By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Northern New Mexico or bust — that seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent on wandering beyond the boundaries set for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. Federal and state wildlife managers confirmed
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and Colombian national soccer team striker Luis Díaz. The peace delegation of the government, which is currently in negotiations with ELN, said in a statement it
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming, but is dangerously accelerating. But some other scientists are calling the work a bit overheated. Thursday’s work from former NASA top scientist James Hansen illustrates a recently surfaced division among climate scientists about whether
Continue ReadingLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people in Southern California have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness is rare, health officials said. A Pasadena resident was confirmed to have dengue last month but is recovering, officials said. “This is the first confirmed case of dengue in
Continue ReadingLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people in Southern California have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness is rare, health officials said. A Pasadena resident was confirmed to have dengue last month but is recovering, officials said. “This is the first confirmed case of dengue in
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A higher court on Thursday denied Ivanka Trump’s request to postpone her upcoming testimony in her father’s civil fraud trial, shortly after she claimed she’d suffer “undue hardship” if forced to appear during a school week. “Ms. Trump, who resides in Florida with her three minor children, will suffer
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida dentist on trial in a murder-for-hire case involving the 2014 slaying of his ex-brother-in-law claims he was a victim of extortion by the killers. Charlie Adelson testified Thursday he wasn’t involved in the plot to kill Florida State University professor Dan Markel. Adelson’s sister
Continue ReadingLOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A county lawmaker in New York is accused of slashing the tire of a truck parked outside a local bar. Niagara County Legislator William Collins Sr. is charged in a warrant issued Monday with third-degree criminal mischief. The misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in prison. The Republican legislator
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Keenan Allen has never been the biggest, strongest or fastest wide receiver during his 11 seasons in the NFL. It isn’t physical traits alone that have put Allen on the verge of becoming the 54th player in NFL history with 10,000 yards receiving, 70 yards
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, to pause the limited gag order issued against him in his federal election subversion criminal case. In a filing Thursday night with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump asked that the order imposed last month
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit rock bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted him of
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to lift a gag order restricting his speech about potential witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in the case that accuses him of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump’s attorneys urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even more than his stints in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, James Harden believes he has much more to prove in joining the Los Angeles Clippers. Not only is Harden back home, but he joins a loaded roster that already features fellow Southern California natives Kawhi Leonard,
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Susheela Jayapal has launched a bid to join her sister, progressive Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, in Congress. A former county commissioner in Oregon, Jayapal announced Wednesday that she is looking to succeed Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who said earlier this week that he will not seek reelection to the
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A 39-year-old man who broke into his neighbor’s home in Palm Desert was convicted today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to the incident. Stephen Eric Cunningham of Palm Desert was convicted of one felony count each of possession of an assault weapon and possession of a firearm as well as one misdemeanor count each
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — A bill banning all new mining activities in Panama will go to a third and final vote after another extraordinary session of debate. One article was removed, however, which would have revoked a controversial mining contract. The country has been rocked by protests since the contract was inked almost two weeks
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Godzilla, the nightmarish radiation spewing monster born out of nuclear weapons, has stomped through many movies, including several Hollywood remakes. Takashi Yamazaki, the director behind the latest Godzilla movie, says he is determined to bring out the essentially Japanese spirituality that characterized the 1954 original. The new
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher are taking aim at the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with three horses each, hoping they find at least one contender for next year’s Kentucky Derby in the bunch. Baffert seeks a record sixth Juvenile win when he saddles undefeated
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ten departing Pac-12 schools claim they should have a say in running the conference until they officially leave in August and Oregon State and Washington State are not entitled to seize control of “hundreds of millions of dollars” of revenue the league will earn in 2023-24. In
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Originally Published: 02 NOV 23 19:45 ET Updated: 02 NOV 23 19:59 ET By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty for his role in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. After 15 days of testimony and about four and a half hours of deliberations, jurors returned a verdict that
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