By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly approved followup clarifications of their watershed criminal justice overhaul Thursday, appeasing critics by adding numerous offenses to a list of crimes that qualify a defendant to remain jailed while awaiting trial. Senate action followed by the House came
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly approved followup clarifications of their watershed criminal justice overhaul Thursday, appeasing critics by adding numerous offenses to a list of crimes that qualify a defendant to remain jailed while awaiting trial. Senate action followed by the House came
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten Officials in rural Cochise County, Arizona, on Thursday certified the results of the county’s midterm elections — ending a high-stakes confrontation with state officials over the county’s failure to sign off on election results by the legal deadline. The 2-0 vote came shortly after a judge ordered the county’s three-member board of
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna has been released from jail on $80,000 bond a day after he was arrested on five child pornography charges that police say included images images of a man having sex with a young girl. A judge set the bond and
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department’s investigation into the mishandling of government records from Trump’s time in the White House. The three-judge
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt, CNN Ann Johnson gave birth in the spring of 1984 in the hospital at Camp Lejeune, the sprawling Marine base on the North Carolina coast. But doctors did not bring baby Jacquetta straight to her mom. “I guess they were trying to prepare me for what she looked like,” Johnson told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN The NASA Orion spacecraft, the core of the Artemis I mission, is making a farewell pass by the moon on its historic journey before heading home to Earth. The capsule, which has spent the past 15 days traveling into deep space and making an unprecedented trek beyond the moon, fired up
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business CNN on Thursday executed sweeping layoffs and implemented a series of changes that impacted multiple divisions across the news organization, including ending live programming on HLN, the company’s chief executive, Chris Licht, said in a memo to employees. “The changes we are making today are necessary and will make us
Continue ReadingBy Rhondella Richardson Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Yes, the British royals fly commercial. The first overseas trip by the Prince and Princess of Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II began Wednesday. The UK royals’ appearance on board British Airways flight 213 plane bound for Boston came as
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — An 8-year-old Brookline boy dressed as a member of the British Royal Guard got to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday during their three-day tour in and around Massachusetts. Henry Dynov-Teixeira said he wore the costume on Halloween,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. It is the second time this year that Ye has been suspended from the platform over antisemitic posts. Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension by replying to Ye’s post of an unflattering photo
Continue ReadingBy Scott Simmons Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Early estimates from the National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornadoes touched down in Mississippi during Tuesday’s storm outbreak. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said two injuries were reported in Pike County and so far, there have been
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The ski racer to beat these days is Marco Odermatt of Switzerland. The 25-year-old’s combination of speed and smoothness allowed him to capture a giant slalom gold medal at the Beijing Games and an overall World Cup title last season. He has started strong
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — “We were talking about how he was very excited to buy his first car and how he was super excited to get his license. And he was 20 credits away from graduating high school.” Alexis Misener can still remember the last
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Glass Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Four years ago, Hank, who chose not to share his last name, was in great health, until he started losing weight and didn’t know why. “I discovered that it was this cholangiocarcinoma,” said Hank. “It has been progressing.” Cholangiocarcinoma is
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani along with Paul E. George, who served as the director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, were elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on Thursday. The trio will be inducted Jan. 28 during the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose,
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police have released the name of the man they believe damaged the field at FirstEnergy Stadium by driving a vehicle on it a few days before the Browns hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 21-year-old suspect, Anthony Robert Westley O’Neal, has not been arrested. While no charges have been field, police
Continue ReadingBy Emmet Lyons, Ken Olshansky and Haley Britzky, CNN The US should not be negotiating with Iran “on anything right now,” including a nuclear agreement, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “I would not be negotiating with Iran on anything right now, including the nuclear agreement,” Clinton told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Yes, the British royals fly commercial. The first overseas trip by the Prince and Princess of Wales since the death of Queen Elizabeth II began Wednesday. The UK royals’ appearance on board British Airways flight 213 plane bound for Boston came as
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó este jueves una legislación para evitar la suspensión de operaciones ferroviarias, luego de la grave advertencia del presidente Joe Biden acerca del peligro económico que implicaría una huelga. La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el acuerdo ferroviario tentativo este miércoles. La medida ahora se enviará al
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