Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they have said on the witness stand. The Justice Department is wrapping up its antitrust case against Google
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they have said on the witness stand. The Justice Department is wrapping up its antitrust case against Google
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A 12-year-old boy suspected of making criminal threats against a middle school in Jurupa Valley was taken into custody today. The 5000 block of 42nd Street underwent a thorough investigation on Sept. 12 around 9:45 a.m. by a Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station school resource deputy regarding a criminal threat, according to the Riverside County
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — It was a married couple who discovered remains that authorities believe were a man who opened fire on a Kentucky highway. The couple says the community’s concerns led them to spend days in rugged terrain looking for the shooter. Kentucky State Police credited Fred and Sheila McCoy with helping
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state that handed former President Donald Trump one of his narrowest losses four years ago is immersed in election controversies even before the first ballots of this year’s presidential race are cast. Georgia Republicans say they are just trying to ensure the accuracy of the vote this November. Democrats
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Human remains have been recovered from an SUV that crashed into a liquid natural gas pipeline this week and caused an explosion and dayslong fire, police said Thursday – the day that the fire would eventually be extinguished. “The Deer Park Police Department was able to access the site
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AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source. Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese market where the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next week for talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Thursday’s meetings come as Zelenskyy continues to press for the U.S. to allow Ukraine to use Western-provided weapons to strike deeper into Russia. The Biden administration still is not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection. The justices ruled Thursday that a sworn statement from a friend who testified against Owens but now says he lied is not enough to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Oxford school district in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employees partly responsible for a shooting that killed four students and wounded others. Prior to the attack, staff had expressed concerns about shooter Ethan Crumbley. But the court said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday after the once-towering blaze put hundreds of nearby homes under evacuation orders. Investigators say the fire began after the driver of an SUV went through a fence alongside a Walmart
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to lure more of the multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry to the state. Kotek has proposed expanding the city boundaries of Hillsboro, a suburb west of Portland that’s home to
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to lure more of the multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry to the state. Kotek has proposed expanding the city boundaries of Hillsboro, a suburb west of Portland that’s home to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says freshman quarterback Arch Manning will get his first career start Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. Regular starter Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle in his abdomen. Manning relieved Ewers in last week’s win over UTSA and passed for four touchdowns and ran
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Radko Gudas has evolved from the rambunctious young defenseman whose vicious hits led to a cool hockey nickname and a less cool reputation as one of the NHL’s dirtier players. Gudas is still known as “The Butcher,” but he’s now a steady, productive veteran who plays the game
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense. In June, President Joe Biden ‘s son was convicted in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when, prosecutors said, he lied on
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense. In June, President Joe Biden ‘s son was convicted in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when, prosecutors said, he lied on
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb threats and the specter of violence in the community. The proclamation grants Mayor Rob Rue temporary emergency powers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichol’s fatal beating have seen video showing two EMTs standing around, doing nothing to help him as he sat bleeding on the ground. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith are accused of acting with “deliberate
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they can collapse, posing fall and injury risks. Utah-based importer CVB Inc. is recalling the Lucid-branded platform beds with upholstered square tufted headboards. According to Thursday notices from the U.S.
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