By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican. Under terms of a preliminary lawsuit settlement filed Friday, Paxton made
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to apologize, pay $3M in settlement with whistleblowers who reported him to FBI.
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In an exclusive interview, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida’s statewide prosecutor will have new power to go after people for election-related crimes under a bill now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ desk. The bill, which passed the state House of Representatives on Friday on a 77-33 vote, is a top priority for the Republican governor, who last year approved
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Jeremy Herb and Chandelis Duster, CNN A document with classified markings was removed from former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home Friday during a search by the FBI, according to Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley. Six “additional pages without such markings that were not discovered in the initial review by the
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers on Friday approved an expansion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial program to relocate migrants, giving the Republican leader authority to transport individuals from anywhere in the country. The measure, now headed to DeSantis’ desk after passing the GOP-led House on a 77-34 vote, would allow his administration to pick
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating allegations of overserving at Chino Chido in connection to a deadly wrong-way crash in downtown El Paso. The crash led to the death of 41-year-old Adriana Olivan, according to El Paso Police. Antonio Machorro Jr., 21, of Denton, has been charged with intoxication
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN The ability to solve problems with multiple tools is a rare talent in the animal kingdom, but according to new research, cockatoos are the first birds on the block to carry and use a tool kit to suit their needs. Using 10 Goffin’s cockatoos, researchers from Austria and the UK made
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas lawsuit with a key deadline this month is posing a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN Superb Owl. No wait, Super Bowl. Too late. Instead of Super Bowl information, one small typo later and your search results are filled with owl content instead. And we’d like to encourage you to lean into the error. Because owls truly are “superb.” These birds are a far cry from football,
Continue Reading By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Kate Bedingfield, the White House communications director, is leaving the White House and is expected to play a role in President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign. Ben LaBolt, a top Democratic communications professional who served in the Obama White House, will replace Bedingfield as communications director, the White
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Coca-Cola is partnering up with Grammy-award-winning singer Rosalia on the limited-edition flavor- which will be called move. Like Starlight, Byte and Dreamworld before it, Move doesn’t have a traditional flavor, such as cherry. Instead, the beverage is supposed to represent a mood or idea — in this case, transformation. A spokesperson says it will be a unique blend of bold
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans can experience a new escape room – “Twisted Time Escape Rooms.” The veteran-owned westside business offers two different experiences – a Dracula room, a Christmas mystery – and another yet-to-be revealed experience still under construction. Owner John Anderson says he and his wife love going to escape rooms when
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CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will force it to unwind a program offering investment returns to US users who committed their digital assets to the company. That practice, known as “staking,” reflected an unregistered offer and sale of
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El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-This Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII pits the top Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles and the weather couldn’t be better. At kick-off, the weather conditions in Glendale Arizona are expected to be mild and breezy for the big game. The weather hasn’t always been this nice during past Super Bowls.
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By Tami Luhby, CNN In his latest move to differentiate himself from House Republicans on entitlement programs, President Joe Biden is making a pretty big promise. He is vowing to shore up the shaky finances of Medicare’s trust fund, extending its solvency to the middle of the century instead of the expected depletion date of
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn, Rebekah Riess and Amanda Watts, CNN An arrest has been made in the death of a New Jersey kindergarten teacher found buried in a shallow grave, and a warrant has been issued for a second person in connection with her death, prosecutors said Friday. Cesar Santana, 36, was arrested in the early
Continue Reading SC: Attorney and close friend of Alex Murdaugh testifies in murder trial, says Murdaugh admitted to stealing money from clients to fund drug habit
Continue Reading By Randi Kaye, Dianne Gallagher and Jay Croft, CNN Maggie Murdaugh was worried about money possibly being demanded of her family in a lawsuit and suspicious her husband wasn’t being entirely honest with her in the days before her killing, housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson testified Friday in the double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. “She was concerned
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Good Morning! A frigid start to the day with temperatures ranging from the single digits around the area mountains to teens and 20s across the lowland areas. Yesterday’s cold front kicked up the winds, and dust the winds peaking at 38 mph at the El Paso International Airport. Thankfully it won’t be windy today but
Continue Reading Scientists are warning that the disappearance of the Great Salt Lake in Utah could threaten the health of millions living nearby. CNN’s Bill Weir reports.
Continue Reading By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Like the rest of the West, Utah has a water problem. But megadrought and overconsumption aren’t just threats to wildlife, agriculture and industry here. A disappearing Great Salt Lake could poison the lungs of more than 2.5 million people. When lake levels hit historic lows in recent months,
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent When 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field from cardiac arrest during the January 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, millions of people witnessed a remarkable resuscitation in real time on live television. As a trauma neurosurgeon myself, I was in awe of the
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman has been arrested after an SUV she was allegedly driving crashed through a fence at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, authorities said. Karla Morales Mateo, 25, drove the vehicle onto a sidewalk and dropped her two daughters, ages 4 and 2, out of the vehicle, then drove
Continue Reading By Andrea Cambron, CNN The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to GOP New York Rep. George Santos ordering him to officially declare that he is running for reelection in 2024, after he raised enough money following the midterm elections in November to trigger filing requirements. In the letter, the FEC asks Santos needs to
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN The testing organization behind a new advanced high school class in African American studies met several times and exchanged emails over the past year with Florida officials to discuss the course, the state Education Department said, amid a roiling national debate over how politics intersects with the teaching of history. More
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson and Travis Nichols, CNN The grocery store in Washington that sold the winning Powerball jackpot ticket of $754.6 million, the fifth largest in its history, is donating its lottery reward to charity. The Fred Meyer store in Auburn was rewarded with a $50,000 check from the lottery commission for selling the winning
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden used his meeting on Friday at the White House with a bipartisan group of governors to reiterate his call to “get the job done” with the help of states and called out congressional Republicans’ bluff over their threats to send United States into default. Biden’s
Continue Reading CNN, BAY NEWS 9, SENATE TV, WXIA, WSAW, WBNS, GETTY IMAGES, PBS NEWSHOUR By Katie Lobosco, CNN In January, the US reached its $31 trillion debt limit, a borrowing cap set by Congress, setting up a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over government spending — with each side blaming the other for running up
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN In January, the US reached its $31 trillion debt limit, a borrowing cap set by Congress, setting up a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over government spending — with each side blaming the other for running up the federal debt. But both parties have played a role in adding to
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