This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Wall Street continues to chase stocks and the US economy higher as profits and growth impress. But Wall Street’s biggest bull — John Stoltzfus at Oppenheimer Asset Management — isn’t just more optimistic […]
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Delaware judge cites ‘evil’ and ‘extreme cruelty’ in sentencing couple for torturing their sons
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware woman who was convicted of torturing her two stepsons with the knowledge and help of their father was sentenced Thursday to 106 years in prison by a judge who called the abuse “the most extensive and persistent evil” he has ever seen. Mary Vinson, 46, pleaded guilty last year […]
Detective cites evidence ‘Rust’ armorer brought live rounds on set
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A New Mexico detective on Wednesday said Hannah Gutierrez identified an ammunition box and bandoliers as hers, boosting the prosecution theory that the armorer brought live rounds onto the of set “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot. Recent testimony during Gutierrez’s involuntary manslaughter trial has seen prosecutors zero in […]
Wisconsin ethics probe cites Trump fundraising committee violations
The bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission is recommending prosecutors pursue felony charges against a fundraising group allied with former President Donald Trump after it allegedly circumvented state campaign finance laws in a failed effort to oust a powerful state GOP leader in 2022 who refused to back Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud. The Wisconsin investigation […]
Shapiro touts budget proposal, cites benefits to Honesdale’s downtown upgrade plans
Sleeves have been rolled up for some time in Honesdale, as various community members, business and governmental leaders have invested time and energy seeking grants, launched a study and made plans for downtown revitalization and pedestrian safety. They received affirmation for their efforts Feb. 16 as Gov. Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic […]
Nvidia Revenue Supercharged by the Data Center. The CEO Cites a ‘Tipping Point.’
Start-ups and corporations are clamoring for Nvidia’s AI data center chips. On Wednesday, the chip maker reported January quarter data center revenue of $18.4 billion, up 409% year-over-year. In the year-ago quarter, revenue for that segment was just $3.6 billion. “Accelerated computing and generative AI have hit the tipping point. Demand is surging worldwide across […]
Biden brother appears in impeachment probe, Democrat cites ‘disinformation’
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden‘s brother James Biden arrived on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify behind closed doors in a Republican-led impeachment inquiry, as a top Democrat said the effort is based on Russian disinformation and should be dropped. Republicans have spent months investigating whether Biden improperly benefited from […]
Trump cites US Supreme Court obstruction case as reason to delay criminal trial
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel (Reuters) – Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday told the U.S. Supreme Court that the former president’s criminal trial on charges of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss should be delayed because the justices will hear a separate case in the coming months that could affect two of […]
Missouri high court says Planned Parenthood can receive funding; cites failed appeal by state
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the latest attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failure in the state’s legal appeal. The high court’s decision upholds a ruling by a trial judge, who found that a 2022 funding bill violated […]
Russian soldier cites ‘nowhere to live’ as motivation for invading Ukraine
A Russian invader stated that he joined the fight against Ukraine because he had “nowhere to live,” Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets shared in a video on Telegram on Feb. 11. Read also: Fresh POW exchange with Russia facilitated by UAE – Ukrainian intelligence The video shows the Russian prisoner of war being asked about his motivation […]
Biden won’t be charged in classified docs case; special counsel cites instances of ‘poor memory’
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Hur has declined to prosecute President Joe Biden for his handling of classified documents but said in a report released Thursday that Biden’s practices “present serious risks to national security” and added that part of the reason he wouldn’t charge Biden was that the president could portray himself as an “elderly […]
Biden delays consideration of new natural gas export terminals. Democrat cites risk to climate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election-year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in […]