NEW YORK (AP) — A right-wing social media influencer has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison for spreading falsehoods via Twitter, now known as X, in an effort to suppress Democratic turnout in the 2016 presidential election. Douglass Mackey posted under the alias Ricky Vaughn. His sentencing Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court followed
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The search continues for an inmate who managed to walk out of a Houston courthouse after being left unattended by deputies who were responding to a brawl in a nearby courtroom. Michael Devon Combs remained on the run Wednesday after succeeding to remove a leg shackle
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wilson, Mark Oliver and Alex Newman, CNN (CNN) — United Nations officials are warning that millions of Palestinians face dehydration and are at risk of waterborne disease in an escalating water crisis as Israel continues to withhold essential supplies from Gaza in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The last functioning desalination
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street dropped Wednesday after big U.S. companies delivered a mixed set of profit reports and rising Treasury yields tightened the vise further on the stock market. Worries about war in the Middle East also dragged on the market. The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was arrested Wednesday after she stood up at former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial and walked toward the front of the courtroom where he was sitting. The woman, later identified as a court employee, retreated after a
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Wednesday pushed back to next March a trial date for a former Las Vegas-area elected official who remains jailed and has been serving as his own defense attorney in the killing of an investigative reporter more than a year ago. Robert Telles,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and urged humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. In Wednesday’s vote in the 15-member Security Counci, there were 12 votes in favor, the United States
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have announced two more arrests in connection with an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and wounded one officer last week. First Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Alexander Batista-Polanco and Hendrick Peña-Fernandez were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Both are 21.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 death a Black man plans another appeal and is asking for bond. Eric J. DeValkenaere’s lawyer on Wednesday asked for his release pending a rehearing or appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. The former Kansas City detective had been free on bond
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The first leg of Modernism Week is set for October 19. through October 22. Attendees of “Modernism Week October” are able to take part in 50 events, including educational tours of historic neighborhoods, notable buildings and residences. Walking and biking tours, an informational speaking series and parties are planned for the 4-day event as well.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Because of the fracture in her right leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket. But a week before Hamas militants turned the party into a killing ground, she bought another. The 24-year-old French-Israeli airport
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pro-Trump Minnesota judge has declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional. His rulings have drawn a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary of state who say he overstepped his authority. They plan to defend the law, which lets felons
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s path to the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has become a bit clearer. Her main primary opponent dropped out of the race on Wednesday to seek a U.S. House seat. Retired Navy Commander Phil Ehr, who left the Republican Party
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference increased travel rosters from 70 to 74 players this season. It’s a change coaches pushed for at the SEC’s annual spring meetings in May. It also helps with roster engagement that puts freshmen on the field and potentially keeps them out of
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances, then dumped her body into the sea. New details in the killing emerged
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE R. SMITH and ALI SWENSON Associated Press When 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare. Deep in their grief a few months later, Gina and Padrig Fahey received news that shocked them to their core: A favorite photo of their beloved son
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE R. SMITH and ALI SWENSON Associated Press When 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare. Deep in their grief a few months later, Gina and Padrig Fahey received news that shocked them to their core: A favorite photo of their beloved son
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A multicar crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu killed four people and injured two others, authorities said Wednesday. The crash occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Four people
Continue ReadingAyer le salvaron la vida a un hombre de Yucca Valley que sufrió una sobredosis de fentanilo en la comunidad de Joshua Tree. Después de recibir la llamada de emergencia encontraron al hombre de 39 años inconsciente en el baño de su casa, de inmediato los bomberos le administraron dos dosis nasales del medicamento Narcan
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