CNN By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A jury’s willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious conspiracy for plotting to forcibly oppose the government is a major vindication of how the Justice Department is approaching its investigation into the efforts to disrupt President Joe Biden’s 2020 win. As
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A county in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where paper shortages caused Election Day ballot problems, signed off Wednesday on its midterm results — ending a brief showdown over certifying the election results in a key battleground state. The Board of Elections and Registration in Luzerne County voted 3-2 to certify the election results,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — México ganó el último partido de la fase de grupos, pero no le alcanzó. Tenía que golear a Arabia Saudita, pero no lo hizo. Tenía que esperar que Argentina goleara a Polonia, pero no ocurrió. México es un “pero” perpetuo en Mundiales. El Tri quedó eliminado de Qatar 2022 por
Continue ReadingBy Tavleen Tarrant, CNN Brian Boyd, the 27-year-old man who killed ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes in a hit-and-run incident, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison Wednesday, according to Douglas Cohen from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Boyd pleaded guilty in September to manslaughter in the second degree and leaving the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tal vez el año del conejo llegó antes de lo esperado: Bad Bunny fue el artista más reproducido de Spotify en todo el mundo en 2022, su tercer año consecutivo. La superestrella puertorriqueña una vez más dominó Spotify Wrapped, el resumen anual del servicio de streaming que muestra los artistas y
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s defense team has rested its case and closing arguments will begin later Wednesday at the Los Angeles rape trial of the former movie magnate. Weinstein’s lawyers called six witness as they sought to cast doubt on the accounts of the women who have
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s defense team has rested its case and closing arguments will begin later Wednesday at the Los Angeles rape trial of the former movie magnate. Weinstein’s lawyers called six witness as they sought to cast doubt on the accounts of the women who have
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader in the far-right extremist group show that jurors are willing to hold accountable not just the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but those
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A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing three of his family members, one fatally, following a dispute in Indio, pleaded not guilty to murder today. In addition to the murder charge, Anthony William Piña-German of Indio was charged with two felony counts of attempted murder, according to court records. He also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of using
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Biogen, Wayfair rise; CrowdStrike, NetApp fall.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks rallied on Wall Street after the head of the Federal Reserve said the central bank could soon ease up on its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation. While citing some signs that inflation is cooling, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that the Fed will push rates
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time. The Argentina great had a penalty saved but his team still beat Poland 2-0 after second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez and advanced to the last 16. Argentina finished
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will push rates higher than previously expected and keep them there for an extended period, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday in remarks likely intended to underscore the Fed’s single-minded focus on combating stubborn inflation. Yet in a speech at the Brookings Institution, Powell
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has approved a resolution recognizing as genocide Ukraine’s 1930s “Holodomor” — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The resolution was brought to the lower house on Wednesday by the three parties
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday committed to protecting Spirit Mountain and the surrounding area in Nevada, a sacred site for the Fort Mojave and other Native American tribal nations. Biden’s announcement during Wednesday’s White House Tribal Nations Summit is part of an ongoing process to designate the site as a new
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a city’s argument that the streaming services Netflix and Hulu should have to pay local governments the same fees levied on cable operators. At issue was Ohio’s 2007 Video Service Authorization law, which directed the state Commerce
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a city’s argument that the streaming services Netflix and Hulu should have to pay local governments the same fees levied on cable operators. At issue was Ohio’s 2007 Video Service Authorization law, which directed the state Commerce
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — México le ganó 2-1 a Arabia Saudita. Empató un partido, perdió otro y ganó otro. Llegó a 4 puntos. Marcó dos goles. Polonia empató un partido, ganó otro y perdió otro. Llegó a 4 puntos. Marcó dos goles. Pero Polonia clasificó a octavos y México no. La razón: el siguiente
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rallied on Wall Street after the head of the Federal Reserve said the central bank could soon ease up on its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation. While citing some signs that inflation is cooling, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stressed
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the
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