By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trial began Tuesday for a man accused in the deadly shooting ambush of Baltimore police officer Keona Holley who was sitting in her patrol car when she was killed in 2021. But the case remains shrouded in mystery more than two years later as prosecutors have said
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his medical school debt until the announcement this week of a generous donation that will remove tuition fees at his New York City school. Now, without the fear of crippling
Continue ReadingBy BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul returned for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing 21 games with a broken left hand that required surgery. The 38-year-old point guard finished with nine points and six assists in 22 minutes in Golden State’s 123-112 victory
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The first lawsuit brought amid reports that a nurse at a southern Oregon hospital replaced intravenous fentanyl drips with tap water seeks up to $11.5 million on behalf of the estate of a 65-year-old man who died. The wrongful death suit was filed Monday against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Authorities say bronze artworks stolen from a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in City Park in Denver, along with seven bronze pieces taken from a nearby fountain, have been recovered. Police say the pieces were sold to a scrap metal business. Denver police said Tuesday that because two memorials were vandalized
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature. State lawmakers in the House and Senate passed House Bill 1455 this session after the measure stalled in the Senate last year and other bills failed to gain traction
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cherry Starr, the philanthropist wife of former Green Bay Packers quarterback and coach Bart Starr, has died. She was 89. Rawhide Youth Services, an organization that helps at-risk youth that the couple worked closely with, announced that Cherry Starr died on Tuesday. The Starr Children’s Fund, which the Starrs created to
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid in several Rio de Janeiro’s low-income neighborhoods has left at least nine people dead and six injured, police said in a statement. The raids Tuesday targeted areas controlled by the Red Command drug trafficking group and took place in several communities in the city’s north, including Cidade
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says a $175 million fund to compensate families of people killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century will begin accepting applications at the end of the week. The fund for Lahaina wildfire victims will also pay those who were
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The USGS recorded a 3.1 magnitude earthquake near Borrego Springs. The community is located west of the Salton Sea. The earthquake was reported at around 2:50 p.m. Did you feel the earthquake? Let us know at Share@KESQ.com Get the News Channel 3 app here.
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams called for drastic changes to the city’s sanctuary policies, marking the first time he publicly endorses a shift that could put undocumented immigrants who are accused of a crime in the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in New York. “I don’t
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said locking up star receiver Brandon Aiyuk with a long-term extension is one of the team’s priorities this offseason. Aiyuk is set to play on the fifth-year option worth $14.1 million this season but reaching an extension this offseason could lower
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia lawyer who had been billed as a star witness in the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not deliver damaging testimony Tuesday on her romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade. Instead, the lawyer, Terrence Bradley,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five toxic waste sites in 15 states are to be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the third and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five toxic waste sites in 15 states are to be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the third and
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia lawyer who had been billed as a star witness in the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not deliver damaging testimony Tuesday on her romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade. Instead, the lawyer, Terrence Bradley, said
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the sales tax to cover digital goods. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin raised the idea in December, packaged with other tax cuts, and Democrats endorsed it in
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Beyond Meat shares soared Tuesday as investors cheered better-than-expected fourth quarter revenue and a new, healthier burger that could help revive U.S. sales. The plant-based meat maker’s stock jumped more than 78% in after-market trading. The El Segundo, California-based company said its revenue for the October-December period fell 8%
Continue ReadingBy ASTRID SUÁREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso has been sent to his native country after serving a drug trafficking sentence in the United States. He has been denied several requests to be sent to Italy, where he also has citizenship. Mancuso arrived in Bogota’s El Dorado
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards signed a big name, image and likeness contract this week with Adidas Canada, but wasn’t allowed to speak with reporters about it for fear that promoting the deal might jeopardize her student visa. Under current United States law, Edwards, who is
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