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CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett’s attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said. But Linn
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the courts to remove Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe from the ballot for failing to sign an official form declaring his candidacy. The McAuliffe campaign dismissed the suit as “desperate” and “Trumpian.” McAuliffe won a June primary
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — With Josh Myers, a second-round pick, entrenched as the center and fellow rookie Royce Newman, a fourth-round pick, leading the competition to start at right guard, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is ramping up the intensity and expectations on his revamped offensive line with a little more than two weeks until
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Vic Fangio faced another difficult decision without a clear-cut answer after selecting his starting quarterback this week: Play Von Miller this weekend on grass or hold him out until the season opener on turf? Fangio decided Miller will play at least a
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Vic Fangio faced another difficult decision without a clear-cut answer after selecting his starting quarterback this week: Play Von Miller this weekend on grass or hold him out until the season opener on turf? Fangio decided Miller will play at least a
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Military veterans across the country are scrambling to get at-risk Afghans out of the country before the window for rescues closes in the coming days. President Biden is sticking by his plan to withdraw all U.S. forces by August 31. “It
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, whose profile has risen in conservative media during the pandemic, is lashing out at one of right-wing media’s most popular bloggers for what she described as comments that were full of “horrible misogyny.” Noem, a Republican viewed as a potential 2024 presidential candidate, garnered praise
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strengthening Tropical Storm Nora is rolling toward a possible hurricane brush with Mexico’s Pacific Coast over the weekend and later a strike on the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm could bring dangerous flash floods and mudslides through the weekend. It’s likely to graze the
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La UEFA Champions League, el torneo internacional de clubes más importante del mundo, llevó a cabo este jueves el sorteo de la fase de grupos. La edición 21/22 de la Champions tendrá el atractivo de ver al argentino Lionel Messi por primera vez con la camiseta del Paris Saint-Germain de
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una niña nacida en un vuelo de evacuación militar estadounidense que se dirigía a la Base Aérea de Ramstein, en Alemania, fue nombrada Reach por el distintivo de llamada de la aeronave, según el máximo general de EE.UU. en Europa. “Hemos tenido más conversaciones con la madre y el padre del
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alphonso Davies. Jonathan David and Atiba Hutchinson are returning to Canada’s national team for World Cup qualifying after missing the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Seeking its first World Cup berth since 1986, Canada is in the final round of qualifying for the first time since the leadup to the 1998 tournament. Hutchinson
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss, but one of his granddaughters says his softer side will shine through when the family auctions the Prohibition-era gangster’s personal items — including diamond-encrusted jewelry with his initials, family photographs and his favorite handgun.
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss, but one of his granddaughters says his softer side will shine through when the family auctions the Prohibition-era gangster’s personal items — including diamond-encrusted jewelry with his initials, family photographs and his favorite handgun.
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss, but one of his granddaughters says his softer side will shine through when the family auctions the Prohibition-era gangster’s personal items — including diamond-encrusted jewelry with his initials, family photographs and his favorite handgun.
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida postal clerk has pleaded guilty to stealing mail and passport applications as part of an identify theft scheme. Court records say 31-year-old Jasmine Wynne pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and six other charges in Tampa federal court. An indictment says Wynne conspired with others
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There have been multiple eulogies for Windows-based desktop personal computers and laptops in the past few years as smartphones seemingly rule the gadget landscape. But “old” tech giants Dell and HP, which both reported earnings after the close Thursday, are doing just fine in 2021. Dell said sales
Continue Reading DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Officials say Arkansas-based Tyson Foods will invest $300 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Virginia’s Pittsylvania County that is expected to create 376 new jobs. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the project Thursday. Officials say the plant will be developed at an an industrial park jointly owned by the county
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By Melissa Alonso and Rebekah Riess, CNN A North Carolina mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration and an agency supervisor for a May 2019 incident involving her transgender teenager who was asked to undergo a strip search at an airport. According to a complaint filed Monday, Kimberly Erway and her 15-year-old daughter, Jamii Erway,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — There’s that old cliché – third time’s a charm. But sometimes, there’s another more discouraging cliché that applies – it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game. That is the idiom that one Chicago woman feels is
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Who doesn’t love an excuse to celebrate our furry four-legged friends? Thursday marks International Dog Day, first established in 2004 by pet advocate Colleen Paige to encourage dog adoptions for animals in need of homes. We thought we’d brighten the dog days of summer with a look at some of our
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