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By Sara Sidner, Erica Orden and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the federal case against attorney Michael Avenatti, who is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from his clients for personal use and to pay creditors. US District Court Judge Michael V. Selna in Orange County, California, granted the motion for
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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Benfica has returned to the Champions League group stage. The storied Portuguese club played the last hour with 10 men at PSV Eindhoven in a 0-0 draw in the playoffs round. Benfica’s 2-1 win in the home leg was enough to rejoin the Champions League elite after a one-year absence. Malmö’s
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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities are investigating why a man found passed out in a car had more than 300 unopened mail-in ballots for the gubernatorial recall election. Torrance police say the man was arrested Aug. 16 after being found in a store parking lot. Police, the U.S. Postal Service and Los Angeles County
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By Melissa Alonso and Gregory Lemos, CNN The Fort Jackson soldier seen pushing and threatening a young Black man in a viral video in April was found guilty of third-degree assault and battery on Monday, according to the Richland County, South Carolina, magistrate. In April, Jonathan Pentland, a sergeant first class, was suspended of his
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Indio will be hosting a series of emergency preparedness events at various businesses across the city for National Preparedness Month, officials said today. Each Wednesday in September, Dennis Day, the city’s emergency operations center manager, will partner with Indio businesses to provide locals with emergency preparedness materials and strategies from 10 a.m. to noon. The
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Moise Kean’s Everton career just cannot get going. The Italy striker made his first start of the season in an English League Cup second-round match at second-tier Huddersfield and was sent off after getting involved in a scuffle in the 59th minute. Kean had already had a goal disallowed
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cornerback Kevin King stayed with the Green Bay Packers rather than leaving via free agency after ending his 2020 season with a disappointing performance in the NFC championship game. King has been battling back from a hamstring injury while competing with first-round draft pick Eric Stokes this preseason. King says
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised on Tuesday to forge a “new era of transparency” in the halls of a state government that has for decades been wrought by corruption, ethics scandals and a culture of sexual harassment that came front-and-center as allegations mounted against Andrew Cuomo, her disgraced predecessor. In
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau told FOX 12 it does not have the resources to deter street racing in the city. They said on Sunday night, there were two incidents, one near Southeast 47th Avenue and Southeast Division Street and the other on the Fremont Bridge. Video taken by
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HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association has announced it has canceled its annual meeting, which had been set to be held next month in Houston, due to concerns over COVID-19. The NRA’s meeting had been set for Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 and would have been attended by thousands of people taking part in
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HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association has announced it has canceled its annual meeting, which had been set to be held next month in Houston, due to concerns over COVID-19. The NRA’s meeting had been set for Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 and would have been attended by thousands of people taking part in
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story CHUNCHULA, Alabama (WALA) — Sunday afternoon, Heath Byrd was in his yard cutting his grass when a Corvette barreled into him, killing him on the spot. Images of the crash are painful. The Corvette was barely recognizable. Glass is still scattered across the grass even
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Hilary Knight became the all-time scoring leader in women’s hockey world championship history with her 45th goal during the United States’ 6-0 victory over Russia on Tuesday. Knight snapped a tie with former U.S. star Cammi Granato at 3:17 of the second period. The 32-year-old split two defenders with a cutback
Continue ReadingCNN, AFP, QATAR GOVT, KTVT, DEFENSE DEPT, UNITED AIRLINES, HANIF SUFIZADA, TALIBAN VIDEO, ISIS VIDEO By John Harwood, Phil Mattingly and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday, according to two US officials, as the US continues airlifting American citizens and its Afghan
Continue ReadingBy John Harwood, Phil Mattingly and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday, according to two US officials, as the US continues airlifting American citizens and its Afghan allies out of Afghanistan by a looming August 31 deadline. The Biden administration has been
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state Senate hearing on how racial concepts are taught in North Carolina classrooms devolved into chaos Tuesday when one of the state’s highest-ranking Republicans shouted at a prominent Democratic lawmaker and stormed out of the room. Despite the uproar, the Senate Education Committee
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state tech executive has been sentenced to two years in prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal COVID-19 disaster relief loans. Mukund Mohan, of Clyde Hill, previously worked for Microsoft and Amazon and was making more than $200,000 a year as the chief of technology for the Canadian
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state tech executive has been sentenced to two years in prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal COVID-19 disaster relief loans. Mukund Mohan, of Clyde Hill, previously worked for Microsoft and Amazon and was making more than $200,000 a year as the chief of technology for the Canadian
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,213 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, county health officials showed the percentage of cases and deaths by vaccination status from February to August. More Details: Unvaccinated individuals ‘120 times more likely
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen The Justice Department has offered a plea deal to the US Capitol rioter who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt, prosecutors said Tuesday at a court hearing. Robert Packer of Virginia went viral during the January 6 attack because of the brazenly anti-Semitic nature of his sweatshirt. He was arrested in January and
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