By STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Reggie Wells, who spent 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist, has died in his native Baltimore. He was 76. His niece, Kristina Conner, told The Associated Press that Wells died Monday of natural causes. In addition to Winfrey, Wells worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Halle Berry and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Documents released to The Associated Press show that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission this week dismissed complaints filed by Wisconsin’s former state courts director after he was fired by four liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Randy Koschnick filed the complaints against the justices who fired
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming “a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday mirrors others filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including against The Art Institute of Chicago, New York University
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars to transparent TVs to the latest accessibility tech and virtual assistants backed by artificial intelligence, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week. The best of it aimed to solve big real-world problems. Some of it aimed
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Amy Simonson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she allegedly lied about her child having cancer to collect thousands of dollars in donations, according to the Noble County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives arrested Pamela Reed, 41, of Pleasant City, Ohio, Monday after the sheriff’s office
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump went on a conspiracy theory-laden rant at a news conference Thursday after his attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York. As he often does, Trump bashed the state prosecutors who are seeking more than $370 million from him and his co-defendants,
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump went on a conspiracy theory-laden rant at a news conference Thursday after his attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York. As he often does, Trump bashed the state prosecutors who are seeking more than $370 million from him and his
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax crimes after an earlier deal imploded that would have avoided a trial.
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are two types of cinephiles in the world: Aki Kaurismäki fans and future Aki Kaurismäki fans. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year’s work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. It’s a new, previously unpublicized requirement, and it’s fueling criticism
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage has received a major boost after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s support. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis says he will instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal when it comes to parliament, even though he cautioned Thursday that it
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street wobbled Thursday after an update on inflation raised questions about when the Federal Reserve could begin the cuts to interest rates that investors crave so much. The S&P 500 slipped 3.21 points, or 0.1%, to 4,780.24 after swinging up and down a few
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces. That’s according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense
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At least five Alaska Airlines flights in and out of Palm Springs have been canceled today following the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircrafts throughout the airline industry. The canceled flights were to or from New York’s JFK International Airport, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle airports and posted on the Alaska Airlines website. The
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones who died in prison, they were found to be missing one or more internal organs, court documents show. When Charles Edward Singleton died at age 74, he was incarcerated at the Hamilton
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Thursday on federal charges he faces in California for allegedly failing to pay more than a million dollars in taxes. The embattled son of the president made his initial appearance Thursday in a federal courthouse in Los Angeles in the case brought
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts has raised from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can be sentenced to mandatory life without parole. Juvenile justice advocates are praising Thursday’s narrow ruling. Sheldon Mattis was convicted of a 2011 Boston killing committed when he was
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data. In a letter sent Thursday to nine large automakers, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asks for details about connected car systems
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