By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses, including three deaths, in the US since July, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday. The five cases were identified in Southern California and involved people who had traveled to
Continue ReadingVISALIA, Calif. (AP) — A county prosecutor’s office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says that, according to research, Peter Park is the youngest person to pass the exam. The State Bar said Friday that it could not confirm
Continue ReadingBy Royston Jones, Christina Zdanowicz, AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband with two co-defendants in the Bahamas, was granted bail of $100,000 by a Bahamian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday. She will be outfitted with an electronic monitoring device and must comply with an 8 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Ken Langone on Friday endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential bid in the latest sign of the Republican moneyed class rallying behind her as the main alternative to Donald Trump in the GOP primary. “I think she is just what we need right now. I think her approach is smart.
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The ringleader of a group who admitted to firebombing several police cars in Arkansas during the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Mujera Benjamin Lung’aho, while three of his co-defendants
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-delayed water project in California has reached a key milestone. The Department of Water Resources on Friday released its final environmental report for an underground tunnel project. The tunnel would allow the state to capture and store more water during heavy rain storms. Democratic Gov.
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” died Friday, his son said. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s congressional delegation has expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War. Originally, the proposal expanded eligibility for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, offering
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Retiring Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted House speaker, says he is endorsing Donald Trump for president. The outgoing Republican congressman also says he would consider serving in Trump’s Cabinet if the GOP front-runner were to win back the White House. McCarthy and Trump have had a
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions next Monday through Thursday, Dec. 11-14, which could include flights over Central and Eastern Oregon. Commander of the 142nd Wing Colonel Michael Kosderka says these nighttime missions are necessary for pilot proficiency. “Night training for F-15
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly at a federal penitentiary in Florida. The recent assaults of two high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates have renewed concerns about whether the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of
Continue ReadingBy Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Two men involved in an August 5th brawl on the riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to harassment charges on Friday for their roles in the dispute, which garnered national headlines, according to court documents. Allen Todd and Zachery Shipman each had a 60-day jail sentence suspended, pending their cooperation in
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Javier Milei logró lo que hasta ahora ningún otro economista argentino pudo: llegar a la presidencia del país. Ni siquiera pudieron concretarlo los ministros de esa cartera que se postularon, como Domingo Cavallo (que fue quien más duró en ese cargo, con seis años en el puesto) o Roberto Lavagna (que
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN West Monroe, Louisiana (CNN) — Bryan Baker stuck a roll of toilet paper on a paint roller that he’d attached to a leaf blower, and switched the leaf blower on. A stream of white paper shot into the air and fluttered delicately to the ground. It
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and James
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is distancing him from efforts by allies and former aides to sketch out who might fill his administration if he wins a second term and what policies he might pursue. In a memo Friday from senior advisers Susie
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — It can take 20 minutes to “fast charge” an electric car up to 80%. But what if you could just change the batteries like they were AAs in a toy, and be back on the road fully charged in a handful of minutes? It seems like an obvious solution,
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers — as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks hitting the U.S. health care system — are calling federal officials to action. White House deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger says local and state governments and companies
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Authorities say a man who was shot during an exchange of gunfire with a St. Paul police officer has died. A medical examiner determined that 24-year-old Brandon Daleshaun Keys, of Maplewood, died early Friday of a gunshot wound to the head that he suffered during the confrontation Thursday afternoon. The
Continue Reading