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Ex-detective found guilty of excessive force in deadly Breonna Taylor raid – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal jury found former Kentucky police detective Brett Hankison guilty of using excessive force in the 2020 Kentucky raid which killed Breonna Taylor. Her death sparked police reform and racial justice protests nationwide. Hankison faces a maximum sentence of life in prison in his March sentencing. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Spain rescue, aid efforts continue as frustration rises after deadly flooding – CBS News Watch CBS News Rescue efforts are continuing four days after flash flooding in Spain killed over 210 people, the country’s worst natural disaster in generations. More than a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours in some areas. Some residents expressed frustration with government prevention and response. Chris Livesay reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Why these women are supporting Trump in 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands of women supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy in a Washington, D.C., march on Saturday, but former President Donald Trump has female supporters too. Some of them joined Weijia Jiang to discuss why he has their vote. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A person was wounded Saturday after he was shot by a man in the Gramercy Park area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported about 3:40 p.m. Saturday in the area of Western Avenue and 103rd Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison told City News Service. The victim was reported unconscious and not breathing, but it appeared he was taken to a hospital by paramedics, Madison said. A search was underway in the area for a man believed about 30 years old, wearing all black clothing, seen fleeing the scene, Madison said. Witnesses said he got into a 2014 to 2016 black Infiniti vehicle.

A person was found dead Saturday on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in San Juan Capistrano. The death was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 2:51 p.m. Saturday on the northbound 5 Freeway just south of Camino Capistrano. Paramedics from the Orange County Fire Authority pronounced the person dead at 3:05 p.m., the CHP reported. It was unclear if the victim was a pedestrian, motorist or passenger in a vehicle. Northbound traffic was diverted around the far right lane of the San Diego (405) Freeway for the investigation.

ATLANTA —  Four years ago, Deborah Scott played a key role in helping President Biden win Georgia, leading a band of mostly Black women to canvass, phone bank, even dance outside polling stations as part of a movement that helped flip this historically conservative Southern state blue. But even as the grassroots organizing dynamo hustles to get out the vote this year, she is not sure she and other Black and brown organizers can coax and inspire enough voters to the polls to deliver another win for Democrats. “I don’t feel confident of anything,” the chief executive of Georgia STAND-UP said as she took a break Friday from bopping to Southern trap outside a polling station in a historic Black neighborhood of southwest Atlanta and waving a sign that said “YOU have the POWER.” Deborah Scott, center, wraps up a get out the vote party outside a polling station with activists from Georgia STAND-UP and Black Voters Matter on Friday. (Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times) Scott’s team has 200 people calling and knocking on doors and has sent out more than 1.5 million text messages.

DEL MAR —  Sierra Leone had a reputation as a talented horse that never seemed to win. In his last four races he finished second twice and third twice. All that changed on Saturday when he charged to the front at the top of the stretch and won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at the Del Mar Turf Club. The 3-year-old colt beat the favored Fierceness, winner of the Travers Stakes, by 1½ lengths. Japanese horse Forever Young was third and Newgate finished fourth. Sierra Leone broke 11th in the 14-horse field and hung around midpack until the far turn when he started to make his move. He was third at the mile mark. He engaged with Fierceness entering the stretch but in the end his late speed was too much for the competition. “For him to have this moment and to get over all the frustrations during the year [is unbelievable],” trainer Chad Brown said. [There were] races I went in there thinking I’m finally going to win the Derby or finally win the Travers with this horse but then to walk away and

A particularly worrisome mussel species has entered North America for the first time through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta — sparking what many are calling an immediate threat to California’s most significant watersheds. Golden mussels, invasive freshwater bivalves that have devastated ecosystems and critical water infrastructure in other parts of the world, were recently discovered near the Port of Stockton. Limnoperna fortunei appear to have also found their way many miles downstream into O’Neill Forebay of the San Luis Reservoir, where officials in Merced County have been rapidly conducting genetic testing. “The species poses a significant immediate threat to the ecological health of the Delta and all waters of the state, water conveyance systems, infrastructure and water quality,” according to a public alert by the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “This discovery is the first known occurrence of golden mussels in North America.” These mussels probably infiltrated California by a ship traveling from an international port and are likely to spread throughout the Delta and through the water infrastructure associated with the Delta, officials said in a

November 2, 2024 / 7:24 PM EDT / AP What early voting numbers show in Georgia What early voting numbers show in Georgia 01:34 A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit only named Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to 11% of the state’s voters. But at least five other populous counties that tend to vote for Democrats also announced election offices would open over the weekend to allow hand return of absentee ballots. The lawsuit was filed late Friday and cited a section of Georgia law that says ballot drop boxes cannot be open past the end of advance voting, which ended Friday. But state law says voters can deliver their absentee ballots in person to county election offices until the close of polls at 7 p.m. on Election Day. Despite that clear wording, lawyer Alex Kaufman initially claimed in an emergency hearing Saturday that voters aren’t allowed

LINCOLN, Neb. —  As the ball sailed through the air, his team’s fate hanging in the balance, Kaylin Moore seemed bound to be an observer to destiny. The UCLA cornerback appeared to be standing behind the play as teammate Bryan Addison and Nebraska slot receiver Jacory Barney Jr. jostled for the pass that could put the Cornhuskers on the verge of a stunning comeback. Once down by 20 points, Nebraska was driving on UCLA’s side of the field in the final minute Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium. A touchdown could tie the score or give the Cornhuskers an unlikely victory with a two-point conversion. Moore made sure neither was a possibility. After Addison and Barney collided going for the pass, the ball bounced off Barney’s knee and hung in the air. Moore lunged for the leather at the Bruins’ 13-yard line, cradling the ball and victory in his hands. Collapse averted. Game over. Moore sprinted down the field in celebration of his game-saving play with 29 seconds left that gave UCLA an unexpectedly breathless 27-20 victory. “A huge play for Kaylin,” UCLA coach DeShaun Foster said.

Ella es sincera. Reconoce que no había leído la novela ni visto la adaptación cinematográfica antes de ser convocada para este trabajo. Pero ahora, a las puertas del estreno de la producción televisiva que protagoniza, está plenamente consciente de la responsabilidad que implica el papel que se le ha encomendado. Y es que, tras un arduo proceso de audiciones, Azul Guaita se convirtió en la estrella de la miniserie inspirada en “Como agua para chocolate” que se estrena en HBO y en Max este 3 de noviembre, y que ha sido producida por Salma Hayek. El proyecto la encuentra en la piel de Tita de la Garza, la sufrida muchacha norteña cuyo amor desbocado por el hacendado Pedro Musquiz (interpretado aquí por Andrés Baida) pretende ser suprimido debido a una costumbre familiar que le ordena quedarse al cuidado de su tiránica madre Elena (Irene Azuela) hasta que esta fallezca. El reto no es menor. Además de ser una de las novelas latinoamericanas más populares de todos los tiempos y una de las representantes más celebradas del realismo mágico, la versión para la pantalla grande, que

DEL MAR —  Sierra Leone’s reputation was as a talented horse that never seemed to win. In his last four races he finished second twice and third twice. All that changed on Saturday when he charged to the front at the top of the stretch and won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at the Del Mar Turf Club. The 3-year-old colt beat the favored Fierceness, winner of the Travers Stakes, by 1½ lengths. Japanese horse Forever Young was third and Newgate finished fourth. Sierra Leone broke 11th in the 14-horse field and hung around midpack until far turn when he started to make his move. He was third at the mile mark. He engaged with Fierceness entering the stretch but in the end his late speed was too much for the competition. “For him to have this moment and to get over all the frustrations during the year [is unbelievable],” trainer Chad Brown said. [There were] races I went in there thinking I’m finally going to win the Derby or finally win the Travers with this horse but then to walk away and unsaddling him

All orders have been lifted after residents of a mountain community in Riverside County were advised to evacuate or shelter in place after a propane truck leaked Saturday morning.  According to Cal Fire, crews were dispatched to the 53100 block of Mountain View Drive in Pine Cove, located in the San Jacinto Mountains west of Palm Springs and Cathedral City, around 9:30 a.m. Saturday on reports of a semi-truck leaking propane gas.   Evacuation orders were subsequently put in place for those living on Mountain View Drive, a dead-end street off CA-243.  An evacuation order was in place for residents of Mountain View Drive in the Pine Cove community. The red exclamation point indicated Mountain View Drive, while residents of a street due south, Walters Drive, were advised to shelter in place. (X/@CALFIRERRU) Residents in the area of Walters Drive – located due south of Mountain View Drive – were advised to shelter in place and refrain from using any type of ignition source, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said on X just before 11:15 a.m.  At 1:39 p.m., fire officials posted an update on

U.S. accuses Russia of election misinfo U.S. accuses Russia of spreading election misinformation 02:00 U.S. officials believe another two fake videos circulating online and publicly identified by the FBI as an attempt to push false election security claims are likely part of a  Russia-backed malign influence campaign  ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election, two sources familiar with the process told CBS News.  The news comes after the FBI said in a statement Saturday that the videos “are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false.” The agency said that one of the videos falsely claims “the FBI has apprehended three linked groups committing ballot fraud, and the second relates to first gentleman Doug Emhoff.” The FBI in its statement did not say who was behind the videos, and when reached by CBS News, declined to comment further.  It added that the two videos — using Justice Department and FBI signage within them and images of Emhoff — were being circulated as part of “attempts to deceive the public with false content about FBI operations.” The FBI did not attribute the

A particularly-worrisome mussel species has snuck into North America for the first time through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta — sparking what many are calling an immediate threat to California’s most significant watersheds. Golden mussels, an invasive freshwater bivalve that has devastated ecosystems and critical water infrastructure in other parts of the world, were recently discovered near the Port of Stockton. Limnoperna fortunei appear to have also found their way many miles downstream into O’Neill Forebay of the San Luis Reservoir, where officials in Merced County have been rapidly conducting genetic testing. “The species poses a significant immediate threat to the ecological health of the Delta and all waters of the state, water conveyance systems, infrastructure and water quality,” according to a public alert by the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “This discovery is the first known occurrence of golden mussels in North America.” These mussels likely infiltrated California by a ship traveling from an international port and are likely to spread throughout the Delta and through the water infrastructure associated with the Delta, officials said in

Two teenagers are dead and one is hospitalized with serious injuries following a suspected DUI crash in Riverside on Saturday, officials confirmed. Riverside Police said calls came into the department around 5:40 a.m. reporting a crash on Wood Road, north of Van Buren Boulevard. First responders arrived and found one of the two involved vehicles on fire. After putting out the flames, police said they found two people deceased inside. According to the preliminary investigation, three teenagers were in the car that caught on fire, a gray Lexus sedan, and the other car involved was a blue Scion with an adult male as the sole occupant. Police have not released any of their identities. The investigation shows a 17-year-old boy was speeding in the Lexus northbound on Wood Road when he ran a red light at Van Buren Boulevard. The man driving the Scion was crossing east in the intersection on a green light and crashed into the Lexus. Two teens were killed and one was left seriously injured during a high-speed suspected DUI crash in Riverside on November 2, 2024. (OnScene.TV) Two teens were

November 2, 2024 / 5:51 PM EDT / AP Prosecutors in Ohio have announced reckless homicide charges against two police officers in the death of a man who was handcuffed and left face down on the floor of a social club in Canton while telling officers he couldn’t breathe. Stark County prosecutor Kyle Stone told reporters Saturday that the charges against Canton officers Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch were brought by a grand jury in the April 18 death of Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident taken into custody shortly after a vehicle crash that had severed a utility pole. Police body-camera footage showed Tyson, who was Black, resisting and saying repeatedly, “They’re trying to kill me” and “Call the sheriff” as he was taken to the floor, and he told officers he could not breathe. Officers told Tyson he was fine, to calm down and to stop fighting as he was handcuffed face down, and officers joked with bystanders and leafed through Tyson’s wallet before realizing he was in a medical crisis. The county coroner’s office ruled Tyson’s death a homicide in August

A settlement `in principle’ has been reached in cross litigation between Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger and the group’s creator regarding the 2022 cancellation of a proposed group reunion tour. Robin Antin, the choreographer who started the Pussycat Dolls, sued Scherzinger in September 2021, alleging the singer wrongfully refused to participate in the group’s planned reunion tour unless she was granted full creative control and a larger share in the group’s business venture. The tour was canceled in early 2022. In their court papers, Antin’s attorneys called Scherzinger’s ultimatums a form of “extortion’ that were “materially different” than those the parties had agreed upon under a February 2019 contract. The attorneys in the case filed joint papers on Friday with Judge Mark H. Epstein notifying him of a settlement “in principle” that they said is “subject to the execution of certain written agreements.” No proposed terms were divulged. Scherzinger, now 46, countersued Antin in August 2022, stating that Antin breached her duties and obligations to Scherzinger, severely damaged (the Pussycat Dolls’) goodwill and wasted the funding for the planned PCD reunion tour, ruining PCD’s ability

A former Loyola Marymount University women’s soccer coach has dropped her wrongful termination lawsuit in which she alleged she encountered resistance to her directives from the athletic department on down to her students. Jenny Bindon’s Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit had a host of other allegations, including breach of contract, retaliation, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On Thursday, her attorney filed court papers with Judge H. Jay Ford III asking that Bindon’s case be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled. The court papers do not state if a settlement was reached or if Bindon was not pursuing the case for other reasons. Bindon was hired in December 2019 as the sixth head coach in program history. During her two seasons with LMU, she posted an overall record of 1-26-1. In the 2020-21 season — which was played during the spring semester due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Lions posted a 1-7-1 record. As a player, Bindon represented the New Zealand national team for 10 years, collecting 77 caps, the most by a goalkeeper, men’s or women’s, in that nation’s history.

In the final, frenetic days of the 2024 campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are crisscrossing the country, keeping up a dizzying schedule of rallies, public appearances and media interviews as they make their final pitch to voters in critical swing states. Trump is campaigning aggressively in North Carolina, with three weekend rallies in the state, where elections officials have scrambled to ensure voters are able to cast their ballots in counties devastated by Hurricane Helene in September. Harris, after rallies in Atlanta and in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, is set to spend Sunday in Michigan, a “blue wall” state where Trump eked out a victory in 2016 before narrowly losing to Joe Biden four years later. Harris is scheduled to appear in and around Detroit on Sunday before an evening rally at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Controversial remarks by Trump — who said in Wisconsin last week that, “whether the women like it or not,” he would protect them — reverberated throughout the weekend, as did a bizarre moment during a Friday night rally in Milwaukee in which the

  1m ago First Lady Jill Biden plans to campaign in North Carolina First Lady Jill Biden plans to travel to North Carolina on Monday where she will attend political events, the White House said on Saturday. According to a preliminary schedule released by her team, the first lady will arrive Monday morning in Greensboro, North Carolina.  From there she will travel to different political events in Winston-Salem, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill. US First Lady Jill Biden waves as she exits the plane upon her arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek on February 22, 2023.  TARA METTE/AFP via Getty Images North Carolina has emerged as a top battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. Both candidates had campaign events in the state on Saturday and Kamala Harris’ plane was parked by Donald Trump’s plane at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.  President Biden also headed to North Carolina on Saturday afternoon with his granddaughter Natalie.   35m ago Harris, Trump planes in tarmac standoffs in Wisconsin, North Carolina in final push in battleground states C Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris