CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge could be facing discipline after he mocked an attorney in comments that he apparently did not realize were being broadcast live on YouTube. Cook County Judge William Raines made the comments about attorney Jennifer Bonjean after she appeared before him during a court call. Bonjean is a New York-based
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee has approved a bill championed by Gov. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. The Republican governor has aggressively pushed the bill this year. It received approval in the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee has approved a bill championed by Gov. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. The Republican governor has aggressively pushed the bill this year. It received approval in the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As a massive winter storm takes aim starting Friday at much of the eastern US, officials from the Southeast to New England are preparing for what could be crippling ice and heavy snow. More than 50 million people from the Midwest eastward are under winter weather alerts as
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — A partir del sábado, muchos estadounidenses pueden hacerse pruebas de covid-19 en casa sin costo a través de su seguro privado. Pueden obtener las pruebas caseras en farmacias, minoristas y vendedores en línea. El programa es parte del esfuerzo de la administración Biden para aumentar el acceso a las pruebas en
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN As the Justice Department’s January 6 investigation takes a new turn with the use — for the first time in the Capitol attack prosecutions — of the seditious conspiracy charge, the founder of the Oath Keepers and another individual facing the charge made their first appearances in court Friday. The Justice
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen and Curt Devine, CNN Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has spewed violent rhetoric and whipped up unsubstantiated fears about secret government plots and imminent civil war for more than a decade with the help of another purveyor of extremism: conspiracy monger and internet powerhouse Alex Jones. Jones, who has built a
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the nation’s biggest banks reported blowout profits for 2021 on Friday, helped by the improving economy and consumers and businesses willing to spend and take on loans. But Inflation is clouding the outlook for 2022, based on comments from bank executives to reporters
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Short track speedskating is already thrilling with its high-speed crashes and elbows flying. Now, there’s a new event adding to the chaos with its Olympic debut in Beijing. The 2,000-meter mixed team relay features a maximum of 12 teams with four skaters each battling it out over 18 laps.
Continue ReadingIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum is skipping his senior season and entering the NFL draft. The consensus All-American was the Big Ten’s offensive lineman of the year and received the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center. He also was a finalist for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy. Linderbaum started
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali’s military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years. The demonstrators in Bamako Friday shouted: “Down with imperialism, down with ECOWAS,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Freshman Jabari Smith and four transfers have helped turn Auburn into one of the nation’s hottest college basketball teams. Led by the potential No. 1 NBA draft pick Smith and four other newcomers, Pearl’s fourth-ranked Tigers have been rapidly ascending the rankings during a 12-game winning streak that’s tied
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state lawmaker says she plans to introduce legislation requiring all hockey players to wear a neck guard or a similar protective device during practice or games. The proposed legislation follows the death last week of a 10th-grade player, 16-year-old Benjamin Edward “Teddy” Balkind, whose neck was cut by a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Daniel Carlson’s latest clutch field goal for the Las Vegas Raiders earned him some fans from across the country. Carlson’s overtime winner from 47 yards on Sunday gave the Raiders a 35-32 win over the Chargers and clinched a playoff berth for the Pittsburgh Steelers by avoiding a tie. Steelers fans
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Around 75,000 New Mexico schoolchildren are missing school Friday for the second day after a cyber attack hit the state’s largest school district on Wednesday. At least five other school districts have suffered costly cyber attacks in the past two years,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefitted from Trump-era loosened water protections. However, some projects including a controversial Georgia mine will likely be able to escape new scrutiny. It’s the latest twist in a long-running dispute over the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Life is short and Dave Chappelle has been reminded of that with the death of his friend and fellow comedian, Bob Saget. In a video posted on TMZ Friday, Chappelle talks about the loss. According to the site, Chappelle was performing Thursday night at the Peppermint Club in West Hollywood
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A symbol of support for U.S. troops is now the centerpiece of a contentious free-speech debate in the small Connecticut town of Litchfield. Yellow ribbons had adorned trees on the Litchfield Town Green since the 2003 start of the war in Iraq. But the five remaining
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer The Netherlands typically dominates speedskating at the Winter Olympics. After all, it is the small country’s national sport. The Dutch won seven golds and 16 medals overall four years ago. But time the medals figure to be more evenly spread around. Host China, Japan, Canada, the Russian Olympic Committee
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN A judge has determined that Darrell Brooks, the man accused of careening his SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on November 21, 2021, killing six people and injuring more than 60 others, should face trial at a preliminary hearing Friday. There is “ample evidence on all fronts” that the
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