CNN By Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed, Zachary Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s hearing for Hunter Biden was already poised to be a historic event, as the son of a sitting US president appeared in court to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, bringing a controversial investigation to a near close. But the
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi F-15SA fighter jet has crashed during a training exercise, killing the crew on board. A statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the crash happened Wednesday near the King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, some 815 kilometers southwest of the capital, Riyadh. Military spokesman
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — British billionaire and owner of the Tottenham Hotspur football club Joe Lewis was indicted on insider trading charges by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the office announced Tuesday. In a video posted to social media, US Attorney Damian Williams accused Lewis of
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By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a four-week trial in London on claims of sexual assault. The Hollywood star, 64, had tears in his eyes as the jury at Southwark Crown Court found him not guilty of seven counts of
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine Nicholls and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all charges after a four-week trial in London on claims of sexual assault. The Hollywood star, 64, had tears in his eyes as the jury at Southwark Crown Court found him not guilty of seven counts
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department offered to resign his position hours before shooting himself, the county’s mayor said Wednesday. Details of the conversation were released as Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was in a Tampa hospital, continuing to recover from the shooting. State officials are
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When you think of Apple, it’s likely that what first springs to mind is a conveyor belt of revolutionary tech rather than a pair of sneakers. But a pair of “ultra-rare” Apple sneakers is now being sold by auctioneers Sotheby’s for $50,000, fetching a higher price tag than any
Continue ReadingBy ALI JABAR and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank owners called for official action to stem a sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate. The move Wednesday comes after the United States blacklisted 14 Iraqi
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it would review legal challenges to a divisive new law that weakens its power, putting the country’s top justices in the position of defending their own independence and escalating a political crisis that has unleashed the country’s biggest protests in history. Israeli
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve logged on to any social media app this week, you’ve probably seen pictures of your friends, but re-imagined as fairy princesses, animé characters, or celestial beings. It is all because of Lensa, an app which uses artificial intelligence to render digital portraits based on photos users submit. Lensa’s
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Charles Robert Smith, a White man accused of fatally shooting three and injuring several others last month in Annapolis, Maryland, is now facing hate crime charges, according to a grand jury indictment. “An Anne Arundel County Grand Jury returned an indictment on Friday, July 21, 2023 charging Charles Robert
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Christiansen Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Standing by a picture of her son at Pantano Christian Church on Tuesday, Theresa Guerrero spoke with people stopping by her table, which had pictures of people who died because of fentanyl. She’s lived more than three years without her son
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina store owner who is facing a murder charge after police said he chased and shot a Black 14-year-old customer has asked a judge to stop a search warrant for his business records. Police say Rick Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back in May 28 after Chow falsely
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Mick Jagger keeps on rocking. The Rolling Stones frontman is celebrating his 80th birthday on Wednesday. Jagger’s bandmate Ronnie Wood took to social media with a birthday message saying, “Happy 80th birthday @MickJagger!” The official Rolling Stones Twitter account messaged Jagger to “keep on rockin,” alongside a video featuring
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The president of the Missouri school board that voted to revoke its anti-racism resolution now says the resolution could be kept, but revised. The Francis Howell School Board in 2020 adopted a resolution against racism at the height of the national reckoning that followed the murder
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the sixth and final episode of Marvel’s “Secret Invasion,” titled “Home.” In hindsight, “Secret Invasion” used an appropriate device – shape-shifting alien Skrulls masquerading as humans – as the basis for a Marvel series that didn’t seem to know precisely what it
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Governing bodies in Africa have condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt against Niger’s president. President Mohamed Bazoum’s official Twitter account reported on Wednesday that members of the presidential guard engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried to obtain support from other security forces. The
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who was punched in the face by a deputy as she held her baby sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest. Yeayo Russell filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the department and the deputies involved in the July 2022 traffic stop in Palmdale,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who was punched in the face by a deputy as she held her baby sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest. Yeayo Russell filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the department and the deputies involved in the July 2022 traffic stop in Palmdale,
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel spilled into a local reservoir, and most of them still can’t drink their tap water. Many of the 40,000 people who live in the Memphis suburb of Germantown remained under an
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