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By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday departs Washington for a six-day Latin American tour, with scheduled stops in Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica, according to a White House release obtained first by CNN. Biden will be joined on the trip by her daughter, Ashley Biden. The tour will “emphasize the importance
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A tooth unearthed from a remote cave in Laos is helping to sketch an unknown chapter in the human story. Researchers believe the tooth belonged to a young female who lived at least 130,000 years ago and was likely a Denisovan — an enigmatic group of early humans first identified in
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Europe can’t make up its mind on how to pay for Russia natural gas imports that continue to fuel homes, businesses and power stations. The confusion centers on the logistics of the payments themselves. Several European gas buyers have been preparing to work around the Kremlin’s demand that gas bills
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the wife of detained American Brittney Griner on Saturday as the WNBA star’s imprisonment in Russia continues. According to a senior State Department official, the top US diplomat told Cherelle Griner that her wife’s release is a top priority for the department and has
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget would have turned 66 on Tuesday and his widow Kelly Rizzo paid tribute to her late husband. Rizzo shared video and photos on her verified Instagram account, writing “Happy birthday my Love. These pictures and videos were taken exactly 1 year ago in Mexico.” “We always celebrated our
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story WHARTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The parents of a 2-year-old boy, who authorities say suffered continuous physical abuse, were arrested Monday after being charged in connection to his murder. Wharton County records show Rebecca Hart, 21, the boy’s mother, was charged with capital murder of
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man who has served less than a third of his maximum 28-year prison sentence for killing and torturing dogs has been denied early release. The state parole board announced Monday it had denied Jason Brown’s request in April for early release after authorities determined he’d been misclassified as a
Continue ReadingBy Patrina Adger Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As grocery stores remain void of baby formula due to shortage, parents are becoming frustrated as the need for the product for their babies grows dire. The baby formula shortage has been especially tough for new mothers like Blanca Torres, who
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JESI, Italy (AP) — It’s been a season of firsts for Biniam Girmay and the Eritrean rider has now won a stage in the Giro d’Italia in his first Grand Tour to raise the profile of African cycling. The 22-year-old Girmay outsprinted none other than Mathieu van der Poel to win the 10th stage of
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries will be announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries will be announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Lodhia Click here for updates on this story CLEAR LAKE, Texas (KTRK) — A high school senior says he will be getting a chance to graduate after he was unexpectedly unenrolled from Clear Falls High School while recovering from open-heart surgery. “I just want to go to college. That’s really it,” said 19-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Over the next week, voters in 10 states are heading to the polls to pick nominees for this fall’s midterm elections. But pitched battles persist
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Riverside County government coffers are swelling beyond what officials anticipated in the current fiscal year, setting the stage for lighter loads on the Board of Supervisors in preparation for 2022-23 budgethearings, according to a report the board will review Tuesday. #RivCo BOS Meeting happening NOW.Agenda available at: https://t.co/9AoLpayCmm #RivCoNow #wearerivco #countygov https://t.co/7cxfiLQ6Gl— County of Riverside
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several mainstream Republican Senate candidates are drawing on the “great replacement” conspiracy theory once confined to the far-right fringes of U.S. politics to court voters this campaign season, promoting the baseless notion that there is a plot to diminish the influence of white people
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Special counsel John Durham’s prosecutors laid out their case against Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann during opening statements Tuesday, accusing him of scheming “to inject the FBI into a presidential election” by peddling an ultimately unsubstantiated tip about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, eight weeks before Election Day. “The defendant’s
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By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city.
Continue ReadingBy Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — A 16-year-old girl was attacked in broad daylight on Thursday after leaving her school. Graviela Estrada says she was walking to get picked up by her mother after school when she was attacked. “I noticed a black car, tinted windows,
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, says the bill would help the Food and Drug Administration take important steps to restore the
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been a top investor in Wells Fargo for the past few years, despite the company’s fake account scandal, overcharging foreign-exchange customers and myriad other problems. Now, the Oracle of Omaha has finally thrown in the towel. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed late Monday that it
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