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By LEA SKENE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Police are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting a Maryland judge who had awarded custody of the suspect’s children to his wife on the day of the killing, authorities said Friday. The judge was shot in his driveway Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can spread disease: the sand fly. Sand flies are tiny tan flies — about the quarter of the size of a mosquito — that live in warm areas, usually those that are rural and forested. In other
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has upheld the Justice Department’s ability to prosecute January 6, 2021, rioters with an obstruction charge, in a new opinion that is likely to bolster prosecutors’ criminal case against former President Donald Trump on the same charge. The decision, issued
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Agreements that Disney made with the governing district for Walt Disney World before it was taken over by appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis weren’t legally valid, and the company’s counterclaims against the district should be dismissed, the governing body said in court papers filed this week. The governing district now
Continue ReadingBy Allen Henry Click here for updates on this story HAMEL, Minnesota (WCCO) — The craze over Barbie continues to take over. This time, it was an auction house in Hamel as Auction Studios put up more than 400 Barbie dolls on the block Thursday night, bringing in thousands of dollars from around the world.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” wrote a letter to Liz Magill pleading with her to step down as president of the University of Pennsylvania. Wolf, the namesake of UPenn’s Wolf Humanities Center, is among a growing list of powerful donors vowing to
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two stalwart allies of former President Donald Trump flipped against him this week, a staggering turn of events that could now pose a grave threat to his ability to fend off criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The rapid-fire
Continue ReadingBy Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Thursday was a full circle moment for Tenley Gillett after Manchester firefighters rescued her in 2016 when she jumped into the Merrimack River and she was sworn in as a firefighter for the same department. Surrounded by friends and family,
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Kisluk Click here for updates on this story PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A mysterious motion that appeared on camera outside a Portsmouth restaurant is raising eyebrows. The Library Restaurant said their building, the Rockingham Hotel, is well known for ghosts, especially inside the basement. Early Tuesday morning, the restaurant said their motion
Continue ReadingBy A.J. Davis Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — A man from Rock Hill, South Carolina, faces life in prison after a burned body was found in a “makeshift” grave, according to The United States Attorney’s Office. Officials say an investigation showed that Lawrence Joseph Florentine, 56, and Nicole
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The Palm Springs Police Department says incidents of laced Halloween candy are rare, but people planning to trick or treat should be cautious. Palm Springs Police Department statement: “With Halloween upon us, PSPD is reminding parents to always check their kid’s Halloween Candy after Trick-Or-Treating. While incidents of laced Halloween candy are rare, it’s important
Continue ReadingCHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey father has filed a federal lawsuit to block a state policy that prevents schools from outing transgender students to their parents. Frederick Short Jr. filed the suit Oct. 12 in federal court. His three children attend Cherry Hill High School. He argues that the policy violates his
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The mysterious man pulled up outside the Red Rock Resort and Casino in a pickup truck covered with trash bags. Wearing dark clothing, black latex gloves and a mask over his face, he walked up to the cashier’s cage and demanded money, his hand tucked into his pocket as
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Karen Esquivel (CNN) — Tammy se fortaleció a huracán, según la actualización de las 11 a. m. del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC). El huracán Tammy tiene vientos de 120 km/h y se mueve hacia el oeste-noroeste a 11 km/h. El centro de la tormenta está a 265 km al este-sureste de
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — All Hands and Hearts makes a promise in big letters on the front page of its website: “95 cents of every dollar is spent on our programs.” The Massachusetts-based disaster relief nonprofit, like so many charitable organizations have for decades, feels the pressure to operate as
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it will relocate its annual banquet Saturday from the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington. CAIR says the hotel reported anonymous callers have
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” wrote a letter to Liz Magill pleading with her to step down as president of the University of Pennsylvania. Wolf, the namesake of UPenn’s Wolf Humanities Center, is among a growing list of powerful donors vowing
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17
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