By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause. Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors say an executive at a medical device company has been convicted in Minnesota of insider trading for a scheme involving negotiations for the acquisition of the firm that was valued at $1.6 billion. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Doron Tavlin was a vice president at Mazor Robotics when he
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hoda Kotb is hoping to see singer Kelly Rowland back on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” soon. The “Mea Culpa” star left the NBC studio last week ahead of a scheduled appearance to fill in as Kotb’s co-host on “Hoda & Jenna” while Jenna Bush Hager had a day
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to subdue violent crimes, lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a short special legislative session and are advancing a slew of Republican-authored tough-on-crime policies. The aggressive agenda could reshape parts of the Louisiana’s criminal justice system and public safety sector. Among
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room earlier this month has been arrested in Arizona, where police say he is a suspect in two stabbings in recent days. New York City police officials said Tuesday that they are
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un hombre sospechoso del brutal asesinato de una mujer dentro de un hotel de Nueva York el 8 de febrero fue arrestado en Arizona y podría estar involucrado en otros incidentes ocurridos por todo el país, dijeron funcionarios policiales en una conferencia de prensa el martes. Raad Almansoori, de 26 años,
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are advancing a proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out. The state Senate Education and Youth Committee voted 5-4 Tuesday to advance the bill to the full Senate for more debate. A proposal to subject school
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested after allegedly setting off a homemade firework near a Southern California shopping center. Reports of an explosion at The Village at Tustin Legacy prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses on Tuesday afternoon. There were no injuries and there was no damage to the shopping mall. The
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign has instead announced that she is running for reelection. Natalie Cline has faced widespread backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after her social media post questioning the gender
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida prosecutors have dropped criminal charges on against a couple and their adult son who had been accused of severely beating a man who had been in a relationship with the son. Yevhen Makarenko, his wife Inna and their son Oleh had each been charged with attempted murder, burglary and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Abril, otoño y medianoche; todo suena mejor en París. Podría decirse que es la única ciudad del mundo que atrae a más de 30 millones de personas cada año a sus monumentos asociándolos a una única emoción: el amor. Sin embargo, a mí, durante mucho tiempo, la mera mención de París
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó personalmente durante los últimos días a sus principales asesores de campaña que se enfoquen de manera más agresiva en los comentarios incendiarios del expresidente Donald Trump, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con el edicto del presidente. El objetivo de la instrucción de Biden,
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon on Monday was officially added to Wall Street’s most venerable stock index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average. S&P Dow Jones Indices, which manages the index, said last week that Walgreens Boots Alliance would be getting the boot from the 30-stock index. The change is intended to
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Adopting a healthy lifestyle could reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, a new study found. For adults in midlife and older who were physically active, got enough sleep, ate a quality diet, moderated alcohol intake or didn’t smoke, the risk for developing the gastrointestinal disorder dropped by up
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether state law bans abortions before the case goes through any lower appellate courts. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade reactivated an 1849 law that conservatives argue banned abortion. A
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are planning dueling presidential nominating conventions that will take place March 2. The Republican National Committee last week said that party members had properly removed former chair Kristina Karamo and recognized former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the party’s new chair. Hoekstra announced Tuesday that
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made
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Ridgeview High hosted a basketball tournament on Tuesday that celebrates Unified Sports, a special program that brings together people with disabilities and those without. But first, the Ridgeview team played and beat the teachers at a school-wide assembly, and the losing teachers got a very cold shower. Dylan Anderman reports. Also a report on how
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told investigators after his arrest that Russian intelligence officials were involved in passing information to him about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said Tuesday in a new court filing, noting that the information was false.
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