By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury has convicted six anti-abortion protesters of violating federal laws after they blocked the entrance of a reproductive clinic outside Nashville nearly three years ago. The jury’s decision, handed down late Tuesday after a weeklong trial, marks the latest development in a case that
Continue ReadingBy Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are tussling over the union vote. Biden, who is meeting with the United Auto Workers in Michigan on Thursday, finds himself trying to fend off Trump’s overtures to a traditionally Democratic constituency. Trump is meeting up with the Teamsters in Washington on Wednesday. Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship. In the past, these missiles have
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has condemned media reports that the U.S. government launched an abortive investigation into claims that drug traffickers may have contributed money to his failed 2006 campaign. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador immediately interpreted the reports as a U.S. attack on his government and his
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Reports have emerged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to fire the country’s popular top military leader. The reports in local and Western media have been denied by Zelenskyy’s office, but they are heightening expectations that Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s resignation could be imminent. His departure would be the most severe shakeup
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting two Northern California women near the Las Vegas Strip almost eight years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Omar Talley, 38, was sentenced Tuesday after a judge reprimanded him for his lack of remorse, according to the Las
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting two Northern California women near the Las Vegas Strip almost eight years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Omar Talley, 38, was sentenced Tuesday after a judge reprimanded him for his lack of remorse, according to the Las
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan’s offense is mimicked throughout the NFL as his innovative schemes are utilized by teams throughout the league. His former assistants are spread around the league as coordinators and head coaches as the “Shanahan offense” has become one of the most predominant
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire fire department says a woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage, and it didn’t end there: She landed inside a trash truck that compacted the contents. Luckily, neighbors heard her screams and the trash compartment was equipped with a camera. The driver spotted the woman
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates, a sign that its officials have grown confident that they’re close to fully taming inflation. But the Fed also signaled that the first rate cut is likely months away. The central
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his response options to the strike. The attribution
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US believes an umbrella group of militants called Islamic Resistance in Iraq was behind the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members, the White House said Wednesday, its first formal attribution for the incident. “We believe that the attack in Jordan
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus officials say they led a Europol-organized sting operation that dismantled an international criminal ring facilitating illegal immigration and residency in European Union countries using more than 130 sham marriages on the east Mediterranean island nation. Police said Wednesday the sham marriages involved women from Portugal and Lithuania and men from
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he looks past the GOP primary and toward a likely general election rematch against President Joe Biden, Donald Trump is meeting with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington on Wednesday as he tries to cut into Biden’s organized labor support. The former
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It seems altogether fitting that Chris Jones will chase a third Super Bowl ring in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks. The Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle made some bold bets on himself this season. Jones went bust on the first one, holding
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SCE is urging customers to watch out for scammers who are impersonating representatives of the company. In 2023, the company reported that scammers collectively stole $11,491 from customers in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot Springs. Scammers posing as SCE representatives often use text, phone and email scams to send fake emergency
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Priscilla Alvarez and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson railed against the Senate’s bipartisan immigration deal Wednesday during his first floor speech as speaker, intensifying the clash between the two chambers as he continues to lay the groundwork for the House to reject the deal even though final text of an
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, TRUTH SOCIAL|@REALDONALDTRUMP By Clare Foran, Priscilla Alvarez and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson railed against the Senate’s bipartisan immigration deal Wednesday during his first floor speech as speaker, intensifying the clash between the two chambers as he continues to lay the groundwork for the House to reject the deal even though
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are featuring four promotional giveaways around Shohei Ohtani this season, including a pair of bobblehead nights. Ohtani bobbleheads will be given to the first 40,000 fans for a May 16 game against Cincinnati and an Ohtani hat at the July 22 contest against San Francisco, the Dodgers
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