Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has ruled that smoking will be allowed to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos. Friday’s decision by Superior Court Judge Patrick Bartels represents a major victory for the city’s nine casinos, most of which are winning less money from in-person gamblers than they did before
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are moving to halt proceedings in his New York hush money criminal case and postpone next month’s sentencing indefinitely while he tries to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his state conviction. In a letter to the trial judge made public Friday, Trump’s lawyers
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Labor Day weekend is a time to celebrate the unofficial end of summer with friends and family. It should be a fun and relaxing holiday, but because people choose to drink and drive, it can often be a dangerous one. Tx Dot El Paso closures: https://its.txdot.gov/its/District/ELP/lane-closures
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys say the city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by relatives of a woman killed by police during a shootout with a gunman at a Trader Joe’s store six years ago. The father and brother of 27-year-old Melyda Corado sued for wrongful death. The settlement
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is vowing to force health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for IVF treatments, a proposal at odds with the actions of much of his own party. It reveals the former president’s realization that abortion and reproductive rights are major liabilities for his
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By Lauren del Valle and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking to delay sentencing and any other substantive actions in the hush money case while a new effort to move the case to federal court plays out, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The request to New York State Supreme
Continue Reading MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has died after he was bitten by a police K-9 during a pursuit last week. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of Kevin Kennedy. Investigators say the chase began when a state trooper saw Kennedy driving a four-wheeler and tried to pull him
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to strengthen the state’s oversight of nursing homes, provide anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ nursing home residents, and help protect against the spread of infectious disease outbreaks. The bill passed Thursday. It would require long-term care facilities to provide staff training on the rights
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a dataset used to train popular AI image-generator tools. The research dataset — called LAION — is a huge index of online images and captions that’s been a source for leading
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Update (September 4, 2024): Medrano won silver in the 100m T38 and the 400m T38. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronado High School alumnus Ryan Medrano is competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France. Medrano, a track athlete, will represent Team USA in the Men’s 100m T38, 400m T38, and Long Jump T38.
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Parts of the Borderland saw lots of rain and lightning on opening night for the Borderland Blitz. Enough storms developed that most games were canceled or did not even see kick-off. Doppler radar estimated rainfall amounts of right around 1″ in many locations across the Borderland. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning due
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moveBuddha looks at relocation trends across state lines by Americans and discusses how those moves might affect the 2024 elections.
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Prosper explains how debt consolidation can help you reduce the number of monthly debt payments, secure lower interest rates, reduce the total amount you pay each month, or eliminate creditor fees.
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Experian analyzed data from the second quarter of 2024 that shows while costs have risen for consumer goods, the consumer credit market remains healthy—especially among younger borrowers.
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. announced the lawsuit against the
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un ataque mortal en la ciudad ucraniana de Járkiv este viernes mató a una niña en un parque infantil y dejó a otros muertos en un edificio residencial, dijeron las autoridades ucranianas. Al menos cinco personas murieron y 28 resultaron heridas en el ataque. El ataque del viernes “no habría ocurrido si
Continue Reading The Associated Press/Report For America TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a queer resource center last week in compliance with a state law that bans public universities from allocating resources to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders of the Black Student Union and Queer
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The family of a man who was hit and killed by an SUV on a highway after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him with a Taser has reached a $5 million settlement with a Colorado county in his death, lawyers and officials said Friday. Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan used the
Continue Reading U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in adults and children as young as 6 months. Friday, the Food and Drug Administration
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By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 12 and up. Doses could be available by the end of next week. “The COVID-19 vaccines have had a tremendous positive impact on public health and vaccination
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative organization has told Arizona officials that it plans to monitor ballot drop boxes for the November election and identify people it believes are voting illegally, raising the same concerns that led right-wing groups to begin watching some boxes two years ago despite there being no evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
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By Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 72-year-old Detroit man is facing a murder charge after police say he shot and killed his wife. Detroit police say George Douglas Thomas is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm. The shooting happened on the 19400 block of Five
Continue Reading By Lucille Lannigan Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — As the Soap for Hope Project wraps up its Kiss-A-Goat competition, its founders plan to expand their efforts – not just in helping the homeless community but in reaching out to other underserved areas as well. On Friday, the project
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle her claims that Democratic state Treasurer Fiona Ma sexually harassed her. The agreement stems from a 2021 lawsuit filed by a former employee of the treasurer’s office. Judith Blackwell had alleged Ma exposed herself and crawled into
Continue Reading ST. JAMES, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York man shot his former wife and her new boyfriend to death after first texting his 15-year-old daughter to exit the couple’s house and wait outside in his car. Fifty-year-old Daniel Coppola was charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Kelly
Continue Reading Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official says organizers have gathered enough signatures to get the issue of legalizing medical marijuana on the November ballot. It’s the third time Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana have made the attempt. The group came close in 2020 after meeting signature requirements. But the state Supreme Court
Continue Reading By Jason Beal Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, California (KGO) — At Point Isabel in Richmond, there’s a beach almost entirely covered in shards of porcelain dinnerware. But where did it come from? “Someone in passing said, ‘Have you ever been to TEPCO Beach?” said Lynn Maack, an avid TEPCO collector. “And
Continue Reading KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Authorities have released autopsy results for three bodies recovered from a home, a car’s back seat and a river between New Hampshire and Maine. Police identified a man accused of fatally shooting his wife and their 8-year-old son before being shot to death by police on the Interstate 95 bridge. He
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La gira que realizó esta semana por tres países africanos el presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, ha dado mucho que hablar, e incluso ha generado confusión. Su visita a Mauritania, Senegal y Gambia se produjo al tiempo que España hace frente a un fuerte desafío migratorio: el número
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. 40 and five other chemicals from use in foods served at public schools. On September 28, the Golden State became the first in the country to pass a law forbidding the
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