By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Former Trump White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin had weeks of discussions with Justice Department prosecutors before their Washington, DC, grand jury appearance on Friday, people briefed on the matter tell CNN. The purpose of those talks was to outline the types of questions the two men
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland about the search of former President Donald Trump‘s home at Mar-a-Lago requesting that Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify in public and provide documents Republicans have requested relating to the search, as congressional GOP pressure on the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer The Chicago Bears say President and CEO Ted Phillips will retire at the end of the season after nearly 40 years with the franchise. Phillips, an accountant by trade, joined the Bears as the team’s controller in 1983 and spent four years in that position before moving up the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Approximately 14,400 strollers manufactured by UPPAbaby are being recalled because of a risk of amputating children’s fingers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a release Thursday that the rear brakes on the brand’s All-Terrain Ridge Jogging strollers have “openings that can cause amputation or laceration if a non-occupant child’s
Continue ReadingBy WDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story HARVEY, Louisiana (WDSU) — A man accused of killing an area realtor was found guilty of murder Thursday night. A Jefferson Parish jury found Jalen Harvey guilty in the killing of Joseph Vindel. Vindel was trying to sell a dirt bike on Facebook Marketplace when
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Many U.S. states barely use laws they have on the books that give them the power to take guns away from people threatening to kill, an Associated Press analysis found, a trend blamed on a lack of awareness of the laws and resistance by some police to enforce them even
Continue ReadingBy John Atwater Click here for updates on this story COHASSET, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts town is alerting residents after two reported coyote incidents, including one where a man and his unleashed dogs were attacked by a coyote. Cohasset police said they received two reports of incidents involving coyote interactions last Saturday. Police officers
Continue ReadingBy Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story LAUREL, Maryland (WBAL) — A man who authorities said lured seagulls to a Laurel parking lot and then ran them over in January 2020 will not face jail time. Because of COVID-19 court delays, the suspect didn’t make it to court until earlier this year,
Continue ReadingBUFORD, Ga. (AP) — At least one person was stabbed and another shot at the Mall of Georgia outside Atlanta. Police say the incident happened Friday when a suspected thief began smashing jewelry counters inside the Macy’s store at the mall. News outlets report the suspect then stabbed at least one person and a Gwinnett
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted another negative review of a closely watched drug for the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS. The FDA review comes ahead of a rare meeting next week where drugmaker Amylyx will have a second opportunity to make a public case
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Area veterans, homeless and low-income residents were offered help and support Friday during a Stand Down & Resource Fair, held at the Bend Elks Lodge, the first time the event had been held since 2019.
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon offer abortions in certain cases and abortion counseling to veterans, regardless of state laws. It’s the latest move taken by the Biden administration to expand abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to eliminate the federal right to an abortion earlier
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A series featuring some of the best offensive stars in the WNBA has so far been defined by … defense? Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson have played like the two best players in the league as Seattle and Las Vegas split the first two games of
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari has torn the ACL in his left knee. Such injuries typically involve a recovery process of up to a year, meaning it would be unlikely for the veteran to play this season. Gallinari tore the same ligament in 2013. The Celtics
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, Mostafa Salem and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Iranian Navy seized two US Navy maritime drones in international waters in the Red Sea on Thursday. The drones were eventually released, but a US defense official says the incident looks like an escalation of Iranian hostile actions against the United States. Earlier this week,
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s energy crisis loomed larger Friday after Russian energy giant Gazprom said it couldn’t resume the supply of natural gas through a major pipeline to Germany for now. The company cited what it said was a need for urgent maintenance work to repair key
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The uncrewed Artemis I mission is ready for another launch attempt this weekend. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are scheduled to lift off between 2:17 and 4:17 p.m. ET Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although there is no crew aboard, the mission is the first
Continue ReadingCUMBERLAND, Va. (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States says it has removed the last group of beagles from a troubled breeding facility in Virginia. The facility in Cumberland planned to sell the dogs to animal testing labs. But it was cited by federal officials for violating the Animal Welfare Act. The Humane
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least eight prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide or in as yet unexplained accidents since late January, with six of them associated with Russia’s two largest energy companies. Four of those six were linked to the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom or one of its subsidiaries, while the
Continue ReadingSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers intends to play basketball for Connecticut in the 2023-24 season after recovering from an ACL injury and surgery that’s sidelined her this season. Speaking on campus Thursday for the first time since being hurt, Bueckers was adamant that she won’t enter the 2023 WNBA Draft. The 21-year-old Bueckers had
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