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Month: September 2023

Lawsuit by Islamic rights group says US terror watchlist woes continue even after names are removed

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawsuit filed by an Islamic civil rights group challenges the constitutionality of the government’s terror watchlist and says Muslims face negative repercussions even after they are able to clear their name off the list. One of the plaintiffs in the case is the Muslim mayor of

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Michigan State tells football coach Mel Tucker it will fire him for misconduct with rape survivor

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker on Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy in a sordid case that dates back more than a year. “The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present

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Kim Petras surprise releases previously shelved debut album ‘Problematique,’ featuring Paris Hilton

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Petras fans, the wait is over — the Grammy-winning pop star has surprise released her previously shelved and partially leaked debut album, “Problematique.” The album dropped Monday. Petras tells The Associated Press she was heartbroken when the music was partially leaked and eventually scrapped,

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Raffensperger said former president ‘didn’t do anything wrong’ on their 2021 phone call

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has long been a pointed critic of former President Donald Trump’s conduct on a January 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump told numerous lies about supposed election fraud and pressured Raffensperger to somehow “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in

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El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, pleads not guilty to drug and money laundering charges at initial Chicago court appearance

By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded not guilty to drug and money laundering charges Monday afternoon. Making his first court appearance since being extradited from Mexico on Friday, Guzmán López wore an orange jumpsuit and restraints at the Dirksen United States Courthouse

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Former Missouri police officer who shot into car gets probation after guilty plea

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation for shooting into a fleeing vehicle several times and wounding the driver. Matthew Schanz pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced Monday. As part of the plea agreement, Schanz must surrender his state law enforcement certification until

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Utah private prison company returns $5M to Mississippi after understaffing is found at facilities

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Auditor Shad White says a private prison company has returned $5.1 million to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for failing to provide enough workers at prisons it was operating. White said on Monday that Utah-based Management & Training Corporation sent the money to the department last week. The auditor’s office

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Ovidio Guzmán, hijo extraditado del Chapo, se declara inocente de cargos de narcotráfico ante una corte de EE.UU.

macamilarincon (CNN) ––  Ovidio Guzmán López, hijo del narcotraficante Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, compareció este lunes ante una corte de Estados Unidos, donde se declaró inocente de cargos de narcotráfico y lavado de dinero. En su primera comparecencia, tres días después de que lo extraditaran desde México el pasado 15 de septiembre, Guzmán López apareció

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