Cracks appear between Mike Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain in federal corruption trial
CHICAGO (CN) — Ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan continued testifying in his own federal corruption trial on bribery and racketeering charges on Wednesday, making a few remarks that seemed to pin blame on his co-defendant Mike McClain. The trial day started with...
Body of an Israeli hostage is found in Gaza, possibly alongside his son’s remains, army says
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and the army was determining if another set of remains belongs to the man’s son. The discovery of Yosef...
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater...
Trump tries New York’s high court for sentencing delay
(CN) — After failing to get a mid-level appellate court in New York to grant an interim stay of his upcoming hush money sentencing, President-elect Donald Trump is now trying his luck in the state’s highest court. Trump’s legal team on Wednesday filed an order to...
Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term. The outgoing Democratic president also told USA...
Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald...
California state senator makes second play for guardrails on AI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The California state senator who had a major bill on artificial intelligence vetoed last year has introduced new legislation focused on the emerging technology. State Senator Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, returned this week with...
Save the sandhill skipper
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Grizzlies to keep endangered species protections over western states’ objections
(CN) — Grizzly bears will keep their federal protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, to the praise of environmentalists and the chagrin of the western states that unsuccessfully petitioned against...