By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking an order that would prevent Donald Trump from making “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and other people involved in the criminal case charging the former president with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team said in
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six Democratic governors are warning the Biden administration that offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance. Offshore wind is cornerstone of strategies to fight climate change by moving away from burning fossil fuels. The governors wrote to Biden on Wednesday asking him
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and starved in Georgia, authorities said. The victim was a woman in her
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The temperatures will be in the upper 80s to low 90s over the high desert this weekend and that, coupled with the dry air, is a recipe for rapid fire growth. The existing fire scenario is still problematic as the Lookout and Bedrock fires are still burning vast areas along their respective perimeters. The Petes
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the efforts it has already begun.
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KPIX) — Communities across California, including several in the Bay Area, are receiving more than $100 million in federal grants to plant and maintain trees aimed at alleviating the effects of extreme heat. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla announced Friday that the U.S.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un riñón de cerdo funcionó con éxito en un cuerpo humano durante aproximadamente dos meses, lo que constituye el caso documentado más largo de un xenotrasplante de este tipo. En julio, investigadores de NYU Langone Health trasplantaron un riñón de cerdo genéticamente modificado al cuerpo de un hombre de
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON GLENN Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A juvenile was shot in Sacramento late Thursday night, and now police are searching for his assailant. Just after 11 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of a shooting in the 1200 block of Front Street where a juvenile said he
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County is entering into an agreement with a private company to reopen the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The county is contracting with Adelphoi, a private company, to begin operating the center at the start of the new year. “The opening of
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, in his weekly interview with “The Pat McAfee Show,” described his season-ending injury that quickly ended what he thought would be an exciting debut with the team. Rodgers, who tore his Achilles tendon Monday night in his first game with
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday. The additional interviews are the result of an internal
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff’s deputies fatally shot his cousin in a violent drug raid. But a jury on Thursday concluded her death wasn’t his fault. Gunfire erupted inside Varshan Brown’s home in May 2021 when Camden County
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment — even though he has raised taxes on businesses at home. President William Ruto made the appeal in an address to leading U.S. technology companies and investors on Friday in San Francisco, highlighting investment opportunities
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A felony case stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot appears to have been resolved in secret, with the man released from federal custody this week despite no public record of a conviction or sentencing. Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lazar was arrested in July 2021
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the streets next week to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office. In an interview with The Associated Press, Arévalo says he has tried to stop those who want to
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A Connecticut city alderman facing criminal charges that he entered the U.S. Capitol with a mob of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, has narrowly won the Republican mayoral primary in Connecticut’s smallest city. The final results were announced following a recount on Friday. Gino DiGiovanni Jr. upset Republican Mayor Richard
Continue ReadingLYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A prospective student’s lawsuit alleges that a Virginia Military Institute cadet sexually assaulted her during an overnight open house. The Roanoke Times reports that the suit filed in U.S. District Court states that the woman, then a high school student, was assigned a cadet host with whom she shared a room
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general is calling for nations to build a world that is more fair for developing countries, as he kicks off a summit in Cuba of the G77 group of emerging economies plus China. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that while many of the countries of the G77 have helped
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Jeezy has filed for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai after two years of marriage. Court records show the 45-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, filed to end his marriage on Thursday in Georgia. The filing says “the marriage of the
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At the first sign of fire, Forest Service staff get boots on the ground to see what areas need to be closed. Casey Andrews, dispersed recreation team lead for the Deschutes National Forest, says they block off trails, create detours, and sweep the affected areas for hikers.
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