ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump moved Thursday to adopt a motion to dismiss the election interference charges against him in Georgia, with his lawyer pointing to allegations of an improper romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Trump’s lead defense counsel requested a dismissal of the indictment […]
In-N-Out is permanently closing one of its restaurants for the first time ever, announcing that its Oakland location will soon shutter because of rampant crime in the California city. The burger chain said in a statement that “despite taking repeated steps to create safer conditions, our customers and associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins, […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The nearly 600-page report released by the Department of Justice on the handling of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde cited KXAN coverage. The report cited KXAN Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley’s “Active shooter policy changed in wake of Uvalde, according to DPS emails” article in its bibliography. Wiley’s reporting covered […]
The United Nations has issued a sombre global economic forecast for 2024, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters. In its flagship economic report, the UN projected that global economic growth would slow to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023, which exceeds […]
WASHINGTON — A senior Biden education official announced his resignation Wednesday, citing the administration’s failure to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza from Israel’s offensive in its deadly war with Hamas. In a letter Wednesday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Tariq Habash, a policy advisor in the department’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, wrote, […]
Florida’s surgeon general on Wednesday officially called for a halt “to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines,” citing a discredited theory that has been debunked by federal and global health officials. In a statement released by the Florida Department of Health, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said he previously raised questions about the safety of the […]
A Los Angeles dessert shop that had been open for more than three decades announced its abrupt closure this week, citing the increasing costs of doing business in California. Sweet Lady Jane, which is known for its triple berry cake, announced the closure of all its locations on its website on Sunday. The bakery said its […]
FALL RIVER — Mayor Paul Coogan, sworn into the city’s highest office for the third time on Tuesday, kicked off 2024 by giving family, friends, public officials and political supporters a glimpse ahead to 2026 — a vision of “a city on the rise.” With the MBTA commuter rail coming this year, the Route 79 […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency said Friday that reported cases of dengue globally increased tenfold over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes partly to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas. The World Health Organization said reported cases soared to a record 5.2 […]
Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service has alleged that Roman Ihnatov, head of the High Qualification Commission, a key agency in Ukraine’s judicial system, has Russian citizenship. Ihnatov, who worked as an investigator in Russia in the 1990s and was required by the law to be a Russian citizen at the time, denies having ever had Russian […]