An Arkansas man is in the hospital — but expected to recover — after he was engulfed by a fireball when he was tased by state police while wearing a backpack with a gallon of gasoline inside, according to the Arkansas State Police.
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject a legal theory pushed by supporters of former President Donald Trump in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election that could change the future of elections. The after-hours filling from the Justice Department on the
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Midfielder Perry Kitchen is retiring at age 30 after nine years in Major League Soccer and a season as captain of Scotland’s Heart of Midlothian. Kitchen last played on July 24 last year, entering for the last 15 minutes of the Columbus Crew’s match at Atlanta. He had surgery that August
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny, Gregory Krieg and Allie Malloy and Kit Maher, CNN A day after Pennsylvania’s Senate debate sharpened the stakes in the battle for control of the chamber, Democrat John Fetterman strolled onto a stage in Pittsburgh and bluntly acknowledged his challenges. “To be honest, doing that debate wasn’t exactly easy,” Fetterman told supporters
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CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Gregory Krieg and Allie Malloy and Kit Maher, CNN A day after Pennsylvania’s Senate debate sharpened the stakes in the battle for control of the chamber, Democrat John Fetterman strolled onto a stage in Pittsburgh and bluntly acknowledged his challenges. “To be honest, doing that debate wasn’t exactly easy,” Fetterman told
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge on Wednesday fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law, in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history. The penalty issued by King County Superior Court Judge Douglass
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La compañía de calzado deportivo Skechers informó en un comunicado el miércoles que dos de sus ejecutivos escoltaron a Kanye West fuera de uno de sus edificios de Los Ángeles. La compañía dijo que West, quien cambió legalmente su nombre a Ye, “llegó sin previo aviso y sin invitación”. Dijo que
Continue Reading By BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are carrying a three-game losing streak and one of the NFL’s worse offenses into this week’s game at Buffalo against the Bills. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has said the offense is making far too many mental mistakes. The reigning MVP says he’s
Continue Reading By Sonnet Swire, CNN Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday said he is “extremely pleased” with the “overwhelming reaction” to recent antisemitic comments from rapper and fashion designer Ye, also known as Kanye West. “We’re all concerned by antisemitism all over the world. It’s antisemitism, it’s racist, it’s racism, xenophobia — these are the challenges
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Russell Westbrook sat out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Wednesday night at Denver to rest a sore left hamstring. Lakers coach Darvin Ham announced the plan before the game to take a precautionary route with Westbrook’s injury. “We all came to a conclusion that it’s early in the season, there’s no reason
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN A total of 17 people with cartel connections are facing federal charges following the seizure of hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and more than a thousand pounds of methamphetamine, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. On Tuesday, law enforcement officials executed search warrants at
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Only two quarterbacks are on a bye this week, but they’re a relevant duo: Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert. With just two teams on a bye, though, most teams won’t be seeking streamers, so the Mahomes and Herbert managers may not need to dig deep for replacements. Tyler Allgeier has earned
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Last year and at the start of this season, Las Vegas Raiders second-year linebacker Divine Deablo used to focus on analytical websites, paying attention to his grades. Now he focuses on making his coaches happy. While Deablo ranks 55th out of 79 linebackers on Pro Football
Continue Reading By Stella Chan and Taylor Romine, CNN A doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of an inmate at a detention facility in Southern California in November 2019, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. Elisa Serna, 24, was an inmate at the Las Colinas Detention Facility in
Continue Reading By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Australian men’s soccer team has issued a three-minute video highlighting Qatar’s human rights record involving the treatment of foreign workers and restrictions on the LGBTQI+ community and demanding genuine reform as a legacy of the Gulf country’s staging of the World Cup. In the
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Alexandra Peers, CNN A roar of corporate earnings came out this week and last, and the information piling up from the backbone-of-American-buyers companies like Coca-Cola, Mattel, GM, Hilton, American Express offers a fuller picture of what’s going on in this country than we’ve had in the past. Amid a nearly international consensus that America is
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades identificaron al niño encontrado muerto dentro de una maleta en una zona rural de Indiana a principios de este año, según un comunicado de prensa de este miércoles de la Policía Estatal de Indiana. El cuerpo de Cairo Ammar Jordan, de Atlanta, Georgia, fue encontrado en el condado rural
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has apologized for publicly criticizing a reporter who asked him why he retains son Brian Ferentz as offensive coordinator with the Hawkeyes’ offense performing so poorly this season. Ferentz had said at his weekly news conference Tuesday that he had experienced an interrogation when a Cleveland.com
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Whether it’s offensive tackles Charles Cross or Abraham Lucas, defensive backs Tariq Woolen or Coby Bryant, or running back Ken Walker III, the Seattle Seahawks have received a wealth of production from their rookie draft class. That’s a big reason why Seattle is sitting at
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Grizzlies wing Ziaire Williams will miss four to six weeks with patellar tendinitis in his right knee. The Memphis Grizzlies updated Williams’ status Wednesday night. Williams had more tests with continuing soreness in his knee. The second-year small forward who was the 10th overall pick in 2021 out of Stanford has
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Thousands of Brazilian fans are arriving in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil for Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and Athletico. Organizers are concerned that Monumental Stadium might not be at its full capacity of 60,000 for the all-Brazil final due to the high cost to travel to the country.
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A new multipurpose performance center is planned for construction right across the street from the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. ABC-7 confirmed a private group known as the Visneti Group, a New Mexico-based LLC, is behind the project that will cost close to $100 million. Mike Megret, a concert promoter
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EL PASO, Texas — A home in east El Paso is the scene of a federal investigation. FBI agents executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a home at the intersection of Tender Foot Court and Morgan Marie street. Several FBI agents surrounded the home. An eyewitness told ABC-7 they saw officers in tactical gear. An agency spokesperson
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN An Australian judge has dismissed a 12-member jury deliberating a high-profile rape verdict after it was revealed a juror conducted research into the allegations and took that information into the jury room. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said she had no choice but to abort the trial in
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill walked out wearing sneakers Wednesday to talk to reporters with no hint of a limp. Then the Tennessee Titans quarterback spent the next few minutes sidestepping questions about his sprained right ankle just as he dodges pass rushers trying to take
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill walked out wearing sneakers Wednesday to talk to reporters with no hint of a limp. Then the Tennessee Titans quarterback spent the next few minutes sidestepping questions about his sprained right ankle just as he dodges pass rushers trying to take
Continue Reading By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press SANGOLQUI, Ecuador (AP) — The youth academy pitches of Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle have been a key source for Ecuador’s national team at the World Cup. Among the 28 players chosen by coach Gustavo Alfaro for two friendlies in September, 12 came from youth divisions of the 64-year-old club which
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Ejército de Estados Unidos llevó a cabo un exitoso lanzamiento de prueba de un misil con experimentos para el desarrollo de armas hipersónicas en el Centro de Pruebas de Vuelo de Wallops, en Virginia, este miércoles. El misil transportaba 11 experimentos diferentes diseñados para probar y recopilar datos para la
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Holocaust Museum presents its 8th Annual Flights & Bites fall fundraiser: Gin with a Twist, on Thursday, November 3, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening will include sampling flights of premium international gins, as well as tasty bites from favorite local food trucks. Entertainment includes live music
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A cold front will arrive later Thursday bringing some cooler air along with gusty winds. Wind gusts will hit 40 mph out of the SW/W hitting the east side the strongest. Temps will cool to the mid 60’s for Friday with a brisk northerly wind.
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