Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Darrell Brooks le dijo al jurado este martes durante los argumentos finales que él no embistió intencionalmente con una camioneta un desfile de Navidad en Waukesha, Wisconsin, el año pasado, que dejó seis muertos y decenas de heridos. Brooks se ha estado representando a sí mismo durante este juicio de aproximadamente
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Kit Maher, CNN The first and only debate between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz quickly devolved into a series of personal and biting attacks in what has become the highest stakes Senate race in the country. Throughout the night, Fetterman’s delivery was at times halting and repetitive,
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women. Soraya Peke-Mason from the liberal Labour Party was sworn in to Parliament on Tuesday, replacing former Speaker Trevor Mallard, who left to become ambassador to Ireland. With the resignation of another
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN officials say Syria is facing “acute violence,” the worst economic crisis since the war began in 2011, and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak with more that 24,000 suspected cases reported and at least 80 deaths. U.N. special envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday called the leak of his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade last spring a “grave betrayal” and “shock,” saying that it put the lives of some of the high court’s conservative justices at risk. In his most extended and direct
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and Brandon Duhaime scored the tiebreaker in the second period and added an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Eriksson Ek scored in the first period and added an empty-netter with 30 seconds left in the third. Marc-Andre Fleury
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Shayne Gostisbehere scored twice, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Zack Kassian, Jack McBain, Lawson Crouse and Dylan Guenther also scored for the Coyotes and Clayton Keller had two assists. Connor Ingram stopped 31 shots in his first win this season for
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul squared off with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin on Tuesday in their first and only pre-election debate, offering a series of tense and testy exchanges over crime, abortion rights, the 2020 presidential election and campaign finance ethics. Their one-on-one came as recent polls show a tightening race,
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils, and Ryan Graves had two assists. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Taylor Hall scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night to improve to 6-1. It was the third straight game-winning score for Hall, who had an overtime goal to
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her Republican challenger Tudor Dixon clashed on abortion rights in a debate Tuesday night, as Whitmer backed a referendum on ballots this fall that would amend the state constitution to guarantee abortion rights. Dixon said that referendum, if approved by voters, “would be the most
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One of two kayakers from Beaverton was critically injured after they were tossed in the Deschutes River when their kayak overturned at Cine Falls State Scenic Viewpoint west of Redmond late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Isa Kaufmann-Geballe, CNN Two men accused of assaulting people on New York subway platforms are facing charges, authorities said Tuesday. The incidents happened Friday and Sunday and are the latest high-profile violent events of the past few months — including some in its subway system — that have prompted city officials
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan fired head basketball coach Steve Masiello two weeks before the start of the season, the school announced. He has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant RaShawn Stores, a former Manhattan player under Masiello. Manhattan had been picked to finish second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force the top two lawyers from Donald Trump’s White House counsel’s office to testify about their conversations with the former President, as it tries to break through the privilege firewall Trump has used to avoid scrutiny
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia safety Dan Jackson is facing foot surgery that could end his season. Coach Kirby Smart says Jackson, tied for sixth on the team in tackles, won’t be available for No. 1 Georgia in Saturday’s game against Florida in Jacksonville. Jackson, a junior, has 16 tackles with one interception. Smart says
Continue ReadingBy MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fights over crime, abortion and the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection took center stage as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul faced her Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, in their only televised campaign debate. Zeldin vowed Tuesday to repeal liberal criminal justice reforms his first day in
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten Two counties in Western battleground states are moving forward with plans to hand count ballots in this year’s consequential midterm elections — a sign of the deep distrust of electronic vote tallying machines in some pockets of the country. The two Republicans on the three-member Cochise County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors this
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Matthew Perry opens up in his new book about his attention-getting relationship with Julia Roberts in the mid-1990s and the reason it came to an end. The actor recalls in his new memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” according to an excerpt published by the Times of London, that
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