By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US Army soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of cyberstalking after allegedly making threatening social media posts targeting judges, including one involved in his divorce and child custody court proceedings. Cassidy Busbin, who court documents identify as an active-duty soldier at Fort Campbell,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved lifting a 36-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power installments. Proponents say the plan endorsed Wednesday will ensure the state can meet its carbon-free power production promise by 2045. The plan would open the door to cutting-edge nuclear technology in so-called
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica last year is denying hurting her during a physical altercation. Stephen Tyler Bieneman is on trial in U.S. court in Honolulu. He has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Seven police officers in Nashville, Tennessee, have been placed on “administrative assignment” amid an investigation into the unauthorized release of some writings by the shooter who killed six people, including three children, at a private elementary school in March. Earlier this week a conservative commentator released
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Residents in a Brazilian community descended from runaway slaves ini Rio de Janeiro have welcomed the visiting monarch of the Bailundo kingdom in Angola, where many of the residents trace their ancestry. The king visited the community of Camorim as part of a three-week trip
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Ten alleged members and associates of the Gambino crime family have been charged in a federal indictment with using violence and extortion to try to dominate New York’s garbage carting and demolition industries. The racketeering indictment was unsealed Wednesday. It accuses the men of crimes such as assaulting a demolition company
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city under scrutiny for allegations of racism and retaliation from police is now at the center of a federal Department of Justice investigation. “Today the Justice Department is announcing the opening of a civil rights investigation into the city of Lexington, Mississippi, and the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were nicknamed “The A Team” when they joined Cris Collinsworth to form Fox’s top NFL broadcast crew in 2002. There were even promotional ads shot featuring Aikman dressed as Mr. T. Buck and Aikman have long outlived that and have added something else neither
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — An unmanned US military drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces, a defense official told CNN. The official said the MQ-9 Reaper drone was operating in international airspace and over international waters when it was shot down. US Central Command is investigating the incident,
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are no signs of imminent eruption. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency reports that most quakes between July and October were less than magnitude 1.0 and too small to be felt
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained police body-camera footage shows a Colorado police officer in his third day on the job fatally shoot a man attempting to flee in a suspicious vehicle. The officer, Erik Hernandez, 34, was indicted in June by a Weld County grand jury on a charge
Continue ReadingCNN By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Newly obtained police body-camera footage shows a Colorado police officer in his third day on the job fatally shoot a man attempting to flee in a suspicious vehicle. The officer, Erik Hernandez, 34, was indicted in June by a Weld County grand jury on a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will stay on the Minnesota primary ballot after the state supreme court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking end his candidacy under a rarely-used constitutional provision that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. The Minnesota Supreme Court
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature has wrapped up a special session in a largely symbolic effort to support Israel in its war with Hamas while Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president. The Senate unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday condemning Hamas for the Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli citizens and expressing support for
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walt Disney Co. reported sharp profit growth for its fiscal fourth quarter, exceeding analyst expectations and sending its shares up more than 3% in after-hours trading. Disney said net income attributable to the company jumped 63% to $264 million in the fourth quarter ended September
Continue ReadingThe Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Zach Bogosian on Wednesday in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning after a separate deal that sent defenseman Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks. The Wild sent a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to the Lightning for Bogosian, a 16-year veteran who will join his fifth NHL franchise. The
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says a 9-kilometer-long U.N. convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali arrived at its destination after a harrowing 350-kilometer journey that saw vehicles hit six improvised explosive devices and injure 37 peacekeepers. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t elaborate when he said this week that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza once it removes Hamas from power in response to a deadly Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group. Experience suggests that any Israeli security
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Ivanka Trump’s appearance Wednesday was the highly anticipated conclusion to an unprecedented eight days of witness testimony that included Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general’s office. The AG’s office rested
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