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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to construct a new U.S. embassy in Ireland. The State Department has notified Congress of its intent to spend nearly $700 million to buy the former Jury’s Hotel in Dublin for $171 million, demolish it and construct new buildings. Associated costs
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial in Washington, DC, rebuked the former Donald Trump lawyer Tuesday over “quite defamatory” comments he made a day earlier to reporters about the two Georgia election workers at the center of the case. US District Judge Beryl Howell said Giuliani’s
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Felony charges were filed today against a 39-year-old woman suspected of stealing a golf cart in La Quinta, which led deputies to serve a search warrant in Indio, where three other people were arrested when a handgun, drugs and drug paraphernalia were allegedly found. Lydia Ruiz was charged with one felony count each of taking
Continue ReadingBy Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story Sampson County (WRAL) — A mother of two is dead, killed in what Sampson County deputies are calling a murder-suicide. Identified as ToniAnn White by her family members, loved ones say she had recently warned her son not to come to the house – because
Continue ReadingBy Shayla Girardin, Sid Garcia Click here for updates on this story MARINA DEL REY, California (KABC) — Two firefighters were injured while battling flames that engulfed a yacht club that has been a local landmark in Marina del Rey for decades. The fire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Monday at the California Yacht Club
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to its best level in nearly 23 months, just a bit below its record high, after a report on Tuesday showed inflation in the United States is behaving pretty much as expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to sit just 3.2% below
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story El Dorado County (KCRA) — An elementary school principal in El Dorado County has pleaded guilty to cybercrimes involving a child. Boyd Holler, a principal at Pioneer Elementary School, pleaded guilty Monday to distributing child pornography to a minor and contacting a minor for the
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — The female Mexican wolf, known as Asha, was captured in northern New Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 9. This is the second time she has been captured by wildlife authorities. The capture was done by the state Department of Game and Fish
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would dramatically rework how Wisconsin residents choose congressional candidates had its first hearing in the state Legislature on Tuesday. The proposal would implement a ranked choice voting system for U.S. Senate and House candidates. Under that method, every candidate
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He has the endorsement of the governor and boasts the largest get-out-the-vote operation in the state. And he has predicted victory in Iowa’s Jan. 15 caucuses. But as the Florida governor works to
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La muerte a tiros este lunes de cuatro niños que eran hermanos en Guayaquil ha generado conmoción en Ecuador y el repudio de ciudadanos y autoridades. La Policía Nacional informó que un grupo de personas armadas arremetió a disparos contra la vivienda donde se encontraban los niños, que murieron por
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — The FBI is now providing its expertise in forensics accounting to investigators looking into allegations of fraud and misappropriation of public funds at the San Benito County Library in Hollister. “There’s a lot of complexities and a lot of the really
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war against Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire. The dispute emerged while
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — King County has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit by a Black man who was arrested after a veteran detective made false statements under oath in obtaining a search warrant against him. Now-retired sheriff’s Detective Kathleen Decker was looking for a murder weapon when she
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after a police dog under his care died inside a hot police truck. Dallas Wingate was a sergeant for the Boone County Sheriff’s Department in September 2022 when investigators say the police dog named Bear was left inside Wingate’s
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting rapidly, but a new report showed an astonishing phenomenon in the world’s tallest mountain range could be helping to slow the effects of the global climate crisis. When warming temperatures hit certain high-altitude ice masses, it sets off a surprising reaction that blows
Continue ReadingBy SARAH BRUMFIELD, JOHN RABY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Police have released video from an arrest in North Carolina last month showing that before an officer repeatedly punched a Black woman while others held her down, the woman struck an officer in the face and he responded by hitting her back and knocking her
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising Tuesday toward its best level in nearly 23 months, just a bit below its record high, after a report showed inflation in the United States is behaving pretty much as expected. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in late trading and
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — His country’s future at stake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used inspirational words, optimistic resolve and a nod to Christmas in appealing Tuesday to leaders in Congress for U.S. aid for his fighters in the war with Russia. But after hours of talks
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — “Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year — and no, you’re not imagining things. The online reference site said in an announcement Tuesday that this year’s pick refers to a specific definition of the term pertaining to artificial intelligence: “to produce false information contrary to the intent of the
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