LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 69-year-old Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding the Social Security Administration of over $120,000 after she allegedly dismembered her dead husband’s body and threw his remains in the trash. A criminal complaint alleges Nancy Shedleski continued to deposit her husband’s retirement benefits after his 2015 death. The complaint says
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By COLLEEN LONG, RACHEL LA CORTE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 will lead the Biden administration’s effort to protect future elections. Kim Wyman has led elections in Washington state for years, and she was
Continue Reading AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted of killing nine people in arson fires in his Ohio neighborhood has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Judge Christine Croce also ordered Tuesday that Stanley Ford, of Akron, serve the terms consecutively. The 62-year-old Ford has maintained his innocence. He was found guilty last month
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Contract talks between the Kellogg Co. and its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers are set to resume next week. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said Tuesday that the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that represents those workers agreed to return to the bargaining table starting next Tuesday.
Continue Reading P{HOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported only 450 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 102 more virus deaths as state officials said it’d be another couple of days before the reporting system recovers from a data-processing problem. The latest figures increased the state’s pandemic totals to  over 1,150,000 cases and nearly 21,000 deaths. The number
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1948 Birth place: Sorkheh, Iran Birth name: Hassan Feridon Marriage: Sahebeh Arabi Children: Has four children Education: University of Tehran, B. A., 1972; Glasgow Caledonian University, M. Phil., 1995; Glasgow Caledonian University, Ph.D., 1999 Religion:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bob Graham, former United States senator and Democratic governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: November 9, 1936 Birth place: Coral Gables, Florida Birth name: Daniel Robert Graham Father: Ernest “Cap” Graham, Florida state senator, dairy farmer and cattle rancher Mother: Hilda (Simmons) Graham, teacher Marriage:
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of David Petraeus, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Personal Birth date: November 7, 1952 Birth place: Cornwall, New York Birth name: David Howell Petraeus Father: Sixtus Petraeus, Danish-born sea captain Mother: Miriam (Howell) Petraeus Marriage: Hollister “Holly” Knowlton (July 6, 1974-present) Children:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday, March 12, 2023 – Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Set clocks ahead one hour. Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Set clocks back one hour.
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A powerful storm has begun barreling up the northeastern U.S. coast, and officials warn it could bring intense flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that the nor’easter had already soaked parts of New Jersey with more than 5 inches of rain and flooded some areas. Officials are
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Personal Birth date: April 21, 1926 Death date: September 8, 2022 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Father: King George VI Mother: Queen Elizabeth Marriage: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (November
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a select list of convicted American serial killers and notable open or unsolved cases. Serial murder is defined by the FBI as two or more killings separated by a span of time. Serial murders are relatively rare. Fewer than one percent of homicides during a given year are committed by serial
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business What a difference a month makes. Stocks sank in September on worries about inflation, the rise of the Covid-19 Delta variant, China’s crackdown on top tech firms and Washington gridlock potentially killing the chances that President Biden’s stimulus package gets passed. But as October ends, Wall Street is
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading across the Potomac River to campaign for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a Virginia governor’s race that looks to be extremely tight just a week before Election Day. Biden carried the state by a comfortable 10 percentage points just last fall, but
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has canceled her planned engagement at the U.N. climate conference, accepting doctors’ advice to rest. The palace says in a statement Tuesday that the 95-year-old monarch has “regretfully decided that she will no longer travel to Glasgow to attend the reception
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emails show that the firing of Tennessee’s former vaccination director caught the state’s top health leaders off guard and sent them scrambling for answers. Meanwhile the health commissioner fumed over the praise fellow coworkers heaped on the ousted employee. Earlier this year, Tennessee’s
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A candidate for Seattle mayor is pulling a television ad attacking her opponent following criticism that the spot highlighting sexual assault issues was racist. The ad from Lorena González tried to remind voters of Bruce Harrell’s statements during a sexual abuse scandal involving former Mayor Ed Murray in 2017. At the time,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Soy una miedosa, no cabe duda. Nunca he visto “Halloween” (ninguna de ellas). O “Scream” o “Saw” o “The Blair Witch Project” o “It”. Mis hijos saben que no deben sugerirlo; los he avergonzado demasiadas veces gritando fuerte en el cine cuando algún pequeño susto aparece de la nada. (SÃ, todo
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBM, KSWB, WABC, WFOX, WJAX, GETTY IMAGES, ABC, FOX NEWS, MODERNA, TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, THE FLORIDA CHANNEL, WFOX/WJAX By Alison Kosik, CNN Business Just days before a Covid-19 vaccine deadline for all Tyson Food employees in the United States, the company announced that 96% of its “active” employees have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Continue ReadingBy Alison Kosik, CNN Business Just days before a Covid-19 vaccine deadline for all Tyson Food employees in the United States, the company announced that 96% of its “active” employees have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. In August, Tyson mandated that all its 120,000 US workers get the vaccine by November 1. Tyson’s President and
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