By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former elected official accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative reporter has a new attorney and wants to go to trial as soon as March 18. That is what Robert Telles’ new lawyer, Robert Draskovich, told The Associated Press on Thursday. Telles is the former
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD. JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. News of the withdrawal came shortly
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A government agency warned 39 funeral homes across the US that they risk hefty penalties if they fail to disclose accurate pricing information to customers, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday. The FTC conducted an undercover phone sweep of more than 250 funeral homes, placing calls to
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A jury has convicted a California man of murder for shooting and killing a 6-year-old boy. The boy was riding in the back of his mother’s car in May 2021 on his way to kindergarten. Authorities say 26-year-old Marcus Eriz shot at the car driven
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — “Nada de lo que pasó hoy aquí va a traer de vuelta a mamá”, dijo el hijo de Elizabeth Sennett, víctima de Kenneth Eugene Smith, durante una rueda de prensa tras su ejecución el jueves por la noche en Atmore, Alabama. “No vamos a estar saltando y gritando, no somos así”, continuó
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Three years ago, the Atlanta Falcons passed on a chance to make Raheem Morris their head coach. They didn’t let him get away this time — even after an exhaustive search that included six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick. The Falcons hired the Los Angeles Rams
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The fact that producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman complete their World War II trilogy with “Masters of the Air” on Apple TV+, after doing “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” for HBO, is surely a sign of the streaming times. Yet HBO might have got
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The fact that producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman complete their World War II trilogy with “Masters of the Air” on Apple TV+, after doing “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” for HBO, is surely a sign of the streaming times. Yet HBO might have
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A New Hampshire National Guard officer who led a battalion on the southern U.S. border has pleaded guilty to assault and several other crimes. U.S. Army spokesperson Leah Garton says military judge in Texas on Wednesday sentenced Lt. Col. Mark Patterson to a reprimand as part of a plea agreement. She
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, guilty of shooting into an
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, POOL, LEOS FAMILY, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, Tara John, Taylor Ward, Veronica Calderon, Ana Melgar Zuniga and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia declared a disaster situation on Thursday due to wildfires raging across several parts of the country, as the president warned the conditions could get worse. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro declared a “situation of disaster and calamity,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Two days after dominating the New Hampshire GOP’s presidential primary, all but assuring himself a third straight nomination and rematch with President Joe Biden, Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse. The former president took the stand for
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer A former WWE employee filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing executive Vince McMahon and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex. The graphic 67-page suit from Janel Grant, who worked in the company’s legal and talent departments, also includes allegations
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — For young celebrities in the public eye today, many of life’s milestones are accompanied by a glossy magazine feature — or perhaps a carefully-staged paparazzi shoot, depending on the narrative at hand. It could be the announcement of a new professional venture or personal success; a “revenge body” reveal
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. says that it’s slashing its global corporate workforce by 10% to 15% in the first half of the year. The company employed about 19,100 people as of the end of November. The job cuts announced Thursday are part of
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Estados Unidos advirtió a Irán en secreto acerca de que ISIS planeaba un posible ataque terrorista dentro de territorio iraní antes de que el grupo lanzara un ataque mortal el 3 de enero, cerca del lugar de entierro del comandante militar asesinado Qasem Soleimani, de acuerdo con un funcionario estadounidense.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center. A final count will be confirmed in the coming months. But the initial count matches the
Continue ReadingBy EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A new, smaller caravan of about 1,500 migrants has started walking north from southern Mexico, a week after a larger group that set out on Christmas Eve largely dissolved. The migrants are mostly from Central and South America, and say they have grown tired of
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Company confirms it’s ‘scouting out locations’ as part of first expansion in years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular Portland-area fast-food restaurant chain, Burgerville, confirmed Thursday that it’s scouting for locations to Bend as it makes its first expansion moves in several years. KGW reported that Burgerville announced it will be opening a new Wilsonville
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