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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Its end was even more unexpected. In the middle of trial, New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dean Phillips is ending his long-shot Democratic primary challenge of President Joe Biden after failing to win a primary contest. The Democratic congressman from Minnesota built his White House bid around calls for a new generation of party leadership while spending freely from his
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt sought Wednesday to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with another tax cut for 27 million working people, hoping it can turn the political tide ahead of a general election this year. But with the tax cut trailed in advance and no
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied clemency for a death row inmate convicted of killing two people more than two decades ago. Wednesday’s 4-1 vote clears the way for Michael Dewayne Smith to be executed on April 4. Smith was convicted and sentenced to
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, respondió este martes a las críticas de su par de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, quien lo acusó el domingo de “ser cómplice” en el conflicto entre Israel y Hamas. “Institucionalmente, estar en la vereda de enfrente de Maduro y de la señora (Delcy) Rodríguez
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Bettin Click here for updates on this story BURNSVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A public memorial for three slain Burnsville first responders will be removed Sunday, three weeks after they were killed in a shooting during a standoff, officials said. City officials in Burnsville said they will “begin decommissioning the memorial outside City Hall
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Diosdado Cabello, primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), anunció este miércoles que la formación política oficialista realizará su congreso el próximo 15 de marzo para “ratificar las propuestas que hagan las bases del partido” y así definir a su candidato rumbo a las elecciones presidenciales pautadas
Continue ReadingBy S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story HEMPHILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A new lawsuit claims a falling utility pole caused the tragic 1 million-acre Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle. A system of different wildfires has torn through the Panhandle scorching over 1.2 million acres over the past week. A
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote to keep money flowing to scores of federal agencies before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. The first package of six bills expected to be voted on Wednesday has a price tag of about $460 billion. Lawmakers are still negotiating a second
Continue ReadingCOLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man is accused of killing five of his neighbors has lost his re-election bid. Greg Capers had sought a fourth term as sheriff in San Jacinto County, which is about 60
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City leaders are at odds over a new policy to tackle the vacant homes crisis. Thousands of vacant properties are crumbling and pose safety risks, and some believe a proposal to sell them for just $1 may not be the best
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says more than 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since it began counting deaths a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration says the biggest increase in deaths last year was on the treacherous Mediterranean
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an online gambling conference predicted Wednesday that several additional states would join the fray in the next few years. Speaking at the Next.io forum on internet gambling and sports
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Ten thousand steps per day have long been known as the magic number needed to lower risk of disease and early death. What researchers didn’t know was whether the amount could have the same effect even for people who are sedentary most of the day. That’s until now, due to
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons. Wednesday’s move follows a series of high-profile crimes in the system. The Democrat says she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard and 250
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters have commandeered a pickup truck and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City’s National Palace. They battered down the doors and entered the palace, where the president lives and hold his daily press briefings, before they were driven off by security agents. The demonstration Wednesday was
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN WARDLAW Edmunds Gas prices regularly fluctuate. When they’re down, people often forget they will inevitably go back up. And when they’re up, people scramble to find a way to save money at the pump. If fuel costs are stressing your monthly budget, you can reduce the financial strain by getting a hybrid SUV
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and TARA COPP Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said, the first fatal strike in a campaign of
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans to
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti of tax fraud during his first stint at the club, claiming he used shell companies to hide parts of his income. Prosecutors in Madrid say in a statement that they are accusing Ancelotti of two accounts
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