California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has signed legislation to protect Hollywood actors and performers against…
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Ex-officer testifies he beat a ‘helpless’ Tyre Nichols then lied about it
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five…
Continue ReadingStudents will return to Apalachee High School next week after year’s deadliest school shooting
By Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A phased reopening of Apalachee High School, the scene of this year’s deadliest school shooting, is scheduled to…
Continue ReadingGoogle says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns. The…
Continue ReadingConservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A secretive group that recruited Donald Trump supporters to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the…
Continue ReadingKroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block it
Associated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government urged a U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday to temporarily prevent a…
Continue ReadingCult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested…
Continue Reading12-year-old boy stabs and injures six children at a school in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A 12-year-old boy at a school in Portugal has stabbed and injured six other children in an extremely rare episode of school…
Continue Reading20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities say a militia attack has killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, the latest…
Continue ReadingCyprus approves electricity cable to link its power grid with Greece’s
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has approved a massive undersea electricity cable project to link its grid with Greece’s. On…
Continue ReadingStanley Cup champion Panthers agree to extend arena deal with Broward County through at least 2033
AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County…
Continue ReadingTennessee is adding a 10% fee on football game tickets next season to pay players
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to…
Continue ReadingVP says woman’s death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump’s actions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the…
Continue ReadingVatican opens new investigation into leaks surrounding its ‘trial of the century’ probe
ROME (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” probe…
Continue ReadingJudge finds man incompetent to stand trial in fatal shooting of Cleveland police officer
CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged in the fatal shooting of a Cleveland police officer has been found incompetent to stand trial. Cuyahoga County…
Continue ReadingOverseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the…
Continue ReadingHarris condemns Trump’s rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about…
Continue ReadingManá removes song with Nicky Jam in protest of his support for Trump
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican pop-rock band Maná has removed its 2016 song with Nicky Jam after the Puerto Rican reggaeton…
Continue ReadingWhat is racketeering? The crime, explained
By Michelle Lou, Brandon Griggs and Emily Smith, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment
Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs has been indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an ongoing investigation in New York. Key…
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