Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and Justice Alexandre
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CNN By Marshall Cohen, Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Casey Gannon, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden is offering to plead guilty to the nine tax offenses he faces in federal court, without a deal with prosecutors, his attorneys said in court Thursday. Biden had earlier attempted to resolve his federal tax evasion case
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law. An attorney for Crosspoint Church in Bangor contends that state lawmakers required participating schools to abide by the state antidiscrimination
Continue ReadingNEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank. The state Department of Environmental Conservation got a complaint about an illegally owned snake in the town of New Hartford on Aug. 28. Environment Conservation Police Officer
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections. Thursday’s arrival of the top U.S. diplomat comes as a contingent of some 400 Kenyan
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN Washington (CNN) — It didn’t take long after Thursday’s hearing in the federal election subversion case against Donald Trump – the first proceeding before Judge Tanya Chutkan since the Supreme Court granted the former president some immunity in the prosecution – for the trial judge to decide a
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump promoted her upcoming memoir Thursday, saying in a new video that she feels “a responsibility to clarify the facts.” “Writing this memoir has been a deeply and reflective journey for me. As a private person who has often been the subject of public scrutiny
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s leader has condemned international human rights groups for criticizing his government’s arrests of nearly 100 people for protesting against a decades-old regional development agreement with neighboring countries. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued a joint statement of concern last week over what they called the arbitrary
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden intends to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case, defense attorney says.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Emma Tucker, Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Casey Gannon, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine charges in his federal tax case, in a surprise move on the day that an agonizing weekslong trial was supposed to begin. District Judge Mark Scarsi accepted the guilty plea after a dramatic and
Continue ReadingUtah State (1-0) at No. 13 Southern California (1-0), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (BTN) BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 28 1/2. Series record: USC leads 6-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Coming off a last-second 27-20 win over then-No. 13 LSU in Las Vegas on Sunday and with their Big Ten debut at No. 10 Michigan
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer Over the course of a career that included two women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, Alex Morgan elevated the women’s game through her play on the field and activism off it. The 35-year-old Morgan, who said she is pregnant with her second child, announced on Thursday that she is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old high school student has been charged as an adult with using an assault-style rifle to kill two students and two teachers in the hallway outside his algebra classroom. The shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, about an hour’s drive from Atlanta, was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated challenges such as the rising cost of child care in the U.S. The GOP presidential nominee promised to lead what he called a “national economic renaissance” by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is in North Macedonia for talks with the Balkan nation’s top officials as the two countries seek to double their 1 billion trade volume. Turkey is North Macedonia’s seventh largest trade partner, and Fidan said Ankara aimed to sign an agreement for the
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Neighbors in Sun City Palm Desert are telling News Channel 3 an investigation is underway after they say a number of political sign were stolen. Neighbors are now calling for accountability after the string of alleged thefts left several dozen homeowners without their Harris-Walz signage. “Does that make a difference? Do you think that this is
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Jim Gaffigan, Norah Jones, Questlove and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up later this year at the annual Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedian Mark Normand and musician Patti Scialfa, who
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden arrives at a Los Angeles courthouse for the first day of jury selection in his federal tax trial.
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia’s long history, has officially set her sights on the state’s top political office. The Virginia Department of Elections on Wednesday accepted the necessary documents for Earle-Sears to run for governor next year. Earle-Sears is the first Republican
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders said they have fired an employee after he was shown making derogatory comments about players and fans in undercover video posted on social media. A team spokesperson said Thursday that vice president of content Rael Enteen had been terminated. Enteen was initially suspended pending an
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