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Bill Clinton to stump for Harris in Las Vegas next week
LAS VEGAS — Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Las Vegas next week to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Clinton will encourage Nevadans on Tuesday to vote early in person or cast their mail ballot for...Read more
One Direction's Liam Payne, 31, dies after falling from balcony in Argentina
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead at 31 on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to state police.
Authorities said they’re investigating whether his death...Read more
4 out of 5 Massachusetts ballot questions have strong support, psychedelics a tossup
BOSTON — Most of the ballot questions on the Massachusetts ballot this November seem to be headed for voter approval at this point, according to a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll, with only the legalization of psychedelics ...Read more
Gov. Cooper increases NC unemployment benefits after Helene
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Wednesday increasing the maximum weekly unemployment payment available to North Carolinians in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
The executive order applies ...Read more
Trial of former Illinois speaker Madigan slows further with no jurors chosen for 2nd straight day
CHICAGO — Two days of intensive questioning this week have yielded no new jurors in the corruption trial of Michael Madigan, as the already sluggish pace of jury selection slowed to a crawl Wednesday.
Although U.S. ...Read more
Mexico's ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?
NEW YORK — In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States.
He's nowhere near as infamous as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the...Read more
California parole board halts early release of serial rapist, heir to cosmetics fortune
LOS ANGELES — The California Board of Parole Hearings reversed a decision made in August to allow the early release of Andrew Stuart Luster, a serial rapist who drugged young women in college bars during the late 1990s ...Read more
With donations to NYC Mayor Adams' defense trust slowing, who will pay the lawyers?
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ legal defense trust received less than $100,000 in donations over the past three months, a sharp downturn in fundraising that raises questions about how he’ll be able to afford his high-...Read more
US Rep. Lauren Boebert's son pleads guilty to attempted identity theft in Colorado
DENVER — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler Jay Boebert, pleaded guilty to attempted identity theft in Garfield County Court last week and was sentenced to community service and a deferred judgment.
Tyler Boebert, ...Read more
39 additional UC Irvine protesters face misdemeanor charges for pro-Palestinian demonstration
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Orange County prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against 39 additional protesters accused of failing to disperse after a May 15 pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California, Irvine ...Read more
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao adamant as recall looms: 'Crime is down'
OAKLAND, Calif. — For what could be the final time, Mayor Sheng Thao took stock of the city she’s led for two years, describing a place that looks markedly different from how her harshest critics describe it.
“I ...Read more
FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services, adopting a rule Wednesday requiring companies to let consumers cancel a gym membership, streaming ...Read more
Pentagon confirms mysterious drones flew above Langley Air Force Base several times last year
The Pentagon this week confirmed news reports of unidentified drones swarming the airspace at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, last year.
The Hampton base experienced incursions of unauthorized unmanned aerial...Read more
Judge invalidates Georgia's new election certification rules
ATLANTA — A judge invalidated seven new Georgia election rules Wednesday, including requirements for a “reasonable inquiry” before elections are certified, hand counts on election night and additional access for ...Read more
Illinois installs supermarket kiosks for license renewals, other DMV transactions
CHICAGO — The Illinois secretary of state’s office this week said it installed more than a dozen kiosks in supermarkets to give residents an opportunity to renew their driver’s licenses or other state IDs and obtain ...Read more
Visiting US delegation to Haiti delivered a strong message to the warring leaders
As Haiti’s leaders in a U.S.-backed transition continue to be divided over the fate of the country’s foreign minister, a visiting U.S. delegation on Wednesday made the administration’s position clear: “country over...Read more
Jack Smith says Trump responsible for actions of Jan. 6 mob in new court filing
Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday accused former President Donald Trump of being responsible for the actions of the mob of his supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 2021.
The prosecutor said Trump showed his...Read more
Alabama voter roll purge before election is blocked by judge
WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked Alabama election officials from carrying out a last-minute purge of names from lists of registered voters, finding the state “blew” a 90-day nationwide deadline to maintain the ...Read more
ACLU backs Karen Read's appeal of her murder charge
BOSTON — The ACLU has jumped into the Karen Read Supreme Judicial Court fight on the side of the accused murderer.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed a brief in Read’s appeal to Massachusetts’...Read more
One Direction's Liam Payne, 31, reportedly dead after falling from balcony in Buenos Aires
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, according to state police.
Authorities are reportedly investigating whether his death was accidental or suicide...Read more
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