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Michigan Republicans plan dueling conventions for presidential nomination as turmoil continues

February 20, 2024 3:14 PM Associated Press

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are planning dueling presidential nominating conventions that will take place March 2. The Republican National Committee last week said that party members had properly removed former chair Kristina Karamo and recognized former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the party’s new chair. Hoekstra announced Tuesday that

Driver suspected in deadly hit-and-run identified, expected to surrender in court next week

February 20, 2024 3:13 PM Jesus Reyes

Investigators identified the driver suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a teenager last month. Troy Dean Reynolds, 57, of Yucca Valley is believed to have been behind the wheel in a crash that killed Joshua Alexander Sanchez Barreras, 16, in Yucca Valley on the night of Jan. 26. Deputies found Barreras

Hunter Biden’s lawyers say charges against FBI informant reveal flaws in prosecution

February 20, 2024 3:08 PM Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made

Indicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officials

February 20, 2024 8:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told investigators after his arrest that Russian intelligence officials were involved in passing information to him about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said Tuesday in a new court filing, noting that the information was false.

Republican dissenters sink a GOP ‘flat’ tax plan in Kansas by upholding the governor’s veto

February 20, 2024 2:54 PM Associated Press

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A broad Republican plan for cutting taxes in Kansas is dead. Enough members of the GOP-controlled Legislature concluded Tuesday that the plan would favor wealthy taxpayers too much and upheld Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto. The vote in the House was 81-42, leaving GOP leaders

Iditarod’s reigning rookie of the year disqualified from 2024 race for violating conduct standard

February 20, 2024 2:52 PM Associated Press

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of the world’s most famous sled dog race has disqualified the 2023 Iditarod rookie of the year from this year’s contest by citing a rule but not the specific infraction. After an emergency meeting Monday, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced Eddie Burke Jr.

Divers find body in Texas river of Audrii Cunningham, 11, who had been missing since last week

February 20, 2024 2:52 PM Associated Press

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities say they found the body of an 11-year-old girl who had been missing since last week and will charge a friend of her father who lived on her family’s property with murder. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons on Tuesday afternoon announced the body of Audrii Cunningham was recovered by

Attorney: Husband denies any involvement in disappearance of American woman in Spain

February 20, 2024 2:50 PM Associated Press

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the estranged husband of an American missing in Spain under suspicious circumstances says his client played no part in her disappearance. Attorney Ken Padowitz said Tuesday that David Knezevich was in his native Serbia on Feb. 2 when his wife Ana disappeared

College Football Playoff approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions

February 20, 2024 2:45 PM Associated Press

By RALPH D. RUSSO and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writers The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously Tuesday to tweak the format. The move to decrease the number of spots reserved for

Bond raised to $5 million for student accused of killing roommate and another person in dorm

February 20, 2024 2:40 PM Associated Press

By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge has raised the bond for a student arrested in the deaths of two people shot in a dorm room at a Colorado college to $5 million after a prosecutor said there were indications he tried to flee and that had a gun

Texas authorities find body of Audrii Cunningham, 11, who had been missing since last week

February 20, 2024 2:26 PM Associated Press

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities say they found the body of an 11-year-old girl who had been missing since last week and will charge a man who lived on her family’s property with murder. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons on Tuesday afternoon announced the body of Audrii Cunningham was recovered by divers from the

Body of 11-year-old Texas girl who disappeared on her way to school has been found in a river, sheriff says

February 20, 2024 10:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The body of Audrii Cunningham, an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while on her way to school in Texas, was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. “Audrii’s body was located at the Trinity River under US Highway 59,”

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

February 20, 2024 2:21 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — United Airlines says a flight heading from San Francisco to Boston had to be diverted after the plane suffered damage to one of its wings. United said Tuesday that the Boeing 757-200 with 165 passengers aboard landed in Denver on Monday to “address an issue with the slat” on one of

Mississippi grand jury decides not to indict ex-NFL player Jerrell Powe on kidnapping charge

February 20, 2024 2:21 PM Associated Press

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has decided not to indict former NFL player Jerrell Powe after he was arrested on a kidnapping charge in 2023. His attorney told The Associated Press on Monday that he received notification from a district attorney’s office in December that a grand jury had declined to issue

2 men charged with murder in Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting

February 20, 2024 1:41 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 20 FEB 24 15:32 ETUpdated: 20 FEB 24 15:53 ETBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two men were charged with murder and other felony charges for their roles in the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday. Lyndell Mays, of Raytown,

Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is dead: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence

February 21, 2024 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Victoria Butenko, Andrew Carey and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Maxim Kuzminov, a Russian pilot who dramatically defected to Ukraine by flying his helicopter across the border, is dead, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR). The news comes after the Spanish Civil Guard in Alicante province told CNN that a man had been

Unions oppose plan to move NBA, NHL teams to northern Virginia, another blow to Youngkin-backed deal

February 20, 2024 2:01 PM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, partially due to the apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The Northern Virginia

2024 Eisenhower Cup to feature top-ranked men’s and women’s stars including World No. Iga Swiatek

February 20, 2024 1:58 PM Jesus Reyes

Top-ranked men’s and women’s stars will pair up for the second consecutive year to compete in the 2024 Eisenhower Cup Presented By Masimo – a one-night Tie Break Tens event at the BNP Paribas Open taking place in Stadium 2 on Tuesday, March 5. The 2024 Eisenhower Cup will feature eight pairings competing in a

George H.W. Bush’s speedboat fetches $435,000 at benefit auction

February 20, 2024 1:56 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s speedboat has a new owner. The 38-foot “Fidelity V” sold for $435,000 during the George and Barbara Bush Foundation’s 2024 Presidential Salute auction. Last week’s event in Houston benefited the the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and The Bush School of Government and Public Service

Unions oppose plan to move NBA, NHL teams to northern Virginia, another blow to Youngkin-backed plan

February 20, 2024 1:56 PM Associated Press

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