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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in Wisconsin have quickly adjourned a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state’s dormant abortion ban without taking any action. Evers called the Legislature into special session Wednesday to repeal the ban as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as they described President Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn his 2020 election defeat. On Thursday, the nine-member panel will hear from former Justice Department officials who refused Trump’s entreaties to
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago. Danny Hellwig is a forensic scientist with Intermountain Forensics in Salt Lake City, which is examining the
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Highway 74 was closed in both directions for several hours after a major injury crash near Vista Point. The crash was first reported at around 11:50 a.m. Officer David Torres of the California Highway Patrol said the crash was between a semi-truck and a Dodge Ram. The driver of the Dodge was airlifted to Desert
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Martha Stewart had to miss out on an event she was looking forward to after testing positive for Covid-19. The doyenne of domesticity shared on her verified Instagram account Tuesday that she had planned to host a garden party on behalf of her “favorite skincare line.” “But I’m sad to
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By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Throngs of tourists gleefully watched the legendary Old Faithful geyser shoot towering bursts of steaming water while others got stuck in “bison jams” on picturesque valley roads as visitors returned Wednesday for the partial reopening of Yellowstone National Park after destructive
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By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Throngs of tourists gleefully watched the legendary Old Faithful geyser shoot towering bursts of steaming water while others got stuck in “bison jams” on picturesque valley roads as visitors returned Wednesday for the partial reopening of Yellowstone National Park after destructive
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A death was being investigated after lightning, thunder and downpours hit Southern California on Wednesday. Authorities were investigating whether a woman and two dogs found dead on a path in Pico Rivera had been struck by lightning, CBS Los Angeles reported. At the scene alongside the San Gabriel River, City Manager
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is rerouting trade to “reliable international partners” such as Brazil, India, China and South Africa as the West attempts to sever economic ties. “We are actively engaged in reorienting our trade flows and foreign economic contacts towards reliable international partners, primarily the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A special session demanded by Wisconsin’s Democratic governor was opened and immediately closed on Wednesday by the state’s Republican-led Legislature, which is refusing to repeal a 19th century abortion ban that remains on the books. The Republican leaders in the legislature gaveled in the special session at noon only to gavel
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Saudi Arabia have declared their readiness to start a “new era of cooperation.” The declaration came Wednesday during a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — his first to Turkey since the brutal slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, CNN UK health officials are urging people who may not be up to date on their polio shots to get vaccinated after poliovirus was found during routine surveillance of London sewage samples. Investigations are underway after several closely related viruses were found in sewage samples from the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works taken
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un informe que dice que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) podría ordenar a Juul que retire sus productos de los estantes de las tiendas ha hecho que las acciones de Altria se desplomen. La compañía de cigarrillos posee una participación del
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La tensión en Ecuador no tiene tregua. Después de un 2020 de pandemia y un 2021 marcado por la violencia carcelaria y la criminalidad, este 2022 encuentra al país envuelto en protestas a nivel nacional y el estado de excepción. Y detrás de esta ola de protestas, que incluyen enfrentamientos
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders are lining up in opposition to a recently unveiled bipartisan gun safety bill and plan to urge their members to vote “no,” even as the Senate moves toward passage of the bill this week. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and House Minority Whip
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Prominent Wall Street economists like Mark Zandi, investing luminaries like ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood and executives like JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon can make recession predictions until they’re blue in the face, but their guidance will remain just that — an economic forecast. That’s because, in the United
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university’s request Tuesday. The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of “The” on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels. Those include such items
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit against the Scottsdale Unified School District, saying the governing board violated the state’s open meeting law last August. Brnovich said the board issued content-based restrictions on public comment and allowed people to only talk about one of the agenda items. According to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN A super PAC is looking to funnel millions of dollars behind an independent candidate in the race to succeed retiring Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, as conservatives worry over disgraced ex-Gov. Eric Greitens potentially winning the GOP nomination later this summer. The outside spending group, led by former Republican US Sen. John
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have two picks in the first round of Thursday night’s NBA draft — and no head coach in place to help facilitate those decisions. Hornets owner Michael Jordan has resumed the search for the organization’s next coach after Golden State Warriors assistant
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