By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration offered to trade a large number of Russian nationals detained on espionage charges abroad in exchange for the release of Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich from Russia, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday. State Department spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial turned Tuesday to one of the topics that has vexed him most — the value of his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Testifying for Trump’s defense, a Florida real estate attorney said the property could be sold as a home, notwithstanding
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Dutch government says it has allocated 2.5 billion euros to support Ukraine in 2024. Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot announced it during a visit to Ukraine. The 21-month war is entering another winter and concerns are growing that Kyiv’s war effort may
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as police investigate a rape allegation. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joins Gov. Ron DeSantis in saying Christian Ziegler should step down rather than be a distraction during an important election year. Sarasota police
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company in what would be one the largest mergers in the energy industry in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal antitrust law, has asked for additional information
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company in what would be one the largest mergers in the energy industry in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal antitrust law, has asked for additional information
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecution of violent crime in St. Louis is up sharply since a new circuit attorney was appointed in May to replace an embattled progressive prosecutor, according to information released Tuesday. Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore says his office has prosecuted 45% more cases than in the same
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge chastised Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday for failing to attend a hearing to prepare for his defamation damages trial next week. Despite being directed by the court to attend the hearing, Giuliani did not show up. His attorney Joe Sibley told Judge Beryl Howell it was his
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that before publicly releasing footage of the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, the faces of the mob will be blurred to protect them from the Justice Department. The Louisiana Republican said during a news conference that he wants
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. The two-hour debate will start at 8 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels will not trade three-time AL MVP Mike Trout, general manager Perry Minasian confirmed at MLB’s winter meetings on Tuesday. Minasian responded to the annual questions about Trout’s future with the underachieving Angels by providing the same answer he has given in past years — and the same
Continue ReadingBy TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. Ohtani, a unique two-way star, is expected to command a record contract of $500 million-plus on the free agent market coming
Continue ReadingBy TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday at the winter meetings. Ohtani, a unique two-way star, is expected to command a record contract of $500 million-plus on the free agent market coming
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is collaborating with government agencies, aquariums, other zoos and sanctuaries to continue their work to help trafficked wildlife. Their pilot program, The Southern California Wildlife Confiscations Network, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), launches Tuesday, December 5. Wildlife trafficking
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 sets of decomposing human remains were found are set to appear in court. Owners Jon and Carie Halford have been accused of abusing corpses, stealing, laundering money and forging documents. In the funeral home,
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Eric Trump is no longer testifying as part of the defense case in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, Trump attorney Chris Kise said in court Tuesday. Eric Trump, a defendant along with his father, brother Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization, had been scheduled
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — European soccer body UEFA went to the United Nations pledging to do more to promote human rights and protect women from abuse in the sport. At Champions League games next week, messages will be broadcast on television and social media for the 75th anniversary of the
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Ayer se presentó en la corte de Indio un sujeto que se declaró culpable de matar a sus abuelos en su casa de Palm Desert en septiembre del 2019. Después del doble crimen Frank Castro llamo a la policía para reportar lo que hizo, cuando llegaron los oficiales el sujeto de 37 años estaba en
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