By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2023 Pentagon budget includes $813 billion in spending for national defense, a 4% increase of $31 billion from the spending package signed into law earlier this month. The Biden administration’s defense budget remains focused on China as the primary strategic
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2023 Pentagon budget includes $813 billion in spending for national defense, a 4% increase of $31 billion from the spending package signed into law earlier this month. The Biden administration’s defense budget remains focused on China as the primary
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A late-season storm is moving slowly through California, bringing flood worries as rain falls across wildfire burn scars. The weather system marks a turnabout from an extremely dry winter that has spurred calls for water conservation in the drought-stricken state. The storm hit the San Francisco Bay region late Sunday and
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has asserted it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election. The ruling ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is nearing passage of a dramatic reduction in unemployment benefits to try to force people to fill thousands of open jobs and reverse a trend in which the governor argues the state’s “safety net has become a hammock.” A measure supported only by the
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Customer-service agents at Southwest Airlines will be voting on a new contract that would give them pay raises totaling more than 16% over the next three years. The machinists’ union said it reached the tentative agreement on Monday. The deal would cover about 7,000 Southwest employees. The proposed contract is the latest
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell A New York state judge ordered the Trump Organization to comply by the end of April with a subpoena from the New York attorney general as part of its long-running civil investigation into the former president and his real estate company. “I think we can all agree we want this to end
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The House Oversight Committee launched a probe Monday into Credit Suisse, demanding documents linked to the bank’s compliance with sanctions on Russian oligarchs. In a letter to Credit Suisse CEO Thomas Gottstein, US lawmakers asked the bank to turn over information and documents about a portfolio of loans backed by
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The review comes ahead of a meeting this week for outside experts to vote on the drug for ALS. The drug
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police is investigating after someone reportedly discovered the remains of an infant. Sgt. Philip Krynsky confirmed Monday investigators are looking in the area around a local business near 35th Avenue and Indian School in connection with a baby’s remains. Krynsky says authorities hope to have an update later in the day.
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LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement. Becker is on trial in London accused of failing to hand over his assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement. Becker is on trial in London accused of failing to hand over his assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how quickly it reported the crash of a test vehicle last fall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents released Monday that it’s investigating Pony.ai’s reporting of an Oct. 28 crash in
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how quickly it reported the crash of a test vehicle last fall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents released Monday that it’s investigating Pony.ai’s reporting of an Oct. 28 crash in
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SYLMAR, Los Angeles (KABC) — Two children were rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon after being injured in a vehicle collision in the Los Angeles community of Sylmar. Their age and gender are unknown. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, both were “transported in
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say investigators seized about 35 stolen luxury cars worth $2.3 million following a two-month theft investigation involving fraudulent purchases in Southern California. The vehicles, including Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes Benz and Porsche brands, were recovered Thursday in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Monday, a judge will review the status of a civil lawsuit brought by the families of the Astroworld Festival victims. This comes after Houston rapper Travis Scott performed for the first time since 10 concertgoers were killed in the tragedy
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and in both its opener against Texas Southern and its regional final against Miami, the margin of victory was more than 25 points. Yet somehow, the Jayhawks are flying down to the
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up mode
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