SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been charged with the murder of two of his neighbors in a Southern California nudist community. Court papers show Michael Royce Sparks was charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances in the deaths of Stephanie Menard and her husband, Daniel. The couple were previously reported
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston’s ruling last Friday sided with four gun owners who filed a lawsuit in 2022. They contended that their inability to carry weapons on buses and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man with a history of driving under the influence has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after he rammed his car through a Minnesota restaurant’s outdoor patio where a group of medical professionals were celebrating after work. The crash killed two people and injured nine. Steven
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Securities and Exchange Commission fined six major credit rating organizations a total of $49 million for their “significant failures” to keep electronic communications. Moody’s Investor Services and S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay the heftiest fines, a $20 million civil penalty each. Fitch Ratings agreed
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A partir de ahora será más caro visitar los lagos, las montañas, las rutas en bicicleta y las bodegas de Nueva Zelandia, ya que el país va a aumentar su tasa turística y de conservación para visitantes internacionales (IVL) de 35 dólares neozelandeses (US$ 22) a 100 dólares neozelandeses (US$ 62)
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the ballot in the battleground state after he filed a lawsuit asking the court to remove him, inhibiting his plan to withdraw from key states to ease former President Donald Trump’s path to victory after endorsing
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Ricardo Monreal, coordinador de la bancada del partido oficialista Morena, dijo este martes que la discusión del proyecto de reforma judicial se hará en una sola sesión y no en dos días, como él mismo había anunciado el domingo, “sin importar la extensión ni cuántas horas tarde el debate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Trial has begun in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement with locations in St. Petersburg, Florida, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly has approved criminal code changes that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It’s a practice that’s already carried out that will now have legal foundation. The proposal from President Daniel Ortega was approved unanimously Tuesday in
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — New Northwestern athletic director Mark Jackson says he had never visited the school before he was hired last week. He says he had “talked to enough people that said this place is just off the charts.” The 51-year-old Jackson had been athletic director at Villanova since 2015. He
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — American Taylor Fritz reached his first career grand slam semifinal at the US Open on Tuesday, defeating fourth seed Alexander Zverev 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in a hard-fought battle. Fritz had previously been 0-4 in major quarterfinals, but finally got over the hump against a tough opponent to give
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Florida State fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top 10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989. Georgia remained No. 1, receiving 57 first-place
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Park is looking back on a scary health episode from earlier this year and grateful that her “Emily in Paris” costar helped her through it. Park – who plays musically gifted Mindy on the hit Netflix show – spoke with Jesse Tyler Ferguson for Sony Music Entertainment’s ”Dinner’s On
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s anti-corruption agency is accusing high-ranking government officials of crimes ranging from illicit enrichment to abuse of office. It’s the latest crackdown on widespread corruption in the impoverished Caribbean country long known for its impunity. The newest cases involve food meant for public school students being diverted
Continue ReadingGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park say pipeline repairs are holding and they plan to lift the suspension of overnight lodging on the South Rim on Thursday. Four significant breaks in the 12.5 mile-long Transcanyon Waterline led the famous tourist destination to shut down overnight hotel stays on Aug. 29
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the presidential ballot, rejecting a request from the ex-third party candidate to remove his name. Since he suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August, Kennedy has sought to withdraw his name in
Continue ReadingMINDEN, La. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old boy is suspected of using two guns to fatally shoot a former Louisiana mayor and his daughter over the weekend. Jared McIver is chief of police in the northern city of Minden. He said Tuesday that officers found the bodies of 82-year-old Joe Cornelius Sr. and his
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump se declaró inocente de los cargos establecidos en la acusación formal reformulada de subversión electoral presentada en su contra por el fiscal especial Jack Smith en un tribunal federal. La declaración se produjo en una presentación judicial este martes, en la que también indicó
Continue ReadingBy Steve Pickett, S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Residents of a west Dallas neighborhood are still fuming over the “takeover” of their block on Saturday night that led police to remove hundreds from a short-term rental house. It may be Dallas’ worst example of short-term rental abuse. Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro has decreed – even as thousands of Venezuelans look set to pass the holidays behind bars amid his government’s crackdown on political unrest. “September smells like Christmas!” Maduro said in his weekly television show on Monday, to the
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