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Police officer in Ohio on administrative leave after punching Miami University football player during arrest

December 29, 2023 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An Oxford, Ohio, police officer seen punching a Miami University football player during a November arrest outside a local bar has been placed on administrative leave during an investigation, police say. The student, identified by family as Devin Johnson, entered Brick Street bar through an exit-only gate, pushing past a female employee on November

La Corte Suprema analizará el megadecreto de Milei, tras la feria judicial

December 29, 2023 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

mondemanola (CNN Español) — El máximo tribunal de Argentina aceptó este viernes analizar el Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia sancionado por el presidente Javier Milei, tras una petición del gobierno de la provincia de La Rioja. Sin embargo, pese al encargo explícito del demandante, la Corte se negó a abrir la feria judicial que transcurre

More monster waves will collide with the California coast after injuring onlookers and causing serious flooding

December 29, 2023 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the coast. Monstrous, 20-foot-plus waves on Thursday crashed over seawalls and swept

Biden admin again bypasses Congress to sell military equipment to Israel

December 29, 2023 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration for the second time this month has bypassed Congress to approve the transfer of nearly $150 million in military equipment to Israel amid the country’s war against Hamas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Congress that he has made an emergency determination to

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse chancellor says he was fired over pornographic videos made with his wife

December 29, 2023 3:21 PM CNN

CNN By Melissa Alonso and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System has terminated a 63-year-old university chancellor from his position after discovering sexually explicit videos he made with his wife, according to the ex-chancellor. Announcing the termination of Joe Gow, University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman said the university had “learned

What to know about the 14th Amendment and efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot

December 29, 2023 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Trump challengers have succeeded at using the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado and Maine, though those decisions have been paused pending potential appeals. Other major challenges have been rejected on procedural grounds in Minnesota, Michigan and some other states.

Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

December 29, 2023 3:09 PM Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Judge Stephen Locher’s preliminary injunction halts enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect Jan. 1 but already had resulted in

Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

December 29, 2023 3:08 PM Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in

Broncos QB Russell Wilson says he was asked earlier in season to adjust contract or risk benching

December 29, 2023 3:07 PM Associated Press

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — As quarterback Russell Wilson explains it, his job was in jeopardy nearly two months ago and after the Denver Broncos’ biggest win. It was then, during the bye week following a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 29, Wilson said he was facing

North Dakota lawmaker’s district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop

December 29, 2023 2:55 PM Associated Press

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker’s own district joined calls on Friday for him to step down after his vulgar comments to police earlier this month during his traffic stop and arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a Facebook statement, the

Man allegedly motivated by Hamas attack charged with attempting to join Somalia-based terrorist organization

December 29, 2023 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Zenebou Sylla and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey man allegedly motivated by the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel has been charged after expressing a desire to harm Americans around the world and planning to join a foreign terrorist group, according to a complaint unsealed Friday by authorities. Karrem Nasr, 23, is being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based and designated foreign

Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances

December 29, 2023 2:51 PM Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying “irreparable harm will be caused” if the laws come into force. The Restricting Public Consumption

Harvard granted extension to respond to House on plagiarism scandal

December 29, 2023 2:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Harvard was due to respond by Friday to a demand from lawmakers for wide-ranging documents linked to the plagiarism controversy swirling around embattled President Claudine Gay. But it has been given more time to turn over its information. The university’s expected response to the House Education and Workforce

Civil rights leader says AMC workers ignored his disability when they kicked him out of a North Carolina movie theater

December 29, 2023 2:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Nick Valencia and Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader who said he was asked to leave a movie screening because of a specialized chair he tried to use has called the incident a violation of his 14th Amendment rights. At a Friday news conference, Bishop William Barber, 60, said the situation

Gilbert family mourns couple killed in crash on way to announce pregnancy at Christmas party

December 29, 2023 2:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Lockhart Click here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KTVK KPHO) — Family members describe Chloe and Parker Stott as soulmates who were inseparable. They got married six years ago and were looking forward to a new chapter in life: parenthood. Loved ones say the couple planned to tell their entire family

Travis Kelce reveals the sweet Christmas gift Taylor Swift’s brother Austin gave him

December 29, 2023 2:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Austin Swift’s Christmas gift to Travis Kelce made the Kansas City Chiefs football player “feel like a child,” but in a good way. Austin is brother to Taylor Swift, and he apparently accompanied his superstar sister on Christmas Day earlier this week dressed as Father Christmas for a

Resilient economy energizes investors, as financial markets end 2023 up 24%

December 29, 2023 2:33 PM Associated Press

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 closed out 2023 with a gain of more than 24% and the Dow finished near a record high, as easing inflation, a resilient economy and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the

Missing teenager found in man’s bedroom under trap door

December 29, 2023 2:30 PM Associated Press

STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky found a missing 16-year-old North Carolina girl under a trap door in the bedroom of a 34-year-old man after the man’s mother called authorities to report a domestic dispute between the two. That is according to arrest reports filed by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived

Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case

December 29, 2023 2:23 PM Associated Press

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury department store. The lawyers filed

An underdog for the 5th time since 2009, powerhouse Alabama embraces rare chance to prove ’em wrong

December 29, 2023 2:21 PM Associated Press

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Nick Saban cared about such things, he could count all the times Alabama has been a betting underdog since 2009 on one hand. He would have to use two of those fingers for the Crimson Tide’s last and next games, however. Fourth-seeded Alabama (12-1)

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