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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia. The official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said a video making groundless allegations about Walz’s time as a teacher bore several tell-tale signs
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder who entered the restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, saying rioters didn’t have to know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence inside when they breached the area.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can’t be repaired in time. Tropicana Field’s fabric dome in St. Petersburg was shredded by Hurricane Milton’s winds. A number of
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and former Donald Trump aide, is set to get out of federal prison next Tuesday despite repeated attempts he and his legal defense team have made for him to be released early. The Bureau of Prisons said in a letter to Bannon on Monday that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson on Tuesday appointed retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as mediator in the case. Anderson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the 1994 mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them. Eugène Rwamucyo is charged with genocide, complicity, crimes against
Continue ReadingBy Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — The parents of a premature baby born in 2022 are suing Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies after they claim the hospital was responsible for their baby’s broken neck and ultimate death. “Our heart is broken because we
Continue ReadingBy Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — Efforts to get rid of corporal punishment for students with special needs have ramped up, but Oklahoma has not been successful in getting rid of it in schools. On Monday, state Rep. Jim Olsen, who has been against getting rid of the
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors and a prosecution witness. Defense attorney Brian Steel represents the rapper, who is currently on trial in Atlanta
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — An official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil. Ruhollah Bazghandi was charged in an updated indictment filed Tuesday against those accused of trying to kill Masih Alinejad. The Iranian opposition activist and journalist has been living in exile
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Hunt Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — The Santa Cruz Harbor is working to clean up thousands of dead anchovies that have filled the water due to low oxygen levels. “When they come into a closed area like this, it’s kind of like a fish tank that’s
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a notable First Amendment lawyer and former general counsel for The Associated Press, has died at the age of 91. He represented the AP for three decades and championed freedom of expression for journalists around the world, staying active in that effort even after retiring
Continue ReadingAssociated Press With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day and helping push the national number to nearly 19 million. The early turnout is breaking records in swing states such as Georgia and North Carolina. The GOP hopes this surge of
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women’s college basketball team released Tuesday that for the first time includes three sophomores in a clear sign of the young talent in a sport coming off a record year of fan interest. Watkins and Bueckers were unanimous
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women’s college basketball team released Tuesday that for the first time includes three sophomores in a clear sign of the young talent in a sport coming off a record year of fan interest. Watkins and Bueckers were unanimous
Continue ReadingBy Daisy Kershaw Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A shooting at a youth league football game is prompting a conversation about safety. On Monday night, Milan Lanier, the president of Cincinnati United Youth Football and Cheer League, was joined by several league coaches to discuss solutions. “We’re looking to definitely
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s government is defending its decision to bar Israeli companies supplying the wars in the Middle East from exhibiting at an upcoming trade fair outside Paris. Organizers of the Nov. 4-Nov. 7 naval defense exhibition, called Euronaval, posted on the event’s website that Israeli firms can take part in the show and
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene have opened the floodgates for people seeking disaster relief. Along with that comes the danger of fraud. The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are all warning consumers to be wary of identity theft, price
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story PLUMAS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A 16-year-old hiker in the Lakes Basin area of Plumas County who has been missing since Sunday evening with her dog was found on Monday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said. Officials said around 4:30 p.m. that search and rescue personnel
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown. Health systems are preserving supplies of IV fluids for emergencies. Patients who have elective surgeries planned in the fall and early winter months may have
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