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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they’ve settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service’s miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five. Fairstein had argued that the 2019 four-part series “When They
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — City of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on Tuesday. They say water problems in the city are coming to an end after five days. Officials say they are gradually increasing pressure in the system, predicting normal water pressure
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Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — El pasado 2 de junio tuvieron lugar las elecciones presidenciales que posicionaron a Claudia Sheinbaum como la próxima presidenta del país, la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo. Con casi el 60% de los votos, la candidata superó a su principal opositora, Xóchitl Gálvez, con una diferencia de 31 puntos,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw have won their New Jersey U.S. Senate primaries for the seat currently held by embattled Sen. Bob Menendez. Kim is a three-term congressman who launched his campaign after federal corruption charges against Menendez were announced last year. Bashaw
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Trump, appearing on the ballot for the first time since his historic conviction for felony
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Colombia y Premio Nobel de la Paz 2016, Juan Manuel Santos, señaló en una carta enviada al secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, que el acuerdo de paz firmado en 2016 con la antigua guerrilla de las FARC no prevé en su contenido la convocatoria
Continue ReadingBy JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tuesday night. Jones (4-5) allowed three hits to the NL West-leading Dodgers while striking out six and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in some areas by
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in some areas by
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The Los Angeles City Council today declined to accept a donation of two police service dogs, and sent the request back to committee after one council member raised concerns about the company that provided the animals. “I don’t have a problem with donating dogs to the police. That’s not an issue,” Councilman Bob Blumenfield
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The second day of Hunter Biden’s trial laid the groundwork for both sides of the case, as prosecutors and defense attorneys battled over the fundamental issue at play: whether Biden purchased a gun while addicted to drugs. In opening statements Tuesday, prosecutor Derek Hines
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The US job market has been historically strong over the last few years, with layoffs at their lowest level since December 2022. However, a decline in job openings is now driving up the unemployment rate for recent college graduates trying to enter the workforce, according to federal data.
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Janeese Lewis George defeated a pair of challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary and will head into November’s general election as a heavy favorite to retain her Ward 4 seat on the D.C. Council. George, a pillar of the council’s leftist wing, defeated Lisa Gore and Paul Johnson.
Continue ReadingTORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, his son said. Jones was 90. At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest living winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Rufus Parnell Jones was born in Texarkana,
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign on Tuesday announced a new program aimed at promoting absentee, mail-in and early in-person voting – practices that former President Donald Trump has disparaged for years while promoting false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The new effort, dubbed “Swamp The Vote
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S. Instead, Mizuhara exploited the Japanese-English language barrier to
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S. Instead, Mizuhara exploited the Japanese-English language barrier to
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Bryan Mena and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN (CNN) — It’s becoming tougher and tougher for Americans to carry on with their spending spree. Years of elevated inflation and the highest interest rates in almost a quarter century are wearing out the US consumer. Savings accumulated during the Covid-19 pandemic are drying up, borrowers continue
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance a new stadium in Kansas. State House Speaker Dan Hawkins and Senate President Ty
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has won the Democratic primaries in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Biden’s wins come as a handful of states are holding presidential primary contests for both parties, marking the first time
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