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Associated Press A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to compete in the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle and Erik Menendez’s aunts testified for them at a hearing on whether to dismiss conviction for killing parents.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost two years ago. And the American Egg Board, a trade group, says egg shortages at grocery stores
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Judge rejects request to block San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing on grounds she’s transgender.
Continue ReadingWINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — In a story published Nov. 25, 2024, about a plane crash in New York state that killed a pilot and a dog, while leaving two other dogs injured, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one of the surviving dogs was taken to a veterinary hospital in Middleton, Connecticut, and misspelled the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost two years ago. And the American Egg Board, a trade group, says egg shortages at grocery stores
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AP Basketball Writer UCLA is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a historic win that lifted the school to its first appearance in the top spot. The Bruins knocked off South Carolina, the defending national champion that had held the top spot in the previous 23 polls,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration plans on reducing part of Intel’s $8.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip plants around the country, according to three people familiar with the grant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The reduction is largely a byproduct of the $3 billion that
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration plans on reducing part of Intel’s $8.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip plants around the country, according to three people familiar with the grant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The reduction is largely a byproduct of the $3 billion that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a source familiar with the matter, as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to go after the officials involved in the withdrawal. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma blocked
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no place like home for the holidays. And that may not necessarily be a good thing. In the wake of the very contentious and divisive 2024 presidential election, the upcoming celebration of Thanksgiving and the ramp-up of the winter holiday season could be a boon for some —
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida sheriff’s motorcycle deputy has died from injuries suffered last week in a crash that killed two of his colleagues. Officials say Palm Beach County Deputy Ignacio “Dan” Diaz died Monday. The 51-year-old was struck early Thursday in the accident that killed Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump that even presidents are not above the law. Instead, his failed prosecutions ended up making Trump even more powerful as the ebullient president-elect prepares to return to office on
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Donald Trump conducted an internal investigation into allegations that one of his top aides, Boris Epshteyn, has sought to gain financially from his influence with Trump and others in the president-elect’s orbit, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The internal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chair of the Democratic National Committee has informed party leaders that the organization will elect his successor just days after Donald Trump is inaugurated. Jaime Harrison set the guidelines for an election that will speak volumes about how the party wants to present itself during four more years of
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By Paula Reid, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday. Trump has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. In court filings on Monday, the prosecutors cited longstanding Justice Department
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law. The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary argued that the First Amendment protects the right to advertise because Mississippi law
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A former Kentucky sheriff charged in a judge’s shooting death has pleaded not guilty. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines entered the plea Monday in the same Whitesburg courthouse where prosecutors say he killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in September. A grand jury indicted Stines last week on one count of murder
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