By STEPHEN GROVES and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices. But Republicans are challenging the legitimacy of the action and pledging to withhold support for enforcing the legal.
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — County commissioners in Georgia are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Black residents descended from slaves who fear new zoning changes will force them to sell their island homes. Attorneys for McIntosh County say the lawsuit should be dismissed because Georgia’s constitution gives
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first-ever tropical storm warning for the coast of California and hurricane warnings as far north as Nova Scotia is coming to a close Thursday night. The Atlantic basin
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been fully cleared to play basketball after suffering a cardiac arrest in July, a statement from a James family spokesperson announced on Thursday. “Bronny James is now cleared by his doctors for a full return to
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil passed what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn’t know it at the time. The experimental ordinance was passed in October in the southern city of Porto Alegre
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — From the Chicago Bulls’ bright red courts to the New Orleans Pelicans’ purple and neon green scheme, bold — and highly polarizing — basketball court designs are helping the NBA draw viewers for its first-ever regular season tournament. The tournament was created as a result of a
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos continues his refusal to resign one day ahead of an expulsion vote, instead arguing that he is being bullied in the wake of a scathing ethics report on his conduct. At a combative news conference outside the Capitol, Santos remained defiant
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Murphy has fond childhood memories of gathering with his family in Brooklyn and being wrapped in the wonder of the season as they watched classic holiday movies. Now, his Christmas wish is his new film, “Candy Cane Lane,” will create similar memories for others.
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Murphy has fond childhood memories of gathering with his family in Brooklyn and being wrapped in the wonder of the season as they watched classic holiday movies. Now, his Christmas wish is his new film, “Candy Cane Lane,” will create similar memories for others.
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By Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — After a two-hour chase including drones, K-9s and eyewitnesses, four law enforcement agencies caught an accused “Peeping Tom” on Monday, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Jeremy Pullins, 37, faces five charges, including obstruction of law enforcement officers, failure to
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A group of University of California professors signed a public letter pushing back on the UC president’s efforts to develop what he described earlier this month as a “viewpoint-neutral history of the Middle East,” saying it violates their academic freedom. “We find your use of the term ‘viewpoint-neutral history’
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