By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury has convicted a 35-year-old woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted Thursday and faces a sentence
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A photographer who worked for a newspaper in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has been found shot to death. Officials said the body of news photographer Ismael Villagómez was found in the driver’s seat of a car just after midnight Thursday. Villagómez’s newspaper, the Heraldo de Juarez, said he
Continue ReadingBy Ben Finley and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating individuals who acted as fake electors in the state following the 2020 election, a source close to the investigation told CNN. As part of the plot, six Republicans signed false Electoral College certificates in December 2020 for then-President Donald Trump, who
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jeremy Renner has made leaps and bounds in his recovery after a near-fatal snowplow accident in January – and this week, those leaps and bounds could be seen, literally. On Tuesday, the “Avengers” star marked “10 months of recovery” by sharing a video on his Instagram page that showcased
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO and LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writers ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation into a scheme to steal opponents’ play-calling signals. The settlement between the
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican has announced that, as part of a move to reduce its carbon emissions, it will electrify its fleet of vehicles. And Volkswagen will be supplying the cars. The first two vehicles, both VW ID.3 compact electric cars, have already been delivered to the Vatican, VW said. In
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The large lumbering low off the coast of California is moving slowly toward the region, but will do battle against a ridge of high pressure overhead. The high over the region will be the dominant weather feature for the High Desert resulting is mostly sunny skies (apart from some smoke) and warmer than normal temperature
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing. Associate Justice David Friedman of the First Judicial Department ruled from the bench. In a written order, the judge said:
Continue ReadingFORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — The U.S. Army says four family members were found dead inside a home at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia. A statement from the Army post southwest of Savannah said the bodies of a soldier, her husband and their two children were discovered Wednesday after members of the soldier’s unit requested
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tristan Thompson wants to make amends for some past drama. On the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” the professional basketball player apologized to Kylie Jenner regarding family turmoil back in 2019 when he was accused of cheating on Jenner’s half-sister, Khloe Kardashian, with Jenner’s longtime best friend, Jordyn
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Heavy selling drove oil prices sharply lower on Thursday, marking another positive development for inflation just ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush. US oil prices tumbled almost 6% to a low of $72.16 a barrel — the lowest level since July 7. The selloff continues a sharp
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial was temporarily lifted Thursday by an appellate judge who raised free speech concerns. Judge David Friedman of
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship after an own-goal in stoppage time in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria. Bulgarian fans threw makeshift bombs, stones and plastic bottles at the police and they responded with a water cannon
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — A 65-year-old Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas militants on October 7 has been found dead near Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, the Israeli military said Thursday. The body of Yehudit Waiss, a resident of kibbutz Be’eri, was found by Israeli soldiers in Gaza City and brought back to Israel, the
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at a meeting Wednesday in
Continue ReadingBy TONY AIELLO, NAVEEN DHALIWAL Click here for updates on this story GOSHEN, New York (WCBS) — A mafia-related law enforcement search is stretching from New York City to the Orange County suburbs. The FBI and NYPD used diggers and hand tools to search two farms, one in Campbell Hall on Tuesday and another in
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A flight that left John F. Kennedy International Airport for Belgium had to turn around after a horse was reported loose in the cargo hold. The Nov. 9 flight operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic, just started its journey across the Atlantic
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Texas school board voted to reinstate the original cast and script of a local high school’s production of “Oklahoma!” after the school district put restrictions in place for the performance that a parent said cost his transgender student a role in the play. “We understand that our decision does not erase the impact this had on
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest Christian university says it’s fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs. Grand Canyon University, which enrolls more than 100,000 students, mostly online, said it’s filing an appeal
Continue ReadingBy JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago police officer is heading to court Thursday to be arraigned for shoving and threatening a teenage boy at a South Side elementary school. Officer Craig Lancaster was charged with aggravated battery against the teen. Surveillance video taken six months ago
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