By Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an 85-year-old woman who was killed by an alligator while walking her dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company that owns and operates the southeast Florida subdivision where the attack happened. Gloria Serge was walking her dog in
Continue ReadingWPTV, BILL SERGE, LAW FIRM HANDOUT, SERGE FAMILY, CNN By Brammhi Balarajan and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an 85-year-old woman who was killed by an alligator while walking her dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company that owns and operates the southeast Florida subdivision where the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions that the European Space Agency has adopted. The agency previously had selected the missions, but the official adoption process means that contractors will be chosen so
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) — Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get to the next season. Water washed away seeds planted in the summer at Bear Roots Farm in Middlesex, Vermont. Farmers and co-owners Jon Wagner and Karin
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city tonight. The checkpoint will be from 6 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location based on data of impaired driving-related crashes, according to a statement from the department. “Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,”
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job. The new directive comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles City Council member was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for a pay-to-play bribery scandal involving real estate development projects. José Huizar, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John F. Walter, who also ordered him to pay $443,905 in restitution to the city and $38,792
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Utah is poised to become the next state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people. On Friday, its Republican-controlled Legislature passed a measure that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth. Under the measure, trans
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Friday that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer’s copyright when she used his portrait of Miles Davis as the basis for a tattoo she put on the arm of a friend. The Los Angeles jury deliberated for
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent defense attorney whose star clients have included Snoop Dogg pleaded guilty Friday to leaking grand jury information to reporters about a political conspiracy case against a rapper from the Fugees. David Kenner, a California-based attorney known for his representation of celebrities like
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Nathan Ake struck in the 88th minute to end Manchester City’s losing run at Tottenham by 1-0 and advance from the FA Cup fourth round. The defending champion lost its previous five visits to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and failed to score. It looked like being another frustrating night for
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A union representing striking teachers will be fined an additional $50,000 a day if the strike continues next week, a Massachusetts judge has ruled, according to The Boston Globe. Public schools in Newton have been closed for six days since the strike began last week. The Newton Teachers Association has so far
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Outgoing National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre has testified in the New York civil trial over allegations that he violated the trust of the group’s 5 million members by enriching himself and close associates. LaPierre acknowledged taking luxury vacations paid for by a media producer during testimony before jurors Friday. He
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Friday that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer’s copyright when she used his portrait of Miles Davis as the basis for a tattoo she put on the arm of a friend. The Los Angeles jury deliberated for
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Of course Brad Pitt is at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the most prestigious endurance race in the United States. The actor is not at Daytona International Speedway as a fan though. He’s actually on track filming scenes for his yet-to-be-titled Formula One
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to return to the Pentagon Monday after nearly a month away and host NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, according to a defense official. Austin was admitted to the hospital on New Year’s Day due to complications from surgery to treat prostate cancer in late-December. He
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s highest court has upheld a ban on the presidential candidacy of María Corina Machado, a longtime government foe whose opposition faction is backed by the United States. The ruling Friday was a slap at an agreement last year between President Nicolás Maduro’s administration and
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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision by President Joe Biden, announced as the 2024 presidential election year
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million in additional damages to the longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll on Friday, delivering a stinging, expensive rebuke to the former president who has continued to attack Carroll over her claims that
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