Month: October 2023
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies while a lawsuit targeting the government’s efforts to combat online misinformation plays out. The court’s move pauses rulings from a federal trial court and a conservative appeals court that severely limited the ability
Continue ReadingVirginia NAACP sues Youngkin for records behind the denials of felons’ voting rights
By DENISE LAVOIE and BEN FINLEY Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP has filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration failed to turn over public records. The records involve the process for restoring the voting rights of convicted felons who have completed their sentences. Youngkin has come under scrutiny since his
Continue ReadingHead of auto workers union says strikes will continue in drive to gain better offers from companies
By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in its contract talks. In a Facebook Live appearance, Fain didn’t announce
Continue ReadingDeputies find 5-year-old twins dead after recovering body of mother who had jumped from bridge
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in central Florida investigating a woman who had jumped to her death later found her 5-year-old twins dead at her home. Authorities say motorists on Friday witnessed the 31-year-old woman jumping from the bridge into the lake below in suburban Orlando. The woman was pronounced dead after her body was
Continue ReadingCollege students create 3D printed home that took only 15 months to build for $250,000
By Phillip Palmer Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KABC) — Tucked away on a small plot of the Woodbury University Campus in Burbank, is a concrete example of the future of homebuilding. A 425-square-foot home, designed by Woodbury architecture students, is the first 3D printed structure to be permitted and built
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices said Friday they would hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and others accusing
Continue ReadingUniversity of Virginia says campus shooting investigation finished, findings to be released later
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials say an external investigation of the events surrounding the shooting that killed three University of Virginia student-athletes and wounded two others on campus last year has been completed. But the findings won’t be made public immediately. A UVA spokesperson says university officials have begun to
Continue ReadingCity of San Marcos settles lawsuit for failing to protect ‘Biden Bus’ participants from harassment by Trump supporters in 2020
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The city of San Marcos, Texas, settled a lawsuit this week filed by four supporters of Joe Biden who said local police failed to protect them from harassment in 2020 as they rode in a Biden campaign bus. “The intimidation we experienced on the highway that day and the
Continue ReadingTrump asks judge to pause gag order in 2020 election case while he pursues his appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a federal judge to lift a narrow gag order imposed on him in his 2020 election interference case while the former president pursues a challenge to the ruling aimed at reining in his incendiary rhetoric. Trump’s legal team wants U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan
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Sigue prófugo el sospechoso de asesinar a un juez en un “ataque planeado” en Maryland, tras un fallo sobre custodia infantil, dicen autoridades
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Las autoridades siguen buscando a un sospechoso prófugo que supuestamente disparó y asesinó a un juez de Maryland en su casa este jueves, horas después de que el juez fallara en su contra en un caso de custodia infantil, dijo este viernes el sheriff del condado de Washington. “Este fue un
Continue ReadingMan previously dubbed California’s “Hills Bandit” to serve life in a Nevada prison for other crimes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A serial bank robber who recently completed a 10-year prison term in California has been sentenced to life behind bars in Nevada as a habitual criminal with a lengthy record that included a brazen scam in which he claimed to be a prison official. A judge
Continue Reading Dos años de sanción para Papu Gómez tras prueba antidopaje, confirma el Monza
César López (CNN Español) — Alejandro “Papu” Gómez ha sido sancionado, en primera instancia, con dos años de inhabilitación deportiva, según lo confirmó el Monza, su actual club. El equipo italiano confirmó haber recibido una notificación por parte de la FIFA con la suspensión del delantero campeón del mundo con Argentina en Qatar 2022. Según
Continue ReadingSpirit Airlines cancels some Friday and Saturday flights for unspecified inspections
By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Spirit Airlines says its flight schedule could be impacted for days as it scrambles to perform “a necessary inspection of a small section of 25 of our aircraft.” As of 2:45 p.m. EDT, the ultra-low-cost carrier has canceled 98 flights, or 11% of its schedule for Friday, according to
Continue ReadingNo. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigating into allegations of sign-stealing
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer No. 2 Michigan has suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing that it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by its opponents. Athletic director Warde Manuel issued a one-sentence statement saying that Connor Stalions had been suspended with pay
Continue ReadingPittsburgh TE Pat Freiermuth out against the Rams after aggravating hamstring injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth will miss his second straight game after aggravating a hamstring injury. The Steelers (3-2) downgraded Freiermuth to out for Sunday’s visit to the Los Angeles Rams (3-3). Freiermuth, who initially tweaked the hamstring against Houston on Oct. 1 and sat out an Oct. 8 win against
Continue ReadingNavigator cancels proposed Midwestern CO2 pipeline, citing ‘unpredictable’ regulatory processes
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A major Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project has been canceled. Navigator CO2 Ventures announced the cancellation of its proposed 1,300-mile Heartland Greenway project on Friday. The pipeline would have carried planet-warming CO2 emissions from more than 20 industrial plans across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South
Continue ReadingGOP businessman Perry Johnson suspends long-shot presidential bid after failing to make debates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson has suspended his long-shot bid for president after failing to gain traction in the race. Johnson said Friday that his inability to participate in the debates contributed to his decision, though he said he would keep a small political team on staff in case the trajectory of the
Continue ReadingUS aid to Israel and Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the $105 billion national security package Biden requested
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes military and humanitarian assistance for the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. The supplemental request would provide security support to Israel, bolster Israeli efforts to secure the release of hostages and extend
Continue ReadingUS aid to Israel and Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the $105 billion national security package Biden requested
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes military and humanitarian assistance for the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. The supplemental request would provide security support to Israel, bolster Israeli efforts to secure the release of hostages and
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