By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris, Zachary Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case is alleging without concrete evidence that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired a romantic partner to help prosecute the case and has financially benefitted from his appointment.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The first severe winter storm of the season is about to hit, and it’s coming to many corners of Oregon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting severe weather, including blizzard conditions with near zero visibility starting early Tuesday. Forecasters warn that travel could be difficult or impossible for heavy-hit
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Young quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love passed their first NFL playoff tests in impressive fashion. As for the postseason performance of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles? Let’s just say those two proud franchises have seen better days. The NFL’s wild-card round didn’t produce a lot of drama,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is taking aim at the Democrat she’d like to face in the November election. She says it’s “offensive” that President Joe Biden gave “a political speech” Monday at the South Carolina church where nine Black parishioners were slain in a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power is monitoring a winter storm approaching the Pacific Northwest regions in Oregon, California and Washington on Monday night. The forecast weather indicates strong winds could result in system interruptions, causing possible power outages through early Wednesday morning. Pacific Power’s meteorology team is closely monitoring the storm and crews are on
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden has renominated Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, whose confirmation languished in the Senate for more than 10 months. The decision to renominate was widely expected and was formally announced Monday. Biden announced Su as his pick to replace Marty Walsh last February.
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is set to feature swaths of the latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care, sustainability and more — with burgeoning uses of artificial intelligence almost everywhere you look.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 election, listing November’s presidential contest as among the fears that keep her awake at night, in a podcast interview released Monday. “What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told jurors Monday. Wayne LaPierre’s methods
Continue ReadingMATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles. A second defendant pleaded not guilty. The two men, working with others, killed
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at the hospital in December for prostate cancer and later readmitted due to complications. The revelation came days after
Continue ReadingMUNICH (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at the age of 78.
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story RATON, New Mexico (KOAT) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation has set up preparations for a winter storm. “Winter storms are nothing new to the Northeastern part of the state,” said Travis Martinez, a PIO for District 4. “We see this every year, blizzard-like
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he’s being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline. JetBlue said Monday that CEO Robin Hayes will leave the job on Feb. 12. He’ll be replaced by current JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty. She has been at JetBlue since 2005
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Caleb Cegers, the 20-year-old Bend man accused of fatally shooting Redmond resident Taylor Wyss, 33, on the sidewalk outside a downtown Bend bar last August, pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder and three other charges, and a Jan. 7, 2025 trial date was set in the case. Cegers also pleaded
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA leadership is expected on Tuesday to announce a “months-long delay” to the first crewed mission of the agency’s flagship Artemis program, according to one current and one former NASA employee. The delay affects NASA’s Artemis II mission, which aims to send four astronauts on a
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Laurie Jinkins kicked off the Washington state legislative session on Monday determined to address the housing crisis, explaining that while lawmakers made strides last year, there is plenty of work left to do. “Across Washington, people are facing skyrocketing rents,” she told lawmakers.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi University for Women has announced a proposal to change its name to Mississippi Brightwell University. Officials say the new name is supposed to reflect the diversity of the public institution has been enrolling men since 1982. About 22% of the 2,230 students at MUW are men. President Nora Miller announced
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Emma Tucker, CNN New York, NY (CNN) — At least 320 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after staging a demonstration across New York City on Monday, blocking traffic on several bridges for more than two hours during rush hour to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, according to city officials. More than 1,000
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so
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