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Russia’s foreign minister visits Caracas and reaffirms his country’s support of Venezuela’s Maduro

February 20, 2024 11:55 AM Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reaffirmed his government’s support for the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during an hours-long visit to the South American country. Lavrov on Tuesday expressed Russia’s commitment to strategic cooperation in numerous sectors, including technology, energy and culture. His meetings with Vice President Delcy Rodriguez

Famous fossil is really just paint, rocks and a couple of bones, researchers say

February 20, 2024 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A 280 million-year-old fossil thought to be a well-preserved specimen of an ancient reptile is largely a forgery, according to new research. The fossil, initially discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, has the scientific name Tridentinosaurus antiquus. Scientists thought the dark, deep outline of the lizardlike body encased

Peter Navarro threatened with contempt for not turning over presidential records

February 20, 2024 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro could be held in contempt of court if he doesn’t turn over to emails he has that are presidential records, a federal judge said on Tuesday. The Justice Department sued Navarro more than a year ago, trying to reclaim federal records

Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas tells CNN

February 20, 2024 2:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Estonia has thwarted a Russian-directed influence operation on its territory, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told CNN. The operation, extending back to last year, involved a series of attacks, including vandalizing the cars of the interior minister and several monuments. The Estonian Internal Security Service arrested 10 individuals,

United flight from San Francisco to Boston diverted due to damage to one of its wings

February 20, 2024 11:40 AM Associated Press

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A United Airlines cross-country flight was cut short and the jetliner landed in Denver after one of its wings was damaged. A passenger on the San Francisco-to-Boston flight Monday said he had just put in earbuds and started to doze off when he felt the plane

United flight from San Francisco to Boston diverted due to damage to one of its wings

February 20, 2024 11:40 AM Associated Press

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A United Airlines cross-country flight was cut short and the jetliner landed in Denver after one of its wings was damaged. A passenger on the San Francisco-to-Boston flight Monday said he had just put in earbuds and started to doze off when he felt the plane

A widow and two powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti’s slain president

February 20, 2024 11:38 AM Associated Press

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case. Among them is the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister and the former head of Haiti’s national police force. The long-awaited report was

Flight attendant accused of trying to video record teen girl in airplane bathroom held until trial

February 20, 2024 11:33 AM Associated Press

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant arrested on suspicion of trying to secretly video record a 14-year-old female passenger using an airplane bathroom last September is being held in custody pending trial. Police also alleged that 37-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of

Harris announces $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects, says clean water is a right

February 20, 2024 11:30 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects nationwide, paid for by one of the Biden administration’s key legislative victories. Appearing in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Harris says clean water is a right and a way to protect public health. The $5.8 billion will pay for projects in

Mia Fishel tears her right ACL in US practice for the Gold Cup. Alex Morgan replaces her

February 20, 2024 11:30 AM Associated Press

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Veteran Alex Morgan will replace Mia Fishel on the U.S. national team’s roster for the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup after the Chelsea forward tore a ligament in her right knee during practice. Fishel, who tore her ACL on Monday, was included among the 23 U.S. players for the tournament that started

Woman arrested in 2005 death of newborn who was found in a Phoenix airport trash can

February 20, 2024 11:25 AM Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — For nearly two decades, it was a mystery who had left “Baby Skylar” — an unidentified newborn found dead inside a Phoenix airport trash can. On Tuesday, Phoenix authorities announced that the infant’s mother, 51-year-old Annie Anderson, was arrested in Washington state after DNA and genealogical research helped investigators crack the case.

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

February 20, 2024 11:24 AM Associated Press

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a once-popular a YouTube channel, shared a tearful apology to her children for physically and emotionally abusing them before a judge delivered a sentence that could put her in prison for

Suspect in Colorado campus killing was roommate of 1 of the victims, police say

February 20, 2024 11:21 AM Associated Press

By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police say a student arrested in the deaths of two people found shot in a Colorado college dorm room was the roommate of one of the victims. Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Jordan is suspected of killing 24-year-old Samuel Knopp and 26-year-old Celie Rain Montgomery at the

Widow of Haiti’s former president among those indicted over his assassination

February 20, 2024 6:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Stambaugh, Caitlin Hu and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The wife of Haiti’s former President Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, and the former prime minister Claude Joseph are among 51 people who have been indicted over the assassination of the former president, according to a 122-page document from the judge presiding over the investigation.

Walmart to acquire smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in bid to boost its advertising business

February 20, 2024 11:08 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Walmart is buying the smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion as it attempts to expand its rapidly growing advertising business to compete with Amazon. If completed, the deal would give Walmart access to Vizio’s SmartCast operating system, allowing the retail behemoth to offer its suppliers the ability to display ads

School bus involved in rear-end collision with students aboard, no students injured

February 20, 2024 8:34 AM Jeff Stahl

First responders were on the scene of a collision involving a fully loaded school bus and another car as students were on their way to school Tuesday morning east of Desert Hot Springs. The First Student school bus was rear-ended along Dillon Road near Johnson Road in Desert Edge. One person in the passenger vehicle suffered

Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state’s governor says she has location for a key wind port

February 20, 2024 11:05 AM Associated Press

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill last year that aims to see

Man who killed first responders in Minnesota was prohibited from possessing firearms, court records say

February 20, 2024 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who police say killed three first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday during a lengthy standoff killed himself, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, died by suicide, according to a release Tuesday morning from the Medical Examiner of Hennepin, Dakota and Scott Counties. The report

Thousands of Albania’s opposition supporters hold an anti-government protest against corruption

February 20, 2024 11:03 AM Associated Press

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition have held an anti-government protest accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Protesters threw stones and flares at police officers. Some pulled down an iron fence around the main government building in the capital, Tirana. But the protest ended peacefully. Opposition lawmakers

Ex-gang leader’s murder trial in Tupac Shakur killing pushed back to November

February 20, 2024 11:00 AM Associated Press

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trial for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 has been pushed back several months, a judge said Tuesday. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny acknowledged that Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ lawyer,

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