By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles councilman who was entangled in a City Hall racism scandal but resisted President Joe Biden’s call to resign is running for reelection. The scandal last year shook public trust in government and led to the resignations of then-Los Angeles City Council
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer” every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important” issue to be resolved. Saudi
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — James Ray Epps, the man at the center of right-wing conspiracy theories that federal agents were involved in orchestrating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge for his actions that day. Appearing over a video conference, Epps pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — During a ceremony and press conference Wednesday in New York, seven drawings by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele were returned to the heirs of their former owner, Fritz Grünbaum, whose art collection was stolen by the Nazis during World War II. The early 20th century works were all “voluntarily
Continue ReadingBy KEN KUSMER and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Police say a suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children has died in a fiery crash in Oklahoma. They say 32-year-old Nathaniel Huey Jr. of Streamwood, Illinois, tried to elude authorities after a digital license plate detector spotted the vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years old. The simple structure — found along a riverbank in Zambia — is made up of two interlocking logs, with a notch deliberately crafted into the upper piece to allow them to fit together
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) anunció este miércoles el despido de su secretario general, Andreu Camps. El despido se produce tras un acuerdo anunciado entre la RFEF, las jugadoras y el Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) del Gobierno español para evitar una propuesta de boicot por parte de muchas
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia. He said that any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical.” Speaking before
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un juez federal rechazó la solicitud de Hunter Biden, hijo del presidente Joe Biden, para comparecer de manera virtual a la primera audiencia judicial de su caso relacionado con armas, y fijó inicialmente la lectura de cargos para el 26 de septiembre en Delaware. Sin embargo, posteriormente, el juez reprogramó la
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday adopted a controlled substance law after rejecting it earlier this summer, making the possession and public use of drugs such as fentanyl a gross misdemeanor. The council voted to approve the measure by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday, aligning the city’s code with a new state
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday adopted a controlled substance law after rejecting it earlier this summer, making the possession and public use of drugs such as fentanyl a gross misdemeanor. The council voted to approve the measure by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday, aligning the city’s code with a new state
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday that his administration is convening an AI governing board, publishing principles on the use of AI and developing
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, John Miller and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The suspects charged with murder at a Bronx day care center after several children were exposed to opioids are believed to be mid-level drug distributors, a federal law enforcement official told CNN. Grei Mendez, 36, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, face federal and state
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has ruled that Hunter Biden must appear in person for a hearing where he is expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation. The president’s son had asked to appear via
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — As studios and writers return to the bargaining table Wednesday, the economic impact of the months-long writers’ and actors’ strikes has surpassed a staggering $5 billion, and the pain is increasingly being felt across multiple industries, according to economists. In New York alone, the disruption of
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gambling regulators have fined the online sports betting company PointsBet $25,000, citing violations of New Jersey sports betting laws. Regulators said Wednesday that the violations included taking pre-match bets on soccer games that had already begun. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement also says the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of famous fiction writers joined the Authors Guild in filing a class action suit against OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the company’s technology is illegally using their copyrighted work. The complaint claims that OpenAI, the company behind viral chatbot ChatGPT, is copying famous works in acts
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday chose not to raise its key interest rate, the same decision it took following its September meeting, leaving its benchmark lending rate at its highest level in 22 years. Given that the Fed influences — directly or indirectly — interest rates on
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan made false claims in his opening remarks at a Wednesday hearing at which Jordan and other Republicans pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Justice Department’s handling of investigations into former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
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