By Eric Levenson, CNN The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously approved Republican US Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska as the university’s new president Tuesday in the face of faculty and student criticism over the secretive search process, his limited relevant experience and his past criticisms of same-sex marriage. Ahead of the vote, Sasse
Continue ReadingBy Dana Kozlov Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Fourteen people – including three children – were shot during a mass shooting Monday night on the city’s West Side. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. at California Avenue and Polk Street in Lawndale, Police Supt. David Brown said. Fourteen people were
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story BENICIA, California (KPIX) — A Benicia man was being held on burglary and other charges after he was arrested over the weekend while hiding inside a bedroom closet in possession of a folding knife and a roll of duct tape. Benicia police said Timothy Allen
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story PACIFIC GROVE, California (KPIX) — For the third time this year, there has been a close encounter between someone in the water and a large shark off the shoreline in Pacific Grove. Fortunately, this time the surfer escaped injury. Authorities said the latest encounter took
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wide receiver Chase Claypool is heading to the Chicago Bears. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded Claypool to Chicago for a second-round pick in the 2023 draft. The person spoke to the AP on condition of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man in connection with the killing of 25-year-old Sandra DiFelice, nearly 42 years after her death. Paul Nuttall, 64, was arrested on charges of “open murder” with the use of a deadly weapon, sexual assault with the use of a deadly weapon
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from the company’s board earlier this year, but he’s staying involved with the social platform following its takeover by Elon Musk. Dorsey rolled over his more than 18 million shares in Twitter (a roughly 2.4% stake) into the new Musk-owned company
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Uno de los festivales musicales más conocidos a nivel mundial regresa con su edición en Argentina: el Lollapalooza. El Hipódromo de San Isidro vuelve a recibir el evento entre el 17 y el 19 de marzo de 2023. Los organizadores de Lollapalooza Argentina 2023 anunciaron a mediados de octubre
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Auburn coach Bryan Harsin released a statement a day after getting fired amid his second season expressing his disappointment. But he praised the team for staying together despite what he called “considerable challenges and outside noise.” Auburn fired Harsin after a tenure in which he went 9-12, struggled against Power
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the agency has “engaged in a review” of the incident and said the current political climate calls for more resources for the physical safety of members of Congress, in the aftermath of the attack on Paul Pelosi in San Francisco last week. “We believe
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor has accused a longtime associate of Donald Trump of lying to a jury over how he used his access to the former president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates. Tom Barrack’s lawyer said his client had no reason to
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, Camilo Rocha, Julia Jones, Hira Humayun and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he would “continue to fulfill all the commandments of our constitution” in a short speech at the presidential palace in Brasilia, after days of silence following his election loss to the leftist former leader Luiz
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, NM (AP) — This was a land of dense forests. A creek cascading through ponds in a canyon. A valley of sage and juniper with shady cottonwood galleries and many gardens. For thousands of years, the Tewa people of Kha’p’o Owingeh — Valley of
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, NM (AP) — This was a land of dense forests. A creek cascading through ponds in a canyon. A valley of sage and juniper with shady cottonwood galleries and many gardens. For thousands of years, the Tewa people of Kha’p’o Owingeh — Valley of
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, NM (AP) — This was a land of dense forests. A creek cascading through ponds in a canyon. A valley of sage and juniper with shady cottonwood galleries and many gardens. For thousands of years, the Tewa people of Kha’p’o Owingeh — Valley of
Continue ReadingBy SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The president of Moldova has pledged to keep her country on a pro-Western course despite struggling under pressure of what she called Russia’s energy and political “blackmail.” President Maia Sandu addressed Romania’s Parliament while visiting the European Union member country on Tuesday. She said, “We are
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia says it has placed troops on the border with Kosovo on a heightened state of alert after a dispute over car license plates threatened to further escalate tensions between the two Balkan foes. Earlier Tuesday, Kosovo authorities warned members of the ethnic Serbian minority living in the former Serbian province
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Gabby Orr, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection is “in discussions” with former President Donald Trump’s attorneys about testifying under oath in the probe, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the vice chairwoman of the panel, said Tuesday. Cheney’s comments came days after CNN
Continue ReadingCNN, WPLG, WSVN By Dakin Andone, CNN Anguished survivors of the Parkland school shooting and grieving relatives of victims faced the gunman in court before he’s sentenced to life in prison, testifying Tuesday about the loved ones and sense of security he stole from them, and expressing anger over a jury’s decision not to recommend
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN & CARA ANNA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which are accused of carrying out deadly terrorist acts on civilians including car bombings. The move to freeze and
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