CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The NFL regular season kicks off tonight with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan made some big changes to the San Francisco defense this offseason in hopes of getting the 49ers back to the dominant level it had in 2021 and ’22. New coordinator Nick Sorensen’s new unit gets its first real test on Monday night with
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to The
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey real estate developer convicted alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has pleaded guilty to a separate bank fraud charge. Prosecutors say Thursday that 67-year-old Fred Daibes entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Newark. He was charged with making false statements concerning a 2008 loan. Prosecutors say Daibes
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” to more than 17 years in prison for a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states where he stole nearly $850,000 to finance his social media stardom. Xavier Babudar, 30, learned his fate Thursday — the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” to more than 17 years in prison for a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states where he stole nearly $850,000 to finance his social media stardom. Xavier Babudar, 30, learned his fate Thursday — the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro violated the Hatch Act when he endorsed President Joe Biden while overseas in January, the Office of the Special Counsel found. While speaking in his official capacity at an event at the Royal United Services Institute in the United Kingdom, Del Toro said, “The United Sates and the world
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The recent US indictment of two employees of Russian state-run media network RT underscores a significant shift in the Kremlin’s tactics to influence US elections since 2016, current and former US officials told CNN. Rather than relying on fake accounts and bogus online personas, the current effort alleged in
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators on Wednesday seized electronic devices from the homes of several top officials in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, including the powerful police commissioner and two deputy mayors, according to multiple sources familiar with the probe. Sources said investigators from the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darious Williams has been placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. The Rams made the move Thursday, sidelining their probable starting defensive back for at least four games. Los Angeles opens the regular season Sunday night in Detroit. Williams re-signed with the Rams in the offseason
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews rescued a worker who became trapped when a deep trench collapsed Thursday at a construction site at a hillside home in Los Angeles. Responders worked for nearly six hours in oppressive heat to free the adult male construction worker trapped in soil up to his waist inside the 8-foot
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By AMY TAXIN, DEEPA BHARATH, CLAUDIA LAUER, ALEX VEIGA and ALANNA DURKIN RICHERUpdated 2:05 PM PDT, September 5, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday to avoid facing another criminal trial months after the president’s son was convicted in a separate gun case. President Joe Biden’s son entered the surprise plea hours after jury
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Seattle woman who attempted to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases changed her plea to guilty in federal court. Ladan Mohamed Ali initially pleaded not guilty weeks after she was
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — President’s son, Hunter Biden, pleads guilty to federal tax charges months after his conviction in gun case.
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election. The deadline for the filing from prosecutors is September
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the US, but for the first time, the shots will no longer be free for people without insurance at their local pharmacy. Some states are still offering free vaccines to those who can’t afford them, but it will cost
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Three police officers have been shot and wounded while trying to serve a warrant on a man inside a Milwaukee apartment building. Police Chief Jeffrey Norman tells reporters that the injuries suffered by the officers in Thursday morning’s shooting were not considered life-threatening. Norman said the 35-year-old suspect was wanted on false
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico that will cater to local residents and people who travel from neighboring states such as Texas and Oklahoma with major restrictions on abortion. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the start of construction
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of the House of Representatives say the have lined up enough votes to make Billie Jean King the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said Thursday they have about 300
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of the House of Representatives say the have lined up enough votes to make Billie Jean King the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said Thursday they have about 300
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