A judge has vacated the double-murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent the last 34 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two 14-year-old boys. Fifty-two-year-old Francisco Benitez maintained his innocence in a motion for post-conviction relief, saying he had an alibi for the April 28, 1989, slayings of Prudencio Cruz and
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Azher Abbasi, head of supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — and a key official with direct oversight over failed Silicon Valley Bank — will retire at the end of October, the regional reserve bank announced this week. Abbasi and Mary Daly, president of
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las autoridades de Chile informaron este martes que se suicidó Hernán Chacón Soto, un brigadier en retiro de 86 años que el lunes había sido condenado por el secuestro y homicidio del cantautor folclórico Víctor Jara, ocurrido en septiembre de 1973, durante el inicio de la dictadura militar de Augusto Pinochet.
Continue ReadingLEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison last year was arrested Tuesday in West Virginia, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, was arrested along with his wife, his mother and his mother’s boyfriend at a hotel in Lewisburg,
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El clima político en Honduras se está enrareciendo en medio de la pugna entre el oficialismo y la oposición para escoger al fiscal general y el fiscal general adjunto. Para el dirigente del Partido Nacional de Honduras (PNH), Fernando Anduray, la presidenta Xiomara Castro busca hacer de la Fiscalía un
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Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. On Tuesday, the parents of several of the 13 killed met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The parents seated
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down on Florida. Scientists say 89-degree water where Idalia has been hovering effectively acts as rocket fuel for the storm. Hurricanes get their energy from warm water, and Idalia is at
Continue ReadingTRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man says he didn’t steal the $5,000 in cash he found in a bag, lying in a parking lot in May. But police disagree and have charged him with larceny. It turns out, the money was in a bank bag and belonged to the town of Trumbull. Police say
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teenager but then set free after 18 years behind bars, has been arrested in a Minneapolis suburb on potential gun and drug charges. Now 37, Burrell was released in 2020 after his sentence was commuted in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. Lauren Handy of Virginia was part of a group accused of violating federal law when they blocked access to the
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did not live. Madison County jail records show Republican Rep. David Cole of Huntsville was arrested on charges of voting in unauthorized locations. The arrest comes after accusations that Cole did
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By Jennifer Henderson, Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have released details from a 911 call made by the father of Ryan Christopher Palmeter – the gunman who killed three people in what authorities called a racially motivated rampage at a Dollar General store in Florida. Palmeter, 21, opened fire
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. Lauren Handy of Alexandria, Virginia, was part of a group accused of violating federal law when they blocked access to
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning among students at the University of Arkansas, with dozens reporting symptoms and five people needing treatment in the hospital. Among those affected are two 19-year-old sorority members who developed a serious complication that can lead to kidney failure
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is warning that an alarming rise in global distrust and division coupled with efforts by countries to improve the accuracy and destructive power of nuclear weapons is “a recipe for annihilation.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ comment is in a statement he released Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has unveiled its Original Six franchises. All six teams will be in NHL markets with track records of supporting the women’s game. Boston, the New York City area and Minneapolis-St. Paul are the U.S. sites. The Canadian franchises will be
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press A judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month. Tuesday’s order comes nearly two weeks after computers and cellphones seized in the search were returned. It’s still not clear what action local authorities might
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El huracán Idalia sigue fortaleciéndose a medida que avanza hacia la costa oeste de la Florida. El huracán de categoría 1 que se intensifica ahora tiene vientos sostenidos de 145 kilómetros por hora con ráfagas más fuertes, según la última actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Los huracanes de categoría
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, Anna-Maja Rappard and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8, but power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours by the time a second afternoon
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