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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani plans to testify in his own defense at an upcoming civil trial over how much he must pay two women he defamed in Georgia while spreading disinformation about the 2020 election. Giuliani’s disclosure that he planned to take the stand in the Washington, DC, courtroom at the
Continue ReadingGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies say an investigation into a drug trafficking group based in Grants Pass in southern Oregon has resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of fentanyl, meth and weapons. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved. The
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway unloaded its entire $850 million worth of General Motors (GM) stock last quarter, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Shares of the automaker, which recently forecast that a strike by autoworkers this fall would cut pretax earnings by about $800 million
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Pesticides used in our homes, gardens and lawns and sprayed on foods we eat are contributing to a dramatic decline in sperm count among men worldwide, according to a new analysis of studies over the last 50 years. “Over the course of 50 years, sperm concentration has fallen about
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the Academy Awards again, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – the body that puts on the Oscars – announced on Wednesday. This will be the late night host’s fourth time at the helm of the prestigious cinematic awards, previously serving
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Wednesday that he plans to bar the public release of “sensitive” evidence in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and over a dozen others after key video evidence was leaked earlier this week.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC is turning again to its late-night host a year after bringing Kimmel back for a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC is turning again to its late-night host a year after bringing Kimmel back for a
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A group of Hamas militants wait, some packed into a white pickup truck, others on motorbikes. They run through a few final checks, making sure they are
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After raiding the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, Israel appears close to completing its takeover of the besieged territory’s northern sector, which it has described as the headquarters of the ruling Hamas militant group. But as the military sets its sights on southern Gaza in its campaign to
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Luego de que Matt LeBlanc y Courtney Cox, Joey y Monica en Friends, publicaran en sus redes sociales una emotiva despedida para “Chandler”, el recientemente fallecido actor Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), David Schwimmer (Ross) y Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), también estrellas de la serie, se sumaron a los mensajes de
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Maryland’s job market has reached a historic milestone. The mid-Atlantic state registered a record unemployment rate of 1.6% in September — less than half the national unemployment rate of 3.8% that month — Labor Department data shows. That’s the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of any state
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from discrimination in how they provide service to communities based on income level, race and other protected classes. The new rules, enacted Wednesday, are the first major use of anti-discrimination in the digital era. The independent
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México rechazó este miércoles la legislación aprobada en Texas, que convertiría en un nuevo delito estatal el ingreso ilegal al estado, daría más facultades a las autoridades policiales para detener a migrantes y también a los jueces para emitir órdenes de expulsión hacia México contra quienes infrinjan
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP presidential contender Tuesday called for user verification and said social media networks should reveal their algorithms. Haley’s transparency appeal has sparked backlash across the conservative social media space and drawn direct criticism from some
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street added a bit more Wednesday to its big rally from a day before. The S&P 500 rose 7.18 points, or 0.2%, to 4,502.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 163.51, or 0.5%, to 34,991.21, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by 9.45, or
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on a temporary government funding package as lawmakers seek to keep the holiday season free from any suspense over a government shutdown. Senate approval Wednesday would set up a final confrontation on the government budget in the new year. Top
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas who authorities said accompanied a friend to a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to address the escalating crisis for Palestinian civilians during Israel’s aerial and ground attacks. Israel immediately rejected the resolution.
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