By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — The top staffer to Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s embattled lieutenant governor, is set to resign following a CNN KFile report that Robinson made inflammatory and racist remarks on a pornography website’s message board. Brian LiVecchi, Robinson’s chief of staff and general counsel, will resign in the coming week, according
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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the conflict and pave the way for lasting security along the border. But while there was relative calm for nearly two decades, Resolution
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement, averting a high-stakes trial over the airing of false 2020 election claims. The terms of the settlement were not immediately known. The deal comes hours after jury selection got underway in a Wilmington, Delaware, courtroom ahead of opening statements
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An FBI agent who interviewed two former Memphis police officers who are on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols’ has testified that they accepted accountability for participating. FBI Special Agent Anthony Householder took the stand in the federal trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, under construction at a shipyard
Continue Reading HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers who tried to impeach Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor improperly tried to stretch that process across two different legislative sessions. That’s the ruling issued Thursday by the state’s highest court. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision overturns a lower court ruling in a lawsuit brought by Democrat Larry Krasner after
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Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentinian government statistics agency says the official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to about 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency. The rise from about 42% previously reflects the pain of the most intense austerity program in Argentina’s modern history. The report marks a
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Rights groups and the family of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah have urged authorities to release him when his five-year prison sentence ends next week. Abdel-Fattah, an outspoken dissident, rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak. The 42-year old
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Shots have been fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the army briefly locked down the city center and evacuated it. Local journalist Fode Toure, who was a few hundred meters from the presidential palace, said he heard gunshots and saw people running away in panic.
Continue Reading Associated Press A contentious congressional hearing has shown that lawmakers are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service’s readiness for a crush of mail ballots for the November election because some of them feel burned by other Postal Service actions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sought to reassure a House Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday that the Postal
Continue Reading Jacksonville (0-3) at Houston (2-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 7. Against the spread: Jacksonville 1-2; Houston 0-2-1. Series record: Texans lead 29-15. Last meeting: Jacksonville won 24-21 on Nov. 26, 2023, in Houston. Last week: Jaguars lost to Bills 47-10; Texans lost to Vikings 34-7. Jaguars offense: overall (27),
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China’s newest nuclear submarine sank while under construction. The official said Thursday that the submarine sank likely between May and June, when satellite images showed cranes that would be necessary to lift it off the bottom of the river. China
Continue Reading Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. A Maui judge last month agreed to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can go about recouping money paid to policyholders. The Supreme Court
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder,
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Launchpad Strategies, incorporated less than a year ago, has received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election fundraising machine. Campaign finance experts say it was built for anonymity and is the latest example of how the Trump campaign has used secretive businesses to obscure its spending from the public. An Associated
Continue Reading READING, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been convicted of killing her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home five years ago. Lisa Snyder was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the September 2019 deaths of 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner in Albany Township, northwest of
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By Seth Ratliff Click here for updates on this story ISLAND PARK, Idaho (KIFI) — The Caribou-Targhee National Forest experienced a significant increase in bear activity throughout the summer in the Ashton-Island Park area. In the most recent case, Local News 8 was sent video from Island Park where of a grizzly bear attacking a
Continue Reading By Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — For Kenyetta Gentry, the Oakland A’s are a part of her family’s DNA. “My grandfather was security here in the 80s – that I know of. If not, even longer. And my auntie, Auntie Pat, she worked here as security as
Continue Reading By Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story PLEASANTON, California (KGO) — A dog died on a Pleasanton apartment balcony on Tuesday as neighbors watched and helplessly waited. It shows the dog in distress at Galloway Apartments as neighbors called for help. Lisa Hanson lives around the corner and came as soon as
Continue Reading KGO By Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story PLEASANTON, California (KGO) — A dog died on a Pleasanton apartment balcony on Tuesday as neighbors watched and helplessly waited. It shows the dog in distress at Galloway Apartments as neighbors called for help. Lisa Hanson lives around the corner and came as soon
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — All nine members of the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team who were hospitalized this month with the rare muscle injury rhabdomyolysis have been discharged, and the university says it has hired experts to investigate what led to so many serious injuries after a training session. “We want to express
Continue Reading By Mackenzie Stafford Click here for updates on this story EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — Community members from around the Pikes Peak Region gathered at the Pikes Peak National Cemetary Wednesday to lay a veteran to rest. Sergeant Leroy Abbott served during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968. Pikes Peak National Cemetary said
Continue Reading By Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story FRANKFORT, Kentucky (WLWT) — The countdown is on: Starting next month, Kentucky will host a lottery for medical marijuana licenses. It’s a big step toward making Kentucky’s medical cannabis program a reality. Earlier this month, the state said nearly 5,000 applications were submitted by businesses
Continue Reading By Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — A 17-year-old Overland Park high school student is nearing the completion of an extraordinary bike ride to raise research funds and awareness for his exceptionally rare metabolic disorder. Carson Hunt is legally blind and has minimal vision. He was born
Continue Reading Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians have gathered in the capital city to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Christian faithful. National celebrations of the festival, known as Meskel, traditionally happen in a square by the same name
Continue Reading By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story LOCKEFORD, California (KCRA) — A man is accused of embezzling funds during his tenure as a fire chief in San Joaquin County, the sheriff’s office said on Wednesday. Frank Ramirez III is a retired fire chief for the Mokelumne Rural Fire District. The sheriff’s office
Continue Reading Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Parents and guardians who profit from social media posts featuring their children will soon be required to set aside some earnings for the starlets. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed two measures to expand state laws protecting child performers from financial abuse. The laws entitle child influencers to a
Continue Reading By Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story September 26, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Angeleños looking for a unique night out now have an unexpected option: watching polo in Griffith Park. The Los Angeles Equestrian Center will be hosting a “challenge” — or polo tournament at the site’s Equidome on October 4th. In addition
Continue Reading By Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The number of seniors getting scammed out of their life savings is increasing across the country and here in Oklahoma, according to the FBI. “Criminals will work hard to try to find new ways to take advantage of victims,” said
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee and then veer north, maintaining hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds and torrential rainfall into North Georgia and up to Tennessee. Up to 18 inches of
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