By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax’s attempt to throw out part of a defamation case brought by the election technology company Smartmatic against the right-wing network. Smartmatic sued Newsmax after the network repeatedly aired false claims about the 2020 election — specifically the lie that the company’s software
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The often-thick wildfire smoke lingering over the High Desert in recent weeks has had varied impacts on businesses, as NewsChannel 21’s Tracee Tuesday reports.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men’s basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men’s official competition; the U.S. has a 21-1 record in those games. It hasn’t always been as easy as it looks. The teams will meet in the bronze-medal game at the World Cup in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El grupo mercenario Wagner fue fundado por Yevgeny Prigozhin como una organización mercenaria en las sombras que luchaba en el este de Ucrania y, cada vez más, por otras causas que Rusia apoyaba en distintos lugares del mundo. CNN ha seguido a mercenarios de Wagner en la República Centroafricana, Sudán, Libia,
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Three of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case. The scene of Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and a notable former federal prosecutor, walking
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — En los últimos meses los mercenarios del grupo paramilitar ruso Wagner, liderados por Yevgeny Prigozhin, han cobrado notoriedad por su cada vez más importante rol en la invasión rusa de Ucrania, en la que han combatido codo a codo con las fuerzas regulares de Rusia, y al mismo tiempo por
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps. Republican Dave Yost’s office said Wednesday that the submission by the group Citizens Not Politicians failed to present a fair and truthful
Continue ReadingLAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with an Ohio school bus that left one student dead and more than a score of others injured is facing a criminal charge. Clark County Municipal Court records say 35-year-old Hermanio Joseph of Springfield is charged with fourth-degree vehicular homicide, a felony.
Continue ReadingBy VICTOR R. CAIVANO and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LOMA HERMOSA; Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities have reported a large number of arrests for lootings and attempted lootings in recent days, raising concerns about violence ahead of October presidential elections and prompting the president to appeal for calm. The arrests have prompted some business owners
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings — one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri — leading authorities to dig this week near his former Kansas property in Park City, authorities announced Wednesday. Osage County, Oklahoma, Undersheriff Gary Upton told
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two years on the market. An attorney for Epstein’s estate confirmed Tuesday that the ranch had been sold for an undisclosed price, and the proceeds would be used to help pay
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By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Someone’s luck is dangerously close to running out. A Mega Millions ticket purchased last year in Ames is worth $1 million, but the winner only has until Sept. 6 to claim the prize. The winning ticket was sold at The
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Zilka Click here for updates on this story PLUM, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The Plum community continues to come to terms with the explosion that claimed six lives. For the second day in a row, families gathered together for a special event Tuesday, focusing on kids. Students will start the new school year at
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to avoid arrest if they fail to turn themselves in by Friday’s deadline in the Georgia election subversion case. US District Judge Steve Jones declined the
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story BRADY, Wisconsin (WISN) — The victim in a pedestrian hit-and-run from back in May is getting back on his feet, after suffering life-threatening injuries. Quincy Alexander, 41, broke both his legs, multiple ribs and his hip when an SUV struck him on May 29, as
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage. A National Weather Service official says more dangerous heat is expected this week. The harsh heat wave has led to deaths, broken records, damaged Texas roads and water lines, and evacuated
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas dispatcher who was shot in the parking lot of a Little Rock-area ambulance service over the weekend has died. Cassandra Pena-Romero died on Wednesday from her injuries from Saturday’s shooting in the parking lot of the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services parking lot. Omar Pena-Romero, her estranged husband, was
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit that alleged widespread sexual, physical and mental abuse at a now-closed West Virginia boarding school for troubled youths has been settled for about $50 million. Attorneys announced the settlement Wednesday. It’s the second settlement of a lawsuit involving the former Miracle Meadows school in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, dumping heavy rains expected to trigger landslides and flooding in both countries. Rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flooded areas of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks. And
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Lauren Pazienza will be sentenced to eight years in prison and five years
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