By Lauren del Valle and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking to delay sentencing and any other substantive actions in the hush money case while a new effort to move the case to federal court plays out, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The request to New York State Supreme
Continue ReadingMOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has died after he was bitten by a police K-9 during a pursuit last week. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of Kevin Kennedy. Investigators say the chase began when a state trooper saw Kennedy driving a four-wheeler and tried to pull him
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to strengthen the state’s oversight of nursing homes, provide anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ nursing home residents, and help protect against the spread of infectious disease outbreaks. The bill passed Thursday. It would require long-term care facilities to provide staff training on the rights
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from a dataset used to train popular AI image-generator tools. The research dataset — called LAION — is a huge index of online images and captions that’s been a source for leading
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Defending champion Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to win her US Open third round match against Elina Svitolina on Friday. The American struggled to impose herself in a very tight opening set but upped her levels as the encounter wore on to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. announced the lawsuit against the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un ataque mortal en la ciudad ucraniana de Járkiv este viernes mató a una niña en un parque infantil y dejó a otros muertos en un edificio residencial, dijeron las autoridades ucranianas. Al menos cinco personas murieron y 28 resultaron heridas en el ataque. El ataque del viernes “no habría ocurrido si
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press/Report For America TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a queer resource center last week in compliance with a state law that bans public universities from allocating resources to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders of the Black Student Union and Queer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — The family of a man who was hit and killed by an SUV on a Colorado interstate after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him with a Taser has reached a $5 million settlement in his death. Government officials and lawyers for the family of Brent Thompson announced the agreement with Larimer
Continue ReadingU.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in adults and children as young as 6 months. Friday, the Food and Drug Administration
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on
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By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 12 and up. Doses could be available by the end of next week. “The COVID-19 vaccines have had a tremendous positive impact on public health and vaccination
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A conservative organization has told Arizona officials that it plans to monitor ballot drop boxes for the November election and identify people it believes are voting illegally, raising the same concerns that led right-wing groups to begin watching some boxes two years ago despite there being no evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
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Continue ReadingBy Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 72-year-old Detroit man is facing a murder charge after police say he shot and killed his wife. Detroit police say George Douglas Thomas is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm. The shooting happened on the 19400 block of Five
Continue ReadingBy Lucille Lannigan Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — As the Soap for Hope Project wraps up its Kiss-A-Goat competition, its founders plan to expand their efforts – not just in helping the homeless community but in reaching out to other underserved areas as well. On Friday, the project
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris dijo sentirse “profundamente conmovida” por una foto de su sobrina nieta, con coletas, viéndola hablar en la Convención Nacional Demócrata en Chicago la semana pasada. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Aunque Harris no ha hecho hincapié en ello –ha dicho que se presenta para ser presidenta de
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La gira que realizó esta semana por tres países africanos el presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, ha dado mucho que hablar, e incluso ha generado confusión. Su visita a Mauritania, Senegal y Gambia se produjo al tiempo que España hace frente a un fuerte desafío migratorio: el número
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle her claims that Democratic state Treasurer Fiona Ma sexually harassed her. The agreement filed Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court stems from a 2021 lawsuit filed by a former employee of the treasurer’s office — Judith Blackwell
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By Rob Picheta, Tamar Michaelis, Nadeen Ebrahim, Nic Robertson, Lauren Izso, Jim Sciutto and Natalie Barr, CNN (CNN) — The family of the first Israeli hostage to have been reclaimed alive from inside Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network underneath Gaza have hailed his “unbelievable” rescue, saying it is as if he has been “brought back to
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