MILAN (AP) — A court in northern Italy has convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman of murdering her after she refused her family’s demands to marry a cousin in their homeland. The parents were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, and the uncle was handed a sentence of 14 years
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that the GOP front-runner is seeking to blunt her rise, particularly in New Hampshire. Haley’s super PAC responded with a New Hampshire ad
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that establishes a commission to study racial justice and reparations. “This commission acknowledges the horrific injustice of slavery and will be tasked with examining the legacy of slavery, subsequent discrimination against people of African descent, and the impact these forces continue
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In the past 90 days, six infants have been born at St. Charles Bend with fentanyl in their system, according to a recent report by Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair. And the hospital acknowledged a rising number of such births.
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor creates a new position that diverts some authority from the twice-elected district attorney. The measure creates a new special prosecutor role that has the authority to investigate and prosecute crimes that occur on the city’s
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for accountability after the facility’s sudden, unannounced closure. Northview Village Nursing Home shut down on Friday, with shuttle buses brought in to take residents to more than a dozen other St. Louis-area
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran after a court ruling implicated the Islamic republic in a plan to attack a synagogue last year. The Duesseldorf state court convicted a German-Iranian man of attempted arson and agreeing to commit arson and sentenced him to two years and nine months in prison. Judges found that
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark blue background shaped like the state, with a solid light blue field at the right, a special commission decided Tuesday as it picked a replacement for an older design that many Native Americans considered
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan and Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Bipartisan opposition is growing to the proposed $14.1 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s largest steelmaker, but that is unlikely to be enough to block the purchase, according to an expert in foreign investment deals. A trio of Republican senators Tuesday called for
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Three residents of a northwest Redmond home and their dogs escaped a fire early Tuesday morning when a family member smelled smoke, a fire official said. The fire caused an estimated $85,000 in damage, and was found to be caused by an electrical wiring failure in the crawlspace.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Regulators have unanimously approved an additional 6% rate increase to pay for remaining costs at Georgia Power Co.’s Plant Vogtle. The rate increase approved Tuesday is projected to add $8.95 a month to a typical residential customer’s current monthly bill of $157. It would take effect in
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The White House and Mexico’s president on Tuesday came out strongly against a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross into the U.S. and empower local judges to order them to leave the country. Also Tuesday, civil rights groups and
Continue ReadingCNN By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN. Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former Proud Boys lieutenant and US Marine, whose cooperation was key to the prosecution of the far-right group’s leaders for conspiring to stop Joe Biden from becoming president on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in prison. Charles Donohoe, 35, was the first of the
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling indictment that accuses the former “Dances With Wolves” actor of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. The court’s decision means prosecutors can proceed
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN. Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse of
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC) informaron la detección de la subvariante JN.1 de covid-19 en septiembre pasado, con registros previos en otros 11 países. Hasta ese momento, los CDC desconocían si se trataba de una subvariante de rápida propagación, pero ahora,
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologized after being fined 1 million euros by Italy’s anti-trust authority for improperly communicating a charitable contribution tied to sales of a traditional Christmas cake sold with her logo. Chiara Ferragni said she would donate 1 million euros to a hospital in Turin to give “concreteness” to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. Charles Donohoe was the second Proud Boy to plead guilty to conspiring with other
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Era considerado un hombre encantador, según la descripción del FBI: un tipo que hacía trabajitos, vendedor ambulante de antigüedades, quizá interesado en la fotografía. Luego, vino la acusación: Roger Dale Parham fue detenido a finales de 1998 acusado de violación de una menor, según el FBI. El delito se le imputaba
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