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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A man who is accused of bringing weapons to a Pennsylvania vote counting center after the 2020 presidential election was arrested Tuesday for allegedly illegally trespassing at the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Antonio LaMotta of Virginia is charged with four misdemeanors. He has not entered a formal plea,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business American Airlines is placing a bet on a future in which supersonic jets might return to the skies, shuttling passengers on some routes at speeds roughly twice as fast as current commercial aircraft. Exactly how big that bet is, however, remains unclear. American, which said it put down a deposit
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced Monday that two U.S. states reliant on water from the Colorado River will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought. The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S.
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low.
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low.
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions allegedly violated Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by immigration advocates. The result is “a grave threat to civil liberties,” the activists and
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By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions allegedly violated Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by immigration advocates. The result is “a grave threat to civil liberties,” the activists and
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line. The Center for Biological Diversity is now
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line. The Center for Biological Diversity is now
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Palm Springs police issued new guidance on whether its officers will assist bail agents or bounty hunters during fugitive recovery operations. A department policy issued last month and newly obtained by News Channel 3 says, “Department members shall not assist members of the bail industry in the apprehension of a bail fugitive or any persons
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The Living Desert is gearing up for this upcoming season of Desert Conservation and education practices by hosting a job fair. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens plans to hire up to 70 full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions.Positions include guest services, food service associates and cooks, retail, administration, custodial,maintenance, and animal care. List of open
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she became the first player to repeat as
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more career milestones. The Seattle Storm forward led the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career, averaging 21.8 points, and Tuesday she became the first player to repeat as
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LONDON (AP) — British singer and performer Darius Campbell Danesh has died at age 41. His family said Tuesday that he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota on Aug. 11 and pronounced dead by the local medical examiners’ office. The family says the cause of death hasn’t been determined yet. Cambell Danesh
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted California drug trafficker who paid bribes to a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been sentenced by a Florida judge to more than 11 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg said in a news release Tuesday that a judge in Jacksonville, Florida, imposed the sentence on
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A former Virginia police officer who testified against a friend and former supervisor he joined at the Capitol in the Jan. 6 insurrection has avoided prison time for his role in it. Former Rocky Mount Police Officer Jacob Fracker was sentenced Tuesday to one year of probation, with 59
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a public-private partnership to overhaul the island’s cruise ship docks as part of a $425 million project to boost the U.S. territory’s tourism sector. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Tuesday that the project aims to transform Puerto Rico into the
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a public-private partnership to overhaul the island’s cruise ship docks as part of a $425 million project to boost the U.S. territory’s tourism sector. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Tuesday that the project aims to transform Puerto Rico into the
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of a Georgia woman killed by gunfire last year as sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at her cousin’s home are asking the Justice Department to investigate. Attorneys for 37-year-old Latoya James’ family say the case bears striking similarities to the 2020 drug raid
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday is expected to announce water cuts to states that rely on the Colorado River as drought and climate change leave less water flowing through the river and deplete the reservoirs that store it. Farmers in central Arizona
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