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By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The final negotiated version of the NDAA for fiscal year 2024 authorizes $886 billion in national
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas next month say that restrictions on how close the adviser can get to the inmate in the death chamber are “hostile to religion.” The Rev. Jeff
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El papa Francisco dijo que no desea ser enterrado en El Vaticano en una entrevista concedida este martes al medio mexicano N+. El máximo pontífice, que cumplirá 87 años el domingo 17 de diciembre, puntualizó que desea que sus restos reposen en la basílica de Santa María La
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Wednesday. Giovanni Hernandez and Miguel Solorio had their convictions vacated earlier this year and on Wednesday a judge found them factually innocent, the District Attorney’s Office said
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Wednesday. Giovanni Hernandez and Miguel Solorio had their convictions vacated earlier this year and on Wednesday a judge found them factually innocent, the District Attorney’s Office said
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In intense testimony on Wednesday, Georgia volunteer election worker Ruby Freeman revisited how she sought help from the police twice, thinking people inspired by Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign may try to kill her. “Just ringing, ringing, ringing. Just ringing non-stop,” she said of her
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By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, will face a new civil rights trial after a jury last month reported it was deadlocked in his initial trial. The judge declared a mistrial in November after jurors told the court they could
Continue ReadingBy Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil service career staff, attended the early evening vigil in
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, LINKEDIN, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES, KCAL/KCBS By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil
Continue Reading By Akanksha Sharma, Vedika Sud and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Two unidentified men stormed the lower house of India’s parliament on Wednesday, in a major security breach that fell on the anniversary of a deadly attack on the complex more than two decades ago. Video broadcast live on Sansad TV, the official channel for
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension for striking Jusuf Nurkic in the face “makes sense.” Talking to reporters ahead of the team’s game in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Thursday, Kerr said the suspension will hopefully help Green work on himself
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Nueve soldados de Israel murieron en un solo ataque en el norte de Gaza este martes, un incidente que se cuenta entre los más letales para las fuerzas israelíes desde el comienzo de su operación terrestre el pasado 27 de octubre. La noticia conmocionó a todo Israel, donde muchos todavía están de
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The holidays got a little brighter for families at “Shelter from the Storm.” The Agua Caliente casinos delivered a truck full of toys and other gifts as a part of their Angel Tree Toy Drop today. The casino says that they have been partners with shelter from the storm for more than 15 years. “We
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two leading international human rights groups are accusing Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds. In a joint report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Thursday that “little meaningful progress” has been
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is urging his supporters in Iowa to turn out in “big numbers” when Republicans cast the first presidential nomination votes in 33 days. The former president, who has remained far ahead of his rivals in national polls and those of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Emily Bessoir will miss the rest of the season for No. 2 UCLA after reinjuring the same ACL that sidelined her for the 2021-22 season. The senior forward got hurt Nov. 9 playing for her native Germany at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers, UCLA said Wednesday. Bessoir appeared in just
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville says it has dismissed Koron Davis, hours after announcing the junior guard had informed the program of his intention to transfer. The school said it supported Davis and “wished him well in the future” in a brief release just before Wednesday night’s game against Arkansas State. The release did not
Continue Reading By Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in a parking lot has been placed on probation and ordered to write a book report. During a Tuesday hearing in the Youth Court of Tate County, Quantavious Eason was given three months’ probation and assigned a two-page book report on the
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Champions League se prepara para la fase de eliminación directa y este miércoles se jugaron los últimos partidos de los grupos. Salvo la eliminación del Manchester United y la clasificación del FC Copenhague en el Grupo A, no hubo sorpresas en esta primera ronda. El Milan, a
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he hit Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face and received a Flagrant 2 foul and ejection. The league said the penalty handed down by
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