By Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania nurse is facing additional charges after prosecutors say she admitted to trying to kill 19 patients in her care, according to the state’s attorney general. Heather Pressdee, 41, was already facing charges after Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Michelle Henry said the registered nurse from Natrona Heights confessed to
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s top electoral court says President Nayib Bukele can run for reelection, even though the country’s constitution technically prohibits it. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal took to social media to confirm Bukele and his running mate, Félix Ulloa, can run in February 2024. The decision was passed Friday with four votes
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied any involvement in illegal political fundraising, but his campaign pledged to review its books and the actions of its workers after federal agents raided the home of one of his chief fundraisers. The New York Times says it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A toddler in Las Vegas was hospitalized in critical condition after finding a gun on a daycare playground that had been discarded by a teenage suspect fleeing the scene of a nearby shooting, authorities announced Friday. Deputy Police Chief Reggie Radar said the toddler, who is under the age
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Police today were investigating a late-night shooting that resulted in two men injured in Cathedral City. Officers responded at 11:54 p.m. Thursday to a report of gunshots heard in the area of C Street and West Buddy Rogers Avenue, according to Cathedral City Police Department Commander Rick Sanchez. “Officers responded and began an area check,”
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET The Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors is the latest black mark for the crypto industry. But in Washington, there seems to be little to no interest in pushing through
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager took the stage to thunderous chants of “M-V-P!, M-V-P!” as the Texas Rangers celebrated the franchise’s first World Series championship Friday. “Really this was truly special, we appreciate all of your support,” Seager, the second-time World Series MVP, said during the ceremony following a two-hour parade along a 2-mile
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Oregon counties to release criminal defendants from jail if they aren’t appointed an attorney within a week of their first court appearance. In his Thursday ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael McShane says indigent defendants are essentially being locked up and deprived of a voice simply
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Army reservist who opened fire inside at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, before disappearing was alive and possibly on the run during a good portion of the massive search that followed, according to a conclusion from the state medical examiner’s office
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say at least 54 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search the mountainous villages. Officials said Saturday that the toll was expected to rise, saying communication was cut off with many villages. Officials say
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A Temecula man convicted of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. In August, Vicente David Romero, 34, was guilty of the murder count, as well as possession of controlled
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN, PATRICK WHITTLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stood for a moment of silence and placed a bouquet of white flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Schemengees Bar and Grille, one of the scenes of the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Biden
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernández won’t return to the Los Angeles Galaxy next year. The forward’s contract has ended, and the MLS team said Friday it was letting him go. As a result, the Galaxy have opened up a designated roster spot for 2024. Hernández had 39 goals and six assists while starting
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary Colson, who successfully lobbied to introduce the 3-point shot to college basketball during a 34-year coaching career that included stops at Fresno State, New Mexico and Pepperdine, died Friday. He was 89. He died of complications of lymphoma at home in Santa Barbara, California,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An autopsy suggests that the mass shooter in Lewiston, Maine, was alive and possibly on the run during a good portion of the huge search. The hunt for Army reservist Robert Card led to community-wide shelter-in-place orders. On Friday, the medical examiner officer’s office released its
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press Gov. Andy Beshear says the second of two workers trapped under a coal mine preparation plant that collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky has died. The governor made the announcement Friday. Billy Ray Daniels and Alvin Nees were trapped under rubble at the Martin Mine Prep Plant after an
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say at least 37 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search the mountainous villages. Officials said Saturday that the toll was expected to rise, saying communication was cut off with many villages. Officials say the earthquake that struck late Fridy
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The trial against Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl, will proceed, Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on Friday. Richins faces drug and murder charges for allegedly giving her husband, Eric Richins, a fatal dose of fentanyl in
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two teens have been charged as adults after investigators say they followed a Rocky Mountain College football player in his car and shot him through his driver’s side window. A 16-year-old male was charged Friday with deliberate homicide in the Oct. 28 shooting of 18-year-old Chandler Stalcup of Florida. A 17-year-old
Continue ReadingBy MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations as it condemns what it calls genocide and other serious violations of international law in the Gaza Strip. It is the latest leftist-led Latin American government to take diplomatic steps to express its disapproval of Israel’s expanded
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