Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery three years ago has been sentenced to six years probation. Jermarcus Johnson pleaded guilty in June 2023 to three counts of serving as an accessory after the shooting. Johnson helped
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner’s 12-track “GNX” is his first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN)– Las escuelas públicas en Texas ahora tienen la opción de usar un nuevo plan de estudio escrito por el Estado e infundido con historias de la Biblia después de que la junta escolar del estado votara a favor del material este viernes. Una estrecha mayoría de los 15 miembros de la junta,
Continue ReadingAP National Writer It looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country’s swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one Chinese official cooked up something fast. He blamed it on contaminated noodles. In fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose actions led to the
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El exrepresentante de Florida Matt Gaetz, quien el jueves declinó la postulación del presidente electo Donald Trump para ser secretario de Justicia, dijo el viernes que no se reincorporará al Congreso el próximo año. “Seguiré en la lucha, pero será desde una nueva posición. No tengo la intención de unirme al
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Dana White is tapping out of politics. After embracing President-elect Donald Trump, the Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive said in an interview this week he won’t help future presidential campaigns, stating he “want[s] nothing to do with politics.” “I’m never f***ing doing this again,” White told The
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government says it is barring exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds of Swiss-made small-caliber ammunition ended up in Ukraine in violation of Swiss law. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said exports to the Polish company will be barred because “the risk of
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Los Angeles office filed charges in what could be the nation’s first death-resulting criminal case involving a synthetic opioid that prosecutors say is “up to three times more powerful than fentanyl.” On Thursday, federal prosecutors
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College’s president won’t be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently. The historically Black women’s college made the announcement Thursday. The college hasn’t said why Dr. Helene Gayle initially left or why she won’t return. Trustees say they are working on a plan to select the
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Swanson, Emily Mae Czachor Click here for updates on this story GREEN LAKE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — Authorities are urging a Wisconsin man accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to come home to spend the holidays with his wife and three children. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, went missing on Aug. 12 while
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.” That dictate from the president-elect’s announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood made the most of the city’s first snowfall of the season. A photo of a snow-made Old Style beer igloo posted on X, formally known as Twitter, has been viewed over 1.4 million times Friday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to concede defeat in the 2024 election. In a video posted Friday to X, formerly Twitter, state Rep. Derek Merrin did not rule out running for Kaptur’s seat again in two years, but he said
Continue ReadingBy Lori Bordonaro Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — A 9/11 memorial was vandalized inside a church in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, and police say the suspect is seen on video walking out with a piece of the artwork. It happened at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has adjourned his sentencing, which was set for next week. Judge Juan Merchan also agreed to hold off on issuing his decision on presidential immunity until after he reviews the parties’ filings. Merchan granted Trump’s request to
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — A South Florida night nurse is being hailed as a hero after she saved a gas station attendant’s life earlier this month. Allison Seecoomore made a routine stop for gas following her night shift at HCA Florida Westside Hospital in
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