By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — London police are searching for a man suspected of throwing a corrosive substance on multiple victims including a woman and two children in a “horrific incident” on Wednesday night. In a statement, Metropolitan Police said the suspect was seen fleeing the scene in south London’s Clapham district following the
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and the Miami Heat snapped a seven-game skid with a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Butler shot 10 of 14 from the field and had seven rebounds for the Heat, who ended their longest losing streak since dropping 15 straight during the 2007-08
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old “serial swatter” from California is believed to be responsible for hundreds of swatting incidents and bomb threats throughout the United States and is now facing charges in Florida, according to a pretrial detention motion. Alan Filion was extradited to Florida on January 30 to face charges for a swatting
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1 in 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say about a dozen people were hurt when a hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho, collapsed. Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel says the initial scene was chaotic but that as of Wednesday evening everyone who had been at the site had been
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A probationer and two men accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 35-year-old Riverside man are slated to be arraigned next month. Jaclyn Christine Sherman and Miguel Garcia, both 30 and of Riverside, along with 46-year-old David Ray Mullins of Jurupa Valley, are charged with second-degree murder for the death last year
Continue ReadingBy IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, James Harden added 25 and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away with a big third quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 125-109 on Wednesday night. Los Angeles outscored Washington 40-19 in the third after leading by 10 in the first half.
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Messenger, an ambitious online news site that billed itself as a nonpartisan digital outlet and spent some $50 million ratcheting up its business effort, abruptly shut down Wednesday after only eight months in operation. Founder Jimmy Finkelstein sent an email to stunned employees announcing the immediate shutdown, with
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A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place for Thursday and Friday as an atmospheric river approaches California, and crews around the Coachella Valley are making their final efforts to prevent major flooding during Thursday’s storm. Moderate to heavy rain is possible during this time with concerns of street and wash flooding. Rain is
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press The budding love story featuring music superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took an unexpected turn into the world of political conspiracy theories this week after the team advanced to the Super Bowl. Myriad baseless rumors emerged on social media — everything from claims that
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. A student from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie told The Associated Press that she and four other students
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a roughly $79 billion tax cut package expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring three key tax breaks for businesses. Prospects for the measure becoming law are still uncertain, but for a House that has struggled to get bills
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Un sospechoso bajo custodia después de una llamada de robo que se convirtió en un enfrentamiento que condujo a un breve atrincherado en Palm Desert el miércoles por la tarde. El incidente comenzó alrededor de la 1:41 p.m. Cuando los agentes fueron enviados al 43000 de Elkhorn Trail con respecto a una investigación de robo
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say multiple people have been hurt in a building collapse in Boise, Idaho. The Boise Fire Department says on social media that emergency responders are at the scene of a reported building collapse Wednesday afternoon. It says search and rescue operations are underway. Authorities say Boise Airport operations have not
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Jason Hanna and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and nine others were injured when a privately owned hangar under construction collapsed on airport property in Idaho’s capital Boise on Wednesday evening, city officials said. Officials have identified the three victims as Craig Durrant, 59, of Boise, Mario Sontay Tzi,
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has announced the nomination of a new Chinese bishop, the third in less than a week. Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was consecrated bishop of Minbei in southeast China. The Vatican says all three nominations took place “within the framework” of the 2018 Vatican-China accord. The 2018 deal aimed to unite
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 14 years. Wednesday’s ruling was yet another blow to the imprisoned populist leader days before his political movement attempts a return to power in parliamentary elections. It was his second conviction in
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The prosecution was expected to rest this week in the trial of a 38-year-old convicted felon accused of killing his helper at an illegal marijuana grow in Anza after the man accidentally caused a vehicle to roll onto a puppy, fatally injuring the animal. Benjamin Franklin Winkle allegedly killed 37-year-old Michael M. Mendoza in
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press The University of Idaho says a judge’s ruling helps it move closer to its planned affiliation with for-profit University of Phoenix in a nearly $700 million deal. The state attorney general characterizes it as a secret backroom deal and sued. In dismissing the lawsuit, an Idaho judge says Attorney
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says her administration is considering boosting its support for Texas’ efforts to deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a speech to a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday, she mentioned sending more razor wire and exploring legal and personnel options for the border
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