By MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin says the state has reached a deal with Amazon Web Services for the company to invest $35 billion in new data centers. A spokeswoman for Youngkin called it the largest capital investment in Virginia history. Millions of dollars in incentives to
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Paula Reid, CNN The Justice Department signaled Friday it’s unlikely to share information about ongoing criminal investigations with the new GOP-controlled House, in a move that’s certain to frustrate Republicans in the chamber. In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan responding to a flurry of document requests,
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Criminal charges are expected to be formally filed by the end of the month against Alec Baldwin in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchinson on the “Rust” movie set in New Mexico. But, just one day after prosecutors announced they will charge the actor and the film’s armorer with involuntary
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Después de tres días de análisis, este jueves se constituyó el jurado en el juicio que enfrenta Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, en Nueva York. El exfuncionario, el de mayor rango juzgado en Estados Unidos, enfrenta la posibilidad de una sentencia de 20 años de cárcel o
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, Caitlin Hu and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chris Hipkins, New Zealand’s education minister, is bidding to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, after her shock resignation announcement earlier this week. Hipkins emerged as the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party on Saturday morning. The Labour Party
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Alphabet Inc., up $4.97 to $98.02. Google’s owner is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 6% of its workforce, the latest tech company to trim staff. Netflix Inc., up $26.72 to $342.50. Subscriber growth is surging again at the streaming video pioneer, an
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury has rejected a sex worker’s allegations that a former police chief in Virginia and three other officers protected a prostitution ring that she said trafficked her. In its verdict Friday, the civil jury found that the woman was not a victim of trafficking but
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Documents show that top Tennessee health officials attempted to oust Planned Parenthood from a program designed to prevent and treat HIV before deciding to forgo federal funding for it. According to a letter from Planned Parenthood, Tennessee’s Department of Health in November alerted the organization that
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Elizabeth Holmes made an “attempt to flee the country” by booking a one-way ticket to Mexico departing in January 2022, shortly after the Theranos founder was convicted of fraud, prosecutors alleged in a new court filing Friday. Holmes was convicted last January of defrauding investors while running the failed blood testing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seek answers to environmental, legal, and human rights questions as we explore facets of justice in February. Hear from the founder of a climate justice collective and stretch your budget with healthy recipe ideas. Learn about the future of water use in Oregon and discover free legal resources available through the
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The executive director of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s issues advocacy group is leaving to help run similar efforts for former Vice President Mike Pence, a defection that comes as both former Trump administration officials consider 2024 Republican presidential bids. Tim Chapman is taking over
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN A rough respiratory virus season in the US appears to be easing, as three major respiratory viruses that have battered the country for the past few months are finally all trending down at the same time. A new dataset from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the
Continue ReadingBy Rick Karle Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA (WVTM) — So you think we face some obstacles in our lives? Hoover, Alabama’s Ben Abercrombie is facing unfathomable obstacles, and he’s closing in on an amazing achievement after being paralyzed from the neck down for the last five years: He’s 18 months from
Continue ReadingBy Julia Jones and Elizabeth Hartfield, CNN Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos is strongly denying claims that he once performed as a drag queen. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” the New York congressman tweeted Thursday after a
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Supporters of taxes on the very rich contend that people are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a bigger appetite for what they’re calling “tax justice.” Bills announced Thursday in California, New York, Illinois, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington and Connecticut vary in their approaches to hiking taxes, but all revolve
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Ciara Gilliam died in August 2022 after taking a pill she thought was Xanax, but turned out to be laced with fentanyl. Now, her family and seven others across the country are suing Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, alleging
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story CASS COUNTY, Missouri (KMBC) — History was made Thursday when a Cass County judge expunged the marijuana possession conviction of Adam Mace. It’s the first time a possession conviction has been expunged since Missouri voters decriminalized marijuana in November. “And these are the great results
Continue ReadingBy Estevan Lopez Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks have announced that nearly all parks will reopen. PWFP says that they were able to remove winter storm hazards and debris in almost all county parks which will allow county parks to reopen
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the California home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents. It was an apparent attempt to gain access to the property where the founder of crypto exchange FTX is under house arrest. Lawyers for Bankman-Fried made the disclosure in a letter to U.S. District
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the California home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents. It was an apparent attempt to gain access to the property where the founder of crypto exchange FTX is under house arrest. Lawyers for Bankman-Fried made the disclosure in a letter to U.S. District
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