Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled out the possibility of punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election. Monday’s ruling comes just days
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WFXT, CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Fall is officially here, and that means it’s virus season. The US government plans to make more
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury on Monday found only one of six Trump supporters sued in a civil case liable for harassing a Biden-Harris campaign bus nearly four years ago on a Texas highway. The civil case has tested a law that victims of political intimidation can use to try to hold others
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to visit the US-Mexico border while in Arizona on Friday, according to a source familiar with the discussions, as Harris tries to close the gap with former President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration. Details of the visit – which CNN first
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Name: Dr. Amanda López Askin Age: 50 Party: Democrat Occupation: Current Doña Ana County Clerk Relevant Experience: I have been the County Clerk for nearly 6 years. My background includes a diverse background in corporate and governmental organizations. I am a 3x NMSU Aggie, with a PhD in a leadership focused program. While obtaining my Ph.D. I was
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Associated Press A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of a monumental recovery effort that has been ongoing following the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon blaze was spawned in 2022 by a pair of botched prescribed burns
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AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez has a sprained right knee and won’t play in Houston’s series against Seattle, which goes through Wednesday. Alvarez left Sunday’s game against the Angels when he was injured sliding into second base on a double in the third inning. Manager Joe Espada said that Alvarez had X-rays
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AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near! The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials — featuring a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole enticing shoppers to a flash sale — is shuttering its last full-scale store in the mainland United States. The store, located
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the timelines, victims and aftermath of the shootings that occurred in and around Washington, DC in October 2002. Ten people were killed and three injured in sniper-style shootings.John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were arrested, tried and convicted of the shootings. Muhammad received a
Continue Reading HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana election officials say ballots on the state’s online election system for overseas and military voters initially did not include Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris as a candidate for president. The Secretary of State’s Office says the system went live Friday and one person had voted before a second voter reported
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Update (March 4, 2025): The March 3 trial date was canceled. A new trial was scheduled for June 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM. That is according to court records. Update (September 26, 2024): Triple murder suspect Arturo Garcia Ortega appeared at a court hearing this morning. The judge set his trial for March 3, 2025.
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to file more lawsuits on behalf of others who say they were brutalized by officers from the same sheriff’s department. Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker spoke Monday. The Justice Department last week announced
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Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Finalmente tuvimos un recorte de tasas, y uno grande. Después de que se anunciara la medida el miércoles, el presidente de la Reserva Federal de EE.UU., Jerome Powell, dijo que los funcionarios tomaron esa decisión para mantener la economía estadounidense en su “buen estado” actual. Las tasas hipotecarias caen a su
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of known or suspected Tren de Aragua gang members involved in crimnial activity in Texas. People providing information must do so to the following organizations to be eligible for the reward. Call the
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Police Department says that it is investigating whether excessive force was used when an officer shoved a woman who protested the conflicts in Gaza and southern Lebanon at a peaceful rally over the weekend in central Florida. The police agency said Monday that officers were called Saturday afternoon to
Continue Reading AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s just part of a normal leadership succession plan. Tavares has been under fire from U.S. dealers and the United Auto Workers union after a dismal first-half financial performance. The
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has handed a six-year prison sentence to an American man convicted on charges linked to his attempt to illegally take his 4-year old son out of Russia. The court in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad region said Monday that the convict, whose name wasn’t given, visited Kaliningrad in July 2023 to
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Messaging platform Telegram is making some new concessions around safety and user privacy after the arrest of its founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France last month. Durov was arrested and interviewed by French prosecutors over suspected criminal activity on the platform, including gang transactions and trafficking,
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By Danny Freeman and Nicki Brown, CNN Johnstown, Pa. (CNN) — Eian Anderson was dreading coming back to campus this fall. “I was thinking, how can I convince some 18-year-old, fresh out of high school, ‘Hey! Come spend the whole day talking to people you don’t know over the phone for Joe Biden’?” the 22-year-old
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El fiscal general de California, Rob Bonta, presentó este lunes una demanda contra ExxonMobil que afirma que la empresa llevó a cabo una “campaña de engaño durante décadas” en la que el gigante del petróleo y el gas engañó al público sobre las ventajas del reciclaje de plástico. De acuerdo con
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. Only one of the six Trump supporters who were sued in
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. Only one of the six Trump supporters who were sued in
Continue Reading GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body along a Michigan freeway. Twenty-five-year-old Brandon Ortiz Vite entered the plea in a Grand Rapids courtroom and is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 31. His girlfriend, Ruby Garcia, was found
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Hezbollah es un grupo islamista respaldado por Irán con una de las fuerzas paramilitares más poderosas de Medio Oriente. La base principal del grupo se encuentra en la frontera entre Israel y el Líbano, donde las repercusiones de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas han sido palpables. Hezbollah e Israel han
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they call a sweeping campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and campus protests earlier this year. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations made the allegations in a complaint filed last week with the state Public Employment Relations
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas jury clears 5 ‘Trump Train’ members over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter and finds 1 driver liable in civil trial.
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Associated Press A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of a monumental recovery effort that has been ongoing following the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon blaze was spawned in 2022 by a pair of botched prescribed burns
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ginger G. and L. Frederick Francis Foundation just gifted $2 million to UTEP’s Woody L. Hunt College of Business. The gift founds the Rick and Ginger Francis Endowed Deanship. The deanship will provide resources to retain and recruit talent to lead the college. “The Hunt College of Business has
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — This is the 24th season in a row that there will not be a repeat World Series champion, and Bruce Bochy knows firsthand how hard it is trying to win back-to-back titles — or even getting back to the playoffs the following season. “I should know because I’m
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania health care system this month agreed to pay $65 million to victims of a February 2023 ransomware attack after hackers posted nude photos of cancer patients online, according to the victims’ lawyers. It’s the largest settlement of its kind in terms of per-patient compensation for victims of
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