Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have begun debate on a special session bill to ease soaring property taxes. The relief would come largely through mid-year budget cuts, caps on school and local government spending and shifts to sales and so-called sin taxes. But likely to be left on the cutting room floor
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, defended his military record during remarks in Los Angeles on Tuesday, saying he is “damn proud” of his service in the Army National Guard. Speaking to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union convention, Walz addressed
Continue ReadingCNN By Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan quivered and gasped in disbelief. His eyes glazed over before he fell limp in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. “I beg you. I beg you. Let me see them,” he cried out to
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — When Donald Trump’s much-anticipated interview with Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, finally commenced after more than 40 minutes of technical difficulties, Musk asserted without evidence that the former president’s adversaries had organized an attack on the social media site to silence him. “There’s a
Continue ReadingURBANA, Ill. (AP) — An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after taking part in the straw purchase of a handgun that was used to kill one central Illinois police officer and wound another. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois says Ashantae Corruthers appeared at a sentencing
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the two discussed on social media about Musk supposedly firing striking workers. In documents filed Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board, the union alleges that
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with. There are few modern parallels to his antics, but then again there are few modern parallels to Elon Musk
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mets rookie Christian Scott has started a throwing program with the hope of rejoining New York’s rotation this season after being sidelined due to a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow. The promising prospect made 35 throws Tuesday at a distance of 75 feet, after throwing approximately 25 times
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Two Mexican men caught last year in El Monte with more than 1 million fentanyl pills were each sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison. Florencio Camacho Allan, 29, and co-defendant Gerardo Gaxiola Patiño, 30, each pleaded guilty in April in Los Angeles federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess
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Update 8/13/24 A Yucca Valley man was identified as the suspect in the stabbing Tuesday. Authorities said the 23-year-old was arrested in Desert Hot Springs on Monday. The suspect faces attempted murder charges. According to county jail records, he remains in custody on $1 million bail. Original report 8/12/24 Detectives continue to investigate a stabbing
Continue ReadingBy 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! It’s no surprise that eating healthy can help you avoid chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. But
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Sandra Iveth Santos SEASIDE, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— A finales de julio, una operación encubierta en Seaside resulto en al menos 15 personas, citadas para comparecer ante un tribunal penal por presuntamente ejercer servicios de construcción sin la licencia adecuada. Al menos una persona fue detenida durante una de estas operaciones en junio de 2022. Además, una
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Sandra Iveth Santos SOLEDAD, Calif., (KMUV-TV)— En una operación de cateo por distintas agencias policiales al sur del condado de Monterey, se realizó el arresto a cuatro presuntos integrantes de un grupo delictivo, y que ahora están fichados en la cárcel del condado, por robo a mano armada. Los presuntos “pandilleros,” según la policía de
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Veterans of foreign wars who didn’t graduate from high school can apply between now and Oct. 18 for graduation certificates issued through a Riverside County program that awards diplomas to former airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines who gave up school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. The county Office of Education is conducting its
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance filed his personal financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission. Per FEC rules, the Ohio senator was required to submit a disclosure within 30 days of becoming the nominee unless he asked for an extension. Read Vance’s financial disclosure below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An investigation found no evidence of intent to influence 2022 election outcomes in Texas’ largest county, prosecutors announced Tuesday, but they will pursue criminal charges against a county employee who was allegedly working a second job while polls ran out of paper ballots. Harris County District Attorney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities. Sgt. Korbein Schultz entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in Nashville. Schultz was also an intelligence analyst. He pleaded guilty to a six-count indictment of charges including conspiring to obtain and disclose military
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — While it is too early to determine with any certainty what caused a devastating airplane crash in Brazil last week, air disaster experts say the incident bears similarity to a landmark crash 30 years ago that triggered major safety reforms. Friday’s Voepass 2283 flight from Cascavel, near Brazil’s border with Paraguay, to Guarulhos
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, Devon M. Sayers and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Jewish civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging Jewish and Israeli students have faced a “hostile” and “intolerable” environment at K-12 schools in Fulton County, Georgia, since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and routinely face antisemitism, bullying and harassment. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer suffered a “mild ischemic stroke” over the weekend and is responding well to treatment, his office said. Hoyer has no lingering symptoms and is expected to return to his normal schedule next week, his office said in a statement Tuesday. The
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