Trump’s appeals on ballot access raise existential constitutional arguments
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Ex-President Donald Trump is one of America’s most frivolous litigants, whose suits over business…
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Report: Data from 2022 California traffic stops shows ‘pervasive pattern’ of racial profiling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Black people make up 5.4% of California’s population, law enforcement agencies reported that they accounted for 12.5% of…
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El Pasoan accused of pushing bike rack against Capitol officers on Jan. 6 pleads guilty in federal court
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 48-year-old El Pasoan David Rene Arredondo pleaded guilty today to eight federal counts connected to the “breach of the U.S.…
Continue Reading Flooding at Boston hospital disrupts IVF services for 200 patients, leaving some devastated
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmakers reconvene for new session that could shape up to be as contentious as the last
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature has returned to the Capitol in Lincoln to kick off the 2024…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here’s why
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Temperatures drop and winds pick up in El Paso
Our next quick-moving storm will kick up the winds tomorrow, ushering some colder air behind a cold front. There will also be a slight chance of rain…
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NMSU introduce Tony Sanchez as the new head football coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico State Aggies ushered in a new era of football on Wednesday afternoon when they introduced Tony…
Continue Reading Arizona rancher rejects plea deal in fatal shooting of migrant near the US-Mexico border; trial set
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A March 21 trial date was set Wednesday for an Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the…
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5 things to know for Jan. 4: Border battle, Supreme Court, Jeffrey Epstein, Iran, Ford recall
CNN, WPEC, WBNS, KRQE By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA has grand visions for the year ahead, including a mission to send astronauts deeper…
Continue Reading Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling…
Continue Reading Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster…
Continue Reading Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed…
Continue Reading Republicans want to impeach the Maine official who cut Trump from the ballot. They face long odds
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republicans want to unseat Maine’s secretary of state for barring former President…
Continue Reading Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as accused attacker appears in court in Illinois
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in…
Continue Reading It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Suicide-prevention barriers at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge have been completed…
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El Paso native appointed interim director of Economic and International Development Department
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso appointed Karina Brasgalla to the position of interim director for the Economic and International…
Continue Reading ‘Debtor’s prison’ lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating the…
Continue Reading Last remaining charge dropped against Virginia elections official
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the last remaining charge against a northern Virginia elections…
Continue Reading Harvard seeks to move past firestorm brought on by school President Claudine Gay’s resignation
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University is trying to move past the firestorm brought on by the plagiarism…
Continue Reading A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The runway fire in Tokyo is providing a key test of the safety of carbon-composite material on planes. Composite…
Continue Reading What’s known so far about the deadly explosions in Iran
By The Associated Press Iranian officials said that at least 95 people were killed Wednesday after back-to-back explosions at an event commemorating…
Continue Reading Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money laundering
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of…
Continue Reading Ugandan police say gay rights activist in critical condition after knife attack
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda has been stabbed by unknown assailants, and…
Continue Reading Judge raises mental health concern about man held in New Year’s Eve weekend gunfire near Vegas Strip
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A California man accused of firing dozens of gunshots from a high-rise condo near the Las Vegas…
Continue Reading A look at killings of militant leaders believed targeted by Israel
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas and Hezbollah have accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike that killed a top…
Continue Reading Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek…
Continue Reading Oklahoma’s next lethal injection delayed for 100 days for competency hearing
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The lethal injection of an Oklahoma man set to die next month has been paused for 100 days so…
Continue Reading Penguins line up to be counted while tiger cub plays as London zookeepers perform annual census
LONDON (AP) — A sign directed the animals to line up to be counted and several of the 74 Humboldt penguins did just that, waiting patiently…
Continue Reading Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska judge has agreed that the fact that the suspect was found lying on top of a badly…
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