By Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the New York attorney general’s office both proposed that retired Judge Barbara Jones serve as the monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s financial statements. Attorneys for both camps were required to submit their nominations of who should serve in the monitor position by Thursday after
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday denied a petition for a hearing on new evidence in the case of death row inmate Richard Glossip, convicted of a 1997 murder committed by someone else. At trial, prosecutors said Glossip, a motel manager, ordered another employee to kill
Continue ReadingRALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Conference USA’s new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS will include midweek scheduling of football games throughout October. More than half of the C-USA membership is turning over in the next year. The league is trying to increase visibility similarly to the way the Mid-American Conference has
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Juventus could end the year in the top four in Serie A despite a bad start to the season. Moise Kean’s goal was enough for Juventus to win 1-0 at bottom club Hellas Verona and move third in the league standings. It is two points below
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender list, according to a settlement Idaho has reached to resolve a two-year-old lawsuit. The Idaho State Police will also pay
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — A la selección danesa masculina de fútbol se le prohibió usar camisetas de entrenamiento con mensajes de derechos humanos en la próxima Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2022 en Qatar. El CEO de la Federación Danesa de Fútbol (DBU), Jakob Jensen, reveló la prohibición en una entrevista con la
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday that democracy met the test on Election Day after warning ahead of the races that the nation’s future would be at stake when Americans cast their ballots earlier this week. Though neither the US House or Senate majorities have been called for either
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The Kansas State Board of Education is recommending that school districts end the use of Native America mascots and branding. The board approved a motion Thursday that asked districts with Native American mascots to retire them as soon as possible, but no longer than in three to five years. Board
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A battleground race between newbies aiming to fill retiring U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos’ seat in Illinois’ 17th district tipped in Democrat Eric Sorensen’s favor, representing a key win for the party as it tries to maintain control of Congress. Sorenson, a meteorologist from Rockford, defeated
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape. The jury also plans to award additional punitive damages. The verdict in the civil case came Thursday in one of several #MeToo-era cases
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada voters have adopted what is widely considered the most comprehensive state version of the Equal Rights Amendment in the nation. It’s a sweeping update that could put protections in place in the state Constitution for people who have historically been marginalized. Nevada’s Equal
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers linked to Russia’s military were very likely behind ransomware attacks last month on Ukrainian and Polish transportation and logistics organizations, Microsoft said Thursday. The revelation will raise concerns in Washington and European capitals that allies supporting Ukraine against Russia’s invasion could face greater cyber threats from Moscow. Poland is a
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS and NUHA DOLBY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This week’s ballot had an unspoken candidate — American democracy. Two years of relentless attacks on democratic traditions by former President Donald Trump and his allies left the country’s future in doubt, and voters responded. Many of the candidates who supported the lie that
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press A deeply personal collection of love letters in which a teenage Bob Dylan tells his high-school sweetheart that he envisions changing his name and selling a million records is going up for sale in Boston. The Hibbing, Minnesota, boy — still known then as Bob Zimmerman — wrote the 42
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Christian Pulisic heads to the World Cup a man of few minutes. Pulisic is coming off an unsatisfying and unsettled club season as he prepares to go to Qatar with the United States. He’s started just five of Chelsea’s 22 games going into this weekend’s pre-tournament finale, playing a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel says it still hurts to think about the icy reception the last time he was in Buffalo, in March. That was his second game against his former team after he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. The former Sabres captain is back
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Tournament favorite Lorenzo Musetti was eliminated from the Next Gen ATP Finals on Thursday as he lost his final group match in straight sets to Jack Draper. The third-seeded Draper took less than an hour to prevail 4-1, 4-0, 4-3 (3) despite playing in front of a partisan home crowd supporting Musetti.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has taken some hits in the aftermath of the midterm elections, but the unkindest cuts may have come from a source that was once among his biggest backers — the media empire of magnate Rupert Murdoch. The New York Post’s front
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Indianapolis Colts have lost three consecutive games, and the Las Vegas Raiders went 0-2 on their most recent road trip. Indianapolis is going through major changes with Jeff Saturday taking over as interim coach and second-year pro Sam Ehlinger starting for the third game in a row. There hasn’t been
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals that have over decades found their way into waterways and human bloodstreams. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Thursday against the
Continue Reading