By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is investigating whether Southwest Airlines knowingly scheduling more flights than it could handle in December, when it ended up canceling nearly 17,000 flights. The Transportation Department says scheduling too many flights would violate federal laws against deceptive practices. The department said Wednesday it’s
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — On Ian Schweitzer’s first morning of freedom Wednesday, he woke up in a hotel room, looked over the balcony at the ocean and took in the beauty of the island he had been away from for over 20 years while imprisoned for a 1991 killing and
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband will be released to the public after a judge on Wednesday denied prosecutors’ request to keep it secret. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ruled there was no reason to keep the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the trial of a man charged with killing eight people along a Manhattan bike path have asked a judge if he will face new charges if they acquit him. Defense lawyers admit Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people with a rental truck on Halloween 2017.
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN This week, Microsoft confirmed it’s planning to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new chatbot tool ChatGPT. The prospect of Microsoft, maker of software that people mostly hate, getting involved with ChatGPT, a product people generally like, is raising a lot of eyebrows. Almost immediately, people began
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN This week, Microsoft confirmed it’s planning to invest billions in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new chatbot tool ChatGPT. The prospect of Microsoft, maker of software that people mostly hate, getting involved with ChatGPT, a product people generally like, is raising a lot of eyebrows. Almost immediately, people began joking
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO, AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — The police chief in the California city where 20 people were shot at a ballroom dance hall, 11 fatally, has defended his decision not to warn the public for hours that a killer was on the loose. Monterey Park Chief
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Evan Perez, CNN The roughly 12 classified documents found at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence included materials described as background briefing memos that were prepared for Pence’s foreign trips, multiple sources told CNN. One source said some of those classified documents were likely
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Of all the questions swirling around U.S. Rep. George Santos, one of the most serious has been how he amassed the personal fortune he used to finance his campaign. The Republican filed new campaign finance reports Tuesday suggesting that maybe some of the money wasn’t
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE, DEEPA BHARATH and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Among the 11 people killed when a gunman opened fire during a Lunar New Year celebration at a Los Angeles-area dance hall popular with older Asian Americans were a family’s beloved aunt, a retired man who decided to return to school and the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Otro testigo de la Fiscalía en el juicio contra Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, declaró este miércoles sobre la supuesta complicidad de la ahora extinta Policía Federal mexicana con el Cártel de Sinaloa. Este es el tercer día de testimonios en el juicio por narcotráfico que
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Abortion rights proposals have been front and center in Olympia, Washington, this week as state lawmakers heard hours of public testimony on seven proposals that would reinforce abortion access. The emphasis on four legislative committees hearing testimony on abortion bills Tuesday was intended to demonstrate majority Democrats’ support for abortion rights
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Abortion rights proposals have been front and center in Olympia, Washington, this week as state lawmakers heard hours of public testimony on seven proposals that would reinforce abortion access. The emphasis on four legislative committees hearing testimony on abortion bills Tuesday was intended to demonstrate majority Democrats’ support for abortion rights
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a new life in Memphis, Tennessee. That life was tragically cut short earlier this month after a violent arrest by five officers with the Memphis Police. Now, as attention
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La ONG venezolana Provea resaltó este miércoles su preocupación luego de que la Asamblea Nacional de ese país, de mayoría chavista, aprobara el martes en primera discusión una ley que, a su juicio, establece controles más estrictos para que estas organizaciones lleven a cabo su trabajo. Provea aseguró en Twitter
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At first glance, Scout might look like he’s a typical, playful pup, but this 18-month-old, black Lab is developing a nose for crime. Meet the newest member of the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Conservation K-9 team, based in Bend, and his human partner.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN At first, Brandon Tsay froze when a gunman aimed a firearm at him, he said. He was sure those would be his last moments. But then something came over Tsay, who was working the ticket counter in the lobby of his family’s Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, a dance hall in
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Autoridades de Colombia investigan el homicidio de Valentina Trespalacios, de 23 años, hecho por el que fue detenido su novio John Poulos en Panamá cuando estaba por viajar hacia Estambul, informó la Policía Nacional tras recibir una alerta de Interpol. En la madrugada del pasado domingo, un reciclador encontró el cuerpo
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN It’s been a problem for the ages but Cameroonian soccer great Samuel Eto’o appears determined to stamp it out. Cameroon sealed its qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations’ Under-17s tournament with a 2-0 win against the Republic of Congo 2-0 on January 15, but the squad which won that
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN The US Transportation Department said it is in the early stages of an investigation into the Southwest Airlines holiday travel meltdown in December. The probe includes an examination of whether Southwest is scheduling more flights than it can handle. “DOT is in the initial phase of a rigorous
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