que todo el incidente se tornó “bastante loco” cuando fue abordado por un hombre en el metro a las 11:45 de la mañana. “Recuerdo que vi
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Jen Easterly es la directora de la Agencia de Ciberseguridad y Seguridad de las Infraestructuras (CISA, por sus siglas en inglés), que lidera el esfuerzo nacional para entender, gestionar y reducir el riesgo de las infraestructuras cibernéticas y físicas. (CNN) — En días como el ciberlunes o “Cyber Monday”, y
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anunció este martes restricciones de visa contra nueve funcionarios de Cuba, a quienes señala de represión durante las manifestaciones pacíficas del pasado 15 de noviembre en la isla. El Departamento de Estado indicó a través de un comunicado que entre los funcionarios sancionados
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have activated defensive back Logan Ryan off the reserve/COVID-19 list and placed cornerback Darnay Holmes on the injured list with a rib injury. The Giants made the moves Tuesday, a day after Ryan returned to the team headquarters after his
Continue Reading CNN, POOL By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Minnesota on Tuesday to tout the benefits of his new bipartisan infrastructure law as the focus turns now to how the massive piece of legislation will be implemented. The President first visited a two-year community college in Rosemount, Minnesota, called Dakota
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By Maggie Fox and Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of a pill made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to help treat Covid-19. Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their vote to recommend molnupiravir, which can reduce
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Newcastle’s agonizing wait for a first win in the Premier League this season is heading into December. It’s 14 games and counting without a victory for the northeast club after a 1-1 draw at home to Norwich that pitted the bottom two teams in the league against each other.
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning foreign nationals from three more countries because of concerns with the omicron COVID-19 variant and all air travelers coming to the country apart from the United States will have to be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival and will have to isolate themselves until they
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox and Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of a pill made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to help treat Covid-19. Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their vote to recommend molnupiravir, which can reduce
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices across the US have seen stratospheric increases within the past year as demand for homes spiked and inventory tanked. And those higher prices have pushed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the limits of government-backed loans to a record level for 2022, with the maximum
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the fight with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home. Authorities say the
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the fight with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home. Authorities say the
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Scott Carr has been hired as FIU’s athletic director. He comes to the Panthers after nearly six years in the athletic department at UCF. It’s the first step toward what FIU hopes is a revamping of athletics. That process will begin with the hiring of a
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Los asesores de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) votaron el martes 13-10 a favor de recomendar la autorización de uso de emergencia de una píldora fabricada por Merck y Ridgeback Biotherapeutics para ayudar a tratar el covid-19. Los miembros del Comité
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Villarreal and Granada have cruised past sixth-division teams in the opening round of the Copa del Rey. Villarreal trounced Victoria CF 8-0 and Granada routed Club Deportivo Laguna 7-0 to advance to the second round. Celta Vigo got past fourth-division club Ebro 5-0. This season’s edition of the Copa includes teams from
Continue Reading Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration has suffered three major court losses since Monday morning, with orders freezing key federal government Covid-19 vaccine rules in certain parts of the country and, in one case, nationwide. The latest blow came from a federal judge in Louisiana, whose order Tuesday afternoon halted across the country the administration’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps have made interim coach Vanni Sartini their permanent head coach. Sartini agreed to a two-year deal through the 2023 season. Sartini was named interim coach on Aug. 27 after the Whitecaps dismissed Marc Dos Santos. The team fell to last place in the Western Conference in early August
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane has reported for his first day in the minors focused on doing what it will take to get back to the NHL instead of rehashing the allegations that led to one of the league’s top forwards being relegated to the AHL. Kane’s
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español)– La Fiscalía General de Bolivia acusó este martes a la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez Chávez de asumir la presidencia de “forma inconstitucional” y sin cumplir con las leyes de su país, cuando gobernó por un año a partir de noviembre de 2019. El anuncio fue hecho en conferencia de prensa por el
Continue Reading By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his “heart goes out” to the families affected by a school shooting in southeast Michigan, which left three dead and six others injured. “I was informed after the tour, I learned about a school shooting in Michigan. As we learn the full details my heart
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Tuesday that unvaccinated members of the National Guard won’t be paid and won’t be allowed to participate in training, drills and deployments. In a memo to the Joint Chiefs chairman, the service secretaries and the head of the National Guard Bureau, Austin wrote that Pentagon
Continue Reading CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan opposition candidate who has been leading in vote count in the governor’s race for the home state of the late President Hugo Chávez has been retroactively disqualified more than a week after the election was held. The disqualification is likely to raise further doubts about the fairness of Venezuela’s
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have added rookie linebacker Monty Rice to an injured reserve list now at 18 with the team at its bye. The Titans put Rice on injured reserve Tuesday and released wide receiver Austin Mack from the practice squad. Rice hurt his right ankle in last week’s loss to
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