By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is adding hundreds of security cameras to the 3,000 already keeping an eye on the seaside gambling resort. But authorities won’t say if the existing cameras recorded anything to help solve the deaths of two men on New Year’s Day in apparently unrelated
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar’s government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment. The new allegations deepen the legal challenges for Menendez,
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — After months of scrutiny, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, making hers the shortest term in the university’s history. Gay became Harvard’s first Black president in July 2023 after a career studying American political behavior and serving in other administrative roles. Her resignation comes
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — In a superseding indictment made public Tuesday, federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a yearslong corruption scheme. Prosecutors also say the bribery and extortion scheme continued into 2023, a year longer than initially alleged. Read the superseding
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Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi have told The Associated Press that they will run for reelection. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Rep. Michael Guest confirmed their decisions on Tuesday, when state qualifying began for candidates seeking one
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend will host an informational open house the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 9 to share information about Phase 2 of the Awbrey Butte Waterline construction project, set to begin later this month. The open house will be held in person at Westside Church, 2051 NW Shevlin Park Road,
Continue ReadingBy Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Slippery Rock family tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that their pot-bellied pig set their home on fire after they provided him with hay to stay warm. “I had added extra hay for him because I knew it was going
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The 2023 domestic box office surpassed $9 billion, the highest since the pandemic, Comscore said. However, it’s still $2 billion short of the yearly movie ticket sales reached before the pandemic. Despite a tepid fall season at the box office, the viral “Barbenheimer” phenomenon delivered a stunning
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Loved ones are remembering a 10-year-old boy who was shot and killed over the weekend as a sweet soul who did not deserve to die. Dozens of family members, friends and community members gathered Monday night at the site of
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of Michigan Republicans plan to meet Saturday and discuss whether to remove Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina Karamo. Tuesday’s call for a special meeting comes after eight of the state party’s 13 congressional district chairs last week called on Karamo to resign. Karamo’s co-chair Malinda
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted race car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a yearslong corruption scheme, with the Gulf nation joining Egypt as another foreign country the New Jersey Democrat is accused of helping while in office. Prosecutors allege in the superseding indictment
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The four-team playoff changed college football. Not just the postseason and crowning of a national champion that finally could be called undisputed. College Football Playoff 1.0, which wraps up a 10-year run Monday night when No. 1 Michigan (14-0) faces No. 2 Washington
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United States has quietly reached an agreement that extends its military presence at a sprawling base in Qatar for another 10 years, three US defense officials and another official familiar with the agreement told CNN. The deal, which has not been announced publicly, highlights Washington’s reliance on the tiny Gulf country that has
Continue ReadingBy Cecil Hannibal Click here for updates on this story RANKIN COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — The Allen house is full — full of music, full of memories and full of children. “I really didn’t think about children at all, so this has surprised me; what God has written for our lives,” said Aprille Allen. When
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on so-called ghost guns. Those are firearms without serial numbers that are difficult for law enforcement to trace and allow people to circumvent background checks. The challenge filed Monday is the latest of several
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has asked a Maine court to overturn the secretary of state’s decision to remove him from the 2024 primary ballot there because of his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced her decision last week, saying
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — More than 85 pounds of methamphetamine were found in a storage unit in Pickens County, South Carolina, as part of a large-scale, multi-jurisdictional, year-long drug investigation, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation was conducted over the
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Police in West Palm Beach say celebratory gunfire left a 17-year-old male injured and several properties damaged during the early morning hours on New Year’s Day. Officers responded to the Presidential Golfview Condominium complex on North Congress Avenue and
Continue ReadingBy Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — For over a decade, Timothy Lemire Jr. has been living in limbo not knowing what happened to his mother Sandra Lemire, who suddenly disappeared in May 2012. “He went through hell over this,” said his father Timothy Lemire. Sandra Lemire went
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