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IRS contractor charged with stealing Trump’s tax returns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez | CNNFederal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a contractor with the Internal Revenue Service who allegedly stole the tax returns of a high-ranking government official. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that official is former President Donald Trump.The man, 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn, worked with the IRS from 2018 to 2020, according to court documents. During his contract, Littlejohn allegedly stole “tax returns and return information associated with Public Official A” and disclosed that information to a news organization.Though the official is not named in court documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN the tax returns in question were Trump’s.In addition to the former president’s tax documents, Littlejohn is also accused of stealing IRS information on “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest people, including returns and return information dating back more than 15 years.” Littlejohn then sent that ...

Man dies after possible fight on Antioch trail, investigated as homicide: police

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

(KRON) -- A man died after a "possible" physical fight on the DeAnza trail Friday morning, the Antioch Police Department said in a press release. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on the trail near 4100 Null Drive. APD officers arrived at the scene and saw one of the individuals involved was unconscious, police said. APD and fire crews responded to the scene to perform life-saving measures, but the victim died at the scene. The victim was a Black man around 30 to 40 years old. The circumstances of what led to the unidentified victim's death were not revealed by APD. Police are investigating this incident as a homicide, and no suspect information is available at this time. Las Vegas Police provide details on Tupac Shakur murder charge, suspect APD says anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact 925-779-6937 or the department's non-emergency line at 925-778-2441. You can also text a time to 274637 using the keyword "ANTIOCH."

Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler with 3 games left in his 4th season

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the San Francisco Giants were still in the playoff chase earlier this month and squandered crucial opportunities and games, President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi concluded that it was time to move on from manager Gabe Kapler.The Giants fired Kapler on Friday with three days left in the season and the team eliminated from the playoffs for a second straight year.“As a group, as a team, we played our worst baseball when it mattered the most,” Zaidi said.Zaidi made his recommendation to ownership while taking his share of responsibility for the team’s shortcomings. His own future is unclear with one year remaining on his contract.“To go out on that last road trip still in the wild card, still controlling our own destiny and then playing the way we did when we controlled our own destiny, those are hard to watch for everybody,” Zaidi said. “It was hard for the players to go through, it was hard for fans to watch, it was hard for us as an organizatio...

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

FridayAt Pinnacle Country ClubRogers, Ark.Purse: $2.3 millionYardage: 6,438; Par: 71First RoundHae-Ran Ryu34-30—64Nicole Broch Estrup32-33—65Olivia Cowan31-34—65Hannah Green32-33—65Christina Kim32-33—65Lydia Ko34-31—65Yuka Saso32-33—65Jenny Shin33-32—65Kelly Tan33-32—65Lexi Thompson34-31—65Sofia Garcia34-32—66Bronte Law32-34—66Pernilla Lindberg34-32—66Morgane Metraux30-36—66Yuna Nishimura34-32—66Sarah Schmelzel33-33—66Linnea Strom35-31—66Mina Harigae33-34—67Yu-Sang Hou33-34—67Eun-Hee Ji34-33—67Minami Katsu35-32—67Cheyenne Knight33-34—67Jeong Eun Lee533-34—67Emily Pedersen35-32—67Elizabeth Szokol33-34—67Pajaree Anannarukarn35-33—68Dottie Ardina33-35—68Karis Davidson34-34—68Perrine Delacour35-33—68Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-33—68Dana Fall35-33—68Maria Fassi34-34—68Georgia Hall34-34—68Celine Herbin35-33—68Aline Krauter34-34—68Jeongeun Lee637-31—68Brittany Lincicome34-34—68Ruixin Liu34-34—68Yan Liu33-35—68Brooke Matthews36-32—68Gerina Mendoza-Piller35-33—68Yealimi Noh36-32—68Alexa Pano32-36—6...

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Par Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

FridayAt Pinnacle Country ClubRogers, Ark.Purse: $2.3 millionYardage: 6,438; Par: 71First RoundHae-Ran Ryu34-30—64-7Nicole Broch Estrup32-33—65-6Olivia Cowan31-34—65-6Hannah Green32-33—65-6Christina Kim32-33—65-6Lydia Ko34-31—65-6Yuka Saso32-33—65-6Jenny Shin33-32—65-6Kelly Tan33-32—65-6Lexi Thompson34-31—65-6Sofia Garcia34-32—66-5Bronte Law32-34—66-5Pernilla Lindberg34-32—66-5Morgane Metraux30-36—66-5Yuna Nishimura34-32—66-5Sarah Schmelzel33-33—66-5Linnea Strom35-31—66-5Mina Harigae33-34—67-4Yu-Sang Hou33-34—67-4Eun-Hee Ji34-33—67-4Minami Katsu35-32—67-4Cheyenne Knight33-34—67-4Jeong Eun Lee533-34—67-4Emily Pedersen35-32—67-4Elizabeth Szokol33-34—67-4Pajaree Anannarukarn35-33—68-3Dottie Ardina33-35—68-3Karis Davidson34-34—68-3Perrine Delacour35-33—68-3Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-33—68-3Dana Fall35-33—68-3Maria Fassi34-34—68-3Georgia Hall34-34—68-3Celine Herbin35-33—68-3Aline Krauter34-34—68-3Jeongeun Lee637-31—68-3Brittany Lincicome34-34—68-3Ruixin Liu34-34—68-3Yan Liu33-35—68-3Brooke Mat...

Lexi Thompson follows resurgent week at Solheim Cup with a strong start in Arkansas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Lexi Thompson followed a resurgent week at the Solheim Cup with a strong start in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.After going 3-1 in Spain in the United States’ tie that left the cup in Europe’s hands, Thompson shot a 6-under 65 on Friday at Pinnacle Country Club. She was a stroke behind leader Hae Ran Ryu on the crowded leaderboard.“Overall, just a very steady day,” Thompson said. “We had perfect weather out there, so I just tried to take last week into today and just fully commit to every shot that I had out there.”Thompson is No. 138 in the Race to CME Globe and in danger of losing her LPGA Tour card for 2024 without taking a career money exemption. She has 11 tour victories, the last in the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.Ryu had four straight birdies in a back-nine 30 in her 64. The 22-year-old South Korean player was the LPGA Q-Series medalist last year.“Before this tournament I go back to Korea and I’m practice a lot of shots with my coach,” Ry...

‘Toy Story’ meets the NFL: Sunday’s Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time.Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy’s room as part of an alternate telecast.The “Toy Story Funday Football” telecast will be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+. ESPN+ also has the main broadcast.This is the second time this year ESPN has done an animated alternate broadcast using Disney characters. In March, it aired the “NHL Big City Greens Classic” during a game between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers.ESPN has been successful with alternate broadcasts of NFL games, including the “ManningCast” during “Monday Night Football” and playoff games.Tim Reed, the network’s vice president of programming, said the NHL game provided a good baseline and something to build off.“We looked at a lot of different concepts and then ultimately targeting ‘Toy Story’ because i...

El presidente Lula da Silva se recupera de una operación en la cadera

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se recupera satisfactoriamente después de la operación de cadera a la que se sometió este viernes, informó el equipo médico a cargo.En la intervención, que se llevó a cabo sin contratiempos y de la que el presidente Lula se despertó después de la anestesia, le colocaron un implante en la cadera, según detalló el doctor Roberto Kalil en una conferencia de prensa difundida por la cuenta oficial del presidente brasileño en la red social X, antes Twitter.Agencia Brasil reportó que Lula da Silva padece de “artrosis en la cabeza del fémur de la cadera derecha”. Se trata de un desgaste del cartílago que recubre las articulaciones, lo que causa dolor e incluso, limitación de movimiento en algunos pacientes.El proceso de recuperación, anticipan los médicos, será de unas cuatro semanas, por lo que la oficina del presidente informó que Lula suspendió su agenda de viajes por un período de entre cuatro y seis s...

Playoff contending Marlins trying to move on after `disagreement’ over suspension of game vs. Mets

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins are in no mood to go back to New York, or talk about New York for that matter.The surprise playoff contenders arrived in Pittsburgh for a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates around 6 a.m. after their game against the Mets on Thursday night was suspended with two outs in the top of the ninth inning with Miami up 2-1.The teams sat through a rain delay of over three hours before the game was suspended at 12:58 a.m. At one point during the delay first-year manager Skip Schumaker exchanged words with a member of the grounds crew at Citi Field during a period when the tarp was removed.“There was a disagreement and I’ll just leave it at that,” Schumaker said.Schumaker made it a point to praise Major League Baseball, saying “MLB did a really good job of getting the game in. It just didn’t happen. Ready to move on.”The Marlins began Friday with a half-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the third wild-card spot in the National League. Miami...

Denver weather: Wind gusts up to 25-40 mph this weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warm and breezy this weekend ahead of much cooler temperatures next week.Weather tonight: Mainly clear, mildOvernight Friday into Saturday, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Temperatures will stay about 5 degrees above average and only fall to around 50 degrees in the metro. Weather tomorrow: Warm and breezy Sunshine returns on Saturday and will aid in bringing highs back up to the mid- to upper 80s. Wind speeds will pick up out of the south, gusting up to 25 mph.Looking ahead: Breezy and a cooler workweek Sunday and Monday will look very similar to Saturday with sunshine and breezy conditions in Denver and a better chance for showers in the high country. Southerly winds will gust up to 25-30 mph on Saturday and could reach over 40 mph on Sunday. Tuesday will be Denver's best chance for rain showers this week, alongside a drastic drop in temperatures. Highs will go from 80 degrees on Monday to the upper 60s.Sunshine and coole...