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By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israeli civilians suffered “brutal sexual assaults” that were carried out “systematically and deliberately” during Hamas’ October 7 attacks, according to a report published by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) on Wednesday. The report, which includes testimonies from eyewitnesses, first responders, forensic experts, and news articles,
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution. Michael Geilenfeld was arrested in Colorado last month after being indicted in Florida.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Wednesday that applies to all such devices, regardless of brand. The warning does not apply to smartwatch apps
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and tipped the outcome to Joe Biden.
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is ruling that Republican state lawmakers can no longer try to enforce a subpoena for election records that they issued in 2021. Their quest had been inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, but the
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas. The move comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office is asking the state Supreme Court to set an
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. The 99-year-old is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living. The ornament was unveiled Wednesday and is the latest in an annual series that the
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old girl died and her 9-year-old brother was hospitalized after they became trapped in a sand hole on a Florida beach Tuesday, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The children were digging a hole on a beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea when they became trapped in the
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene. A large study in China tracked middle-aged and older adults for 20 years, using regular brain
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t find out until next month at the earliest whether he can challenge extradition to the U.S. on spying charges, or if his long legal battle in Britain has run out of road. Two High Court judges said Wednesday they
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — One of the few doctors remaining in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has described a “desperate and catastrophic” situation one week into the Israeli forces’ siege and raid of the complex. “We have been without electricity, oxygen, heating, barely any food or water … we are completely besieged,”
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities’ private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives’ personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense. IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start up dozens of audits
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers. Biden, who is
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers. Biden, who is
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false, federal prosecutors said, and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence. The informant, Alexander Smirnov, is “actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S.
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Jodie Capper, a Health Academy teacher at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, has been named the latest winner of the One Class at a Time award. The academy promotes public and mental health awareness and education for youth and communities in the Coachella Valley. As the lead for the school’s Mental Behavioral Health Pathway,
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida’s governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature. The bill passed the Senate on Wednesday after earlier passing the House. It would
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The White House is considering executive action to restrict migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border if they crossed illegally – a maneuver reminiscent of controversial action from the Donald Trump era and is sure to invite fierce backlash from immigration advocates and progressives. The handling of the
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