By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Since 2013, veterans have come to Henderson County to plant food, attend therapy and see all that the 8-acre Veterans Healing Farm has to offer. But that is about to change. The organization is being forced to leave its
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may have been the buzziest subject of football season, but for award season, Jimmy Kimmel isn’t so sure the celebrity couple will get a mention in his opening monologue at the Oscars on Sunday. When asked if he plans to talk about Swift and
Continue Reading CNN By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — America’s most glamorous election contest is finally drawing to a close. Yes, it’s Oscars weekend. Only marginally shorter than its political counterparts (and with no less lobbying), the road to the 96th Oscars ceremony is likely leading toward what industry and casual viewers have all been betting on:
Continue Reading By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story NEBO, North Carolina (WLOS) — It’s official — a McDowell County woman’s potato plant has set a world record. In August 2023, News 13 spotlighted Cecelia Smith in a Carolina Moment feature. The Nebo woman grew her plant, named “Gertrude,” and it has reached a
Continue Reading By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Emerging from their big wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump head to Georgia, where they’ll campaign for votes in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The day will likely have additional significance for Trump, as voters in a total of four states may award
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Steve Lawrence, a Grammy and Emmy-winning pop singer who often performed with his late wife Eydie Gormé as the duo Stevie & Eydie, died Thursday, according to a statement from his publicist shared with multiple outlets. He was 88. Lawrence died in Los Angeles from Alzheimer’s disease, publicist
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A London judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay six figures in legal fees to a company he sued over a controversial dossier that made unverified and salacious allegations about him, according to court documents released Thursday. After dismissing the former president’s case last month against retired British intelligence
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces are searching large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region for nearly 300 children who were abducted from their school a day earlier. It is the second mass kidnap in the country in less than a week and analysts blame them on the failure of intelligence
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and faces federal charges of defrauding donors to his 2022 campaign, has announced he is running for the House again. Santos, a Republican who is just the sixth member to be ousted by fellow House members, posted Thursday night on
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military has lifted the grounding guidance for the military’s V-22 Osprey fleet, roughly three months after the entire fleet was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations crash off the coast of Japan. The Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy are expected to begin flying their V-22 variants in
Continue Reading By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Washington state might put former President Donald Trump over the top in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump won hundreds of delegates on Super Tuesday, putting him within reach of becoming his party’s presumptive nominee. But to do so, Trump will need to
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Millie Bobby Brown might have grown up before our eyes thanks to “Stranger Things,” but she has already shown herself to be a savvy steward of her career. Those smart choices have made Brown a major asset for Netflix as she follows “Enola Holmes” with the entertaining “Damsel,”
Continue Reading CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids. As gangs rampage in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, several children and teenagers tell CNN they have been orphaned, wounded, raped and even recruited by members of these
Continue Reading CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids. As gangs rampage in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, several children and teenagers tell CNN they have been orphaned, wounded, raped and even recruited by members of these
Continue Reading CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids. As gangs rampage in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, several children and teenagers tell CNN they have been orphaned, wounded, raped and even recruited by members of these
Continue Reading By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids. As gangs rampage in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, several children and teenagers tell CNN they have been orphaned, wounded, raped and even recruited by members of these armed
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Patchy fog and then brighter afternoon for us, however it is colder. Today is 10+ degrees below our seasonal average around 41 degrees. Mostly cloudy into midday and clearing in the afternoon and that should continue into Saturday. Max temp around 30 for most of us. 40 in Salmon. There may be some more patchy
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US tennis player Danielle Collins has had to fight harder than most during her time at the top of the sport. The 30-year-old has suffered from a number of health issues, including rheumatoid arthritis and endometriosis, but has still managed to forge a successful career. The 2022 Australian Open
Continue Reading By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Turkish government official says Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations on Friday to end the war, now in its third year. NATO-member Turkey has sought to balance
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Their religious schools, or yeshivas, get generous government subsidies. And yet young men of the Haredim, as they are known in Hebrew, are in all practical terms exempt from mandatory military service. That exemption has bedeviled Israeli society
Continue Reading By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley ended her campaign this week. Hawaii could help Trump clinch the nomination on Tuesday
Continue Reading By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military has greenlighted its Osprey to return to flight, three months after a part failure led to the deaths of eight service members in a crash in Japan in November. Naval Air Systems Command announced it on Friday. Before clearing the Osprey, officials said they put
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities say they are in talks with Russia’s government about the return of Indian citizens who were duped into working for the Russian army. India’s foreign ministry on Friday said the government has initiated action against a network of agents who lured the men to
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose government plans to introduce privately run universities, following weeks of demonstrations including scores of university building occupations by students. Lawmakers were to vote on the measure later Friday, with the bill expected to pass. Greece’s center-right government has argued that the
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is called this year. The move will end a 27-year parliamentary career that included three years as prime minister during a period roiled by Brexit. May told her local newspaper that
Continue Reading By Elliott Gotkine, Mia Alberti and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military has said its investigation into the deadly humanitarian aid incident in Gaza last month found Israeli troops did not fire at the aid convoy, but at “a number of suspects” who approached and posed a threat to nearby forces, a conclusion swiftly
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly says that approval of its experimental Alzheimer’s medication donanemab will be delayed beyond the end of March as the US Food and Drug Administration plans to call a last-minute meeting of its outside advisers to review the drug’s safety and efficacy.
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Daniel Strauss and Aaron Pellish, CNN Houston (CNN) — Donald Trump wasted little time putting his imprint on the Republican Party just days after becoming its presumptive presidential nominee. At the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting here Friday, members elevated Trump’s endorsed candidates – North Carolina GOP chairman Michael Whatley and the former president’s daughter-in-law, Lara
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in advance gives you the opportunity to forget it by Sunday morning and wake up in a panic anyway. You’re welcome. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record a 35+ point triple-double in four straight games as his side outlasted the Miami Heat, 114-108, on Thursday. Dončić posted 35 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to earn a hard-fought Dallas victory in front
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — The US labor market appears to be doing just swell — but the boom times are likely in the rearview mirror. The economy added 275,000 jobs in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, a stronger-than-expected gain that shows the foundation for economic growth remains quite
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units
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By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Spanish police said they have shut down an alleged forgery ring selling fake Banksy artworks across the US and Europe for up to 1,500 euros ($1,642) a piece. Investigators seized nine artworks during a raid of an apartment in the city of Zaragoza, northern Spain, according to Catalan police.
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — At least 287 school children, some as young as eight years old, are being held by gunmen who raided their school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State early Thursday, a police spokesperson told CNN Friday. More than 300 students were taken early Thursday by the armed bandits
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Senate passed a package of six government funding bills Friday evening just hours ahead of a shutdown deadline after lawmakers raced the clock to get the measure across the finish line. The legislation now advances to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, Gregory Wallace and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a United Airlines flight that lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco International Airport, damaging several cars in a parking lot before the plane safely landed at Los Angeles International Airport, the agency said. The plane
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — You’re having fun playing golf and then a mob of kangaroos suddenly interrupts your round. Golfer Stephen Roche must have thought he’d gone hopping mad when he saw the stream of ‘roos approaching him. Roche posted a video on X – formerly known as Twitter – Wednesday, in what
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami had to come from two goals behind to salvage a 2-2 draw away to Nashville in the first-leg, round of 16 CONCACAF Champions Cup tie, with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez coming to the rescue. Two goals from Canadian forward Jacob Shaffelburg opened up
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators on Thursday shared updates on their probe into the cause of the catastrophic 2021 condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, providing key insights into the factors that may have led to the deaths of 98 people under a mountain of rubble. Investigators have identified hundreds of possible points
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to pony up roughly half a billion dollars to satisfy two recent courtroom losses. The cash crunch challenges Trump’s long-projected image of a successful businessman with deep pockets and a maverick’s ability to outmaneuver legal and financial troubles. He rode that reputation to the
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The divide between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine was on display this week. As a Chinese envoy crisscrossed Europe for talks on ending the war, the Chinese foreign minister trumpeted the export of Chinese cars to Russia and Russian natural gas to China. The
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull has suspended the female employee who accused F1 team principal Christian Horner of inappropriate behavior, according to multiple reports. Speaking with reporters in Jeddah ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, Horner said he couldn’t talk about the reported suspension due to “confidentiality restrictions.”
Continue Reading CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — It was on her third day of running consecutive ultramarathons in Antarctica that Donna Urquhart felt the full force of the continent’s brutal conditions: violent winds, bitter cold and such poor visibility that she couldn’t even see her feet. Frequently stumbling as she struggled to put one foot
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — It was on her third day of running consecutive ultramarathons in Antarctica that Donna Urquhart felt the full force of the continent’s brutal conditions: violent winds, bitter cold and such poor visibility that she couldn’t even see her feet. Frequently stumbling as she struggled to put one foot in
Continue Reading By Gisella Deputato and Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Rem Koolhaas is always looking for an exit. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect behind the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, and De Rotterdam in his homeland of the Netherlands, is prone to claustrophobia, and won’t risk triggering it with one of his own buildings. This fear has reshaped
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has reported large increases in arrests and cases of phone and internet scams last year, as leaders showcase the ruling Communist Party’s determination to safeguard national security and public order. Top judicial officials presented reports from China’s Supreme People’s Court and from its top prosecutors on
Continue Reading By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. In the last eight years, some 30 million people have undergone the procedure, in which external genitalia
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A top European Union official is in Cyprus on Friday to inspect preparations to send desperately needed aid to war-ravaged Gaza by sea. Just hours earlier, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. military will set up a temporary port off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to help.
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy. The U.N. mission published its findings in the
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68. Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, is an international million-seller that also turned into hugely popular anime series,
Continue Reading By Mai Nishiyama, Sophie Jeong and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the enormously popular and influential Dragon Ball series, died of a brain condition last week at the age of 68, his production studio said Friday. Toriyama was the mind behind the fantasy martial arts franchise featuring Son
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong’s government unveiled a new suite of powerful national security laws on Friday that critics and foreign governments warn could deepen the ongoing crackdown in the city and further undermine its reputation as an international business hub. The 212-page draft bill tabled into the city’s opposition-less
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to finish at 39,688.94. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,847.00. South Korea’s Kospi surged 1.1% to 2,677.22. Hong Kong’s
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Nicholas Anastacio, CNN (CNN) — More than 6 in 10 Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a smaller 35% reacting very positively. That pattern of widespread but tempered
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The law firm of Piasta Walker Hagenbush LLC analyzed more than 18 years of crash reporting data from NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System to identify the deadliest intersection in the US.
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Vivian Health analyzed its proprietary data to find the 20 cities where travel nurses earn the most.
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Experian analyzed housing market data to make some forward-thinking predictions about what you can expect from the housing market in 2024.
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The Conversation looks back at a pioneering ethologist, bird-bander, and ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice, and how her work influenced scientific approaches to animal behavior for Women’s History Month.
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Votebeat’s Arizona Bureau looks at how commotion over the midterm election in one rural Arizona county attracted national attention and subsequent efforts to reconnect and rebuild.
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By MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, charity and good deeds. Socially, it often brings families and friends together
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died at age 92. Family members say she died Thursday in Atlanta. She married Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King, a Baptist minister and civil rights leader, in 1950. The couple
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day _ it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening sun together knock out of whack a body clock that regulates
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers and citizen scientists will observe how animals’ routines at several zoos are disrupted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. The moon’s shadow will sweep across North America including from Texas to Maine. In 2017, a team noticed strange animal behavior at a South Carolina
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Ten years on, families of Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysian Airline flight still are searching for answers. On Friday, a few dozen relatives of the passengers in Beijing went to meet with China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of their long journey for answers. They
Continue Reading By DAKE KANG and ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s hackers-for-hire take government officials out for lavish banquets, binge drinking and late-night karaoke with young women in a bid to win favor and business, as revealed in a highly unusual leak last month of internal documents from a private contractor linked to Chinese
Continue Reading By DAKE KANG and ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope but also suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols. China’s state security agencies have contracted large amounts of hacking and espionage work to
Continue Reading By Kaanita Iyer, Jhasua Razo and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden looks to secure another term in office, he used the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress to tout his administration’s legislative wins and attempted to make the case that he is the candidate standing for
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russians who are too fearful to protest in the streets are finding an outlet for their activism by writing letters to political prisoners. Whether it is simply withing them a happy birthday or a longer message of support, activists say they get positive feedback from inmates
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Two American men face a new trial Friday in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy’s highest court threw out their convictions. Italy’s highest Cassation Court ordered a new trial last year saying that it had not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s leaders will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution. Friday’s historic ceremony is open to the public and designed to show support to women across the world on International Women’s Day. France is the first country to explicitly guarantee
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — During the State of the Union address, the House speaker and vice president sit behind the president. But there has been a new speaker every year under President Joe Biden. Former leader Nancy Pelosi lost the spot when Republicans secured a narrow lead in the chamber in during the 2022 midterm elections.
Continue Reading THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Nick Burri clicks into his ski bindings, squats to stretch his knees and scans the snowy race course. Moments later, he’s zipping past a series of gates at high speed and hurtling off jumps. But it’s not gravity pulling him toward the finish line: It’s the brute
Continue Reading CNN By Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over the border, the state of the US economy and crime and safety issues as she delivered the GOP’s rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address. “Right now,
Continue Reading By Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A woman who accused Michigan State University’s then-head football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment intends to sue him, the school and others for tens of millions of dollars in damages, according to new legal filings. Rape survivor and advocate Brenda Tracy is set to sue Tucker, MSU, its
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The City of Uvalde has released an independent report into a deadly 2022 school shooting that suggested none of the city’s officers violated department policy. The report released Thursday infuriated family members of children killed in the attack and contradicted other investigations that
Continue Reading By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Three inmates who escaped from prison in Grenada have been charged with killing two Americans after allegedly hijacking their yacht last month to flee to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, police said Thursday. The Royal Granada Police Force said in a statement that Ron Mitchell, Atiba Stanisclaus and Trevon
Continue Reading By MOHAMED JAHJOUH, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die. Hunger is most acute in the north, where at least 20 people — almost all children — have
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released and limited information about the Army reservist who killed 18 people last year in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting. Boston University researchers who analyzed a sample of Robert Card’s brain tissue say they found
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s presidential election so far is a one-horse race for incumbent President Nicolás Maduro. That’s not for a lack of potential challengers, or because of any great affection from voters. It’s because he’s the only politician with the means for a campaign and a guaranteed
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy likely produced another month of healthy hiring in February, once again brushing aside the effects of high interest rates with unexpected ease. When the Labor Department issues the monthly jobs report Friday, economists predict it will show that employers added a solid 200,000
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KEALY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters will vote in twin referendums on Friday to decide whether to amend the constitution and remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums on International Women’s Day are on deleting a reference in the 87-year-old document to women’s
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts have become entwined in recent years, with the stars of both sports meeting in the boxing ring to display their various talents. Francis Ngannou is arguably the fighter who has taken the swap of disciplines most seriously, clashing with world heavyweight
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The charitable wing of the women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have started a joint effort to provide prenatal vitamins to 1 million women in low- and middle-income countries. The Women Change the Game campaign was announced Friday, International Women’s Day. It aims to raise
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district because of complaints about misbehaving visitors. Tourists crowd the narrow, quaint streets of the area called Gion, often following tour guides who show people around
Continue Reading By CNN staff Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, gave the GOP rebuttal immediately following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night. Her speech is below, as prepared for delivery and released by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and STEVEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans had demanded it but never expected President Joe Biden to say it during his State of the Union address. Biden said the name of Laken Riley. The death of the Georgia nursing student has become a rallying cry for Republicans on border security
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the presidency, a forum that almost always favors the speaker in a one-way conversation with millions of Americans. Most of the speeches are instantly dissected, and almost as quickly forgotten.
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Within a year of calling off his last wedding, nonagenarian billionaire Rupert Murdoch has popped the question to another partner, months after they started dating. The former News Corp chairman’s media representative confirmed the news to CNN on Friday, just days before the billionaire’s 93rd birthday next Monday. It’s the
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered his annual State of the Union address on Thursday. His statements were mostly accurate, a CNN fact check found, but he also made a smattering of claims that were false, misleading or lacking key context. Biden repeated his familiar misleading boast about how he had supposedly
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Joe Biden addressed Congress and the nation during his State of the Union speech on Thursday, tens of thousands of Palestinians face an increasingly harrowing humanitarian crisis – one that officials warn is hurling the territory into a famine. Although Biden had signaled repeated optimism that
Continue Reading CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in advance gives you the opportunity to forget it by Sunday morning and wake up in a panic anyway. You’re welcome. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to
Continue Reading By David Wright and Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year and is facing federal charges, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York. “Tonight, I want to announce that I will
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Thursday showed off its long-range artillery systems, thousands of weapons that it could use to strike the South with little warning while causing tens of thousands of casualties, according to experts. The North’s artillery drills come at a time of heightened tension on
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story March 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Quentin Mease Health Center, part of the esteemed Harris Health System, is proud to announce the Harris Health Endoscopy Center as its latest enhancement, offering a vital service in the fight against digestive and colon cancers. Located
Continue Reading CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Friendly reminder that this weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Telling you a few days in advance gives you the opportunity to forget it by Sunday morning and wake up in a panic anyway. You’re welcome. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered a raucous third State of the Union address, one that could be among the most important speeches he gives during his presidency as he turns toward reelection. His list of objectives was long: Tout his accomplishments in office, look ahead to a second-term agenda,
Continue Reading By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Karol G made history at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony. “This is the first time, ever, a Latina is named woman of the year,” she said Wednesday in her acceptance speech. And so, in honor of that incredible feat, she delivered the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address. His speech is below, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.
Continue Reading GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids police officer should stand trial for murder in the 2022 killing of a Black motorist. The court ruled 2-1 on Jan. 25 that it agreed there was “at least sufficient
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is this year’s designated survivor, retreating from Washington to an undisclosed location during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday. Cardona will stay away from the US Capitol, fulfilling the annual task of remaining outside the House chamber during the president speech in case disaster
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