By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even though the disgraced lawyer suggested an unusual way to split fees from a case the two had worked on together. Attorney Chris Wilson said he had no reason to be suspicious when Murdaugh
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN Yes, the seven floating stages during Rihanna’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show were theatrical and cool, but they also had a very practical purpose. And it had everything to do with the grass on the field. That’s according to Bruce Rodgers, the halftime show production
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France and David Close, CNN Instead of having “Love On The Brain,” Rihanna has had Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII halftime show on her mind. The superstar singer said Thursday that all her attention is going toward preparing for her performance. “I’ve been so focused on the Super Bowl that I totally forgot
Continue ReadingPALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man ended up in jail after authorities say he left his debit card at a gas station during a robbery. a Facebook post from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to an alarm at a closed Palm Coast gas station in the early morning of Feb.
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every New York City mayor has battled rats. But for the current mayor, Eric Adams, the war on vermin has taken a peculiar turn. Adams went before a hearing officer Thursday to contest tickets he got from his own health department for allegedly allowing broods
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The five students who make up the Redmond Proficiency Academy Nordic Ski Team have had a successful season so far, experiencing some top five and top 10 race finishes this winter, according to Coach Julie Howland.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of an oil pipeline says a faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek. Canadian-based TC Energy also estimated Thursday that the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden ha determinado que el presunto globo de vigilancia chino que atravesó Estados Unidos la semana pasada operaba con tecnología de vigilancia electrónica capaz de monitorear comunicaciones estadounidenses, según un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado. El globo “era capaz de realizar operaciones de recopilación
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini and Zayn Nabbi, CNN The organizers of the European Super League (ESL) have unveiled a revamped competition with “60 to 80 teams,” they announced in a statement on Thursday. The ESL was set up in 2021 by 12 European clubs with the intention to break away from European football’s governing body UEFA
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY and GABE STERN Associated Press MCCARRAN, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2 billion green energy loan from the Biden administration. Redwood Materials, a recycling venture founded by the former chief technology officer at Tesla, secured a conditional loan from the Energy Department’s
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una espectacular imagen de un leopardo de las nieves contemplando las montañas de la India ha sido elegida ganadora del Premio del Público al Fotógrafo de la Naturaleza del Año de este año. Un récord de 60.466 personas eligieron la imagen del fotógrafo alemán Sascha Fonseca titulada “El mundo del leopardo
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, Aditi Sangal and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest’s December meltdown was front and center at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, but there was little sign that members of Congress were in agreement on steps to take to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. Southwest’s CEO Bob Jordan did not attend, despite
Continue ReadingCNN, A&M RECORDS, COLUMBIA RECORDS, GETTY IMAGES, GRAMERCY PICTURES, NEW LINE CINEMA, TWENTY CENTURY FOX FILM PRODUCTION, ORION PICTURES, TRISTAR PICTURES By Lisa Respers France, CNN Burt Bacharach has one of the most impressive songbooks in the history of the music industry. And while he is incredibly well known for hits like “Walk on By”
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By Dave Alsup, CNN More than three months after the body of an American killed fighting alongside the Ukrainian military was retrieved from opposing forces, his family says his remains are back in the US after an arduous wait. Joshua Jones, a 24-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, traveled to fight alongside Ukraine after the Russian invasion
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The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday denied the Oregon attorney general’s petition to overturn a Harney County judge’s injunction and allow Measure 114 to go into effect.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) — A man who authorities say fired a shot at a co-worker is facing several charges. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says no one was seriously injured during the incident Thursday at the Lund Boat Company in New York Mills, Minnesota. Authorities say 21-year-old David Jeremiah Gadsen pulled out
Continue ReadingMexican authorities say former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna embezzled about $745 million from government technology contracts. García Luna is on trial in New York, accused of accepting millions of dollars to let the Sinaloa cartel traffic tons of cocaine to the U.S. Officials gave details Thursday on properties the Mexican government is seeking
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Senate has approved legislation designed to restrict where certain drag shows can take place, marking the latest bill state Republican leaders have advanced targeting LGBTQ people. Senate lawmakers on Thursday voted 26-6 in favor of the bill, with only Democrats opposing. The bill is slightly different than a version
Continue ReadingBy Karl de Vries and Clare Foran, CNN Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the assault of Rep. Angie Craig, who was attacked in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, DC, Thursday morning, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. Kendrick Hamlin, also known as Hamlin
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By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus
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