By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death. In a motion filed in court Monday, Chauvin said he would never have
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn fire over the weekend that left more than a dozen injured and killed a grandmother, her son and her grandson was ignited by a lithium-ion battery that exploded, New York City fire officials said Tuesday. This fatal blaze puts the city on track for a “staggering and
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Taika Waititi would really rather just go to the beach. In an interview, the 48-year-old Māori filmmaker of the upcoming “Next Goal Wins” says he’s already begun planning how he can quit Hollywood, which he calls “just sad people eating lukewarm food out of cardboard boxes
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested 10 people accused of operating a migrant smuggling ring. Two of the accused were active members of the Salvadoran national police. A third was an ex-officer. According to El Salvador’s attorney general, the smugglers charged up to $15,000 for the promise of safe
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press A business owner whose companies are near the site where a Norfolk Southern train derailed in eastern Ohio in February is suing the railroad. Edwin Wang is seeking $500 million, saying most of his companies have remained closed and he hasn’t been able to reach an agreement on compensation. Wang
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo este martes que cree que se puede llegar a un acuerdo para liberar a los rehenes retenidos por Hamas en Gaza, expresando optimismo a la vez que varios funcionarios le dijeron a CNN que las prolongadas conversaciones para liberar a los rehenes se
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Lakamp Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — Angel Dalfin, considered one of the worst – if not the worst – rental housing operators in Buffalo, avoided a prison sentence Monday despite what a prosecutor called Dalfin’s “complete misrepresentation to the court” about his criminal behavior.
Continue ReadingBy David Wahlberg Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Labcorp has been fined $9,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for five alleged violations of animal research laws, with four of the citations involving the company’s facility in Madison. Labcorp, based in Burlington, North Carolina, in 2015 bought
Continue ReadingJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom plans to run for the state’s only U.S. House seat, which is currently held by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Dahlstrom announced her campaign Tuesday. She joins Republican Nick Begich III in seeking to challenge Peltola next year. Peltola won a special election and a regular
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has extended by four months a sanctions waiver that will allow Iraq to continue to purchase electricity from Iran. It also gives Iran limited access to the proceeds to buy humanitarian goods. U.S. officials say Congress was notified on Tuesday of the 120-day
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — The White House said Tuesday that Hamas is storing weapons and operating a command node from the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, revealing publicly what US intelligence has shown is underneath the medical facility. “Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Devan Cole, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is abandoning his effort to move the so-called hush money trial from New York state court to federal court. In a brief filing submitted to a New York-based appeals court, Trump said he was no longer appealing a lower-court ruling
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of hypothermia, despite losing half her body weight, a rescuer said. Richard Moore of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and his 12-pound dog Finney had set out to climb Blackhead Peak east
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A coalition of Muslim bar associations is accusing leading law firms of contributing to Islamophobia and a climate of fear in the legal community. In a letter to more than 100 of America’s top law firms, 13 national and regional bar associations called for the law firms
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Kopp and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi told a California jury on Tuesday that his political beliefs ultimately inspired him to seek out the San Francisco home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year, and that he only hit her husband with a hammer because
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — De acuerdo con un nuevo estudio del Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), las camionetas y los SUV, especialmente los que tienen la parte delantera plana, no solo intimidan más a la vista, sino que realmente son más mortales para los peatones. Los investigadores del instituto analizaron los registros de casi 18.000 incidentes
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Fantasia Barrino is opening up about how the role of Celie in the upcoming “Color Purple” movie empowered her to face her past experiences with violence and sexual abuse. In a new interview with Variety published on Tuesday, the “American Idol” alum revealed that it was important for her
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska, seriously injuring two of the four crew members on board. A Coast Guard spokesperson says all four crew members were taken to Seattle for treatment following the crash late Monday on
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court is reiterating its position that the state constitution guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion when necessary to preserve her life. The court issued its 5-4 opinion Tuesday in a case in which five separate anti-abortion laws passed by the Legislature in
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