CNN Projection: Ohio voters reject effort that would make it harder to amend state constitution
Ohio voters rejected Tuesday an effort to raise the threshold to amend the state's constitution ahead of a November referendum on whether to constitutionally guarantee abortion rights there, handing abortion rights advocates a critical victory.
2023-08-09 09:19
Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery's racial history
Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama's riverfront has renewed national conversations about racial tensions in America.
2023-08-09 08:59
Children of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings are 'innocent bystanders ... caught up in a hellscape,' attorney says
The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York's Gilgo Beach killings are "absolutely innocent bystanders that were caught up in a hellscape," the attorney representing the children told CNN on Tuesday.
2023-08-09 08:55
Colombian drug lord 'Otoniel' sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as "Otoniel," was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday "for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced.
2023-08-09 08:20
New York doctor is charged with drugging and assaulting patients
A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women, including patients at the prominent New York hospital where he practiced, according to prosecutors.
2023-08-09 06:28
Judge schedules Friday hearing on protective order in election subversion case against Trump
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. ET on the scope of a protective order -- the rules imposed for the handling of evidence -- in the special counsel's election subversion case against former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-09 06:23
Federal judge orders Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend 'religious-liberty training' from conservative group
A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to attend "religious-liberty training" from a conservative legal advocacy group as punishment for allegedly violating his ruling in a religious discrimination case brought against the company by a fired flight attendant.
2023-08-09 06:15
Trump rails against indictments at New Hampshire event, calls charges against him 'bullsh*t'
A day after Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social were cited by prosecutors in a filing that requested strict rules on how the former president could use evidence, Trump ranted about his mounting legal issues while speaking to a large crowd in Windham, New Hampshire.
2023-08-09 05:48
‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name
The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association
2023-08-09 03:26
Pence rolls out energy plan with goal to make US top energy producer by 2040
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday outlined his energy policy plan with the goal to overtake China as the world's top energy producer by 2040.
2023-08-09 03:16
Montgomery police announce arrest warrants issued for 3 men in massive brawl at Alabama riverfront dock
Montgomery Police announced Tuesday arrest warrants were issued for three men in the chaotic brawl at the Alabama city's riverfront dock that was captured on video and showed punches thrown, people hit with chairs and at least one person tossed into the water. One of those men has surrendered and is in custody, police said.
2023-08-09 02:58
6-year-old boy who shot teacher later boasted about it, affidavit says
A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that "I shot that b[ ] dead," according to unsealed redacted search warrants.
2023-08-09 02:49