Month: September 2023

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to ask a grand jury to indict President Joe Biden’s son Hunter by the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The exact charges the president’s son would face were not immediately clear, but appeared related to a gun possession charge

By Kara Scannell, Marshall Cohen, Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Hunter Biden had previously reached a deal involving a felony gun

By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back. Assistant Bremerton High School coach Joe Kennedy made the announcement on his website, citing several

By Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A huge hole opened up after a broken water pipe had been leaking for days. JXN Water sent crews Tuesday to River Thames Road in Jackson. A hole had opened up under a large puddle where water had been spewing, and

By SHARDAA GRAY Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Joliet church has to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to the federal government, even though the church said it did nothing wrong. CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray is always investigating and sat down with the pastor to discuss

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — At least 14 employees for Chicago Public Schools have been accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in federal funds. According to a report from the CPS Inspector General, the workers filed false statements through the Paycheck Protection Program – lying

By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back. Assistant Bremerton High School coach Joe Kennedy made the announcement on his website, citing several

By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story     GRAY, Maine (WCVB) — A piece of metal impaled the windshield of a Jeep Wrangler, nearly hitting its driver on the Maine Turnpike. Images from the scene show the metal piece sticking out of the red Jeep Wrangler on the driver’s side. Officials say a

by Samantha Tse, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival opened amid the actors’ strike that has Hollywood at a standstill, rendering the usually glitzy red carpet a more muted affair. Venice is one of the biggest events of the film festival circuit. Often seen as the launchpad to

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — “Con las condiciones que tiene, (Lionel Messi) tranquilamente puede jugar el Mundial del 2026″, consideró este martes el presidente de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), Claudio Tapia, en torno a la posible presencia del astro en la próxima edición de la máxima cita del fútbol, que se disputará en

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, California, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investigative genetic genealogy, officials announced Tuesday. A recent cold case investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a full DNA profile. Investigative genetic

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press A blast of late summer heat caused disruptions Wednesday for schools from Michigan to Virginia, with some districts dismissing students early and others holding classes online just days into the new academic year. While temperatures weren’t as high as last month’s triple-digit deadly heat wave, schools in states including Michigan,

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The shape of the sprawling Fulton County, Georgia, trial against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants began to emerge Wednesday at the first televised hearing in the case since the indictment was filed last month. The Fulton County district attorney’s office said it’s planned a four months-long trial

By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story     BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The body of a soldier who was killed in action nearly 80 years ago is coming to Palm Beach County to finally be laid to rest. Roy Searle’s cousin, Betty Rhodes, lives in Boynton Beach. “Roy died two years before

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — The winner of America’s largest-ever Powerball jackpot of $2 billion is accumulating real estate and just bought a seven-bedroom, eleven-bathroom hilltop mansion in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood. Edwin Castro chose the lump sum payment of $997.6 million after winning the jackpot

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department has canceled seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The leases canceled Wednesday were part of a sale held in the waning days of the Trump administration. Interior officials under Biden argued the sale was legally flawed. Alaska

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of environmental groups and conservationists is suing the state of Utah for its alleged misuse of water and failing to protect the Great Salt Lake from the brink of “ecological collapse,” according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit comes roughly nine months after nearly three dozen

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     SAN BERNARDINO, California (KCAL) — A judge in San Bernardino has placed a temporary hold on the gender identification policy under debate in the Chino Valley School District Wednesday morning. The decision was made around 9:45 a.m. when Judge Thomas granted a temporary restraining order,

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, stymieing a years-long attempt to drill in the protected region. The cancellation will affect

By ED KOMENDA, GABE STERN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rain clouds have passed and the temple has burned. Now it’s time to clean up what remains in the northeastern Nevada desert after heavy rain flooded the annual Burning Man festival. One of the principles of Burning Man is to

By Hannah Hoffman Click here for updates on this story     UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WBAL) — The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating the circumstances behind a viral video involving one of its officers. The video in question shows an officer’s interactions with a woman near a park. The video shows the officer and the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Narendra Modi, prime minister of India. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1950 Birth place: Vadnagar, Gujarat, India Birth name: Narendra Damodardas Modi Father: Damodardas Modi Mother: Hiraba “Heeraben” Modi Marriage: Jashodaben (Chimanlal) Modi (1968-present, separated) Education: Delhi University, B.A., 1978; Gujarat University,

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de República Dominicana cerró este miércoles su frontera con Haití. El vocero de la Presidencia y director de Estrategia y Comunicación Gubernamental, Homero Figueroa, informó a través de sus redes sociales que ciudadanos haitianos están llevando a cabo la tarea de sellar el paso del agua desde el

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1955 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Jacob Joseph Lew Father: Irving Lew, lawyer and rare book dealer Mother: Ruth (Turoff) Lew Marriage: Ruth Schwartz Children: Isaac “Danny” and Shoshana Education:

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.

By Tara Morgan Click here for updates on this story     EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WEWS) — A grandmother is still living in a hotel more than seven months after a toxic train derailment in East Palestine. She’s part of a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern that is now re-creating what happened with the train. Christina

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell addressed his colleagues behind closed doors on Wednesday about his health, telling them that his cognitive ability is not impaired and saying that he intends to stay atop the conference he has led for the past 16 years. McConnell, 81, went

WEWS By Mike Brookbank Click here for updates on this story     LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WEWS) — Making waves in a hobby typically dominated by men. Statistics show that in 2020, women shopping for boats increased by a whopping 75%. That sharp increase has not surprisingly led to more females becoming boat captains and instructors. Good Morning

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press With strong backing from Utah’s rural voters, Donald Trump supporter Celeste Maloy held a slim lead in a Republican special congressional primary — but the race was still too early to call Wednesday. Whoever triumphs in the GOP primary will be heavily favored to win November’s general election, and the

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has approved long-overdue budget legislation, sending it to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Legislators met in a brief special session Wednesday to sign off on the bill. The spending plan would both reduce taxes and boost spending on public education and

urielblanco (CNN) –Las autoridades del estado brasileño de Rio Grande do Sul confirmaron 39 muertos por el ciclón que azotó la región esta semana. También dicen que nueve personas siguen desaparecidas y 3.575 han sido desplazadas. El gobernador Eduardo Leite firmó un decreto por el que se declara el estado de calamidad pública en los

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied requests by two of the 19 defendants to be tried alone, instead saying the pair would be tried together starting next month. Since lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell have both

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Faculty at West Virginia University have approved a symbolic motion expressing no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. The university’s faculty assembly also passed a second motion Wednesday calling for WVU to freeze ongoing academic program and

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has reached his fourth U.S. Open semifinal as the heat and humidity continue to rise at the Grand Slam tennis tournament. He looked into a courtside TV camera in the final set of a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Andrey Rublev on Wednesday

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing. Taveras struck the deal with prosecutors after he was threatened with

By Caroline Hogan Click here for updates on this story     Kansas (KSHB) — John Ross and his wife, Lisa, joke that they’re attached at the hip. The two have been married for 31 years. At one time, they worked together at their company, Phoenix Photography. “She ran the company, she ran the business, and I

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Washington-based advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot in Colorado, citing the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. In recent weeks, a growing number of liberal and conservative legal scholars have embraced the

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Nantucket police said they arrested a man after a woman was rushed to the hospital from a yacht in the harbor. Photos taken by the Nantucket Current showed officers on the 70-foot-yacht Wednesday. Police said the woman was taken to Nantucket

By Ryan Young, Kevin Conlon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 people have been named in a state RICO indictment filed in connection with the yearslong campaign by protesters in Georgia to thwart construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center – dubbed “Cop City” by detractors. “All 61 defendants have been

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Garza ruled after California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the

By Alyssa Jackson Click here for updates on this story     LENEXA, Kansas (KSHB) — The energy of Chiefs fans for the first game of the season is like no other. “If there’s a game you don’t want to miss — it’s the home opener,” said Jim Waechter, a season ticket holder. Jim Waechter can say

KNXV, LOU WHITNEY, SALTY SCUBA CHICK, SNAPSHOT, NATURAL RESTORATIONS, CNN By Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story     MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — Lou Whitney couldn’t help but get emotional as he embraced the diver who miraculously reunited him with his lost wedding band on Tuesday. “As soon as I hit the water my

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Heavily wooded neighborhoods, curvy roads lined with lush trees, and homes that sit on large plots of land – that’s what authorities in eastern Pennsylvania are competing with as the search for an escaped convicted murderer enters its seventh day. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, escaped from Chester

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka showed why she’s one of the favorites to win this year’s US Open after producing a dominant performance against Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday to reach the semifinals. The world No. 2 breezed past the Chinese 20-year-old, winning 6-1 6-4 inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Zheng was no

By Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man who tried to save a 13-year-old boy from raging floodwaters is now organizing a memorial in his honor. On Saturday, September 2, 13-year-old Ryan Taylor was trapped under a car in the rushing water near the intersection of

By C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Las Vegas police arrested a woman after she reportedly jumped out of her moving vehicle before it crashed at the intersection of Sahara and Burnham on Tuesday night. According to the LVMPD watch commander, the suspect “got into some type

urielblanco (CNN Español) — El reconocido actor español Rodolfo Sancho visitó este miércoles por primera vez a su hijo, Daniel Sancho, en la isla tailandesa de Koh Samui, donde permanece en prisión provisional por el asesinato del cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta. “Hay dos formas de tomarse cuando vienen las cosas en la vida, como una

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream water to be diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of environmental groups. The conservationists want

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a White House adviser to President Donald Trump acted as if he were “above the law” when he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The prosecutors summarized their case as trial got underway Wednesday