By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A retired judge hired by the Illinois State Board of Elections held a hearing Friday on whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” applies to former President Donald Trump. Several voters filed the challenge against Trump, arguing that Illinois should join Colorado and Maine in removing him from their 2024 presidential ballots
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely this week on the social media platform X. Her ardent fanbase
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with the state of New York to resolve a sexual harassment investigation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The agreement reached Friday confirms allegations from the misconduct probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation. It details reforms made after
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department concluded Friday that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed state employees, supporting the findings of a previous state civil review of allegations against the former governor. The department reached an agreement with the New York State Executive Chamber resolving the claims
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury began deliberations Friday in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E. Jean Carroll additional millions after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996. The jury, which is anonymous, began
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has spoken with his Egyptian and Qatari counterparts ahead of a trip by his CIA director meant to press toward a deal to secure the release of more hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause to fighting
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press An 18th century British painting stolen by mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century later to the family that bought the painting during the Great Depression. “The Schoolmistress” by John Opie is the sister painting of a similar work housed in the Tate Britain art gallery in
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Senate is backing a plan to give the state’s appointed election board the power to investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s handling of elections. The bill passed 30-19 Friday despite the measure’s sponsor saying that the bill is in “murky water” when it comes to its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven, without seeking a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says its probe opened last July found that there is a low potential hazard to
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Hunter Biden business associate John Robinson Walker said in a closed-door interview on Friday that President Joe Biden “was never involved” in any of his business dealings with the president’s son, according to Walker’s opening statement provided first to CNN. Walker is among a growing list of Biden family business associates
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Soaring prices for natural gas, electricity and home heating oil in recent years have resulted in a record number of Americans falling behind on their utility bills and applying for help from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. Are you struggling to pay your utility bills?
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert experiences things like post times, post positions and post parades on a daily basis. And sometimes, he even sees rapper and singer Post Malone. Such is the charm of the Pegasus World Cup. It’s an event like none
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Newly released investigative reports into last year’s deadly ambush of Fargo police officers show the gunman’s movements in the hours before the shooting. Still images from Mohamad Barakat’s apartment and surveillance cameras show him loading his weapons into a garage and visiting a gun range on
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Closing arguments are underway in the manslaughter retrial of a man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. Thirty-six-year-old Cardell Hayes shot Smith following a traffic crash almost eight years ago. Hayes was convicted in December 2016 of manslaughter in Smith’s death and
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would decriminalize all strips used to test drugs for deadly substances now goes to West Virginia’s governor. Republican Jim Justice hasn’t said publicly whether he supports the bill, which has received bipartisan support in the state with the nation’s highest overdose rate. Justice
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire, as the South African sponsors of
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Around 2,000 people have rallied outside Serbia’s Constitutional Court to demand that judges annul last month’s election because of reported widespread irregularities. The main opposition group, Serbia Against Violence, has accused President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government of orchestrating a fraud at the Dec. 17 parliamentary and local ballot, particularly in the
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There have been reports of suspect solicitors posing as police and fire officials in Desert Hot Springs. These suspect solicitors have been reported to be going door-to-door, soliciting donations from residents in residential neighborhoods. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has advised residents about unknown people posing as police and fire officials and asking for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of basketball player LeBron James. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1984 Birth place: Akron, Ohio Birth name: LeBron Raymone James Father: Anthony McClelland Mother: Gloria James Marriage: Savannah (Brinson) James (September 2013-present) Children: Zhuri Nova, Bryce Maximus and LeBron Jr. Other Facts James also
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press New Jersey’s public transit agency is scrapping plans for a backup power plant that would have been fueled by natural gas, heartening environmental justice advocates who targeted it and several other proposed power plants in largely minority areas. NJ Transit said Friday it is redirecting $503 million that would have
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