GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women while police deliberately botched investigations into him has been convicted of producing images of child sexual abuse. Jurors found Sean Williams guilty Thursday on three federal counts related to the images of a 9-month-old, a 4-year-old and
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Diamond will emerge out of bankruptcy with significantly less debt, but also less teams and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided the state should take a break from executions for the holidays. Justices issued an order on Thursday saying they would wait to sign the next death warrant until at least Jan. 3. Two inmates have been executed since South Carolina restarted its
Continue ReadingA European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug. Biogen said Thursday that the drug, known in the U.S. as Leqembi, received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use as a treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease. The
Continue ReadingBy Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Brandi Botello isn’t sure how she will get her pet spider monkey back. The 29-year-old said Dallas Police stripped her of “Jorgie Boy” during an alcohol-related crash where Botello disputes she was the passenger. The primate was in the car during the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Altos funcionarios del gobierno se preparan para que la administración entrante de Trump deseche las políticas de inmigración establecidas bajo la presidencia de Joe Biden, muchas de las cuales pueden deshacerse con tan solo una firma, dejando a muchos inmigrantes en el limbo. Múltiples funcionarios del gobierno que hablaron con CNN dijeron
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, with the contest headed toward a state-mandated recount. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick last week, concluding that not enough ballots remained to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90. Renz died Monday, according to Peter Gehrig, a close friend for 50 years and a former
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to bring the remaining hostages home. The freed hostages included Yelena Troufanov, who was released last November but whose
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida businessman already charged with kidnapping his estranged wife in Spain is facing new U.S. charges that he killed her. A federal grand jury in South Florida on Wednesday charged David Knezevich in a superseding indictment with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has been added to Legacy Plaza in Alabama’s capital city. AL.com reports that the likeness of Lewis was unveiled Tuesday in Montgomery. It joins statues of Rosa Parks and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis was a native of Pike County,
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to delay a trial set for next month for a US Capitol riot defendant, saying there is a “real possibility” that President-elect Donald Trump could pardon him after taking office next year. William Pope had been set to go on trial early
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese is still looking for his next feature. For now, he’s debuting “The Saints,” a new docudrama series he’s releasing on Fox Nation. In an interview, Scorsese tells The Associated Press about the role faith plays
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nearly 90 congressional Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli government officials for their roles in inciting settler violence in the West Bank. “Violent settlers, fueled by the inflammatory rhetoric and incitement to violence by members of the Israeli cabinet, including
Continue ReadingBy Adam Duxter and David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After more than a decade behind bars, Edgar Barrientos-Quintana is a free man. He had been serving a life sentence for a murder the county’s top prosecutor now says he didn’t commit. “You know it’s going to happen. The
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El sitio de noticias satíricas The Onion ganó la subasta para adquirir Infowars, el medio de comunicación del teórico de la conspiración Alex Jones, que se vendió como parte de un acuerdo por difamación después de que él llamara falsamente a la masacre de la escuela primaria Sandy Hook
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Denzel Washington rules on screen, but there is one thing audiences won’t get to see him do in his latest film. In an interview to promote “Gladiator II” with Gayety, the Oscar-winning actor talked about playing Roman emperor Macrinus. Washington was asked about “how gay” he thought the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline. Officials say the fire in the Hudson Yards mixed-use development on Manhattan’s west side was first reported at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday. It was declared under control about 40
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress, The Associated Press reported Thursday as it called the close race nine days after the election, prompting Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to concede. Bynum, a state representative who was backed and funded
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Dawson, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential race brought unprecedented vitriol into the public sphere, leaving many transgender people feeling especially marginalized and vulnerable. Campaign rhetoric demonized the transgender community, stoking prejudice and fear. With the election outcome now decided, the prejudice lingers. And in the transgender community, fear has turned into panic
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