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Month: January 2024

The trial of a Honolulu businessman is providing a possible glimpse of Hawaii’s underworld

BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A trial underway in U.S. court is providing a possible glimpse into Hawaii’s underworld. Prosecutors say Honolulu businessman Michael Miske Jr. led a violent organized crime ring responsible for killings, kidnappings, drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and chemical weapons attacks. They say Miske killed the best

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Pennsylvania GOP endorses York County prosecutor in a three-way contest for state attorney general

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is endorsing York County’s district attorney for state attorney general out of a three-person field. The party’s endorsement came Monday night in a video meeting. Candidates can begin Tuesday collecting the required number of voter signatures to get on Pennsylvania’s April 23 primary

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Top Senate Republican says border security package could rise above $14 billion as key sticking points remain

By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Senate GOP Whip John Thune said on Monday that the price tag for the border security provisions in a national security package that negotiators are working to finalize could rise above the $14 billion President Joe Biden initially requested for border security. “That’s being discussed,” Thune

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Trial ordered for 5th suspect in shooting outside high school that killed 14-year-old, hurt others

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fifth suspect has been ordered to stand trial in an ambush shooting that killed a 14-year-old and wounded several other teenagers outside a Philadelphia high school after a football scrimmage in 2022. A judge ruled Monday that there was enough evidence to hold 17-year-old Dayron Burney-Thorn for trial in the September

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Exclusive: Israel’s spy chief proposed Hamas leaders leave Gaza as part of broader ceasefire talks

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Israel has proposed that Hamas senior leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire agreement, two officials familiar with the ongoing international discussions told CNN. The extraordinary proposal, which has not been previously reported, comes as Israel has struggled to achieve its stated goal of completely destroying Hamas. Despite its nearly four-month war in Gaza, Israel

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Floridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he’d be a much more moderate leader than anticipated: He corrected a decades-old racial injustice, took the side of medical marijuana supporters over GOP leaders and hired a liberal Democrat

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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion electricity transmission line slated to run through a remote southeastern Arizona valley. A filing in U.S. District Court in Arizona aims to block Pattern Energy’s SunZia transmission

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Muere Norman Jewison, director de “In the Heat of the Night” nominado al Oscar, a los 97 años

macamilarincon (CNN) –– Norman Jewison, director canadiense nominado al Oscar cuya trayectoria de varias décadas incluyó las películas “In the Heat of the Night” y “Fiddler on the Roof”, murió a los 97 años, según su publicista. Jewison falleció “en paz” el sábado, indicó su publicista Jeff Sanderson a CNN en un comunicado este lunes.

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