By Alayna Treene, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Randi Kaye and Christie Johnson, CNN (CNN) — A day after he was named as a co-defendant in the criminal case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents, a picture is starting to emerge of Carlos De Oliveira, the little known Mar-a-Lago employee accused of trying to delete
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By Berry Wang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A singer who pulled down his pants during a performance at a rock festival in northern China has been detained by authorities, the latest incident highlighting the fine line artists must tread in a country where the space for free expression is highly limited.
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick’s letter, published on
Continue ReadingBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members were missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday. The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense
Continue ReadingMILAN, Mich. (AP) — A federal prison inmate was sentenced Friday to more than 24 years for killing a fellow prisoner convicted of leading a child sexual abuse ring. Alex Albert Castro, 43, of Fontana, California, was sentenced after pleading guilty in March to second-degree murder in the killing of Christian Maire, the mastermind of
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May. The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — A bank robbery suspect’s escape was thwarted when he fell into a recycling bin – right where police were waiting for him, authorities said. Police took the man, 27-year-old Tristan Heidl, into custody after he dropped down from the ceiling of a bank’s drive-thru into a recycling ban in
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Masoud Popalzai. Video by Jessie Gretener and Alessia Tinti (CNN) — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States after their country fell to the Taliban say they have waited so long for the US to process their applications that they are now being sent back to the enemy
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed “I will get the job done” but shied away from attacking former President Donald Trump as the two top rivals for the Republican presidential nomination were making rare appearances at the same Iowa campaign event on
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection. Kennedy tweeted that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had decided that Secret
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The AL West-leading Texas Rangers placed All-Star catcher Jonah Heim on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained tendon in his left wrist. Heim came out of a game at Houston on Wednesday after hurting his wrist on an awkward swing in the fourth inning. Heim is batting .280 with
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch he faced in Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays, going deep in three straight at-bats over two games. Ohtani’s major league-leading 39th homer came off Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman in the first inning and traveled 397 feet into
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Update 8/7/23 Salomon Moreno was located, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Original Report 7/28/23 The community is asked to help in the search for an 81-year-old Coachella man missing for several days. Salomon Rojas Moreno was last seen Wednesday when he was leaving his house on Juliana Drive at around 11 a.m. Family said
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Un hombre de Salton City ha sido acusado de múltiples cargos de agresiones sexuales violentas, anunció el viernes la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Imperial. Philip Warren Carter, de 32 años, fue arrestado por la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Imperial el 19 de julio. Los investigadores de la Oficina del
Continue Reading By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — The security guard who fatally shot Banko Brown, a transgender man who was suspected of shoplifting from a San Francisco Walgreens in April, must pay $1,500 in fines for code violations, says the agency that regulates security services in California. Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony is being fined for carrying a
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú exigió este viernes a la Fiscalía y a la Policía Nacional investigar las agresiones que denunció que sufrieron varios periodistas, incluidos dos que resultaron heridos, al cubrir la jornada de protestas en Lima. De acuerdo con el organismo, dos comunicadores fueron atacados
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas, failed on Friday, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation taking control. The FDIC agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland Tri-State Bank to protect customers, entering a purchase and assumption agreement with Dream First Bank of Syracuse, Kansas. That means
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States and its Western allies are faced with a difficult conundrum as they navigate potential responses to the military takeover in Niger if democratic rule is not restored. Under US law, if the US State Department formally classifies that takeover as a coup, it would require the
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