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Month: October 2023

Opening statements conclude in trial of boat captain for 2019 fire that killed 34 people on board

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements concluded Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board, with prosecutors and defense attorneys making their conflicting cases for who was truly responsible for the deadliest maritime disaster in recent

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Opening statements conclude in trial of boat captain for 2019 fire that killed 34 people on board

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements concluded Wednesday in the trial of the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire in 2019, killing 34 people on board, with prosecutors and defense attorneys making their conflicting cases for who was truly responsible for the deadliest maritime disaster in recent

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to misdemeanor for falsely pulling fire alarm in House office building

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge for falsely triggering a fire alarm in a House office building. Bowman struck a deal with the Washington, DC, Attorney General’s office, in which he pleaded guilty to the single misdemeanor offense. According to the terms

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Supreme Court rejects challenge to DeSantis’ multibillion agreement for online sports betting in Florida

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid Wednesday to block a multibillion-dollar agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe to offer online sports betting throughout the state. The court’s order means that sports betting could soon be available in Florida, although other pending legal challenges in state courts

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Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard. Scientists aren’t sure why

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened. Usually reliable computer models and the forecasters who use them didn’t see Otis’ explosive intensification coming as it approached Mexico’s Pacific coast. That created a nightmare scenario of an

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White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden’s domestic priorities as Congress simultaneously

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White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden’s domestic priorities as Congress simultaneously

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A warmer than usual summer blamed for hungry, hungry javelinas ripping through Arizona golf course

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) — Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil. “Even though they’re Southwest animals, they don’t like Southwest seasoning,” Dave Bisbee, general manager at Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, said Tuesday. This is not the

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Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in `security incident’ that has hallmarks of ransomware

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident.” While authorities have provided no explanation, experts sat the incident bears all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. The disruption has

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Mike Johnson, a staunch Louisiana conservative, is elected House speaker as GOP moves past chaos

By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of U.S. power and ending for now the weeks of political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51,

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Exclusive: Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) – Fulton County prosecutors have discussed potential plea deals with at least six additional co-defendants charged alongside Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election, multiple sources tell CNN. The strategy by District Attorney Fani Willis’ office is clear: get as many co-defendants

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