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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. The completion of the jury selection process tees up the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president for opening statements and weeks of testimony in a case charging Trump
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A jury in southern Arizona resumed its deliberations Friday in the trial of a rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. Jurors received the case Thursday afternoon after a nearly one-month trial in a presidential election year that has
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased. At this time
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against migrant rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations. It dropped charges accusing crew members of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of Trapani decided not to
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The House has renewed its push on legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn’t divest from the popular social media platform. The TikTok legislation, which was included in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel, could become law as soon
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By Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting. Authorities discovered a 129-page document they say was written by 18-year-old Alex Ye,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A convicted rapist has been charged with murder and attempted sexual assault in the killing of a visiting nurse at a Connecticut halfway house for sex offenders in October. The charges were added against 39-year-old Michael Reese as he appeared in court Friday on related charges. Police say Joyce Grayson
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un torrente de lluvia inundó este martes partes de Dubai, convirtió las calles en ríos y obligó el cierre durante un tiempo del segundo aeropuerto más transitado del mundo. El diluvio suscitó una pregunta: ¿fue este desastre causado por el programa de siembra de nubes de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos? Funcionarios
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Presidencia de Ecuador difundió este jueves dos listas de líderes de grupos criminales considerados “objetivos militares” por el eje de seguridad del país, en el que se incluyen cabecillas de organizaciones locales e internacionales. En una de las listas difundidas por el Gobierno, las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policía
Continue ReadingBEAL CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic priest has resigned as pastor of a church in a small central Michigan community, the result of weeks of controversy following his publicly expressed regret that a gay author had read a book to preschool children. Gay rights activists and others have held regular protests outside St. Joseph
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the upcoming negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb worsening global warming — if they can be successful. Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s environment minister, will serve as president at this
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations agency for refugees says Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws. Cypriot authorities have reportedly dispatched police patrol vessels to thwart boat
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One thing about Taylor Swift is she will rip her own heart open and spill the blood in the form of her song lyrics. Welcome to “The Tortured Poets Department.” Her latest music continues Swift’s tradition of sharing insight about her feelings and relationships in her songs. The
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors expressed anxiety Friday about deciding Donald Trump’s hush money case, with one woman breaking down in tears, as lawyers worked to round out the panel that will hear the first-ever trial of a former U.S.
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La Policía de Ecuador confirmó este viernes la muerte de Jorge Maldonado, alcalde de Portovelo, en un mensaje en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter. “Esta mañana, Jorge Maldonado, alcalde del cantón Portovelo, El Oro, fue víctima de disparos que ocasionaron su deceso, mientras se encontraba realizando actividades personales”, se
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Three more alternates in Donald Trump ‘s hush money case were picked by early afternoon on Friday as jury selection moved forward for a fourth and possibly final day. The proceedings followed an intense day Thursday that ultimately saw a total of 12 jurors and one alternate being sworn-in by day’s
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A disciplinary committee of the group says Paxton made false claims of fraud in a lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kit Harington says he jumped at the chance to sport what he calls a “proper porn ‘stache” to play a drug-running killer in “Blood for Dust.” The “Game of Thrones” actor stars in the new film with Scoot McNairy and Josh Lucas and it hits theaters
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris authorities say a man wearing a fake explosive vest and making threats has been detained outside the Iranian Consulate in Paris. Police locked down the area for hours while the man holed up in the consulate. His motive was unclear. The incident came
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war.
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