By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Authorities publicly identified Robert Card as a person of interest about four hours after he shot and killed 18 people and wounded 13 others during attacks last week at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. But Card, who was found dead two days after his rampage, had been
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russian strikes are inflicting unimaginable suffering on the people of Ukraine and more than 40% of them need humanitarian assistance, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. Ramesh Rajasingham, director of coordination in the U.N. humanitarian office, said thousands of civilians
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Robert De Niro shouted “Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York courtroom, directing the comments toward his former executive assistant and vice president who seeks millions of dollars after accusing her onetime boss of being abusive. Graham Chase Robinson watched with
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Robert De Niro shouted “Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York courtroom, directing the comments toward his former executive assistant and vice president who seeks millions of dollars after accusing her onetime boss of being abusive. Graham Chase Robinson watched with
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. body charged with protecting deep international waters are negotiating details of a proposed regulatory framework amid pressure to allow companies and countries to mine minerals from the ocean bed. The nearly two-week meeting of the International Seabed Authority began Monday
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A new CNN poll in the key early primary state of South Carolina confirms the findings in recent polls from other early primary states: Former President Donald Trump is the prohibitive leader in the Republican primary and there is no consensus alternative. Trump has the support of
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration issued a $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University Tuesday after a Department of Education investigation concluded that the private school in Phoenix misrepresented the cost of its doctoral degree programs. The vast majority of doctoral students who graduated between 2017 and 2022 ultimately had
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Primary voters will narrow the list of candidates for U.S. Senate in California down to two finalists in March. It’s a long list, which features some prominent Democrats with sizeable war chests made up of millions of dollars. There are also some Republicans in the race, including Coachella Valley resident and former Los Angeles Dodgers
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The 14th Amendment disqualification trial against Donald Trump began Monday in Colorado with a group of voters trying to use the Civil War-era amendment to remove the former president from the 2024 ballot, citing his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. In a Denver courtroom, Trump’s lawyers
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Under new ownership, the Washington Commanders are heading in the direction of a rebuild after selling at the NFL trade deadline. Washington on Tuesday sent Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 second-round draft pick and fellow pass rusher Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers for
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron is picking apart the Democratic governor’s record in trying to energize his party’s growing base in Kentucky’s gubernatorial race. At a campaign stop Tuesday, Cameron took aim at Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of transgender bills and handling of the pandemic. And he tried
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s proposed contract with an Atlanta-based tech firm to expand the department’s license plate recognition camera program got the go-ahead from County Supervisors Tuesday. The $1.67 million agreement with Flock Safety Group Inc. is for one year, with the option to extend the contract to June 2028, at a potential total
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Children returned to schools and planned to go trick-or-treating Tuesday evening as the community of Lewiston tried to return to normal after sheltering indoors for days while authorities hunted for the man responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history. Hundreds of students were back
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Todavía faltan más de 10 años para el Mundial de la FIFA 2034 y, sin embargo, puede que un país ya tenga vía libre para organizar el máximo evento del fútbol. Hasta el momento, Arabia Saudita se perfila como el único candidato que buscará albergar el Mundial 2034, luego de que
Continue ReadingPALMYRA, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine arrested a former Walmart employee who made a threatening social media post that referenced a recent mass shooting in the state. Police in Palmyra charged the 18-year-old man with aggravated reckless conduct and domestic violence terrorizing after he photographed himself with a firearm and ammunition while sitting in
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as the new US ambassador to Israel, despite stiff opposition from Senate Republicans over his involvement in the Iran nuclear deal during the Obama administration. He was confirmed by a vote of 53-43. Lew is a veteran of several Democratic administrations having also served as
Continue ReadingManuela Castro (CNN Español) — Algo cambió entre el 30% que Javier Milei cosechó en las primarias argentinas y el 30% que logró en las generales. El economista ―quien usa un logotipo de un león dorado en sus redes sociales― lo dijo en su discurso del domingo 22: “Estoy dispuesto a hacer tábula rasa, barajar
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFREY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City on Tuesday, with rescuers clawing through the destruction to pull men, women and children from the rubble. Israel said the strike, which targeted a
Continue ReadingEVERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who told various stories to explain her 6-year-old son’s absence before leaving the country has been charged with killing the child, who has been missing for a year. Everman Police Chief Craig Spencer said at a news conference Monday that Cindy Rodriguez-Singh had been indicted by a Tarrant
Continue ReadingKENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that video and transcripts of a police interview with a Wisconsin woman accused of killing a man she alleges was sexually trafficking her cannot be admitted as evidence in her trial. A Kenosha Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that using the video and transcript of Chrystul Kizer’s
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