By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The man who raped a woman with special needs during Mardi Gras in 2017 was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cecil Jackson pleaded guilty to first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse on Monday. According to prosecutors, the woman was staying
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Accusers in the upcoming New York City trial of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse teenage girls will testify using pseudonyms or first names to protect their privacy. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan made the decision Monday at a pretrial
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Radamel Falcao has been held scoreless as Rayo Vallecano’s winning run at home was halted by Celta Vigo in the Spanish league. The veteran Colombia striker scored the winner in Rayo’s win against Barcelona in the previous round but couldn’t capitalize on his chances in drawing
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Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Merica, CNN Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are closing their gubernatorial bids in Virginia’s closely watched off-year elections with strikingly similar tactics to the campaigns that brought them to this point. McAuliffe crisscrossed the state over the weekend, casting the Virginia elections as a chance for Democrats to validate their
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday that he and Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee in Virginia’s governor’s race, “get along very well together and strongly believe in many of the same policies.” Trump’s statement, the day before the election, urged his supporters to “get out and vote” for
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Novavax, Harley-Davidson rise; Moderna, Mirati fall.
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KPIX) — Halloween isn’t just about trick-or-treating or donning elaborate costumes for a night of partying. There are some who have a more socially-conscious way of observing All Hallows’ Eve. In Berkeley, there is Julie Twichell. “I care a lot about the environment
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jessica Simpson is celebrating a big milestone. The singer and entrepreneur on Monday shared a throwback photo of herself on Instagram to mark four years of being sober. “This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self discovery to
Continue ReadingTHE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move Friday comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking
Continue ReadingTHE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move Friday comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking
Continue ReadingTHE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move Friday comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers have toasted a trans-Atlantic agreement to end retaliatory tariffs that sank their European sales. Now comes the challenge of rebuilding brands that were stymied in Europe during the trade dispute. Distillers will have to ramp up distribution networks. They’ll also have to overcome
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers have toasted a trans-Atlantic agreement to end retaliatory tariffs that sank their European sales. Now comes the challenge of rebuilding brands that were stymied in Europe during the trade dispute. Distillers will have to ramp up distribution networks. They’ll also have to overcome
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A groundbreaking psychotherapist known as the father of cognitive therapy has died at age 100. The Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy confirms that Dr. Aaron Beck died peacefully in his sleep at his Philadelphia home on Monday. Cognitive therapy helps patients to identify and dismiss irrational negative thoughts about themselves. Beck
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says striker Sergio Aguero will be sidelined for at least three months after undergoing heart tests. The club says he has been “subjected to a diagnostic and therapeutic process” that won’t allow him to play for a while. It says “the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated in order to
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal on Monday said her caucus is ready to move forward on two bills key to President Joe Biden’s agenda “as soon as tomorrow,” a significant concession after previously seeking direct assurances from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on the
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the country’s foreign minister is at home in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus. The official IRNA news agency said the minister’s general condition is good. The report quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying Iran’s top diplomat is able to perform his work-related duties remotely.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is still trying to dig out from under a blizzard of canceled flights over the last few days. By midafternoon Monday, American had canceled more than 400 flights. It’s the fourth straight day of major disruptions at American, which canceled more than 1,000 flights
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that constitutional rights enshrined in Supreme Court decisions concerning gun rights, same-sex marriage, birth control and other contentious issues could be open to attack depending on how the court handled the Texas abortion ban cases that were in front of it Monday. The court’s attention in Monday’s arguments
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