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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge will take an unpaid leave of absence after she repeatedly used a racial slur in a video recorded at her home and posted to social media. Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday called on Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet to resign. The video shows a television set
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas, CNN Jennifer Lopez has nothing but love for Ben Affleck. The singer, actress and entrepreneur told People Magazine she is not bothered by the comments her boyfriend made about being “trapped” in his marriage to Jennifer Garner. “This story is simply not true,” Lopez said. “It is not how I feel.”
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has presented the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, to three soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two were recognized posthumously. Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee is a Special Forces soldier who fought off Taliban
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fireworks are returning to the Las Vegas Strip this New Year’s Eve with a theme pointed toward 2022 — Deuces Wild. Officials noted Thursday that last year’s event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, although thousands of revelers still congregated on casino-lined Las Vegas Boulevard.
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN When Keechant Sewell became the first Black woman to oversee Nassau County’s detective division 15 months ago, she said she hoped to “inspire service.” Sewell had come a long way. She spent her early years in public housing in Queens and started her law enforcement career on patrol just over the
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer South Dakota State heads into its FCS semifinal at Montana State looking to become the first team in college football history to play for the national championship twice in less than nine months. The Jackrabbits lost in the title game in the spring after the 2020 season was
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Seahawks will take every little edge they can get when they travel to SoFi Stadium on Sunday for an NFC West showdown with the Rams that could prove vital to both teams’ playoff hopes. Seattle is clinging to hope of a late-season surge back
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Seahawks will take every little edge they can get when they travel to SoFi Stadium on Sunday for an NFC West showdown with the Rams that could prove vital to both teams’ playoff hopes. Seattle is clinging to hope of a late-season surge back
Continue Reading BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been detained by police in Bratislava for organizing an anti-government rally that was banned amid the current lockdown. Fico’s leftist Smer-Social Democracy party and police confirmed the detention that took place before the planned demonstration in the Slovak capital Thursday evening. Police say they
Continue Reading By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has withdrawn from settlement negotiations to end lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were forcibly separated under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy. Justice Department officials have informed lawyers for the plaintiffs that the government would not offer a global settlement
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League schedule has been decimated because of postponements for coronavirus outbreaks at clubs. Five weekend matches have been called off to take the total amount wiped out over the past week to nine. The league says its intention is “to continue its current fixture schedule where safely
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This year was always expected to be busy on the Mexican border. President Joe Biden, who took office in January, promised to be a more welcoming president than his predecessor, President Donald Trump. That was enough to encourage migrants to try to come to the United States. But arrivals exceeded expectations:
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — U.S. Navy officials say a support site near Naples, Italy, was locked down for nearly two hours Thursday after reports of gunfire on the premises. No one was wounded. The incident was under investigation. Navy Europe and Africa regional spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Comer said the U.S. Naples Support Activity site was
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Zion Williamson has received a biologic injection that is meant to promote bone healing in the area of his right foot that he fractured this past offseason. The Pelicans, who announced the new treatment for the face of the franchise on Thursday, say Williamson will
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El forense reveló la identidad del hombre que iba como pasajero en un carro que chocó con una camioneta en las calles Cesar Chavez y Cairo en Coachella, se trata de Juan de Dios Cisneros de 30 años. Durante las indagatorias la policía se dio cuenta que Gumersindo González de 32 años conductor del auto
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Brian Fung, CNN Business The United States has added drone maker DJI and seven other Chinese companies to an investment blacklist, raising even more pressure on businesses in the world’s second largest economy. The US Treasury Department announced Thursday that it has placed investment restrictions on the firms due to their
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La policía de Cathedral City reportó que un joven de 14 años resultó herido por un balazo cuando estaba en su casa ubicada cerca de Landau Blvd y Avenida de la Paz donde fue impactado por una bala disparada accidentalmente por su papó quien estaba limpiando el arma que acaba de comprar y que pensó
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El productor musical puertorriqueño José Ángel Hernández (conocido popularmente como “Flow La Movie”) viajaba junto a su esposa e hijos en el avión privado que se estrelló este miércoles en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, causando la muerte de los nueve ocupantes que iban a bordo, confirmó su publicista Nini Veras
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature has dedicated $25 million to combatting the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms in Oregon. They made the move after hearing testimony this week about the harm these sites are inflicting on the community. The farms have been accused of stealing water during a
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature has dedicated $25 million to combatting the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms in Oregon. They made the move after hearing testimony this week about the harm these sites are inflicting on the community. The farms have been accused of stealing water during a
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