LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A preliminary hearing in Michigan continues against 15 Republicans charged with forgery for allegedly serving as false electors for President Donald Trump after his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Investigators say the group met at the Michigan GOP headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed a document falsely stating they
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones reached a plea agreement on a disorderly conduct charge Thursday after he was removed from a plane before takeoff at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in September. Jones, who played most of his career as a defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals, was sentenced to 30
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of migrants at the two crossing points on the border with Russia that were reopened on a temporary basis early Thursday. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said a
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Los Casinos Agua Caliente donaron un troque lleno de juguetes para 300 niños y adultos del albergue “Shelter for the Storm” que se ubica en el área de la calle Alessandro cerca de la Avenida San Pablo en Palm Desert, el apoyo es para hacer felices a los niños durante la temporada navideña. El albergue
Continue ReadingEn la corte de Indio ya iniciaron las deliberaciones del jurado en el juicio que enfrenta un individuo de La Quinta que ataco con piedras a varias personas incluidos dos agentes del sheriff, uno de los cuales disparó su pistola contra Christopher Curci quien en enero del 2019 entro a una casa ubicada en el
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Female soccer fans in Iran have claimed a small win in their long campaign to be allowed into stadiums to watch men’s games after decades of exclusion. A photograph was posted on social media by the campaign group Open Stadiums of three female fans inside the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on
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Ayer durante la junta del concilio de Coachella se calentaron los ánimos y surgió la controversia después de una votación en la que fue electa como vicealcaldesa Stephanie Virgen, lo que molesto a la concejal Denise Delgado quien le dijo a sus compañeros que ella merecía la posición, alguien más dijo que la nueva vicealcaldesa
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the necessary backing for its membership aspirations and long faced obstinate opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. European Council
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has again upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel in his civil fraud trial, ruling Thursday that the former president’s lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction. A four-judge panel in
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Thursday following its big rally the day before on excitement that several cuts to interest rates may indeed be coming next year. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading and within 1.3% of its all-time high set early
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers President Daryl Morey is the executive producer of a basketball-themed musical called “Small Ball.” Morey grew up considering a career in musical theater. He came up with an idea about a small team with big basketball dreams set on the fictional Lilliput island out
Continue ReadingCNN, WCBS By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concerns about antisemitism on elite college campuses, some Jewish families are removing top-tier institutions from their lists and prioritizing safety. Universities have scrambled to address issues related to freedom of speech, hate speech and political debate as the Israel and Hamas war enters its third
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says a top Justice Department official who spearheaded its legal work on access to abortion as part of a broad set of responsibilities will leave her post in February. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is the third-highest ranking official at the department. Garland
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a story published Dec. 13, 2023, The Associated Press reported that the United States did not sign the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement that asked high-emitting countries around the world to cut emissions by a certain amount. The story should have clarified that the U.S. signed the document in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee in the Premier League when she takes charge of the match between Fulham and Burnley on Dec. 23. Welch has already worked as the fourth official in the Premier League for the match between Fulham and Manchester United. She was the first woman to
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and LJ Spaet, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Oakland, California, is demanding a hate crime investigation after a large public menorah was vandalized and destroyed – with pieces of it thrown into Lake Merritt as Jewish communities around the world celebrate Hanukkah. Images and video from the Jewish Community Relations Council
Continue ReadingBy HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Emboldened by battlefield gains and flagging Western support for Ukraine, a relaxed and confident President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace until Russia achieves its goals, which he says remain unchanged after nearly two years of fighting. It was Putin’s first formal news conference
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top Polish leaders have joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration in parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes two days after a far-right lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out burning candles on a menorah in the halls of parliament. The attendance
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for two former Georgia election workers suing Rudy Giuliani for defamation says the former New York City mayor has continued to embrace the false conspiracy theory that the women meddled in the 2020 presidential election. Closing arguments began Thursday in the
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