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Month: July 2023

Attorney disciplinary committee recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for 2020 election legal work

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — An attorney disciplinary committee has recommended Rudy Giuliani be disbarred in Washington, DC, for his efforts on behalf of then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee, which weighs cases of legal ethics and attorney misconduct in the District of Columbia, issued

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Sentencian a 90 cadenas perpetuas al hombre que mató a 23 personas en un tiroteo contra latinos en un Walmart de Texas

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Patrick Crusius, el atacante que mató a 23 personas en un Walmart de El Paso en uno de los ataques más mortíferos contra latinos en la historia moderna de Estados Unidos, fue sentenciado a 90 cadenas perpetuas consecutivas por un juez federal este viernes. Crusius se declaró culpable de los cargos

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DOJ has spent over $9 million investigating Trump since special counsel was appointed

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has spent over $9.2 million investigating former President Donald Trump since the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith in November, according to the first public accounting of his expenses. Smith’s office, leading the high-profile investigations into Trump, has spent more than $5.4 million

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Chicago probes sex misconduct allegation against officers involving migrant living at police station

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight agency says it’s investigating sexual misconduct allegations against officers involving a migrant who was living in a police station after arriving in the city. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Police Department said in an email sent late Thursday that its internal affairs bureau and the civilian accountability

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Indian authorities arrest 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290 people

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s federal crime agency has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country’s deadliest train accidents, which killed more than 290 people last month. The Central Bureau of Investigation said in a statement Friday that three men have been charged with culpable homicide

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Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and PETER SMITH Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4. The indictments announced Friday are the latest charges in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects. State Attorney

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Nigeria confirms outbreak of diphtheria as 4-year-old patient dies

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in the capital Abuja, following the death of a four-year-old patient, the country’s infectious diseases agency said Thursday. Infections from the highly contagious bacterial disease which affects the throat and nose, and can cause breathing difficulties, have risen

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Nigeria confirms outbreak of diphtheria as 4-year-old patient dies

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in the capital Abuja, following the death of a four-year-old patient, the country’s infectious diseases agency said Thursday. Infections from the highly contagious bacterial disease which affects the throat and nose, and can cause breathing difficulties, have risen

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What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn’t done it

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster eroded spots in defiance of state environmental officials. The Department of Environmental Protection says North Wildwood once again carried out unauthorized repairs

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Mother of North Philadelphia hit-and-run victim speaks out: “I can’t even put it into words”

By SIAFA LEWIS Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A mother made an emotional plea after her daughter was killed by a hit-and-run driver in North Philadelphia. The hit-and-run happened Thursday morning on North Broad near Somerset Street and left 35-year-old Tamarah Savage, who was just days away from celebrating her

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Little league coach among over 20 arrested in Internet Crimes Against Children operation

By SHAWNTE PASSMORE Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — An operation to locate alleged child predators leads to over 20 arrests. The Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) tracked down online tips throughout the region. Authorities say notable arrests include Jonathan Kasten, 35, and Brian Schemltz, 54. Kasten

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Coolio’s collaborators and track list announced for rapper’s posthumous album, ‘Long Live Coolio’

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio ‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Da Lench Mob’s J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper’s last. Titled “Long Live Coolio,” the forthcoming LP is a celebration of the Grammy award-winning

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Este jueves fue el día más cálido registrado en el planeta, lo que amplía la alarmante racha a cuatro días

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La temperatura del planeta se disparó de nuevo este jueves hasta niveles nunca vistos en la era moderna de los registros, marcando el cuarto día consecutivo de temperaturas récord. Estos nuevos récords alarmantes son probablemente las temperaturas más altas en “al menos 100.000 años”, dijo un científico a CNN. La

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NATO leaders set to offer Ukraine major support package but membership is off the table for now

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for consultations, and reaffirm that it will join their alliance one day. But membership talks are off the table while

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Two-thirds of Canadians and Americans admit to working while on vacation: survey

By Hayatullah Amanat Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — A recent study conducted by ELVTR, a U.S.-based online education platform, reveals that a majority of American and Canadian workers (68 per cent) can’t stop engaging in work-related activities during their vacations. The study suggests that this behaviour not only sacrifices

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This week’s record-breaking global temperatures are likely highest in ‘at least 100,000 years’

By Angela Fritz and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The planet’s temperature soared again on Thursday to levels not seen in the modern record-keeping era, marking the fourth straight day of record temperatures. These alarming new records are likely the highest temperatures in “at least 100,000 years,” one scientist told CNN. The global average daily

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Brazil’s lower house finds compromise in a major reform of the country’s ‘dysfunctional’ tax system

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system, showing compromise is possible between the conservative Congress and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The long-awaited tax reform aims to simplify the system, widely considered overly

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