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House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president: punishment for what the Constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which can lead to removal from office if convicted in a Senate trial. Authorizing the monthslong inquiry ensures that the impeachment investigation extends well into 2024, when Biden will be running for reelection and seems likely to be squaring off against former President Donald Trump — who was twice impeached during his time in the White House. Trump has pushed his GOP allies in Congress to move swiftly on impeaching Biden, part o...

House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans put weight of their majority behind investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans put weight of their majority behind investigation.Source

Paris Saint-Germain advances in tense finish to Champions League group. Porto also into round of 16

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé were left holding a ticket to the Champions League knockout round Wednesday after a tense finish to the tightest group saw Newcastle let its chance slip.Porto also earned its place in the round of 16 draw on Monday with a 5-3 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, which needed to win to advance.PSG’s 1-1 draw at Group F winner Borussia Dortmund — earned by 17-year-old Warren Zaïre-Emery’s 56th-minute leveler — was enough to secure second place because Newcastle lost 2-1 at home to AC Milan.Newcastle was in the box seat kicking off the second half with a one-goal lead but ended in last place without even the consolation prize of entering the second-tier Europa League as a third-place finisher.That reward flipped to Milan when it took the lead in the 84th as substitute Samuel Chukwueze raced clear to score one minute after coming on from the bench. Milan had leveled in the 59th on United States playmaker Christian Pulisic’s goal.Newcas...

AC Milan beats Newcastle 2-1 but both teams are eliminated from the Champions League

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — AC Milan and Newcastle were eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday after the Italian team’s 2-1 win at St. James’ Park that ensured Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé qualified for the round of 16 instead.Milan at least claimed the consolation prize of dropping into the Europa League playoff round after Samuel Chukwueze’s 84th-minute winner lifted last season’s Champions League semifinalist above Newcastle into third place in Group F.Milan joined PSG on eight points after the six group games but finished behind the French team courtesy of an inferior head-to-head record.“It’s a massive accomplishment,” said Christian Pulisic, who equalized for Milan in the 59th minute to become the first U.S. international to score for three different teams in the Champions League, after Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea.“We have a chance to win a great competition. Of course we wanted to continue in the Champions League but we look forward to competing in t...

Tiffany Hayes to retire from the WNBA after 11 seasons

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany Hayes is retiring from the WNBA after 11 seasons. The 34-yeare-old Hayes made the announcement on the “Counted Me Out” podcast. The 5-foot-10 guard said she could keep playing overseas.“It’s a lot of things,” Hayes said. “I really feel like I’m older now. I’ve got a lot of stuff that I really always wanted to get into, but I’m so busy because I’m playing year-round. … Plus my body, playing 11 seasons straight with no breaks, every year, two seasons in a year every time — that’s a lot.”Hayes played college ball at Connecticut and won national titles in 2009 and 2010 while playing for coach Geno Auriemma. She was the 14th pick in the 2012 WNBA draft and played 10 seasons with the Atlanta Dream before being traded and playing one season for the Connecticut Sun.Hayes averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in her career. Last season, she started all 40 games and averaged 12.1 points and 2.6 assists.___WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba...

College athletes who transfer twice can play for now as judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now, after a federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA.U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in northern West Virginia issued the order against the NCAA from enforcing the transfer rule. A lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states alleged the rule’s waiver process violated federal antitrust law.A hearing on the restraining order is scheduled for Dec. 27, Bailey said.The NCAA didn’t immediately indicate whether it would appeal the ruling. Colorado joins lawsuit accusing NCAA of antitrust violation in athlete transfer rule NCAA rules allow underclassmen to transfer once without having to sit out a year. But an additional transfer as an undergraduate generally requires the NCAA to grant a waiver allowing the athlete to compete immediately. Without it, the athlete would have to si...

Police: Nearly $1M in cocaine, stolen merchandise recovered from Miami home amid drug, retail theft ring probe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

Police said officers executing a search warrant in Miami have made a big bust, not only involving drugs, but hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday evening, City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said the discovery is part of an investigation by the department’s Special Investigation Section.Detectives said there was an organized drug ring as well as an organized retail theft ring being operated from inside a house along Northwest 24th Avenue.Investigators said the officers who executed the narcotics search warrant recovered large quantities of cocaine, several firearms and large sums of U.S. currency.What officers were not expecting, police said, was to find stolen merchandise from various retail stores.Police said they have also secured an offender. Investigators said the individual would exchange stolen material for narcotics.The stolen goods include products from CVS, T.J. Maxx, Home Depot and other retailers. In tot...

The 2 days that salvaged a climate deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hopes for a historic climate deal appeared dead.The U.S., EU and a host of other countries were pushing for the COP28 summit, held in the glitzy petro-metropolis of Dubai, to yield a worldwide commitment to end the use of fossil fuels. But a fierce counterattack from Saudi Arabia and its oil-producing partners in OPEC had beaten that effort back — leading, by Monday night, to a draft agreement that one Pacific island minister labeled a “death warrant” for communities threatened by the warming planet’s rising seas.“I was very depressed,” Danish Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen said afterward.It looked as though the Saudis had prevailed, just as they had succeeded three months earlier in defanging a fossil fuel proposal at G20 talks in Goa, India.But by Wednesday morning, it all turned around. Nearly 200 nations, the Saudis included, consented to a compromise deal that fell short of promising an end to fossil fuels — but which acknowledg...

House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with floor vote

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

(CNN) — House Republicans voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as their investigation reaches a critical juncture and right-wing pressure grows.In a 221-212 vote, all GOP members supported the resolution to formalize the inquiry – including Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, who had said earlier this week he was leaning against it.Up until this point, House Republicans had not had enough votes to legitimize their ongoing inquiry with a full chamber vote. The probe has struggled to uncover wrongdoing by the president, which is why it hasn’t garnered the unified support of the full GOP conference.House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan took a victory lap after vote, overcoming the lack of support for the inquiry when it was first unilaterally launched in September under then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy.“We are very pleased with the vote today,” Comer, a Kentucky Republican, told reporters. “I think tha...

Waltham police ask for public’s help as investigation into crash that killed officer, utility worker continues

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:55:16 GMT

Police in Waltham asked for the public’s help Wednesday as their investigation into the crash that killed a police officer and utility worker continues. The crash happened on Dec. 6 on Totten Pond Road. Though officials said the alleged driver in the incident fled the scene and at one point allegedly stole a police cruiser, he was later arrested and arraigned on charges including manslaughter. Now, one week after the crash, Waltham police and the Massachusetts State Police in a statement urged anyone who saw or heard anything potentially related to their investigation to reach out.“Even if you think it may not be of value, trained investigators may find evidentiary value in what appear to be the most minor of details and would like to hear from you,” officials said.Police said they are interested in speaking with anyone who drove through the scene immediately before the crash. Police additionally asked anyone who was at the accident scene who has not been interviewed so far to ...