NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three teenage girls have pleaded guilty in the dragging death of a woman whose arm was severed in a carjacking last year. New Orleans news outlets report that all were sentenced as adults to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted manslaughter in the death of 73-year-old Linda Frickey.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, suggested that the economy appears to be on what he calls the “golden path,” another term for what economists often term a “soft landing,” in which the Fed would curb inflation without causing a deep recession.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Grand Prix blew past BetMGM betting handles for previous Formula One races. Trading manager Seamus Magee said BetMGM took three times the number of bets than any other previous F1 race. Westgate Las Vegas and Red Rock Resort reported on Saturday this
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic is scheduled to be arraigned on an assault charge in connection with his arrest this weekend after his wife called police to their home and said he tried to choke her. A Boston Police Department report released Monday said Lucic, a
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — La nueva Miss Universo 2023, Sheynnis Palacios, oriunda de Nicaragua, no está exenta a las inseguridades y complejos de las mujeres impulsados, en gran medida, por los estereotipos de belleza y las críticas de la sociedad. En una entrevista con Telemundo, la modelo habló sobre sus inseguridades y complejos antes
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest. The New York Court of Appeals issued the ruling in a unanimous decision on Monday. The city’s law came as governments across the country prohibited
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gayle King says she “groveled” before she scored her recent interview with the press-shy Jay-Z. King said in an interview with Access Hollywood about her attempts to get a sit down with the mega-star that even her bff Oprah Winfrey thought she should give up on her attempts
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Montana man who had been living with a teenager who disappeared from her home in Arizona four years ago has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of the sexual abuse of children based on images that authorities say were found on his cellphone. Edmund Davis has been jailed
Continue ReadingBy MARK M. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Election officials in Liberia have officially declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect of the West African country. The announcement comes three days after incumbent George Weah conceded defeat based on the provisional results from this month’s runoff election. Boakai won with just over 50% of ballots.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A few days before Thanksgiving, the White House appears eager to promote dropping prices on everything from gas to the cost of turkeys as many Americans grapple with a holiday cash crush. The push to highlight easing prices comes as the Biden administration has struggled to move the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts announced plans Monday to let homeless families stay overnight in the state transportation building in downtown Boston. The move comes as officials scramble to find shelter spots for newly arriving families after hitting a state-imposed limit of 7,500 families in the emergency homeless shelter system. Officials
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo has a commanding physical presence, an expressive face and soulful eyes. But his most limber and powerful tool is his voice. It can go low in a bone-rattling baritone. Or it can rise to the warm, erudite rhythm of civil rights leader Bayard
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Lau Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — Montreal may have won the Grey Cup, but that didn’t stop an emotional Alouettes player from criticizing what he believes was a lack of French during the game — seemingly a dig about a team that wasn’t supposed to make it
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a French bishop has been handed a preliminary charge of attempting to rape an adult man a decade ago. It is the latest of a growing number of accusations of sexual abuse by clergy in France. The French Bishops Conference says Bishop Georges Colomb denies wrongdoing. Prosecutors say the investigation
Continue ReadingU.S. auto safety regulators say they are reviewing some Hyundai and Kia recalls related to brake safety units to determine if they should have been done sooner. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation is reviewing 16 Hyundai and Kia recalls conducted since 2016 that involve more than 6 million vehicles for
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — There are lots of electric scooters available today in a huge range of styles and prices. But none of them look like the new Honda Motocompacto. Honda seemingly took design inspiration from Ikea furniture while it’s still in the box. The Motocompacto’s seat, back wheel and handle bars fold
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty in April 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. He was sentenced
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation barring individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms for at least an eight-year-period. Whitmer said at Monday’s signing that prohibiting gun possession for people involved in domestic violence it’s “just common sense.” She pointed to federal statistics
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Ridley Scott has more to say. The director has been in garrulous form on the press tour for “Napoleon,” his historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular emperor of France. Scott has taken to task historians questioning the accuracy of his film (“Get a life”), had a pop
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Larché Click here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — Michelle Johnson told me her son, Brian Pendleton, was known best for sparking joy. “He used to like to make people laugh,” Johnson said. “That was Brian.” It’s been nearly a year since she’s heard her son’s sounds of joy. “It’s
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