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By Olivia Wieseler Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska (Star-Herald) — With some encouragement from his mom Jacqueline and dad Daniel, Theodore de Peyer, of Scottsbluff, used his sixth birthday as an opportunity to give rather than receive. “We said how about instead of some presents this year, we do a donation
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue and Maria Cartaya, CNN Chief Justice John Roberts said Thursday that the leak of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade is “absolutely appalling” and stressed that he hopes “one bad apple” would not change “people’s perception” of the nation’s highest court and workforce. In his first
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon via a PCR test. The Secretary is fully vaccinated and boosted against the virus and is experiencing only mild symptoms,” Price
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PARIS (AP) — Total French Open prize money will be about 7% higher this year than it was for the last pre-pandemic edition in 2019. That includes an increase of 35% for players who lose in the first round of singles. But the women’s and men’s singles champions will each receive slightly less than they
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas EquuSearch launched an operation at George Bush Park to find a missing Katy woman who was last seen Tuesday afternoon when she went out to walk her black Labrador retriever. According to the noted nonprofit search group, 63-year-old Sherry Noppe
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Amber Heard subió al estrado en su defensa en una demanda por difamación de US$ 50 millones presentada por su exmarido, Johnny Depp. “Me cuesta encontrar las palabras para describir lo doloroso que es esto. Es horrible para mí sentarme aquí durante semanas y revivir todo”, dijo Heard al comienzo de
Continue ReadingBy Charly Edsitty Click here for updates on this story GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother and her young daughter drowned overnight at a motel pool off Broadway near 61st Street in Galveston. Galveston police officers were dispatched to the Rodeway Inn around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in reference to a possible double drowning. EMS began
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Update: 5/5/22 39-year-old Tiffany Ellen Wright, 39, the woman accused of selling fentanyl has been charged with one count of murder. Tiffany Ellen Wright Full Details: Murder charge for Palm Desert woman accused of selling fentanyl that led to man’s death Loved ones told News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao that Bridges said he took a
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PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy says a Mexican woman found hanging on the border wall in southern Arizona died from traumatic asphyxia in an accident when she became entangled in climbing gear. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s report conducted for the Cochise County Sheriff’s office said Griselda Anais Verduzco Armenta, 31, was found suspended from
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will play a friendly match against South Korea in Seoul as part of its World Cup preparations. The game is scheduled for June 2. The team then plays Japan in Tokyo four days later, as the Brazilian soccer confederation previously confirmed, and faces Argentina in Melbourne on June 11. Brazil
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Police were investigating a shooting early Wednesday at a Southern California house that left two men dead and a third wounded, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 2:15 a.m. found two men with gunshot wounds at the property in southwest Riverside, police said. One man died at the
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 900 points and the S&P 500 had its biggest gain in two years Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the likelihood of an even larger interest rate hike after announcing the
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, HOLLY RAMER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will expand the battlefield of the nation’s most highly charged culture war, taking it to states where abortion access has long been assured. Democrats
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A 22-minute video shot by a surveillance drone over the Ukrainian town of Popasna has illustrated the stunning destruction being inflicted on settlements across the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. It’s also another insight into the importance of drones in modern warfare, as well as the
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By Tina Burnside, CNN The father of an 8-month-old girl who died after she was left inside of a hot car has been charged with second-degree murder, Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said during a news conference on Wednesday. Davied Japez McCorry Whatley, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday morning in connection with the child’s
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Santo Domingo (CNN Español) – El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de República Dominicana, Roberto Álvarez, confirmó este miércoles a través de sus redes sociales la liberación de Carlitin Guillén Tatis, diplomático dominicano que estaba secuestrado en Haití. “Afortunadamente, Carlitin Guillen Tatis, consejero de la embajada dominicana en Haití, ha sido puesto en libertad
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for families and businesses. The US central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, which is the biggest single hike since 1994. This follows the
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The famous Ryman Auditorium is celebrating its 130th birthday on Wednesday. Considered by many to be the stage where bluegrass music was born, the Ryman has long been a special place for both artists and fans. It started as the Union
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Family members of Americans imprisoned around the world gathered near the White House on Wednesday in the hope of getting a meeting with President Joe Biden and to raise awareness about the plight of wrongful detainees. Calling themselves the “Bring Our Families Home Campaign,” family members of those detained in Iran,
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Boyette, Lisa Respers France, Caroll Alvarado and Stella Chan, CNN A representative for Dave Chappelle has released a statement regarding an audience member who attacked him Tuesday night while the comedian was performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with
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