Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Prosecutors said Arthur Ray Hanson made the calls because he was angry over Willis’ investigation into former President Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The photo shows a large crowd of more than 200 people, crouching low amid the rubble of Jabalya in northern Gaza. Mostly men, many are almost naked, some are elderly, some visibly wounded. There’s at least one child among them. They were detained and most ordered to strip
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to sign or veto it after 30 days. The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Un sospechoso está bajo custodia tras los informes de una persona armada en el hotel Four Seasons en Atlanta, anunció la policía este martes por la tarde, y se levantó la orden de refugiarse en el lugar. El sospechoso fue detenido menos de dos horas después de que las unidades
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN Oasis is canceling around 50,000 tickets for its British tour dates that were resold on secondary websites like StubHub and Viagogo. The band’s tour promoters are canceling tickets resold through unofficial secondary sites to stop price gouging, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM, the Oasis tour promoters, told CNN. Oasis
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who died after he was placed in a spit hood and restrained in a Missouri prison was motionless for nearly 10 minutes before a nurse checked on him, prison video released Tuesday shows. Video of the final the moments before Othel Moore’s December 2023 death shows
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story 10/29/24 (LAPost.com) — The Dodgers may win their second World Series Championship in five years when they face the New York Yankees for Game 4 Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers took a 3-0 lead in the World Series Monday night with a 4-2
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Queda una semana para el día de las elecciones y ya se han emitido más de 48 millones de votos en 47 estados y la ciudad de Washington. Eso es según los datos recopilados por CNN, Edison Research y Catalist, una empresa que proporciona datos, análisis y otros servicios a demócratas,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — US officials believe Chinese government-linked hackers targeted Eric Trump’s and Jared Kushner’s call and text data as the scale of a sweeping cyber-espionage campaign targeting senior figures in both the Republican and Democratic parties comes into focus just days before the US election, with dozens of people believed to be impacted, three people familiar with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who recently released his long-in-development epic “Megalopolis,” will be presented with the award in a gala tribute at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on April 26. The 85-year-old filmmaker will be the 50th recipient
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Sedona Prince is beginning her seventh and final year of college basketball. From her viral video back in the NCAA Tournament bubble in 2021 to her role in a landmark antitrust lawsuit that will help get money for college athletes, she has already left her mark off the court. If she can
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dave Matthews Band announced on Tuesday they’re hosting an upcoming concert that will benefit victims impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton. “Soulshine” will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 24, which will follow Dave Matthews Band’s concerts scheduled for the two prior nights
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Jose Click here for updates on this story 10/29/24 (LAPost.com) — Newsom wants to pump more money into California’s film and TV tax breaks to boost Hollywood and create jobs. The plan aims to increase funding for the program that’s been raking in billions for the state since 2009. Research shows each tax
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. The plea came more than a year after the September 2023 death of 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici. Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in Manhattan on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A former three-time Grand Slam tennis pro is working to grow the game in the Twin Cities, and is being recognized on a national stage for her efforts. Felicia Raschiatore is the tennis manager at Williston Fitness Center in Minnetonka. She’s
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WCCO) — A community is in mourning after a Minnesota missionary was killed abroad. Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes says it was notified on Friday that Beau Shroyer died in the African nation of Angola. According to the church, he was the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Two people were hit while traveling on West Sacramento roads Monday, one on a bicycle and one on a scooter. West Sacramento police say, just before 2:30 p.m., a semi-truck hit a man on his bicycle near Industrial and Stone boulevards.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in what prosecutors say was an elaborate double-murder scheme involving a Brazilian au pair, an IRS agent, a pediatric nurse and a man who had been lured into their home with promises of rough sex. Juliana Peres Magalhães
Continue ReadingDOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a funeral home owner in south Georgia has been arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses after 18 bodies were found at the location in various stages of decomposition. Sheriff’s deputies said they made the discovery last weekend while serving an eviction notice at the business. The Georgia Bureau
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going door-to-door for candy on All Hallows’ Eve has long been commonplace throughout the country. But not in Des Moines, where Iowa’s capital city took a different approach more than seven decades
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