HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge who was shot to death outside his home presided over the divorce case of the man now identified as person of interest in the killing, court records show. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for 49-year-old Pedro Argote in connection with the shooting death of
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the first defendant to go to trial in the Georgia case that accuses Donald Trump and others of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro was indicted just over two months ago along with the
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza. Demonstrators headed to
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. If you are looking for a spectacular show this weekend, look up to find the Orionid meteor shower shining bright through Saturday and Sunday night. The shower is expected
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. U.S. District Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston issued the ruling Thursday. It’s another defeat
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Those miracles of modern science, the Rolling Stones, celebrated the release of their first album of original music in 18 years with a Manhattan club gig on Thursday. Before a celebrity-strewn audience of invited guests that included Christie Brinkley, Elvis Costello and Trevor Noah at
Continue ReadingBy IGNACIO MARTINEZ Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane could hit the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by Saturday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Norma had 115
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonian officials say damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable connecting Finland and Estonia was caused by people, but it remains unclear who was behind it and whether it was deliberate. Estonian and Finnish investigators are looking into vessels in the area at the time of the damage earlier
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Friday as it heads toward the end of its worst week in a month. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in early trading and on track to break a two-week winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 31 points,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A former Florida state lawmaker who acquired more than $150,000 in Small Business Administration loans by lying on applications was sentenced Thursday to four months in federal prison, the US Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida said. Former state Rep. Joseph Harding, a Republican, pleaded guilty in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that’s like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.” Comedian Heather McMahan debuts her first network comedy special called “The Son I Never Had,” and
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Angry protesters in Cape Town have confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands as they visited a museum that traces part of their country’s 150-year involvement in slavery in South Africa. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were leaving the Slave Lodge building when
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has recovered 14 archaeological items allegedly stolen by a Russian man who was stopped at a U.S. airport on suspicion of illegally importing artifacts. Ukraine’s acting minister of culture said the man stole the artifacts from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and then tried to
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke by phone with President Joe Biden about future U.S. support for Ukraine.Zelenskyy said late Thursday he spoke to Biden by phone about “a significant support package.” The U.S. president is expected to ask Congress on Friday for billions of
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite deepening opposition, Rep. Jim Jordan is digging in for a fight to become House speaker ahead of a Friday vote, even as his Republican colleagues are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises
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