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By Kate Sullivan, Jonny Hallam and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he has been briefed on the three Americans who have gone missing in Ukraine after they traveled to the country to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia. In brief remarks to reporters as he left for a weekend on the beach
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state’s Republican legislative majority to potentially enact stricter abortion measures. The court’s decision is a reversal of its 2018 ruling, in which it found that the Iowa
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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare racial, health and economic disparities in cities across the United States, city officials in Oakland, California, knew they had to do something. More than two years into the pandemic, they’ve passed a resolution that racism is a public health crisis. “It reminds us that centuries
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. By early afternoon in the eastern U.S., airlines has scrubbed more than 1,100 flights after canceling more than 1,700 on Thursday,
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors partly over the Central American nation’s ties to Russia. The Treasury Department says Friday’s sanctions were imposed, in part, because Nicaragua’s leaders are “deepening their relationship with Russia”
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the authorizations for the vaccines Friday to include children as young as 6 months. However, shots can’t be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN In the dog days of summer, Willow the cat rules the roost. On Friday, Willow’s crate was spotted being carried by a staff member from the White House residence to Marine One, the presidential helicopter that will ferry the feline — along with President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN A funeral mass was held on Friday for the victims of the gun attack in early June at a church in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, a relative of two of the victims told CNN. Among those paying respects to the 40 people who died was Laide Ajanaku whose parents John Adesina
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a Las Vegas man of committing a hate crime by killing one person and wounding five in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese American church luncheon in California. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that authorities added hate crime allegations to the murder and attempted
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Traffic was backed up for miles Friday morning along Interstate 10 westbound lanes through Banning and Beaumont due to a big rig fire aboard a truck hauling cars. A SigAlert was issued at 8:21 a.m. following the mishap on the freeway near the Highland Springs Exit. A truck fire was reported at 7:21 a.m. The freeway’s
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para algunos corredores, la perspectiva de correr los 42 kilómetros de un maratón es un reto suficiente. Pero levantarse al día siguiente y correr otro, y repetir la rutina durante los siguientes tres meses y medio, requiere una mezcla particular de resistencia, dedicación y lo que algunos llamarían locura. Al menos,
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Game of Thrones” fans may not have seen the last of Jon Snow. According to the Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to HBO’s hit fantasy drama is in early development, with British actor Kit Harington set to reprise his role as the world’s favorite bastard from the North turned heir to the
Continue Reading LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month. Police say Bowyer’s vehicle struck a woman walking on an exit ramp on June 5 near Osage Beach. Bowyer stopped immediately and called 911. Police say 47-year-old Mary Jane Simmons
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL in partnership with the Black College Football Hall of Fame will hold its second annual Ozzie Newsome General Manager Forum and fifth annual Quarterback Coaching Summit next week. The three-day event begins Tuesday with programs in the league’s Los Angeles office and virtually. “The Ozzie Newsome General Manager Forum
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Private rocket company SpaceX fired at least five employees after it found they had drafted and circulated a letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and urging executives to make the firm’s culture more inclusive, two people familiar with the matter said. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The New
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — La comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el asalto al Capitolio de EE.UU. del 6 de enero de 2021 ha hecho un gran esfuerzo por presentar los hallazgos de su extensa investigación de manera sucinta y digerible durante las diferentes audiencias. Hasta este punto, cada presentación ha contextualizado
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Winds will again be gusty through tonight, and breezy tomorrow. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from Noon until 9 p.m. this evening. A couple of quick moving troughs will pass to our North, helping to enhance winds throughout the region. Winds on the Valley floor will reach 25-30 m.p.h. with stronger winds North
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Social media company Snap may be jumping on the paid subscription service bandwagon with a new offering called Snapchat+. Rumors swirled on Twitter Thursday about a subscription service for the disappearing-photo app that would cost users around $5 a month and allow them to do things like pin a “best
Continue Reading By MIKE FEINSILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For half a century, every major Washington scandal started with some form of this question: Is this another Watergate? Watergate spawned an all-purpose suffix. If “gate” were appended to misdeeds it was controversy of first rank. Watergate brought down a president. It reordered American politics, at least
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June is National Cancer Survivor month and local non-profit Shay’s Warriors is preparing to host its inaugural survivors retreat. The organization’s founder and executive director, Shay Moraga, explained that the retreat marks the latest addition to a wide array of tools and resources the organization offers women experiencing life after cancer. Finishing cancer treatment for
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