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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 44-year-old man was in custody Wednesday on suspicion of phoning in bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools earlier this year, while separate threats against a Southern California high school led to the arrest of a student, authorities said. Marcus James Buchanan, who lives in Oklahoma but grew up in
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business For much of her first decade at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg’s public stature grew alongside the size and influence of the company she helped run. As second-in-command to Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, she oversaw the massive growth of its core advertising business while positioning herself as an icon of
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Jamie McLeod-Skinner will win the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects, ousting seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader in a rebuke to national Democrats, including President Joe Biden. Schrader, a moderate who has crossed Democratic leadership repeatedly — but nonetheless still won Biden’s first endorsement of the cycle, had been
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business General Motors announced Wednesday that it’s cut the price of the most affordable Chevrolet Bolt to $26,595, making it the cheapest electric vehicle in the US. The Bolt’s new price slightly undercuts the electric Nissan Leaf, which has a suggested retail price of $27,400. The Bolt’s price has fallen 27%
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US grapples with its most recent wave of Covid-19, new research suggests that variants on the horizon may keep case levels high. The next influx of infections will probably come from the newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, two closely related viruses that were first characterized in South
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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he wasn’t briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months. And he’s acknowledging the strain on families while his administration struggles to address the situation. Yet company executives at a meeting Biden hosted from the White House
Continue Reading FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury on Wednesday afternoon awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while finding that Heard’s counterclaim had merits too, awarding her $2
Continue Reading PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) — A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school Wednesday morning, authorities said. The custodian was opening Pescadero High for the school day when the juvenile mountain lion was spotted, said Detective Javier Acosta with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN New spacesuits made by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace could be worn by astronauts that land on the moon later this decade through NASA’s Artemis program, the agency announced Wednesday. The suits will also be worn by crew members living and working on the International Space Station. The orbiting laboratory is
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Despite a preparation like no other for an international football fixture, Ukraine produced a momentous performance to beat Scotland 3-1 in its World Cup playoff semifinal at Hampden Park in Glasgow Wednesday. The emotional victory, that brought many watching Ukrainian fans — sporting yellow and blue colors — to tears, puts
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay una gran cantidad de cifras desfavorables rondando el panorama político del presidente Joe Biden y su partido en el Congreso en este momento, pero ninguno puede ser peor que éste: -45. Esa es la cifra más reciente del Índice de Confianza Económica de Gallup, que “resume las calificaciones de los
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Leyla Santiago and Denise Royal, CNN Twice a week from her courtroom, Florida 13th Circuit Court Judge Denise Pomponio decides who in Hillsborough County can no longer be trusted with a gun. In just the last two months, she has taken away the firearm privileges of dozens of people, including a dad
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Amber Heard afirmó que está “desconsolada” por el veredicto del jurado que la declaró tanto a ella como a su exesposo responsables de difamación. Johnny Depp, mientras tanto, celebró la decisión y afirmó que “ha comenzado un nuevo capítulo” en su vida. El jurado otorgó a Depp US$ 10 millones
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million on Wednesday in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and during their brief marriage. The jury also found Heard was
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Melissa Alonso, CNN Severe weather is being blamed for a parasailing accident that claimed the life of an Illinois woman and injured two children in the Florida Keys on Memorial Day, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The incident occurred on Monday near Pigeon Key in Monroe
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former product manager at an online marketplace has been arrested in what federal authorities are calling the first ever digital asset insider trading scheme. Nathaniel Chastain, a former employee of a company that does business as OpenSea, was arrested Wednesday in Manhattan. He was released
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez and Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were both found liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other on Wednesday, with a jury awarding damages to both. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Germany pledged Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery, as Russian forces closed in on capturing a key city in the east. Germany said it
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday there is little he can do to lower the cost of gasoline or food in the immediate term, an acknowledgment that prices for those goods will remain high as he works to bring down other costs incurred by families. “There’s a lot going on right now
Continue ReadingBy Demie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ZIONSVILLE, Indiana (WISH) — Did Zionsville’s mayor go too far in sharing her frustration following the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas? She doesn’t think so. “I woke up that morning after the Uvalde shooting, just enraged, honestly, just pissed off,” Zionsville Mayor,
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