Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said. “It’s easy to give up in prison
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal court just sentenced 55-year-old Las Cruces resident Edward Walters to six years in prison for a firearms charge. Court documents state that on September 14, 2022, Walters knowingly possessed a gun and other destructive devices while under a court order of protection filed in July of that
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Temps will continue to be 100-103 the next several days. There will be some pop-up showers and storms here and there. Some of these storms will produce a good, quick rainfall. It appears that we will get just a tad drier for the weekend.
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Consumer advocates are criticizing a court decision to hold up a Biden administration rule that requires airlines to more clearly disclose fees for baggage and changing a ticket. A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said this week that the Transportation Department likely exceeded
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Even Léon Marchand considered it a most difficult day: He swam four races with hardly any time to stop and rest. Or eat. Or see his family. Or let his body recover. The French phenom had his 200-meter butterfly semifinal Tuesday night then immediately needed to switch gears
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The changes in the airline industry keep coming fast and furious. Spirit Airlines, the budget carrier known for charging passengers for anything and everything, plans to offer business class seats. This news arrives on the heels of Southwest getting rid of open seating. Here’s what
Continue Reading Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrats in Louisiana are backing state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip a once reliably GOP congressional seat in an election year that will decide if Republicans hang on to their slim U.S. House majority. Fields is a former congressman who has been a fixture in state politics for
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A series of viral posts on social media this week promoted claims that NFL quarterbacks Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions and Daniel Jones of the New York Giants had joined a public “White Dudes for Harris” online fundraising call Monday night in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Bravo Auto Group is expanding. The El Paso-based company just acquired Baytown Nissan, which will now be known as Bravo Nissan of Baytown. Baytown, Texas is located outside of Houston. “This strategic expansion into the Houston Metroplex, Texas’s largest metropolitan area, continues Bravo’s growth trajectory under the leadership of CEO
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A wildfire near a Colorado city grew to over 1,800 acres Tuesday morning as more homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders and a looming column of smoke could be seen for miles around, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Alexander Mountain Fire doubled between Monday and
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic. It’s a largely symbolic move, but it was welcomed by the country’s government as a sign of confidence as it seeks to end more than a decade of intercommunal conflict. Tuesday’s unanimous vote essentially
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Court records show that 34-year-old Sean Patrick Cirillo pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of transmitting interstate threats. Prosecutors say Cirillo phoned Greene’s Washington office in November and made threatening statements aimed
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A former health care worker charged with posting the medical records of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a message board widely known as a hotbed for hate speech told a federal court on Tuesday that he never accessed the documents and rarely even thought about
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online. Journalism organizations for people of color traditionally invite presidential candidates to address their summer gatherings during election years. But Trump’s acceptance of NABJ’s invitation has
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials are encouraging people to use a state website to cancel voter registrations when someone moves out of state or dies. But Monday’s rollout by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was marred by a glitch that allowed people to access a voter’s date of birth, driver’s license
Continue Reading By Arit John and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — As the burgeoning Kamala Harris campaign works behind the scenes to refine its policy platform, the vice president has increasingly found herself clarifying which of her positions have shifted over the years. From fracking to single-payer health care, several cornerstones of her 2020 presidential run, as
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By Cheri Mossburg and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — The 20-year-old son of actress Angelina Jolie, Pax, is “stable” after being injured in a bike accident on Monday, a source close to the matter told CNN. “His mom is with him and reported he is stable,” the source said. LAPD Officer David Cuellar confirmed to
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans were highly tuned into this year’s presidential campaign throughout a month of momentous political news, with more now reporting hearing news about the major candidates than those who did so at this point in the 2020 cycle, according to the initial results of a CNN
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — The Breakthrough is a project from CNN, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, SSRS and Verasight. Each week, 1,000 Americans are asked to share what they have seen, read or heard about major presidential candidates in their own words. The results build on similar work in the
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AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nick Pringle had the chance to finish his career anywhere after Alabama’s run to the Final Four this past season. He chose to come home, especially after South Carolina completed its own rags-to-riches season in the second year of coach Lamont Paris. “I’m home, I’m home. I can’t
Continue Reading Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards. Othel Moore Jr.’s mother and sister say they sued the Corrections Department on Tuesday for not providing the prison surveillance footage. A spokesperson says the corrections department cooperated with a
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La cuestionada reelección de Nicolás Maduro, avalada por las autoridades electorales y judiciales del país pero no reconocida por opositores y varios Gobiernos de la región, suscita la posibilidad de que pueda ocurrir una nueva ola migratoria de venezolanos. La inmigración venezolana ha sido tema de debate en la campaña
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Consumers have reached their breaking point with $6 iced coffees and lemonades at Starbucks. Starbucks sales dropped 3% globally at stores open for at least a year, including a 2% drop in its home North America market. And that masked how steep the decline was for Starbucks
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with celebrities and social media has been arrested on a fraud charge. Nader Al-Naji was arrested in Los Angeles on Saturday on a wire fraud charge. Civil claims were brought against him by federal authorities on Tuesday. Authorities say Al-Naji lied
Continue Reading AP Media Writer Norah O’Donnell says she is leaving as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after five years, following the presidential election. O’Donnell told colleagues in an email Tuesday that it was time to step away from the rigors of a daily broadcast. She will stay at CBS News to contribute interviews to several
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador pidió este martes a sus ciudadanos en Líbano abandonar el país de manera inmediata debido al aumento de tensiones entre Israel y el Líbano. Israel afirmó este martes que lanzó un ataque en Beirut contra un comandante de Hezbollah, al que culpó de
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans coach Brian Callahan is aware of a report Tennessee outside linebacker Arden Key is facing a six-game suspension to start the regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers. With the suspension not having been announced by the league yet, the first-year coach couldn’t say much about
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By George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — You could tell from their reactions just how much the silver medal meant to the Italian gymnasts: Tears, embraces and hands over their mouths in disbelief. It was a fitting response to winning your country’s first Olympic medal in the women’s gymnastics team event for 96 years, which
Continue Reading CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Bercy Arena, Paris (CNN) — It was the moment everyone’s been waiting for, and it lived up to the hype. A little more than three years after a shocking case of the “twisties” caused her to withdraw from Team USA’s attempt at defending its gymnastics team gold, Simone Biles was
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