MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say that a man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tennessee has been arrested. A two-day manhunt briefly unsettled a community in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains. Authorities say that Jason Dockery was arrested Thursday in Tennessee’s Union County outside Knoxville. He had fled to Virginia’s Lee County on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A last-minute legal challenge by Donald Trump’s lawyers could disrupt a trial scheduled for next month in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud lawsuit against the former president and his company. A state appeals court judge on Thursday ordered a potential postponement of
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together. Stress builds up and the rocks slip suddenly, releasing energy in waves
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Nobel Prize, an international award given yearly for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. October 2-9, 2023 – The Nobel Prizes are announced. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Los argentinos conviven con un nivel de inflación que no se registraba para un solo mes hace 32 años. Hay que viajar hasta el comienzo del plan de convertibilidad, en la década de 1990, para encontrar porcentajes similares. En aquel entonces, el país abandonaba un proceso de hiperinflación
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People in Oregon could start receiving the nation’s newest COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week after a federal advisory body earlier this week endorsed the updated shots for everyone 6 months or older.
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A former South Carolina attorney and longtime friend of Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to state charges related to helping the convicted murderer steal millions of dollars from his clients. Cory Fleming, 54, was sentenced in a Beaufort
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has once again rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps. Republican Dave Yost’s office said Thursday that the second submission by the group Citizens Not Politicians still fails to present
Continue ReadingBy Ross Levitt and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is “optimistic” that it could allow SpaceX to launch its mega rocket, Starship, by the end of October. Starship has been grounded since its inaugural test flight in April ended when the rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Amnistía Internacional señaló en un nuevo informe difundido este miércoles que los defensores de la tierra y del medio ambiente en México son criminalizados por autoridades de todos los niveles del Gobierno con el fin de disuadir y castigar protestas sociales. A partir del análisis de cuatro casos —dos en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un policía de Seattle está bajo investigación después de que su cámara corporal grabara una conversación telefónica sobre la muerte de una mujer atropellada por una patrulla, en la que el agente se ríe y dice que la víctima “tenía un valor limitado”, según el video y un comunicado del Departamento
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — David McCormick plans to run for U.S. Senate for a second time in Pennsylvania. According to people familiar with his plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to avoid disclosing private conversations, he plans to announce his candidacy next week for the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — A California school district agreed to pay $27 million to the legal guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally beaten at school in what the family’s attorneys say is the “the largest bullying settlement in the United States.” Diego Stolz was a student at Landmark
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is eulogizing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as a groundbreaking Latino politician and unorthodox master diplomat who could coax good things out of dictators and despots. Clinton was among those paying homage to Richardson during his funeral Mass on Thursday at
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week. On Friday, Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security adviser, confirmed the visit to the White House, which will take place on Thursday. His trip comes as
Continue ReadingCNN By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A Seattle police officer is under investigation after his body-worn camera captured a phone conversation following the death of a woman who was fatally struck by a police car in which the officer is laughing and says the victim “had limited value,” according to the footage and a
Continue ReadingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who authorities say is a member of an extremist group has been arrested in displaying a banner with swastikas on a highway overpass. Doing so is in violation of a new state law that makes it a crime to display images onto a structure without permission. The
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for claiming he doesn’t know who gave Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation that the former president awarded him. “It literally says President Trump awards commendation. Is this the immaculate commendation or something like that? Did this just happen
Continue ReadingBy Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — In 2019, then-Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vehemently criticized Democrats for initiating an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump without first passing a budget and securing government funding to prevent a shutdown. Fast forward four years later and McCarthy, now the House Speaker, is pushing
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Georgetown University and the Jesuits are pledging $27 million in donations to support the descendants of hundreds of enslaved people who were sold in the 19th century to fund the university, a non-profit announced on Wednesday. The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation said the gift includes $10 million from
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