Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has chastised state prosecutors for mishandling confidential emails between a defense attorney and three Atlanta activists who face racketeering charges connected to violent protests against a police and firefighter training center that critics call “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams said Wednesday the Georgia Attorney
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1964 or April 14, 1965 (both are used) Birth place: Kuwait Father: Father’s name unavailable publicly Mother: Mother’s name unavailable publicly Marriage: Wife’s name unavailable publicly Education: Attended
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By Oren Liebermann and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 2001 terror attacks, according to the Defense Department. The pretrial agreement – reached after 27 months of negotiations – takes the death penalty off
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — For US Army Capt. Molly Murphy, the hardest part of the Army’s grueling Ranger Course was the very first day. “I did not sleep at all the night before, I was so scared, way in over my head,” she told CNN. Murphy, who currently works as a pediatric intensive
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Argentina informó el martes que si se retiran los diplomáticos de la Embajada en Caracas también se retirarán los seis opositores venezolanos asilados que permanecen allí desde marzo. “De acuerdo a la convención de Caracas ante la agresiva medida tomada por el régimen de Maduro, por supuesto
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy.PersonalBirth date: August 9, 1939Birth place: Scandiano, ItalyFather: Mario ProdiMother: Enrica ProdiMarriage: Flavia Franzoni Prodi (1969-2023, her death)Children: Giorgio and AntonioEducation: Catholic University in Milan, Law, 1961; Studied at the London School of EconomicsOther FactsHas been a
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An active philanthropist, Soros has donated more than $30 billion to various causes over the years.Personal:Birth date: August 12, 1930Birth place: Budapest, HungaryBirth name: György SorosFather: Tivadar Soros, lawyerMother: Elizabeth (Szucs)
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man has been convicted of fatally shooting two people and wounding six others during an argument that started over a vehicle blocking his driveway. Prosecutors said Wednesday in a statement that a jury found Winston Kirtley Jr. guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and six counts of assault with
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge heard arguments but won’t immediately decide if Saudi Arabia should remain a defendant in lawsuits brought by relatives of people killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Federal Judge George B. Daniels listened Wednesday to arguments about evidence in the two-decade-old Manhattan case. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, July 30, the University of Texas at El Paso began the sale of parking permits for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, with more than 7,000 people waiting online to make their purchase. According to UTEP’s website, parking permits currently range between $150 and $400 per year, depending
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death. In one call released Wednesday, her mother said her daughter was suffering a mental health crisis and asked the no officers be
Continue Reading AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t farfetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren’t a burden for the 22-year-old Frenchman. Marchand has completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke about two
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Hira Humayun, Sana Noor Haq and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, sparking condemnation from advocacy groups and highlighting the dangers for local reporters covering the horrors of Israel’s offensive. Ismail Al-Ghoul and
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Carrie Underwood is returning to her roots. The former “American Idol” winner will join the singing competition as a judge in the new season, according to a source close to the show. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join ABC’s “Idol” as the replacement for Katy Perry, the source told
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterres, France (CNN) — One of the most exciting swimming nights of these Olympics is in the books after Wednesday night’s record-setting races. The evening saw a new world record, multiple new Olympic records set, an American legend put her stamp on these Games, a French hero turned into a legend
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump afirmó falsamente el miércoles que su rival demócrata para 2024, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, “se volvió negra de repente” hace unos años, diciendo que “de repente, dio un giro” en su identidad. Los comentarios de Trump en una reunión de periodistas negros en Chicago se produjeron cuando
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Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham started in left field for St. Louis, getting three hits and two RBIs, and Michael McGreevy pitched seven innings in his MLB debut to lift the Cardinals to a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Pham returned to St. Louis on Tuesday and debuted with
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Reigning champion Florida State is the preseason pick to win the expanded Atlantic Coast Conference football race. The Seminoles received 81 of 170 first-place votes from attendees at last week’s “ACC Kickoff” preseason media days, followed by Clemson in second with 55 votes. Those two were separated by 51 points in
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Sara Weisfeldt and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92. Norma Padgett Upshaw claimed the four men – Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin –
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A former health care worker was convicted Wednesday of illegally accessing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records in 2019 as she was battling cancer, a move prosecutors claimed was driven by online conspiracy theories about her health. But the jury acquitted Trent Russell of a
Continue Reading Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion, Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Green said he’s hoping to finalize the details
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former leaders of the now-defunct Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming a large amount of alcohol seven years ago await sentencing after pleading guilty to misdemeanors. Brendan Young and Daniel Casey both pleaded guilty to hazing and reckless endangerment Tuesday during a
Continue Reading CNN By Jeremy Herb, Scott Glover, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people” by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left” and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Beaver County District
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Guatemala hace en París un desempeño histórico en los Juegos Olímpicos. Antes de 2024, el país solo había conseguido una medalla de plata en Londres 2012. En París 2024 va un oro y un bronce: unas olimpiadas memorables. Adriana Ruano Oliva consiguió el resultado más importante en la historia del
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Nicolae Miu, who was convicted of stabbing five people, one fatally, during a 2022 tubing excursion along the Apple River in Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday. Miu, 54, was found guilty in April of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 17-year-old Isaac
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Scott Glover, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people” by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left” and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Beaver County District Attorney
Continue Reading HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds. Greenberg’s
Continue Reading AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Ilona Maher, America’s rugby-playing social media sweetheart, walked onto the terrace of Team USA House carrying a sandwich, the United States’ first ever rugby sevens Olympic medal hanging around her neck. In between a rapid-fire media rotation, she squeezed in bites of her snack and reapplied her trademark red
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Higher levels of Ozone will be present again on Thursday. If possible, those with respiratory issues or lung disease should spend extra time indoors. The added pollutants, a stagnant air pattern and lots of sunshine will help keep this smog or pollution around and in the unhealthy category Temps will stay in the triples the
Continue Reading Associated Press The interim police chief of Houston said Wednesday that poor communication by department leaders is to blame for the continuation of a “bad” policy that allowed officers to drop more than 264,000 cases, including more than 4,000 sexual assault cases and at least two homicides. Interim Chief Larry Satterwhite told the Houston City
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