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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a White House adviser to President Donald Trump acted as if he were “above the law” when he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The prosecutors summarized their case at a trial Wednesday for
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four Navy officers in a sprawling bribery case were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the misconduct “outrageous” and agreed to allow the four men to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a $100 fine each. The officers on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Mayerle Click here for updates on this story EAGAN, Minnesota (WCCO) — Eagan police say they caught a crook swindling unsuspecting car buyers. He’s charged with selling cars, stealing them back, and selling them again. Ron Vasquez says he found a truck he was interested in on Facebook Marketplace. “It seemed like a
Continue ReadingBy JAMES KAY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run double, Cody Bellinger homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2 on Wednesday for their fourth consecutive win. Suzuki, Bellinger and Ian Happ each had two hits as Chicago completed a three-game sweep to move a season-high 12 games
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza ACTUALIZACIÓN: Lee se convierte en huracán y podría alcanzar la categoría 5 en un Atlántico con temperaturas récord (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Lee, que se formó este martes en el Atlántico, podría convertirse en un huracán “extremadamente peligroso” a finales de esta semana, según la más reciente información de el
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will lead a delegation to Japan beginning Thursday for a weeklong trade mission to the country his office bills as “the state’s largest foreign investor.” Holcomb and representatives of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will meet in Tokyo with U.S. and Japanese government officials including U.S. Ambassador Rahm
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in a court filing
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An information technology director at Mar-a-Lago struck a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors last summer in their investigation of Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at the former president’s Florida property, according to the worker’s ex-lawyer. Stanley Woodward, a former attorney for the IT manager, made the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Felony convictions vacated for four Navy officers in sprawling scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border. The
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story MANTECA, California (KOVR) — A Manteca man is facing a murder charge after police say he drove his semi-truck on a deadly collision course in Parker, Arizona. Parker police confirm that 28-year-old Karan Singh is from Manteca and that after that fiery crash, Singh walked
Continue ReadingYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A popular rock climbing area in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a crack that has developed in a massive granite cliff. Climbers recently reported the new crack on the western side of the Royal Arches formation near a climbing route called Super Slide, according to the
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Rams receiver Cooper Kupp and backup quarterback Stetson Bennett will miss Los Angeles’ season opener in Seattle on Sunday because of injuries. Coach Sean McVay said the Rams are pondering whether to put Kupp on injured reserve for at least four weeks. The Super
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CNN, KYW By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt continued Wednesday for murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison last week by thwarting newly installed razor wire put in place after another inmate briefly broke out a few months ago, authorities said at a Wednesday news conference. Cavalcante, 34,
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the riverbank ofthe Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border. The decision by
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Families perched atop houses pleading for help to escape the deadly flooding after a cyclone hammered southern Brazil in the world’s latest extreme weather disaster. Authorities said Wednesday at least 31 people died and at least 1,600 were left homeless. Flooding also battered Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, fed by fierce rainstorms
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Judge orders Texas to move floating barrier from the waters of the US-Mexico border and onto a riverbank.
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane was located about 1,130 miles (1,815 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, three days after the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. The leave was imposed under baseball’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, three days after the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. The leave was imposed under baseball’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault
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