Trump Prosecutor Hits Out at Colleague's Wife (Newser Morning 8)

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January 19, 2024     "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." —Ernest Hemingway   1 A Pole Vault World Champ Is Dead at 29 World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber, whom the Athletic calls "Canada's greatest pole vaulter," died Wednesday at his Texas home, his agent confirms to the AP. Keep reading   2 Trump Prosecutor Hits Out at Colleague's Wife Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a judge to block a subpoena seeking her testimony in the ongoing divorce of a colleague she's accused of having an affair with, while accusing his wife of obstructing the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump, per the Wall Street Journal. Keep reading   From our sponsors 55+ Year Old's in Your State Could Be Eligible for a Bathroom Remodel Finally a bathroom remodel that is affordable to everyone! Don't miss out on these incredible deals -as next week it might be too late to renovate your bathroom- and bathroom remodels can get expensive. See Prices >     At a Glance Swimmers show a cross after it was retrieved from a lake in the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following the old Julian calendar, with traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)   3 Biden: Strikes Aren't Stopping Houthis, Will Continue US forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop attacks that have disrupted global shipping. Keep reading   4 Company Wants to Breed 30K Macaques in Georgia Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia. Keep reading   5 Innocence Project Takes on Notorious Wife-Killer Case Scott Peterson, the California man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son in December 2002, is now being represented by the Los Angeles Innocence Project. Keep reading   6 Fans Sue Madonna for Starting Concert Late Two Madonna fans in New York who say they were "left stranded in the middle of the night" when a concert finished late are suing the singer, a promoter, and the venue. Keep reading     7 After 3 People Killed by Downed Power Line, She Saved Baby Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Keep reading   8 Doomed Lunar Lander Meets Its End The doomed Peregrine moon lander burned up in Earth's atmosphere over a remote stretch of the South Pacific on Thursday, as planned after the spacecraft suffered a malfunction that left it unable to reach the moon. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2009, Russia and Ukraine signed a deal restoring natural gas shipments to Ukraine and paving the way for an end to the nearly two-week cutoff of most Russian gas to a freezing Europe. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Girl Scouts Caught in Inauguration Controversy   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved