July 2022

28 women file suit over ‘night of terror’ in Indiana jail, alleging incarcerated men bribed jail officer for keys. Two women say they were raped

July 30, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN Twenty-eight incarcerated women in Indiana have alleged in two separate federal lawsuits that they were threatened or sexually assaulted, including two who said they were raped, last year by men incarcerated at the same facility who, according to one of the lawsuits, bribed a corrections officer with $1,000 to obtain the

EXPLAINER: What’s the role of personhood in abortion debate?

July 30, 2022 10:51 AM Associated Press

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The concept of “personhood” has come up in debates since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. Some states have passed laws or constitutional amendments to introduce the standard, and anti-abortion advocates have pushed for similar changes elsewhere. But the differences between personhood laws

One ticket in Illinois won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of nearly $1.34 billion

July 30, 2022 10:45 AM CNN

CNN By Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest

One ticket in Illinois won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of nearly $1.34 billion

July 30, 2022 10:45 AM CNN

CNN, WLS By Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the

EXPLAINER: What’s the role of personhood in abortion debate?

July 30, 2022 10:41 AM Associated Press

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The concept of “personhood” has come up in debates since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. Some states have passed laws or constitutional amendments to introduce the standard, and anti-abortion advocates have pushed for similar changes elsewhere. But the differences between personhood laws

Co-pilot dies after fall from plane in North Carolina

July 30, 2022 10:35 AM Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The co-pilot of a small cargo plane died Friday after falling from the aircraft in North Carolina before it made an emergency landing. Newsoutletsreport that the body of the co-pilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, was found in a backyard in the town of Fuquay-Varina, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of

¿Qué piensa Taiwán sobre la posibilidad de una visita de Nancy Pelosi?

July 30, 2022 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos Taipei, Taiwán (CNN) — Los reportes de que la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, está planeando una visita a Taiwán han provocado tensos intercambios entre EE.UU. y China, y una creciente especulación sobre cómo podría reaccionar Beijing. Si bien Pelosi —una franca crítica de Beijing— hasta ahora

Man guilty of killing Arkansas officer gets 2 life sentences

July 30, 2022 10:20 AM Associated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop in 2020 and firing at another officer on the scene. A jury on Thursday convicted 24-year-old Kayvon Ward of first-degree murder in the death of Hot Springs police

US approves Boeing inspection and modification plan to resume 787 deliveries

July 30, 2022 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

Reuters The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved Boeing’s inspection and modification plan to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliners, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The FAA approved Boeing’s proposal that requires specific inspections to verify the condition of the airplane meets requirements and that all work has been completed, a move

Biden nominates utility’s ex-board chair to rejoin panel

July 30, 2022 9:45 AM Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated the former board chairman of the nation’s largest public utility to rejoin the panel. Huntsville, Alabama attorney Joe Ritch is Biden’s nominee to return to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term that expires in May 2025. Ritch left the board in 2017

US judge rules against Libya’s Hifter in war crimes suits

July 30, 2022 9:37 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has entered a default judgment against a Libyan military commander after he repeatedly failed to show up for depositions in a federal lawsuit in which he is accused of war crimes. The exact amount of the judgment against Khalifa Hifter, who spent

AJ McLean explains why solo projects never divided the Backstreet Boys

July 30, 2022 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN For Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean, pursuing a solo career doesn’t mean he has to step away from the band with which he’s performed for almost 30 years. “Each thing goes hand in hand. If I have a successful album, it only reflects on my success with the group, where I started

Overturning Roe v. Wade isn’t the end for abortion opponents

July 30, 2022 9:27 AM Associated Press

By AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Now that Roe v. Wade has been toppled, abortion opponents are taking a multifaceted approach in their quest to end abortions nationwide, targeting their strategies to the dynamics of each state as they attempt to create new laws and defend bans in courts. One anti-abortion group has

Ticket bought in Illinois wins $1.337B Mega Millions jackpot

July 30, 2022 9:17 AM Associated Press

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines.

Spanish PM Sanchez backs EU candidacy for Bosnia

July 30, 2022 9:17 AM Associated Press

By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Spain’s prime minister has expressed support for Bosnia to become a candidate country for European Union membership amid fears that uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine could fuel instability in the ethnically torn Balkan nation that went through a devastating conflict in the 1990s’. Pedro

Abortion ban in legislative limbo in West Virginia after lawmakers disagree on key details in special session

July 30, 2022 9:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Republican-led West Virginia Legislature on Friday did not come to a consensus on a bill that would ban abortions with some exceptions, leaving the procedure legal in the state for now. West Virginia is one of two states that have reconvened a special session to consider restrictions on abortion since

El premio mayor de Mega Millions: ¿qué probabilidad hay de ganar la lotería?

July 30, 2022 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — ¿Qué harías si ganas la lotería? El premio mayor de Mega Millions llega a US$ 565 millones: es el sexto más grande en la historia del juego El premio más grande de Mega Millions fue de US$ 1.537.000 millones y el boleto ganador se vendió en Carolina del Sur el

Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 37 as governor says hundreds remain unaccounted for

July 30, 2022 9:02 AM CNN

CNN, WCHS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in flood-stricken Kentucky has risen to 37, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday afternoon, as rescue workers continue to comb the region for hundreds of missing people, unable to access areas left isolated after floodwater washed away bridges and inundated communities. “We are ending

Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

July 30, 2022 8:57 AM Associated Press

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month. Approval would let President Joe Biden and

Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

July 30, 2022 8:57 AM Associated Press

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month. Approval would let President Joe Biden and

Month: July 2022