By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democrats’ choice in a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race says she would not hear cases brought by the Wisconsin Democratic Party because it has donated $2.5 million to her campaign. But her Republican-backed opponent would not make a similar pledge for cases brought by the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story IRVINE, California (KABC) — Hundreds of students from the Irvine Unified School District were able to return home on Monday after getting snowed in at science camps in the San Bernardino Mountains. Students left for the camps last Tuesday and were supposed to return Friday,
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana has gone on trial on insider trading charges. He’s accused of illegally garnering stock windfalls by exploiting his consulting clients’ corporate secrets years after he left Congress. Buyer’s lawyers counter that he was a stock market buff who did
Continue ReadingBy Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — For 59 homeless veterans in Los Angeles County, a new facility will offer them a comfortable place to stay as they try to get back on their feet. As part of a multistep plan to fix the city’s homeless problem, the
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN Guy Savoy, who has been praised as the world’s best chef, has lost one of his Michelin stars. His Monnaie de Paris restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars by the Michelin Guide in 2002, according to the restaurant, and maintained the status for two decades. The restaurant jointly topped Paris-based guide La
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US intelligence community cannot link any cases of the mysterious ailment known as “Havana Syndrome” to a foreign adversary, ruling it unlikely that the unexplained illness was the result of a targeted campaign by an enemy of the US, according to a US intelligence assessment published on
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn Ryan Reynolds is about to have a nice payday. T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it’s buying budget wireless provider Mint Mobile in a larger deal for up to $1.35 billion. The acquisition of Mint Mobile’s parent Ka’ena Corporation will also include Ultra Mobile, an international calling service, and wireless wholesaler Plum. Reynolds,
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Prepare to see ChatGPT responses in even more places. OpenAI is opening up access to its ChatGPT tool to third-party businesses, paving the way for the viral AI chatbot to be integrated into numerous apps and services. The company on Wednesday said developers can now access ChatGPT’s application programming
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Residents of low-income New Jersey communities that would get a second gas-fired power plant are urging the governor to stop the project. They say it flies in the face of an environmental justice law that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed over two years ago. The law
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A man who caused significant injury to a two-month-old child has been placed on felony probation. Colton Michael Hart, 21, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of injuring a child after reaching a plea agreement with the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office.
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was grilled last week over his decision to remain on the board of directors of Fox News’ parent company after damning court documents showed that the right-wing network knowingly peddled election lies to its audience. In the interview, conducted by conservative commentator Charlie Sykes at
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Medical licensing officials in multiple states are scrambling to stop nurses with fraudulent academic credentials from caring for patients, after three Florida schools were accused of selling thousands of bogus diplomas. New York regulators told 903 nurses in recent weeks to either surrender their licenses or
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Medical licensing officials in multiple states are scrambling to stop nurses with fraudulent academic credentials from caring for patients, after three Florida schools were accused of selling thousands of bogus diplomas. New York regulators told 903 nurses in recent weeks to either surrender their licenses or
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world. The findings released Wednesday by U.S. intelligence officials cast doubt on the
Continue ReadingBy Joe Fisher Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WRAL) — Wake County school leaders talked about safety for the second time in February on Tuesday, hours after another threat was made against a school. The meeting happened as parents continue to express concerns about threats and several guns found at
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN French soccer legend Just Fontaine, who still holds the record for most goals scored by a player at a single World Cup, has died aged 89, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced. The former striker scored 13 goals in six matches at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, putting him joint-fourth
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN State prosecutors said in closing arguments of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial Wednesday that he was the only person who had the motive, means and opportunity to kill his wife and son in June 2021 — and that his lies afterward betrayed him. “People lie because they know they
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction. Jupiter will appear to shift westward, while a bright Venus will seem to move slowly in the other direction,
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Laura Ly, CNN New York has agreed to pay at least $21,500 to each of the hundreds of demonstrators at a 2020 George Floyd protest in the Bronx who were “arrested, detained, and/or subjected to force by police officers,” according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. The settlement, if
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Red Cross Cascades Region is urging people to roll up their sleeves and give blood or platelets after a late record snowfall forced the cancellation of more than two dozen drives, which resulted in the loss of nearly 700 units of blood. “We essentially lost a days’ worth of blood,”
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