CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial despairingly pressed the ex-president’s lawyer: “I beseech you to control him if you can.” Judge Arthur Engoron’s plea reflected his frustration at an incorrigible witness who boasted Monday about his piles of cash, aimed scathing political attacks and spouted uniquely illogical logic. But
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Two firefighters were hospitalized after suffering burn injuries near Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon. The fire was first reported just after Noon on Circle B Drive, south of 20th Avenue. Our crew on the scene reported seeing what appeared to be a car on fire with flames spreading to the area. “When they arrived they
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s government says it has received no requests for asylum from Cuban athletes who reportedly abandoned their visiting national team after participating in the Pan American Games that ended over the weekend. Chilean government spokesperson Camila Vallejo says that “so far, none of these athletes have made any kind of request”
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Iowa is set to pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who starved to death in 2017. A state board approved payments on Monday of $5 million each to two of Sabrina Ray’s siblings. Ray weighed just 56 pounds and was severely malnourished when authorities found
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway announced today that actress Judith Chapman will serve as the 2023 celebrity tree lighter next month at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. “In these trying times, what a holiday blessing it will be for us all to come together in peace and harmony to share the shining light on our
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked traffic Monday at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived. Organizers said they opposed the Israel-Hamas war and targeted the vessel — the Cape Orlando — based on confidential information
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday as Wall Street’s wild recent moves calmed a bit. The S&P 500 added 7.64 points, or 0.2%, to 4,365.98, even though the majority of stocks within it and across Wall Street weakened. The index was coming off
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr obtained a sweeping indictment in August, using the state’s anti-racketeering law
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza blocked traffic Monday at the Port of Tacoma, where a military supply ship had recently arrived. Organizers said they opposed the Israel-Hamas war and targeted the vessel — the Cape Orlando — based on confidential information
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for a former player suing the Chicago Blackhawks for allegedly ignoring his complaints that a team employee sexually abused him during the 2009-10 Stanley Cup championship season said Monday that their client was inspired to come forward by another player on that team who sued
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who allegedly drove her car into a building in Indianapolis after watching coverage of the Israel-Hamas war told officers she believed the building was an “Israel school.” Indianapolis police say one adult as well as four children were inside the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge at the time
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump brought bombastic rhetoric to the witness stand Monday in the civil fraud case against him and his business, as he spent his time on the stand attacking the New York attorney general who brought the case and the
Continue ReadingW.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 32 points in her college debut, lifting No. 21 Southern California over No. 7 Ohio State 83-74 Monday in the season opener for both teams. “I’m lost for words right now, I’m still kind of processing everything,” Watkins said. “But at the end
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER AP Diplomatic Writer ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a week after starting to publicly push for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, the Biden administration had little to show for its efforts as Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended a grueling Middle East tour on Monday and President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has tapped the outgoing prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form the country’s next government. President Andrzej Duda made the announcement Monday following a national election last month in which the right-wing Law and Justice lost its parliamentary majority to three allied
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. But the company said Monday that unionized workers won’t be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN. Video by William Bonnett. Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Palestinian workers who were expelled back to Gaza from Israel last week have accused Israeli authorities of “torture,” alleging they were stripped naked, held in cages, viciously beaten and, according to one worker’s account, subjected to electric shocks.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore will end religious services at one of the city’s Catholic churches after its longtime pastor was recently suspended from ministry. Father Paschal Morlino was suspended because he admitted to making a payment several years ago to settle sexual harassment allegations. He was dismissed last month from his position
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