By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer says he will be exonerated. Still, the investigation into Christian Ziegler comes at a critical time for the Republican Party of Florida: Two Florida
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are questioning the theories of planet formation after discovering an exoplanet that technically shouldn’t exist. The planet, about the mass of Neptune and more than 13 times as massive as Earth, was detected orbiting an ultracool M-dwarf star called LHS 3154 — which is nine times less massive
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Cantaloupes that are contaminated with salmonella continue to make people sick across the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. Several varieties of whole and pre-cut cantaloupe products have been recalled – including those sold at retail chains such as Kwik Trip, Kroger, Trader Joe’s,
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Rep. Kevin Bratcher has announced plans to run for a Louisville Metro Council seat next year. That would culminate a long statehouse career that put the Republican at the forefront of school safety, juvenile justice and other issues. Bratcher has been a fixture in
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A 59-year-old man suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder after human remains were found buried on his Indiana property. Patrick Scott of Arlington made an initial court appearance Thursday and was ordered held without bond. Scott also is charged with obstruction of justice
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a high-profile entertainment marketing consultant was targeted by a woman who had been stalking one of his friends, a film director, before she fatally shot him inside his Los Angeles home. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press The nation’s largest publisher is suing over Iowa’s new law that bans public school libraries and classrooms from having practically any book that depicts sexual activity. Thursday’s lawsuit is the second in the past week to challenge the law, which bans books with sexual content all the way through 12th
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months without formal charges while waiting to go on trial. A survey released Thursday shows some wait longer because two-thirds of counties have grand juries that meet only two or three times a
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Elliott Erwitt, the photojournalist and filmmaker who wryly documented the minutiae of American life for over six decades, has died at 95. According to the caption accompanying a photo shared on his official Instagram account, Erwitt “passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Erwitt was known for taking
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say in court papers that the plot driven by a government official in India to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York City was meant to precede another killing in California and more assassinations in the U.S. and Canada. An indictment
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge in Albany, the Bahamas. Playing in his first tournament since withdrawing from the Masters in April, the 15-time major champion had an up-and-down first round, finishing with four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.
Continue ReadingCNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge in Albany, the Bahamas. Playing in his first tournament since withdrawing from the Masters in April, the 15-time major champion had an up-and-down first round, finishing with four birdies, five bogeys and a double
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los comerciales navideños se han convertido en un elemento básico de esta temporada para muchos gigantes minoristas, desde Disney hasta los grandes almacenes británicos John Lewis. Con frecuencia, esos comerciales contienen moralejas e historias en miniatura. Pero Charlie’s Bar, un pequeño establecimiento en Irlanda del Norte, eclipsó los esfuerzos de todos
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for a man on death row for capital murder. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Mississippi Attorney General’s motion to set an execution date for Willie Jerome
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source. That comes as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 states are sick after eating contaminated cantaloupe in the U.S. That
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a measure that would permanently freeze the $6 billion recently transferred by the U.S. in a prisoner swap with Iran. The resolution is a response to the Islamic Republic’s alleged role in the deadly attacks last month by Hamas on Israel. The House’s
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues to go nowhere. The measure had been planned for a preliminary vote Thursday in a state Senate committee. But the head of that committee, Sen. Joseph Vitale, says it lacked enough votes to move forward.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In the spirit of girl power and friendship – two things that will never go out of style – Taylor Swift was seen supporting Beyoncé at the London premiere of the latter’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” concert film on Thursday. In videos posted to social media, Swift was
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — La joven mexicana Ilana Gritzewsky, quien desde el 7 de octubre formaba parte de los rehenes tomados por el grupo islamista palestino Hamas en Israel, fue liberada este jueves, según informó la canciller de México, Alicia Bárcena. Gritzewsky era una de las dos personas de nacionalidad mexicana retenidas por Hamas
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “RSV season is in full swing,” Cohen told
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