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Month: July 2025

Pennsylvania House members propose marijuana legalization bill

By WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pa. (WGAL) — Two Pennsylvania House members, Democrat Rep. Emily Kinkead and Republican Rep. Abby Major, have introduced legislation to legalize recreational, adult-use marijuana. They say their bill would create a stable, regulated cannabis market that “prioritizes public safety and public health, protects children

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Maurene Comey, fired by Trump DOJ, says ‘fear is the tool of the tyrant’ in memo to her former colleagues

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, told her former colleagues in an email that her sudden firing should “fuel the fire” of their work fighting abuses of power. Comey, who worked on the Jeffrey Epstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs criminal cases,

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Coeur d’Alene Firefighter Dave Tysdal receives hero’s send-off, Governor’s support as rehab begins

On Tuesday, July 15, injured Coeur d’Alene firefighter Dave Tysdal was flown to a specialized rehabilitation hospital in Colorado, marking a significant step in his road to recovery. Tysdal, who was seriously injured in the tragic June 29 ambush that killed fellow firefighters John Morrison and Frank Harwood, received a “hero’s send-off” from Kootenai Health Medical Center.

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‘That people are still there haunts me in the night’: Former Hamas hostage says ordeal won’t truly end until everyone is home

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Givatayim, Israel (CNN) — The sight of Or Levy emerging in February from Hamas captivity shocked the world. The 34-year-old’s pale, emaciated frame stood as a testament to the brutal conditions he endured during the 491 days he was held hostage – almost all of which he spent underground, shackled and

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Sheinbaum responde a críticas de Trump: dice que necesita “estar informado” sobre acciones de México contra el narcotráfico

Por CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este jueves que Trump necesita “estar bien informado” sobre las accciones de México contra el tráfico de drogas, luego de que el presidente de EE.UU. afirmara que los cárteles tienen un “fuerte control” sobre México. En una declaración durante su conferencia matutina, la mandataria

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Indignación por la llegada de deportados estadounidenses extranjeros a Eswatini, una pequeña nación africana

Por Nimi Princewill, Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo y Hamilton Wende, CNN En toda África, y en la pequeña nación de Eswatini, ha estallado la indignación por la llegada de deportados extranjeros de Estados Unidos, después de que su gobierno confirmara que migrantes descritos por un portavoz del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional como “monstruos depravados” habían

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Yellowstone Black Bear euthanized after repeatedly targeting campers’ food

“We go to great lengths to protect bears and prevent them from gaining access to human food in all areas of the park,” said Kerry Gunther, Yellowstone bear management biologist. “But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses. When that happens, we sometimes have to make the difficult decision to remove the bear from the population to protect people and property.”

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Rusia refuerza su control sobre el campo de batalla en Ucrania gracias a la ventana de 50 días concedida por Trump a Putin

Por Nick Paton Walsh, Lauren Kent y Svitlana Vlasova La pausa de 50 días del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, antes de posibles nuevas sanciones contra Rusia, le está dando al Kremlin una oportunidad para hacer avances graduales en el territorio en las últimas semanas, que, según los analistas, ponen en peligro cada vez más

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Trump administration pulls plug on $4 billion for California high-speed rail

By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled approximately $4 billion in unspent federal funding from California’s embattled high-speed rail project, calling it a “boondoggle” plagued by years of mismanagement, delays, and skyrocketing costs. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the termination

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Two Los Angeles firefighters honored with Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs for response to January wildfires

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Two Los Angeles-area firefighters were honored at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday night, receiving the Pat Tillman Award for Service for their response to the devastating January wildfires. David Walters, a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, and Erin Regan,

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Colorado child care assistance program freeze continues to put families at risk

By Jasmine Arenas Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A statewide freeze on Colorado’s Child Care Assistance Program is leaving thousands of families without support and forcing providers to absorb significant financial losses. Advocates warn the freeze could last for years unless federal action is taken. At Warren Village Early

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‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation

By Nimi Princewill, Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo and Hamilton Wende, CNN (CNN) — Across Africa, and in the tiny nation of Eswatini, fury has erupted over the arrival of foreign deportees from the United States, after its government confirmed that migrants described by a Department of Homeland security spokesperson as “depraved monsters” had been sent

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Estados Unidos destruirá 500 toneladas de alimentos de emergencia financiados con fondos públicos

Por Jennifer Hansler, CNN Estados Unidos destruirá casi 500 toneladas de alimentos de emergencia financiados con fondos públicos, destinados a personas que padecen hambre en todo el mundo. Las galletas, ricas en energía y nutrientes, llevan meses almacenadas en un almacén de Dubái, según un exfuncionario de laAgencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional

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Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advance nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as Democrats walk out

By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, to a federal judgeship, over the loud protests of Democrats. The vote — in which all 12 Republican committee members voted to move Bove’s nomination forward — occurred as

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Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy litigation

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. The parties

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Texas country singer Pat Green’s livestreamed concert at Globe Life Field raises over $1 million for flood victims

By S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Texas country singer Pat Green held an emotional livestreamed concert at Globe Life Field on Wednesday night, raising more than $1 million to help flood victims in just over two hours. Green’s younger brother John, John’s wife Julia, and their two

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The former Baltimore director of the immigrant advocacy group CASA stood side by side with Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wife

Kilmar Abrego Garcia waits for judges to decide on release, faces uncertain future in Maryland

By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The former Baltimore director of the immigrant advocacy group CASA stood side by side with Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, outside a Nashville, Tennessee, federal courthouse Wednesday, where they are fighting for his release. “Kilmar, thanks to his family

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5 things to know for July 18: DOGE cuts, Emil Bove, Police violence, Trump and Epstein, Stephen Colbert

CNN Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration has ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth. Previously, people who called 988 for help could “press 3” to reach counselors specifically trained to respond to the needs of this community. Since it launched in 2022, the specialized service has received nearly 1.5

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Marietta City Schools to install vape detection systems in several school bathrooms

By Guinevere Grant Click here for updates on this story     MARIETTA, Georgia (WXIA) — Marietta City Schools will begin installing vape detection systems across several campuses this fall. The district’s Board of Education unanimously approved the plan during its meeting Tuesday night. The Halo system, which detects chemicals in vape products, will be installed at

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Millones de personas están en riesgo de inundaciones en la costa del golfo de México por tormentas lentas y persistentes

Por Briana Waxman, CNN Una extensa zona de tormentas cargadas de humedad tropical está dejando lluvias intensas a lo largo de la costa del golfo de México este jueves y podría causar inundaciones significativas durante el fin de semana. Louisiana es el estado con mayor riesgo de inundaciones peligrosas, pero las lluvias intensas también podrían

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14 undocumented immigrants arrested in ICE raid at supermarket

By Tom Ignudo, Jim McHugh, Aziza Shuler Click here for updates on this story     NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Fourteen undocumented immigrants were arrested after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for ICE said. ICE said in a statement that federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal

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The Peace Not Guns Memorial Basketball game featured the Philly Ballers — a team comprised of members of the police and fire departments

Police, firefighters join anti-violence activists for “Peace Not Guns” basketball game

By Alicia Roberts Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Members of the Philadelphia Police Department traded their badges for basketballs Wednesday night to help promote “peace not guns” for kids this summer. The competition was high for the Peace Not Guns Memorial Basketball game featuring the Philly Ballers — a

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Israel dice que lamenta profundamente el ataque a la única iglesia católica de Gaza y pide una investigación

Por Ibrahim Dahman, Catherine Nicholls, Christopher Lamb, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef y Sophie Tanno, CNN Israel expresó el jueves su “profundo pesar” por un ataque mortal contra la única iglesia católica de Gaza, que dejó tres muertos. El Patriarcado Latino de Jerusalén, que tiene jurisdicción sobre los católicos de rito latino en Gaza, informó que

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Ricardo Delgado: “El Tesoro adelantó la licitación para absorber pesos y frenar la suba del dólar”

Por CNN Radio Argentina Ricardo Delgado, economista, explicó que el gobierno activó de forma anticipada una licitación de bonos del Tesoro para absorber parte de los “10 billones de pesos liberados”, tras un cambio de estrategia acordado con el FMI en abril. En CNN Primera Mañana, afirmó que “el Banco Central y el equipo económico

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Oklahoma pediatrician accused of staging 4-year-old daughter’s drowning extradited to Miami-Dade, MDSO says

By John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — An Oklahoma mother accused of murdering her four-year-old daughter, after the child’s body was found floating in a backyard pool in South Florida last month, is now in jail in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Dr. Neha Gupta, a pediatrician from Oklahoma City,

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Israel says it ‘deeply regrets’ strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, pledges investigation

By Ibrahim Dahman, Catherine Nicholls, Christopher Lamb, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which has jurisdiction for Roman Catholics in Gaza, said the Holy Family Church was

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Scottie Scheffler arrives at the Open with a chance to build on a meteoric rise. That success isn’t what fulfills him

By Max Rego, CNN (CNN) — Another major championship means another opportunity for Scottie Scheffler. The 29-year-old world No. 1, who won his third major at May’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club, is favored to win this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. By winning, Scheffler would continue the trajectory he has been

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El Senado envía el paquete de recortes DOGE de Trump a la Cámara de Representantes mientras se acerca el plazo para aprobarlo

Por Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett y Sarah Ferris, CNN El presidente Donald Trump está un paso más cerca de lograr que el Congreso firme oficialmente una parte de los recortes de gastos de su Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental después de que los republicanos del Senado acordaran en las primeras horas de la mañana de este

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Democrats are far more motivated than Republicans for next year’s midterms, CNN poll finds

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are far more energized than Republicans about participating in next year’s midterms, but deeply negative perceptions of the Democratic Party and its officeholders raise questions about the party’s ability to capitalize on that energy. Overall, 72% of Democrats and Democratic-aligned registered voters say they are extremely motivated to

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State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the priorities it has said it values, multiple former and current department officials told CNN. Scores of personnel focused on issues the administration has said are no longer

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‘I don’t think anybody takes them seriously’: The House Freedom caucus is developing a reputation for folding

By Annie Grayer and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Crowded around a white board Monday night, members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus plotted over burgers their next big battle. They’d press to claw back more federal funding in line with the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts, maybe even draft up a deficit shrinking sequel

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Air raid drills across Taiwan as island practices for a war with China it hopes will never come

By Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For thirty minutes, under the punishing midday sun, Taiwan’s capital Taipei rehearsed for war. Presidential alerts began blaring on cell phones at 1:30pm on Thursday across this city of more than two million people: “[Air Defense Drill] Missile attack. Seek immediate shelter.” Then came

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El comportamiento impredecible y temperamental de Trump ayuda a explicar su bajo desempeño en las encuestas

Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN El día caótico y agitado de Donald Trump mostró por qué la mayoría de los estadounidenses desaprueba su figura y cree que ignora los temas que realmente les importan, y también por qué sus seguidores más leales nunca lo abandonarán. Los incesantes ataques del presidente a la psique nacional han

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