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Trump ally to appear before NYC grand jury eyeing charges

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer allied with Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday before a New York grand jury, giving the former president an indirect opportunity to make a case that he shouldn’t face criminal charges over hush money paid during his 2016 campaign.Robert Costello was asked to appear by the Manhattan district attorney’s office after he said he had information raising questions about the credibility of Michael Cohen, a key witness in the investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret legal proceedings.His testimony will come two days after Trump said he expected to face criminal charges and urged supporters to protest his possible arrest. In a series of social media posts through the weekend, Trump criticized the New York investigation, directing particularly hostile rhetoric toward Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It was unclear whether Costello’s testimony has any potential to change ...

Trump silent on abortion as ’24 campaign pushes forward

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump.But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president. Far more than his GOP rivals, Trump is sidestepping the issue just nine months after he and his party celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to strip away women’s constitutional right to abortion.Look no further than Trump’s trip to Iowa last week for evidence of his delicate balancing act.Moments after he stepped off his plane just outside Davenport, Trump repeatedly refused to say whether he would support a federal law restricting abortion in every state, a move that anti-abortion activists are demanding of the GOP’s presidential contenders.“We’re looking at a lot of different things,” Trump said when asked twice by The Associated Press whether he supports a federal abortion ban. The former president quickly shifted...

Digital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm?’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on internet akin to a kind of 21st century driver’s education, an essential for modern life.Lee has tried to bring that kind of education into his classroom, with lessons about the need to double-check online sources, to diversify newsfeeds and to bring critical thinking to the web. He’s also created an organization for other teachers to share resources.“This technology is so new that no one taught us how to use it,” Lee said. “People are like, ‘There’s nothing we can do’ and they throw their hands in the air. I disagree with that. I would like to think the republic can survive an algorithm.”Lee’s efforts are part of a growing movement of educators and misinformation researchers working to offset an explosion of online misinformation about everything from presidential politics to pandemics. So far, the U.S. lags many other democracies in waging this battle, and the conse...

Lawyer: Former US pilot could have been lured to Australia

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — A former United States military pilot accused of training Chinese aviators could have been lured from China to Australia as part of a U.S. plan to extradite him to his homeland, his lawyer said Monday.In a 2016 indictment from the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., unsealed late 2022, prosecutors say Daniel Duggan conspired with others to provide training to Chinese military pilots in 2010 and 2012, and possibly at other times, without applying for an appropriate license.Prosecutors say Duggan received about nine payments totaling around 88,000 Australian dollars ($61,000) and international travel from another conspirator for what was sometimes described as “personal development training.”Boston-born Duggan, 54, has been in custody in Australia since October and appeared in a Sydney court Monday by video link from a prison cell for a brief hearing about a U.S. application to extradite him.His lawyer, Dennis Miralis, told reporters outside the court that Duggan re...

2023 March Madness Sweet 16 schedule, how to watch, what channels games are on

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We're down to 16 teams in March Madness, and this tournament has been one of the wildest ones in recent history.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersFor the second time in the history of the tournament, a 16-seed topped a 1-seed when Fairleigh Dickinson, who only got into the tournament because Merrimack wasn't eligible to represent its conference in the postseason, beat No. 1 Purdue in the first round.No. 15 Princeton and No. 9 Florida Atlantic are both among the final 16 teams left standing and two top seeds were bounced before the tournament's second weekend. What a ride so far. Below you'll find the upcoming round's TV schedule and results from the previous rounds. Click on the hyperlinks to go to that specific game's boxscore.All games are available for streaming through the March Madness Live website and app with your television provider's subscription...

Gonzaga outlasts TCU 84-81 to punch ticket to Sweet 16 in March Madness finale at Ball Arena

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

Gonzaga arrived at Ball Arena earlier this week as the most-hyped of the eight teams playing in Denver.The Zags left the city Sunday with the final spot in this year’s Sweet 16, outlasting TCU 84-81 in a back-and-forth battle in front of a sold-out crowd. It was a proper sendoff for the last NCAA Tournament game in Denver — until 2025 — to book Gonzaga’s 13th Sweet 16, and eighth straight.Gonzaga star Drew Timme led all scorers with 28 points, just eclipsing the effort by TCU star guard Mike Miles Jr., who finished with 22 points. Both stars dominated the court at times and kept their respective teams in the game, while the Zags owned the pivotal moments of the second half en route to the win.“I thought we were tentative in the first half,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “We just weren’t being who we were that got us here and we were back on our heels defensively. I really challenged them in the locker room: (I told them), ‘This is...

Alleged railroad thieves nabbed with $25,000 in stolen property in San Bernardino County

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

Two men were arrested and face several charges after they were caught with an estimated $25,000 worth of property allegedly stolen out of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train Saturday, authorities announced.  Just before 12:30 p.m., deputies with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department received reports of suspects stealing merchandise from the cargo container of a stopped BNSF train around the area of State Highway 138 and Summit Valley Road near Hesperia.  The caller told authorities that the suspects then fled west on Ranchero Road in a red truck “with a large amount of merchandise in cardboard boxes in the back,” an SBSD news release stated.  An SBSD deputy out of the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Department located the truck approximately 11 miles away on Ranchero Road, near Escondido Avenue and conducted a traffic stop. The two suspects in the vehicle were identified as 29-year-old Fontana resident Jose Hernandez-Garcia and 35-year-old Ontario resident Luis Mendez. “Thirty-...

WATCH: Bay Area prep hoops stars connect on highlight-reel alley-oop in NCAA Tournament

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

(KRON) -- San Diego State men's basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 75-52 win over Furman University on Saturday. The Aztecs had their share of highlight-reel plays in their double-digit win.One of them featured two Bay Area high school basketball stars. With about 12 minutes left in the first half, SDSU senior guard Darrion Trammell lobbed an alley-oop pass from past half-court to senior forward Keshad Johnson. "Hold on here! They go up high for Johnson," play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan said on the CBS broadcast. Before they connected on this alley-oop, Johnson and Trammell starred at their respective high schools in the Bay Area. Oakland native living dream of playing college basketball halted due to coronavirus Darrion Trammell: North Bay NativeTrammell is a Marin City native and went to high school roughly 10 miles south at St. Ignatius in San Francisco. He was named first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) in his junior and senior ...

Gonzaga, Timme move to Sweet 16 with 84-81 win over TCU

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Drew Timme extended his one-of-a-kind college career by at least one more game, finishing with 28 points and eight rebounds Sunday to help third-seeded Gonzaga make its eighth straight Sweet 16 with a come-from-behind 84-81 win over TCU.Timme made his first 3-pointer since December — and only his third of the season — as part of a 13-1 run that helped the Zags (30-5) take a seven-point lead with just under nine minutes left after trailing most of the night.After TCU pulled within three late, Timme made a twisting shot in the lane with a defender draped all over him to trigger a 4-0 mini-run that put the game out of reach.Next stop for the 6-foot-10 senior and his social media-friendly mustache — Las Vegas for the West Region semifinals and a meeting with UCLA on Thursday. It will be a rematch of their Final Four game two years ago, when Jalen Suggs banked one in from the half-court logo at the buzzer for the win.Mike Miles Jr. finished with 24 points and four assists i...

Ole Miss stuns Stanford, reaches first Sweet 16 in 16 years

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:03:24 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team’s stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there’s more basketball to be played.Her two young daughters danced on the floor.Her proud father provided a shoutout to everybody back home in The Bahamas.Her team posed and midcourt and shouted, “Seattle!” That’s where the Rebels are headed next.Madison Scott hit a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left that gave Mississippi the lead for good, Angel Baker scored 13 points, and the Rebels delivered on their declaration to get defensive, stunning top-seeded Stanford 54-49 on Sunday night to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years.“This is such a big accomplishment. A lot of us came here to make history and that’s what we’re doing,” freshman Ayanna Thompson said.Behind the entire game, St...