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Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters is convicted of voter fraud

A former Colorado county clerk and one-time hero of election conspirators is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for spearheading a data breach scheme inspired by widespread false claims that voter fraud changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential race. A…

John Amos, patriarch of “Good Times” and Emmy nominee for “Roots,” dies at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” won an award Emmy nominee for his role in the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots” has died. He was 84. Amos’ publicist…

Giants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi. Chairman Greg Johnson made the announcement Monday after the Giants finished 80-82 in coach Bob Melvin’s first…

Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and actor, has died at the age of 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rugged charisma who became a country superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii, family spokeswoman Ebie…

Isaac strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and Tropical Storm Joyce forms

MIAMI (AP) — Isaac strengthened into a hurricane in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Friday and could cause dangerous waves in the Azores, while Tropical Storm Joyce formed and did not threaten the country, forecasters said. Isaac…

Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas go to China

ATLANTA (AP) — Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be transferred to China next month as their 25-year agreement with the country expires. “While Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will certainly be missed by Zoo…

At the Brooklyn Federal Penitentiary where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated

NEW YORK (AP) — While they fought unsuccessfully to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs from prison after his Arrest for sex traffickingIn their interview, the music mogul’s lawyers described a whole series of atrocities in the federal prison in Brooklyn where…

Ohio sends police and $2.5 million to a city flooded by Haitian migrants

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor will deploy millions of dollars in police and health resources to the city of Springfield as it faces an influx of temporary Haitian migrants that has thrust the city into the national spotlight. Ohio’s…

Police question voters in Florida about signing a petition for abortion rights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State police are showing up at the homes of Florida voters to question them about whether they signed a petition to Change in abortion law is on the ballot in November, and a state health agency…

Republicans in Georgia Senate push for further restrictions on trans women in sports

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee has launched a new initiative by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports. Five former college swimmers were heard on Tuesday. who are suing the NCAA and…