By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge. Cohen made the admission in a court filing unsealed Friday in Manhattan federal
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina formally announced Friday that it won’t join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina’s new far-right populist President Javier Milei. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — all members
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Getting hitched in Las Vegas is famous for being as easy as 1-2-3. Now, the nation’s top wedding destination is prepping for an influx of couples hoping to embrace that simplicity by marrying on New Year’s Eve, when the date will be: 12/31/23 – alternately, 1-2-3 1-2-3. “Magic dates” long
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Trump challengers have succeeded at using the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado and Maine, though those decisions have been paused pending potential appeals. Other major challenges have been rejected on procedural grounds in Minnesota, Michigan and some other states.
Continue ReadingCNN, KOAT By Marshall Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Trump challengers have succeeded at using the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado and Maine, though those decisions have been paused pending potential appeals. Other major challenges have been rejected on procedural grounds in Minnesota, Michigan and some
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What to do about smoking in the casinos, and how to keep gamblers coming to the resort are among the challenges that Atlantic City faces in the new year. State lawmakers, backed by many casino workers, will renew a push to ban smoking in the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Ebony Davis and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — The honeymoon period of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is over. After enjoying weeks as a rising star, the former South Carolina governor is facing a heightened level of scrutiny not just from her GOP rivals, but from voters. That new dynamic was on display
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is “concerned” about a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that intensified this week following Britain’s decision to send a warship to Guyana’s shores. Brazil’s foreign ministry is urging both countries to return to dialogue and says third countries
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but the hospital in question doesn’t have it. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s solution was to
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress, but another series of races is shaping up to be just as consequential. Crucial battles over abortion, gerrymandering, voting rights and other issues will take center stage
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered in 2023 by scientists at London’s Natural History Museum and the California Academy of Sciences, proving that Earth is still home to many unexplored wonders. The discoveries were made during a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the US Endangered Species Act,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks — the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday declared a statewide emergency in response to an ice storm that felled power lines, leaving more than 20,000 people without electricity around the Christmas holiday. Burgum also plans to seek a presidential disaster declaration that would free up federal aid to help cover the
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday declared a statewide emergency in response to an ice storm that felled power lines, leaving more than 20,000 people without electricity around the Christmas holiday. Burgum also plans to seek a presidential disaster declaration that would free up federal aid to help cover the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the return of “Night Court” and the release of an early K-pop sensation, the boy band TVXQ. While there’s plenty of new movies in theaters this Christmas, many of the year’s best films — including Barbenheimer — can be watched in your living room.
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Indio Police investigators said one person was dead after their vehicle crashed into a wall in a residential area. The crash was reported after 1:00 a.m. Friday in the area of Madison and Kebon Drive. Madison Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 50 at Kebon Street was closed for several hours during the investigation but was back
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you want to groove like Barack Obama, you can do so from Afrobeats to Reggaeton. The former president shared his list of favorite songs of the year to his official Instagram on Friday, and it was pretty eclectic. Included was “On My Mama” by Victoria Monét, “Crazy
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and
Continue ReadingCNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko, Mariya Knight, Svitlana Vlasova and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched the biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military told CNN, with an unprecedented number of drones and missiles fired at targets across the country, killing at
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and
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