Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una pareja de orcas ha alejado a los grandes tiburones blancos de un tramo de la costa sudafricana luego de matar a cinco tiburones en un periodo de pocos meses en 2017, según un nuevo estudio. Los tiburones blancos solían dominar zonas de la costa de Gansbaai, a unos 100 kilómetros
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SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s federal public defender says dozens of people inside the state’s only federal prison have been on a hunger strike protesting conditions inside the facility. “We heard last week that some incarcerated people had started a hunger strike, and the government confirmed (Monday) that about 80 people are now participating,” Lisa
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Kentucky state court on Thursday halted enforcement of two Kentucky laws passed in 2019 that had stopped abortion services in the state last Friday, after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The two measures are Kentucky’s so-called trigger law and a “heartbeat” law restricting abortions
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pandas gigantes tienen una fama notable de ser quisquillosos con su comida. Únicamente comen bambú y pasan 15 horas al día comiendo hasta 45 kilogramos de su platillo favorito. Pero sus ancestros, como la mayoría de los osos, consumían una dieta mucho más amplia que incluía carne, y se creía
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an “anomaly” occurred during the first test of the full system, the Pentagon said Thursday. The test, carried out at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, was supposed to launch the Common Hypersonic Glide Body atop a two-stage missile booster.
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched a sweeping inquiry into the New York Police Department’s famed sex crimes investigators following years of complaints about the way they treat crime victims. The civil rights investigation, announced Thursday and spurred by a
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states. In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained down Thursday morning after the vendor, Geographic Solutions Inc., told the state Sunday that
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and commercial capabilities they may be able to develop and produce for Ukraine to use in its fight against Russia’s invasion of the country, a defense official told CNN on Thursday. The Pentagon hopes to
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and commercial capabilities they may be able to develop and produce for Ukraine to use in its fight against Russia’s invasion of the country, a defense official told CNN on Thursday. The Pentagon hopes to
Continue Reading By Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Fourth of July weekend is approaching, and most of the United States will see rain chances through Monday. As airports fill up with the most travelers in years, widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely to impact air travel in some areas, causing delays and cancellations. The southern US
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Actress and singer Chanel Haynes says she was fired as the lead in the West End production of “Tina” after she performed with the Rolling Stones in Italy. Haynes, who for the past few months had been portraying the legendary Tina Turner in the musical based on her life, told
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has blocked a $1 billion Delaware-based trust connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov. Thursday’s move comes after the U.S. seized a $325 million superyacht tied to the oligarch earlier in the month. Treasury officials say the size of the trust and the
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging other world leaders to better protect the planet’s oceans by adopting an international agreement modeled on the legally binding Paris climate accords. Macron traveled to Portugal on Thursday after attending a NATO summit in neighboring Spain to make a speech at the U.N. Ocean Conference
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A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was gored by a bull bison near Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake on Wednesday.
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kentucky’s Will Levis has everything an athlete needs to cash in. The starting quarterback is handsome, charismatic, social media savvy and has the potential to be a top NFL draft pick. The first year of college sports’ NIL era has allowed thousands of athletes
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The first year of the NIL era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn’t want when it gave the green light for athletes to cash in on their celebrity. What was envisioned as a way for college athletes to make some pocket money has turned into
Continue Reading By JULI MCDONALD Click here for updates on this story CENTERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An afternoon of fun and fishing for young friends from New York Wednesday quickly turned tense when they watched a stranger jump off a bridge into the Centerville River near Craigville Beach. “He was bobbing up and down in the water
Continue Reading By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Three miniature horses have died after being poisoned in Rutherford County, according to their owners. On Wednesday, June 29, a fence was being installed at the Sprinkle family farm. Madison-Rose Sprinkle said outdoor cameras are also on the way.
Continue Reading By MARIYA MURROW Click here for updates on this story COWETA COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A woman is dead and two others are injured after a teen crashed into their Coweta County home amid a police chase, officials say. Authorities tell CBS46 deputies were patrolling Highway 54 and Johnson Road when they found a vehicle
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested and charged with a felony in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD Officer Matthew Cruz confirmed the arrest on a warrant, but said he could not say what the warrant is for due its “confidential nature.” In a
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth. The case marks one of the first known instances in which
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority. That’s not a coincidence. Nor is it the whole story. The justices who voted to overturn Roe have been shaped by a church whose catechism affirms “the moral evil of every procured abortion”
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN At least six migrants were killed and 10 others have been found in three separate human smuggling incidents in Texas in the past 24 hours, authorities said. Four migrants were killed and three people critically injured Thursday during a highway chase and crash in Encinal, Texas,
Continue Reading By Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department’s robbery division is asking for help in finding the two men they said opened fire on a car that was parked at a gas station. “It scared everybody,” said the gas station manager who asked us not
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend. Problems were popping up well before the weekend, with some disruptions caused by thunderstorms
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend. Problems were popping up well before the weekend, with some disruptions caused by thunderstorms
Continue Reading BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Improving weather has helped firefighters stop the spread of a Sierra Nevada wildfire that forced evacuation of several hundred people from their homes and injured 13 firefighters and a civilian. Authorities say the size of the Rices Fire remains at 904 acres Thursday while containment has increased to 20%. The California
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Each year HUD determines income limits for HUD-funded grants.
Continue Reading By Homero de la Fuente, CNN It was nine years in the making, but former No. 1 Mark Appel made his MLB debut on Wednesday following a turbulent start to his career due to injuries and mental health issues. Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel
Continue Reading By Homero de la Fuente, CNN It was nine years in the making, but former No. 1 Mark Appel made his MLB debut on Wednesday following a turbulent start to his career due to injuries and mental health issues. Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Washington Capitals have hired the first female video coach in National Hockey League history. The team named Emily Engel-Natzke to the position. Engel-Natzke came from the Hershey Bears, where she was the first woman to be a full-time member of an American Hockey League coaching staff. She’s now
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury on Thursday notified a Delaware-based trust that it is blocking $1 billion in assets for its connection to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. According to a press release from the agency, Heritage Trust “was formed in July 2017 for the purpose of holding and managing Kerimov’s US-based assets.”
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Amid more reports of bear attacks, officials are asking us to respect and recognize how to deal with bears.
Continue Reading By Meron Moges-Gerbi and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate was returned to the descendants of its Black owners Tuesday, nearly a century after the parcel was taken by the city of Manhattan Beach. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to give the land back to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know a bit more about Beyoncé’s forthcoming new album, “Renaissance.” The superstar singer posted an ethereal photo of herself upon a see-through horse on her verified Instagram account Thursday, captioned with some insight. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know a bit more about Beyoncé’s forthcoming new album, “Renaissance.” The superstar singer posted an ethereal photo of herself upon a see-through horse on her verified Instagram account Thursday, captioned with some insight. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — “Ahora el verano de nuestro descontento”. No es exactamente lo que escribió Shakespeare en “Ricardo III”, pero para los viajeros de las aerolíneas de EE.UU. y Europa eso es precisamente lo que está ocurriendo este verano. Los vuelos están desapareciendo de los itinerarios, algunos de último minuto, a medida que las aerolíneas
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The latest edition of the City of Pocatello Water Department’s Water Quality Report is available for the public.
Continue Reading By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession, Turkey’s leader has warned that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the close of the alliance’s
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By Brenda Goodman and Virginia Langmaid Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Biden’s chief medical adviser, recently revealed he is experiencing a rebound of his Covid-19 infection after taking the antiviral medication Paxlovid. To date, cases of Paxlovid rebound have been limited to small studies and
Continue Reading By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN. The committee’s vice chairwoman, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said at
Continue Reading By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN. The committee’s vice chairwoman, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said at
Continue Reading By Dan Berman, CNN With recent decisions on abortion, gun control, religious freedom and the environment, the US Supreme Court once again reasserted its central role in America. The nine justices are unelected, serve for life and until recently were all White men. But their actions have helped define the American way of life for
Continue Reading By STELLA SUN Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Cracking down on excessive speeding is a goal for the city of Albuquerque. But thieves are pressing the brakes on this goal, after one speed camera got stolen. “The speeding is excessive on Lead and Coal,” Larry Veltman said. “It’s
Continue Reading By JOSH COPITCH Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a missing diver. According to the Monterey Fire Department, a diver went missing off of San Carlos Beach in Monterey around 12 p.m. on Wednesday. The diver’s body was pulled out of
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced Thursday investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Ammon man on Wednesday for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.
Continue Reading By JONATHAN AYESTAS Click here for updates on this story NEVADA COUNTY, California (KCRA) — The Rices Fire that has prompted evacuations in Nevada County has charred about 904 acres and burned at least one structure, Cal Fire officials said Thursday morning in an incident update. The blaze is 12% contained with an expectation of
Continue Reading By HILLARY MINTZ Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Milwaukee police are looking for the gunman who killed a transgender woman. Milwaukee’s LGBTQ community has been rocked by the killing of 28-year-old Brazil Johnson. On June 15, in the early morning hours, someone shot and killed the transgender woman at
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic might be playing in his last Grand Slam tournament for a while because he isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. And the coronavirus has become a significant matter at the All England Club: Three of the top 20 seeded men in the
Continue Reading By LYDIA FIELDER Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — A Fayetteville man stabbed an officer inside the Washington County Drug Court offices Tuesday, according to police. Zachary Seward, 30, is being charged with attempted capital murder. According to a preliminary police report, Seward drove to the drug court offices
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DEL CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A collision caused a vehicle to be wedged under a stopped train early Thursday morning in Del City. Around 3 a.m., a car was waiting for a train to move near Northeast 10th Street and Sunnylane Road when another vehicle
Continue Reading By ASHLEY KIRKLEN Click here for updates on this story WILDER, Kentucky (WLWT) — Each home on one Northern Kentucky block has what’s called an underground rain cistern. It used to be used to store rainwater, which would then be turned into fresh drinking water. Now, one man has found a much different use for
Continue Reading By ANDREW MOLLENBECK Click here for updates on this story ALTOONA, Iowa (KCCI) — Each of Iowa’s 99 counties already has a Freedom Rock. So, you could call this one a bonus. And it’s going to be right outside of Adventureland Inn. “Just keep it simple, tell a few specific stories, and just make sure
Continue Reading By CHANDI CHAPMAN Click here for updates on this story DORMONT, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The fun at Dormont Pool could come to a halt, if lifeguards who said they haven’t gotten paid walk off the job. “If we don’t have the lifeguards, of course we’ll have to close,” Dormont community manager Bethany Bachman said. Bachman
Continue Reading By KATIE SIVCO Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — On Wednesday night, one person was rescued from a retention pond in Orlando before being taken to the hospital, officials said. Fire officials in Orange County said a car coming down from West Kaley and South Rio Grande went into
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Massachusetts State Police seized thousands of firecrackers in a pre-Fourth of July operation targeting the illegal importation of fireworks from out of state. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, State Police Troopers said they stopped several vehicles after crossing the border into
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights says a complaint against 33 countries filed by six young climate activists will be examined by the tribunal’s top panel of judges. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said Thursday’s decision to have the court’s Grand Tribunal hear the case reflects its legal significance. The Portuguese activists, three
Continue Reading By JACKIE PASCALE Click here for updates on this story YADKINVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — For the last 14 years, Jesse Keaton has been called a “miracle girl.” But the name stems from a nightmare. At 6 years old, she fell off her dad’s tractor in Yadkin County while they were mowing hay. In an
Continue Reading By JOSSLYN HOWARD Click here for updates on this story NEW FREEDOM, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A missing 12-year-old boy at a York County camp has been found dead. The Southern Regional Police chief and the York County Coroner’s Office both confirmed the death. The coroner said the 12-year-old was found just before 2 a.m. Thursday
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PINSON, Alabama (WVTM) — Ten years ago when he was an 11-year-old, Simon Jenkins knew that young, beautiful Peyton Wynn would someday be his wife. They met at Johnson Elementary School in Pinson, Alabama. They giggled at one another as they sat in Patti Hathorn’s
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Halsey has a message to concertgoers who don’t agree with the singer’s views on reproductive rights. Some people in attendance at Halsey’s Sunday night concert in Phoenix reportedly left following Halsey’s comments criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, which protected the right to an abortion. “The truth is
Continue Reading By PAULINA AGUILAR Click here for updates on this story NORTH PLAINS, Oregon (KPTV) — The Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains is getting ready to host the LIV Golf Invitational, but the tournament has people outraged. On Wednesday, crews put on the final touches and golfers had the chance to preview the course
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson juró este jueves como la 104ª jueza asociada de la Corte Suprema, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer negra en ocupar un puesto en el alto tribunal. Con la mano sobre una Biblia sostenida por su marido, Jackson prestó los dos juramentos que se exigen a
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN The vast majority of Americans across party lines are unhappy with the state of the US, a new set of polling finds. In an AP-NORC survey released Wednesday, 85% of US adults say that things in the country are headed in the wrong direction, with just 14% believing things are going
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KENSINGTON, California (KPIX) — Crews with the East Bay Municipal Utility District responded to a neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills Wednesday night after a sinkhole formed and swallowed up a parked minivan. EBMUD officials told KPIX 5, a water main broke on the 600 block
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El economista José Antonio Ocampo será el próximo ministro de Hacienda de Colombia, según anunció el presidente electo, Gustavo Petro. Se trata de un anuncio clave que ha sido muy bien recibido por diversos sectores, pues la trayectoria de Ocampo es una señal para la economía de mercado y los
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Blackfoot Reservoir, located about 40 miles east of Pocatello, is home to two divergent, yet symbiotic, conservation stories that have been playing out in southeast Idaho for nearly 30 years, leaving Fish and Game biologists to find new innovative ways towards one common solution.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKDALE, Minnesota (WCCO) — Police in Oakdale are investigating after a 23-year-old Hugo man was shot inside Marcus Cinema in Oakdale Tuesday evening. According to police, officers were dispatched to the theater, located on 5677 Hadley Ave. N., on the report of a shooting. When
Continue Reading By JOSEPH FREDERICK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and witness Coney Island’s Luna Park like you’ve never seen it before. The beachfront tourist destination will soon be introducing three new attractions and pedestrian plazas on several acres along the iconic Coney Island, New York, boardwalk
Continue Reading By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, Maryland (WBAL) — A young Marylander has gained an impressive following on Tik Tok, crabbing his way to more than 1 million followers. “My whole life is crabbing and fixing stuff or whatever, and so I was like I’ll just start putting this stuff
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday for USA Basketball. The Americans are taking a two-game trip to Puerto Rico and Cuba to conclude the first round of qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. Jim Boylen is going to coach the Americans once again for these games. The
Continue Reading By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A woman is facing animal abuse and neglect charges after 53 dogs were rescued from a property in northwest Johnson County, Missouri. Midwest Animal ResQ, Old Drum Animal Shelter and Risen from the Ashes are caring for the dogs that
Continue Reading By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Fifty-four-year-old Charles Dickson now sits behind bars in Metro Jail two weeks after the sheriff’s office says he tried to use a car as a weapon while trying to escape. “He admitted that he knowingly drove towards the deputies when everything
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN As Republicans across the country move swiftly to restrict abortion access in their states after last week’s US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has so far shown little desire to match their urgency. Instead, the typically outspoken GOP governor quietly celebrated the ruling that
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman on the highest court in the nation. Jackson, 51, joins the court as its 116th member amid a time of heightened scrutiny of
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN The woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas has been captured in Costa Rica, the US Marshals Office said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Antes de empezar cualquier programa de ejercicios, consulta a tu médico. Detente de inmediato si sientes dolor. (CNN)– Si buscas una actividad cardiovascular que ponga a trabajar a tu corazón y mejore tu vida diaria, es probable que pienses inmediatamente en correr o el entrenamiento a intervalos, también conocido como
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Four Chinese nationals were among people kidnapped on Wednesday in an attack in northcentral Nigeria that left “many security personnel” dead, authorities said on Thursday. Gunmen whom authorities described as “terrorists” targeted a local mining site in the attack in Shiroro council area of Niger state,
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Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as the court’s 116th justice on Thursday.
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for. Justice
Continue Reading By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Prichard water board held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss the impending departure of its last sewage treatment plant operator, with one member warning the utility could be shut down. Prichard Water Works & Sewer Board Chairman Russell Heidelburg and
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday sent three abortion-related cases back down to lower courts to be reconsidered now that the court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections to obtain an abortion. The move reflects the dramatically changed legal landscape around abortion after the new Supreme
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming. In
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a North Carolina case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted. The case could ultimately hand more power to state legislatures and block state courts from reviewing challenges to the procedures and results. The justices
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half in more than 50 years, dropping 20.6% during the first 6 months of 2022. Stocks closed down on Thursday as Wall Street said goodbye to a dismal second quarter and first half of the year. All three major indexes ended the
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar’s state news agency says the Gulf Arab sheikhdom has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, which is hard hit by the country’s economic meltdown. Thursday’s announcement came shortly after Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut, where he is expected to meet senior Lebanese officials. Lebanon’s
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar’s state news agency says the Gulf Arab sheikhdom has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, which is hard hit by the country’s economic meltdown. Thursday’s announcement came shortly after Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut, where he is expected to meet senior Lebanese officials. Lebanon’s
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press U.S. regulators are telling COVID-19 vaccine makers to tweak any booster doses intended for fall so they protect against the newest omicron relatives. There’s no way to know what coronavirus variant will be the main threat as cold weather returns. But the Food and Drug Administration decided
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue and Gregory Krieg, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, a case that could have major implications for voting rights across the country and fundamentally change the landscape of election law. At the center of the wide-ranging case is the fate of
Continue Reading By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — For the second day in a row, there was a gun battle in broad daylight in Mobile. People in the Orange Grove community on edge, afraid of being hit by a stray bullet. This is after a shootout between two guys
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Liz Cheney is returning to Wyoming after a busy week of hearing public testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee to debate Republican primary challengers including Harriet Hageman, her Donald Trump-endorsed opponent.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham and Scottie Andrew, CNN The US is at a critical moment for LGBTQ rights: More Americans than ever are identifying as LGBTQ, but more than half of states have introduced — and in some cases, passed — legislation that aims to limit LGBTQ residents’ rights. So it’s as good a time as
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states. In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained down Thursday morning after the vendor, Geographic Solutions Inc., told the state Sunday that
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. The Supreme Court said Thursday lower courts should take another look at several cases that had been awaiting action by the high court.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. The Supreme Court said Thursday lower courts should take another look at several cases that had been awaiting action by the high court.
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A Supreme Court ruling Thursday could shape what we see going forward along the US-Mexico border. In a 5-4 ruling, justices found that immigration law gives the Biden administration discretion to end the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced some migrants to wait in Mexico while their immigration cases were
Continue Reading By Emilee Fannon Click here for updates on this story SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski says he will prosecute abortion providers if there’s an alleged violation against Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. It comes as dozens of prosecutors across the country are pledging to not press charges in wake of
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish Parliament-appointed commission has harshly criticized the country’s government for its decision to cull millions of healthy mink at the height of the coronavirus pandemic to protect humans from a mutation of the virus. The 2020 decision to wipe out Denmark’s entire captive mink population had stirred strong controversy, particularly
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