By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts. The hearing before Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Tuesday revolved around a lower court ruling that the new maps didn’t violate the state constitution. Franklin
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A Volusia County, Florida, man was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly shooting and killing his neighbor’s 42-year-old son who had been trimming tree limbs along his fence line Sunday evening, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Edward Druzolowski, 78, confronted Brian Ford about being on
Continue ReadingCNN, WFTV By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A Volusia County, Florida, man was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly shooting and killing his neighbor’s 42-year-old son who had been trimming tree limbs along his fence line Sunday evening, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Edward Druzolowski, 78, confronted Brian Ford about
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At the onset of his unprecedented third term, Xi Jinping stacked China’s top ranks with a slate of loyalists who he presumably hoped would smooth the paths to achieve his grand vision for China. Less than a year on, however, a storm of turbulence is roiling Xi’s
Continue ReadingLINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, his lawyers said Tuesday in court documents. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, during a period when
Continue ReadingLINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, his lawyers said Tuesday in court documents. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, during a period when
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to share his peace plans publicly if the former US president has a way to end the war between Ukraine and Russia – but the Ukrainian president cautioned in an interview Tuesday that any peace plan where Ukraine gives up territory would be unacceptable.
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Simonson, Jillian Sykes, Brynn Gingras and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A man who attended Sunday night’s New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, said he witnessed a “violent confrontation” leading up to the death of a fan, according to an interview with CNN affiliate WCVB. Dale Mooney, 53,
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after falling ill on stage during a memorial service. The university says Epps was transported to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. She was 72. Board chairman Mitchell Morgan says he
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press HUEHUETOCA, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican railway operator announced Tuesday it is temporarily suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process. Ferromex said it has temporarily ordered a halt to 60 trains carrying
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Academia de la Música Latina anunció a sus nominados para la edición número 24 de los Latin Grammy, el máximo reconocimiento para las canciones y álbumes de los artistas latinohablantes. El productor musical Édgar Barrera lideró la lista de nominaciones al ser considerado en 13 categorías, entre las que
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025. Ohtani tore the ulnar
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025. Ohtani tore the ulnar
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Originally Published: 19 SEP 23 16:53 ET Updated: 19 SEP 23 17:15 ET By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, plans to plead not guilty to federal gun charges, he said in a court filing Tuesday. He is also asking for his initial court appearance to be held remotely. In
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination voted Tuesday that Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata “be deemed not in
Continue ReadingHILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a University of North Carolina graduate student say he is not competent to stand trial in the killing of his academic advisor. Defense attorneys for Tailei Qi told the judge Tuesday that they plan to file a motion challenging Qi’s capacity to proceed. Meanwhile, the judge granted a request
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The pilot of a $100 million stealth fighter jet parachuted safely into the backyard of a home in South Carolina after a malfunction forced him to eject from the aircraft, causing the plane to crash into a wooded area about 60 miles
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has announced it has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years. South Carolina has had an unintended moratorium on the death penalty ever since its lethal injection drugs passed
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City day care operator and a man who rented a room from her are facing federal charges after the death of a 1-year-old exposed to fentanyl inside the day care. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that the woman, Grei Mendez, took steps to cover
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