By JEFF AMY and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump. Judges presiding over cases against him in New York and Washington
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage and left the nonviable fetus at home will not be criminally charged, a grand jury decided Thursday, dismissing a case that highlighted the extent to which women can be prosecuted when their pregnancy ends – whether
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a capital campaign that was created in part to boost endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The award, which was announced Thursday by the UNCF, marks the largest unrestricted private grant the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Michigan’s citizen-led redistricting commission asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it use 13 state legislative district maps that a federal court said were drawn in violation of the US Constitution. The commission asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh to pause an order issued last month by a three-judge federal
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands says it will soon build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the U.S. territory become more resilient ahead of future storms. Officials said Thursday that the 18-foot (five-meter) by 12-foot (four-meter) reef will be installed near the coast around St. Thomas
Continue ReadingBy Rosa de Acosta, Krystina Shveda and Marco Chacon, CNN (CNN) — Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem spent Thursday captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom, closely following the first hearing in an unprecedented case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Friends and family
Continue ReadingBy Antonia Mortensen and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Polish President Andrzej Duda says he is seeking a new pardon for two populist lawmakers charged with corruption whose dramatic arrest inside the Presidential Palace brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets of Warsaw in protest on Thursday. Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, both
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN Hardline conservatives are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to walk away from a topline spending deal struck with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a move that threatens to derail bipartisan negotiations with Congress just days from a partial government
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown and Denver Broncos executive director of football operations Kelly Kleine Van Calligan have interviewed for the Las Vegas Raiders’ general manager position. Champ Kelly is the Raiders’ interim general manager and is considered a strong candidate for the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump reached an estimated 4.3 million viewers during his live town hall on Fox News Wednesday night. The Nielsen company says the event outpaced CNN’s live debate between GOP presidential rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, which aired at the same time. CNN’s debate was seen by just
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 had been killed by his father and stepmother. But a sheriff says it took 34 years of scientific advancement to link microscopic fibers on the boy’s shirt to a ligature found in the parents’ home. Berkeley County deputies
Continue ReadingBy Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Wednesday he would vote for Donald Trump if he’s the GOP nominee – even if he’s a convicted felon. “I think most of us are all going to support the Republican nominee – there’s no question,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins when
Continue ReadingCNN By Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Wednesday he would vote for Donald Trump if he’s the GOP nominee – even if he’s a convicted felon. “I think most of us are all going to support the Republican nominee – there’s no question,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Defender Naomi Girma was named U.S. Soccer’s Female Player of the Year for 2023 on Thursday, becoming just the second Black player to win in the award’s 39-year history. Olivia Moultrie was named the federation’s Young Female Player of the Year. The 23-year-old Grima was on a U.S. defense that allowed just
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina couple was found dead in their house over the weekend after police said the home heater reached 1,000 degrees, according to a police report. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Monday officials were still investigating the deaths
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN Hardline conservatives are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to walk away from a topline spending deal struck with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a move that threatens to derail bipartisan negotiations with Congress just days from a partial government shutdown.
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will cringe when he turns on the TV — or perhaps even looks at the other Gillette Stadium sideline — and sees Bill Belichick wearing a ratty sweatshirt with another team’s colors. But he has bigger things to worry about now. The Patriots
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