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By LEA SKENE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Maryland judge who was shot to death in his driveway last Thursday heard testimony from the wife and daughter of his suspected killer during a divorce hearing hours earlier. Judge Andrew Wilkinson called the testimony “shocking” before ruling against Pedro Argote, whose
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen said he had a “heck of a reunion” Tuesday with his former boss Donald Trump when he testified against the former president at his New York civil fraud trial. With Trump sitting feet away, Trump’s one-time lawyer and fixer described how he manipulated
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A Texas county near New Mexico has banned helping people traveling to get an abortion. Lubbock County is now the largest of four Texas counties that have adopted a version of the measure. It’s part of new efforts by conservatives to further restrict abortion access since the fall of Roe v.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Gills Onions of Oxnard, California, has recalled packages of diced yellow onions, red onions, onions and celery and a mix
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Gills Onions of Oxnard, California, has recalled packages of diced yellow onions, red onions, onions and celery and a mix
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It is considerably more seasonable this week! Although the initial trough has begun moving off to the east, the slightly warmer temperatures won’t last long. Breezy conditions will return to the desert Wednesday, lowering our daily high by a few degrees. It will continue to be very mild this week with daily highs remaining in
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat who’s trying to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor says the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal $7.25 an hour. Brandon Presley did not propose a specific new wage in his comments Tuesday. He said he would work with leaders in
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, MJ Lee and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — American military officials are trying to steer Israel away from the type of brutal, urban combat the US engaged in against insurgents during the Iraq War, in an effort to keep the Israelis from getting bogged down in bloody, house-by-house
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A trial is underway for a Hawaii couple accused of fraudulently living for decades under stolen identities of dead babies. Polaroids of the couple wearing jackets that appear to be authentic KGB uniforms were introduced early on by prosecutors, who suggested the case was about more
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to stop federal agents from cutting the state’s razor wire that has gashed or snagged migrants as they have attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico at the Rio Grande. In the lawsuit filed in federal court in
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to stop federal agents from cutting the state’s razor wire that has gashed or snagged migrants as they have attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico at the Rio Grande. In the lawsuit filed in federal court in
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of an Alaska Airlines plane midflight on Sunday said he was having a nervous breakdown and told the flight crew he needed to be subdued, according to a federal complaint. Alaska
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un vistazo a la vida de Mahmoud Abbas, presidente del Gobierno Autónomo Palestino. Personal -Fecha de nacimiento: 1935 -Lugar de nacimiento: Safed, Palestina -Matrimonio: Amina Abbas -Hijos: Tres hijos: Mazen (fallecido en 2002), Yasser y Tareq -Educación: Una licenciatura en la Universidad de Damasco, un Ph. D en la Oriental College
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Scientists, lawmakers and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline. On Tuesday a special commission held a hearing to study the reduced catch. The panel is looking at a range of
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president’s assets to “whatever number Trump told us to.” Trump’s lawyers — and outside court, Trump
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was granted immunity by special counsel Jack Smith and has met with federal prosecutors multiple times in their investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to a report from ABC News. Meadows told
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Michael Whitaker to a five-year term running the Federal Aviation Administration. Whitaker is a former Obama-era deputy FAA administrator, and said at his confirmation hearing earlier this month that his past “time at FAA gives me some real advantage” taking the top job. Most
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Ghaith al-Omari es investigador principal del Washington Institute for Near East Policy y fue asesor de los palestinos durante las conversaciones sobre el estatuto permanente entre Israel y la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina. David Schenker es director del Programa de Política Árabe del Instituto de Washington y exsubsecretario
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court has ruled police can resume a DNA searching method that can identify relatives of potential suspects, a technique that has helped solve crimes but has caused privacy concerns. The method is known as familial DNA searches. It allows law enforcement agencies to search information in their DNA
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have released kicker Brett Maher two days after he missed two field-goal attempts and an extra point in a seven-point loss to Pittsburgh. The Rams (3-4) signed Lucas Havrisik off Cleveland’s practice squad Tuesday to replace Maher, who joined the team after training camp Aug. 30.
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