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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. “We can increase
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court to invalidate all federal criminal penalties for abortion opened access for millions of people in the sprawling public health system. That happened a year after the court’s U.S. counterpart went in the opposite direction. Wednesday’s ruling was
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has acknowledged that its primary rail gateway has become a festering sore of drug abuse, poverty and violence. The Brussels Midi Station is a major stain on a nation preparing to take on the presidency of the European Union next year. The government
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles judge sentences ‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Players competing in the top-tier of women’s football in Spain will go on strike for the opening two weeks of the new season after a pay dispute, players’ union FUTPRO announced on Thursday. The dispute between the five unions representing the players – including many of
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Butler County day care worker is facing charges after police said she threw infants on the ground multiple times over the course of two years. According to court paperwork, police’s investigation into Taylor Titley, who worked at Sheryl Buffington’s
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — One of the few remaining Gullah-Geechee communities in the U.S. is in another fight to hold onto land owned by residents’ families since their ancestors were freed from slavery. The few dozen remaining residents of the tiny Hogg Hummock community on Georgia’s Sapelo Island were stunned
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An employee of Pittsburgh Public Schools was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an underage girl. According to the criminal complaint, Bryan Deering is now facing several felony charges including statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors, and selling
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Update 4:45 p.m. The bill passed in the State Senate on Thursday, just edging out the necessary votes. The bill heads to Governor Newsom’s desk for final passage. The Riverside County Sheriff is speaking out against proposed legislation that could decriminalize psychedelics like “magic mushrooms” in the state. Sheriff Chad Bianco posted on social media,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Apple fell by 3.4% on Thursday following reports that China plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones to government-backed agencies and companies. Investors are fretting over the ability of the world’s most valuable public company to do business in the world’s second-largest
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The phrase “pension benefits” may come up a lot in the next several days as negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and the Big Three automakers go down to the wire to avert a strike. But for most private-sector US workers, pensions disappeared long ago. In
Continue ReadingBy TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press For many bird watchers — novices and experts alike — this fall’s migration will have a soundtrack. Merlin, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is just one popular and free app that can identify birds just by their sound. You don’t have to see them to realize from their
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic Florida state attorney is challenging her suspension by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Monique Worrell filed the petition against DeSantis with the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday. The former top prosecutor for the Orlando area says the governor’s order is invalid since it fails to show how she neglected her
Continue ReadingBy Shanti Lerner Click here for updates on this story Utah (KSTU) — A Scheels manager and a young Utah boy having a conversation about fishing led to a touching gesture that will last a lifetime. Patrick Palepoi talks to people all day. It’s his job. Palepoi, a resident of Orem, works as the fishing
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urielblanco (CNN) — Jismary Alejandra Barboza González, la niña venezolana de 3 años que se dirigía a Chicago en un autobús patrocinado por Texas, murió a causa de una infección bacteriana y neumonía por aspiración, junto con diarrea y vómitos, dijo el forense del condado de Marion, Illinois, Troy Cannon a CNN en un comunicado.
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday ramped up pressure on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to approve its request to tie aid for Ukraine with increased disaster relief funding ahead of a government funding showdown. “Lives are at stake across a wide range of urgent, bipartisan priorities for the American people
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. State senators passed a bill on Tuesday that specifies caste as a subset of ancestry in the state’s civil rights statutes, which would give residents legal
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Tavss Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — A driver on her way to grab lunch Wednesday was surprised to see so many cars pulling over in front of her for no apparent reason. It wasn’t until later that night that the driver realized she was the unintended
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Marion Click here for updates on this story PROVO, Utah (KSTU) — Hill Air Force personnel have determined a World War II-era bomb dug up by Provo excavation crews to pose no threat and was safely disposed of Tuesday afternoon. The excavation crews were working near 1860 South Novell Place when they unearthed
Continue ReadingBENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Officials say health risks due to high lead levels in drinking water in a majority Black and impoverished Michigan city were not taken quickly to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leadership. The EPA Office of Inspector General said in a report Thursday that staff monitoring the state’s response to lead levels
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