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Month: March 2024

Spring brings snow to several northern states after mild winter canceled ski trips, winter festivals

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories, with snow

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SC photographer previously charged with crimes against children has been arrested again

By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story     RICHLAND COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A photographer in South Carolina who was previously accused of taking inappropriate photographs of a young girl under his care has been arrested again, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, Gregg Martin, 55,

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Biden tries to turn the tables on Trump’s use of a classic political attack line

By Arlette Saenz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Houston (CNN) — President Joe Biden is opening a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump this week, flipping the script on the classic Reagan-era “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” question to remind voters of life during his predecessor’s tenure. Ronald Reagan used the question

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Gwyneth Paltrow remains sweatless and perfectly composed while eating spicy wings on ‘Hot Ones’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on Thursday’s episode of hot wing interview show “Hot Ones,” and naturally, her reaction to consuming the spicy wings was flawless. The Oscar-winner and Goop founder admitted before she even took her first bite that she was already “full of regret” about participating in this interview

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Senior leader of transnational criminal organization MS-13 arrested after 4 years on the run, court documents say

By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — After four years on the run, a senior leader of MS-13 – one of the largest transnational criminal organizations – was captured this month in Southern California on terrorism charges, court documents say. Freddy Ivan Jandres-Parada was accused by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New

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Blinken says Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a “mistake” and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. Blinken, on his sixth urgent

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Portland revives police department protest response team amid skepticism stemming from 2020 protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City leaders in Portland, Oregon, are reviving a protest response team, though some residents are skeptical and say their confidence was eroded by the police response to 2020 racial justice protests in the city. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a 6% salary increase for officers

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Former Mississippi police officer gets about 10 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The last of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men outside Mississippi’s capital has been sentenced. Former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield was given an approximately 10-year federal prison sentence on Thursday. The six white officers were fired and

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