By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gag order in Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington bars him and anyone else involved in the case from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff or “any reasonably foreseeable witness.” The order does not name potential witnesses who are
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education is penalizing one of its student loan servicing contractors for failing to send billing statements on time to 2.5 million borrowers earlier this month when payments resumed after a more than three-year pause. More than 800,000 federal student loan borrowers were late making their
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continued advocating for including aid for Ukraine in the national security supplemental, while introducing Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova at an event Monday in Louisville, Kentucky. Across the Capitol, newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to advance a bill this week that only provides
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Digital Team Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison has already been acquitted of state charges involving the death of Breonna Taylor, but his federal trial starts Monday. Hankison is charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor and others during a
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — A Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba has been returned from the U.S. to Peru to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for murdering a Peruvian woman. Joran van der Sloot arrived in Lima on Tuesday in the custody of
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WCVB) — Maine residents have been visiting a growing memorial outside Just-in-Time Recreation, one of Wednesday night’s mass shooting scenes. Eighteen people were killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston. According to Maine State Police officials, seven people died Wednesday night at Just-In-Time
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Retired tennis star Pete Sampras has gone public with his wife’s cancer diagnosis. The usually private Sampras shared the information that his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, has ovarian cancer via a statement posted by the ATP Tour on X, formerly known as Twitter. “As most have come to
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he traveled to Prague with the intent to rape a minor. The four-page indictment against former state Sen. Ray Holmberg also charges him with one count of receiving images depicting child sexual
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Pilar has already caused two deaths in El Salvador as it meanders off the Pacific coast. Pilar is bringing the threat of flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday that Pilar was located
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s high court has suspended of the opposition’s entire primary election process, including its result. It is the latest challenge by the government of Nicolás Maduro to its adversaries ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The court on Monday ruled the opposition’s Oct. 22 contest
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will stand trial on securities fraud charges in April. The trial date set by a judge Monday comes more than eight years after the Republican was indicted over accusations that he duped investors in a tech startup. The scheduling of the trial comes at a moment when
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Leon Cooperman, the hedge fund billionaire who has famously clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her proposed wealth tax, is cautioning voters against returning Donald Trump to the White House. “It would be terrible for the country if Donald Trump were reelected,” Cooperman told CNN in
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shootings across the U.S. over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11 people dead and more than 70 injured. Authorities say the deaths between Friday and Sunday included two in Tampa, Florida, three in Texarkana, Texas, and two each in Dodge City, Kansas;
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 10.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.31/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 41.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 58.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Borghi Click here for updates on this story EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Maine, a group of dogs is answering the call to offer comfort and support to those struggling. Zodiac, 3, is fresh off a plane at Boston’s Logan International Airport from Cleveland. The
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Borghi Click here for updates on this story EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Maine, a group of dogs is answering the call to offer comfort and support to those struggling. Zodiac, 3, is fresh off a plane at Boston’s Logan International Airport from Cleveland. The
Continue ReadingBy Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over the Bosphorus strait lighting up the Istanbul skyline. During the day, naval ships sailed the famous waterway in a show of military might but also a signal of
Continue ReadingBy Jason Rantala Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Swiftie skeletons bring joy to Southwest Minneapolis Demons, spiders and skulls are all traditional Halloween decorating, but one nightmare has taken on a different theme in Minneapolis’ Fulton neighborhood. Pamela Eklof said she got really into Taylor Swift after the concert
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. In a joint letter to educators Monday, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta and US Secretary of Education
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A previously unseen painting by Claude Monet is expected to fetch more than $65 million when it goes on sale in New York early next month, according to a statement released by Christie’s auction house. Entitled “Le bassin aux nymphéas” or “Water lily pond,” the two-meter- (6.6-foot-) wide painting
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