HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will stand trial on securities fraud charges in April. The trial date set by a judge Monday comes more than eight years after the Republican was indicted over accusations that he duped investors in a tech startup. The scheduling of the trial comes at a moment when
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Leon Cooperman, the hedge fund billionaire who has famously clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her proposed wealth tax, is cautioning voters against returning Donald Trump to the White House. “It would be terrible for the country if Donald Trump were reelected,” Cooperman told CNN in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El actor Matthew Perry, quien alcanzó la fama y un lugar selecto en la cultura pop al interpretar a Chandler Bing en la serie “Friends” (1994-2004), falleció este sábado 28 de octubre a los 54 años, confirmó CNN a través de Warner Bros. Television Group. Perry fue encontrado inconsciente en su
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shootings across the U.S. over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11 people dead and more than 70 injured, authorities said. The deaths between Friday and Sunday included two in Tampa, Florida, three in Texarkana, Texas, and two each in Dodge City, Kansas;
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By Brianna Borghi Click here for updates on this story EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Maine, a group of dogs is answering the call to offer comfort and support to those struggling. Zodiac, 3, is fresh off a plane at Boston’s Logan International Airport from Cleveland. The
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By Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over the Bosphorus strait lighting up the Istanbul skyline. During the day, naval ships sailed the famous waterway in a show of military might but also a signal of
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush. Bell will oppose Bush in next year’s Democratic primary for a
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Borghi Click here for updates on this story EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Maine, a group of dogs is answering the call to offer comfort and support to those struggling. Zodiac, 3, is fresh off a plane at Boston’s Logan International Airport from Cleveland. The
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, Pierre Meilhan, Maija Ehlinger and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — An angry crowd in Russia’s mostly Muslim region of Dagestan stormed an airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday, forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights. Multiple videos posted on social media showed a crowd of people inside the
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By Jason Rantala Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Swiftie skeletons bring joy to Southwest Minneapolis Demons, spiders and skulls are all traditional Halloween decorating, but one nightmare has taken on a different theme in Minneapolis’ Fulton neighborhood. Pamela Eklof said she got really into Taylor Swift after the concert
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. In a joint letter to educators Monday, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta and US Secretary of Education
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A previously unseen painting by Claude Monet is expected to fetch more than $65 million when it goes on sale in New York early next month, according to a statement released by Christie’s auction house. Entitled “Le bassin aux nymphéas” or “Water lily pond,” the two-meter- (6.6-foot-) wide painting
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking. The earthquake on Monday was located about 2 miles west-northwest of Hope Bay. The U.S. Geological Survey said it occurred at a shallow depth of six miles. The earthquake prompted panic on the
Continue ReadingBy Maddie Herbert Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, North Carolina (WXII) — The Burlington Fire Department, the Whitsett Fire Department and Guilford County EMS said 6 firefighters are injured after a building collapsed in Burlington. The Burlington Fire Department said emergency officials responded to the 500 block of Brycewood Drive around 5:15
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina. She visited the Statehouse on Monday, where her career took off, for a signing ceremony. Haley starts this week with new momentum after a poll in
Continue ReadingBy Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Maili teenager shot in the head, Richianna Deguzman was back out in the community for the first time Sunday morning. She attended church with her family at United Church of Christ in Honolulu. Richianna survived the June shooting, was on life
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Output in Germany fell slightly in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, increasing the risk of a recession in Europe’s biggest economy. Gross domestic product dropped 0.1% in the July-to-September period compared with the previous quarter, when it grew 0.1%, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Continue ReadingBy Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A 21-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after he said he was stabbed ten times in Waikiki Friday night. Jared Simms, an active duty marine who lives on O’ahu, said he was walking by himself in the Honolulu Zoo parking lot
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say three foreign residents were among at least 45 people who perished when Hurricane Otis hit the resort of Acapulco last week. Local prosecutors say the dead included one American, one Canadian and one person from England. The Navy said the search effort will now focus on finding
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate. Monday’s study moves three years closer the date when
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