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Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Jewish man on death row because of antisemitic bias by the judge in his case. Randy Halprin was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping. Halprin’s lawyers say former
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Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has burned a structure near Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported just after 3:00 p.m. on the 71000 block of Dillon Road. CAL FIRE confirmed crews are responding to a fire at home. We have a crew on the way to the scene for continuing updates.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour. As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm. Ohtani had a procedure Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you find yourself sleepy during your daily activities in your older age, you may need to consider it more than an inconvenience — since the fatigue may indicate you’re at higher risk for developing a condition that can lead to dementia, a new study has found. Among participants
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week. State Police Major Stephen Udice, commander of the troop based on Long Island, confirmed Wednesday that investigators no longer
Continue ReadingDemocrat Eugene Vindman won election to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Wednesday, defeating Republican Derrick Anderson in the state’s most competitive district and holding the seat for Democrats. Vindman was a career Army officer who, along with his brother, blew the whistle during Donald Trump’s first impeachment. A political newcomer, Vindman vied for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. The head of the agency known as UNRWA told the U.N. General Assembly
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, felicitó este miércoles a Donald Trump tras su victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. “Expreso mi más sincera felicitación a Donald Trump, quien resultó ganador de la elección presidencial de los Estados Unidos de América. En nombre de México, nuestro reconocimiento al
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for disciplining employees for missing
Continue ReadingBy Erika Stanish, Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two people are dead after an apparent hostage situation at an apartment in Fayette County, authorities said. Residents from the Woodview Terrace Apartments in Uniontown were evacuated Wednesday morning for an “active incident.” The district attorney said a man
Continue ReadingKDKA By Erika Stanish, Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two people are dead after an apparent hostage situation at an apartment in Fayette County, authorities said. Residents from the Woodview Terrace Apartments in Uniontown were evacuated Wednesday morning for an “active incident.” The district attorney said a
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Seven Salisbury University students are facing charges after an alleged assault that left a victim with a broken rib, according to police. Police said seven students, who were “members or associates of a fraternity at Salisbury University,” used a social media
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been reelected to the White House as a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in New York and still working to stave off prosecution in other
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Five people, including a child, were killed when a small plane crashed through a fence and hit a car while aborting takeoff at an Arizona airport Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The Honda HA-420 jet crashed around 4:40 p.m. at Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, a city about 25 miles
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin Los Ángeles (CNN) — Nathan Hochman, quien derrotó al titular George Gascón en las elecciones del martes para convertirse en el próximo fiscal de distrito del condado de Los Ángeles, dijo a CNN que podría solicitar retrasar una audiencia para que Erik y Lyle Menéndez sean sentenciados nuevamente casi 30 años después de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The movement to legalize recreational marijuana has run into a wall of resistance. After expanding from zero states to 24 states over the past dozen years, there will be no new states added this year to the list of those allowing recreational marijuana. Voters defeated all three legalization efforts on Tuesday’s ballots in
Continue Reading By Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Nathan Hochman, who defeated incumbent George Gascón in Tuesday’s election to become the next Los Angeles County district attorney, told CNN he could ask to delay a hearing to have Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced nearly 30 years after their convictions for murdering their parents. “Before
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — It was supposed to be everything short of a free ad – a panel of women not containing their excitement to welcome Kamala Harris, ready to introduce her to their committed daytime audience of exactly the type of women the vice president’s campaign always hoped were going to be
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