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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Police Department lost its seventh head of police in as many years Wednesday over the alleged cover-up of an officer’s misconduct in a scandal that threatens to extend two decades of federal oversight — the longest of any police department in the country.
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ governor offered an expansive approach to improving education and battling poverty in the state’s annual budget address. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called for making preschool available to every 3- and 4-year-old in the state within four years, along with aggressive approaches to
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By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Jackson, CNN One person is dead and three others injured after a shooting Wednesday evening at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, according to police. A suspect is in custody and police believe there may be another suspect still uncaught, said Sgt. Robert Gomez of the
Continue Reading By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment and the intentional burning of some of the hazardous chemicals on board invited affected residents to a meeting Wednesday evening to discuss lingering questions. But Norfolk Southern, the rail operator, did not join what was was
Continue Reading By KIMBERLY CHANDLER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing everyone on board, a spokesman for the Madison County sheriff’s office says. Investigator Brent Patterson says there were no survivors in the crash, but he was unsure how
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Federal Election Commission is warning embattled Rep. George Santos that he needs to name a campaign treasurer if he plans to continue raising and spending money. The commission “has received no information regarding a new treasurer” since the New York Republican’s longtime treasurer Nancy Marks informed the agency of her
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — There is no timetable for reopening part of the main southern Arizona highway southeast of downtown Tucson, officials said Wednesday afternoon, a day after a deadly desert crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby. Less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) of Interstate 10 were still closed in both
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks after powerful storms dumped 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow on California, state officials and environmental groups in the drought-ravaged state are grappling with what to do with all of that water. State rules say when it rains and snows a lot in California, much of
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN Donald Trump‘s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, and
Continue Reading By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NCAA asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject a legal effort to make colleges treat Division I athletes like employees and start paying them an hourly wage. Lawyers for the student-athletes said that weekly, they often spend 30 hours or more on their sport
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have bought the property that they’ve been sizing up for a new enclosed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. The Bears announced Wednesday afternoon that they bought the 326-acre property for $197.2 million. The Bears cautioned that the purchase doesn’t mean their plans for a new stadium and
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing legislation to remove “involuntary servitude” from their states’ constitutions, a move that follows four states’ bans on forced labor that passed in ballot measures last fall. The goal of these proposals is to remove
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher has focused on Las Vegas of late as a new home for the franchise. Manfred, speaking Wednesday at baseball’s Cactus League media day, isn’t closing the door on the team remaining in Oakland. “I think Mr.
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher has focused on Las Vegas of late as a new home for the franchise. Manfred, speaking Wednesday at baseball’s Cactus League media day, isn’t closing the door on the team remaining in Oakland. “I think Mr.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin and the Arizona Diamondbacks finalized $6.25 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. Chafin gets $5.5 million this year, and the Diamondbacks have a $7.25 million option for 2024 with a $750,000 buyout. Chafin could earn $1 million in performance bonuses for pitching appearances: $250,000 each for 55, 60, 65
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A prominent Coachella Valley business owner is grateful to be alive after he recently crashed his dirt bike in Morongo Valley and could not be found for more than a day. “I just praise God for making the best out of a terrible situation,” Nate Otto told Peter Daut. Speaking from bed at his physical
Continue Reading By Nadia Romero and Jaide Garcia, CNN The director of a criminal justice advocacy group advising the family of a man who died in police custody says she believes Raleigh Police officers used unnecessary force and violated their own policies when they administered two separate taser stuns within 50 seconds during the attempted arrest. Darryl
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Cultura de Perú anunció este miércoles la reapertura del Santuario de Machu Picchu, que permaneció cerrado desde el pasado 21 de enero por los disturbios que se registraron durante las manifestaciones en el país. Suspenden los ingresos a Machu Picchu por los disturbios en Perú Turistas visitan
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The previously undisclosed searches were conducted in recent weeks, with the consent and cooperation of the president’s legal team, the
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First on CNN: FBI searched University of Delaware for Biden documents, source says Originally Published: 15 FEB 23 19:19 ET Updated: 15 FEB 23 19:43 ET By Paula Reid (CNN) — The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents,
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