By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Officials say four people demonstrating against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo were killed when a high-voltage power line fell on them. A civil society coordinator in Uvira says the demonstrators were electrocuted on Wednesday when an electric cable gave way. The deputy mayor
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry plans to drop out of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race, less than two weeks before the Democratic primary. Lasry’s campaign spokesman Thad Nation said Wednesday that Lasry will endorse Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. The winner of the Aug. 9 primary will
Continue ReadingCNN By Josh Campbell, Kristin Wilson and Lauren Koenig, CNN Gun manufactures selling assault-style rifles have employed questionable marketing tactics, including appealing to White supremacists, “preying” on the masculinity of young men, and running advertisements that mimic video games, according to an investigation by the Democrat-led House Committee on Oversight and Reform. In a hearing
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuits against five media companies brought by a Kentucky student. Nicholas Sandmann was a 16-year-old high school student when was involved in a 2019 viral encounter at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The lawsuits sought tens of millions
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuits against five media companies brought by a Kentucky student. Nicholas Sandmann was a 16-year-old high school student when was involved in a 2019 viral encounter at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The lawsuits sought tens of millions
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to three years in prison, with a judge citing J. Alexander Kueng’s rookie status in handing down a punishment lighter than called for in guidelines. U.S. District
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Thirty-five years ago Wednesday, the journey began that has blessed us with one of the best things the internet ever birthed. Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up” was released on this day in 1987 and led to the now famous “Rickrolling” phenomenon, an internet bait-and-switch using disguised hyperlinks
Continue ReadingCNN Jack Bantock and Benjamin Brown, CNN Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a one-building city in the desert which will stretch over 106 miles and ultimately house 9 million people. Part of the Neom project, a grandiose scheme years from completion, the proposed futuristic city will
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Internet is obsessed with him. His playful smile. His big, soulful eyes. The fact that he has no bad angle in photos. His owner is also actor Chris Evans, which makes the pair’s selfies ten times more “like”-able on Instagram. Named after a character from the movie “Oliver & Company,”
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the pandemic if they take advantage of booster shots and treatments, the protections he credited with his swift recovery. “You don’t need to be president to get
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jail guard says school shooter Nikolas Cruz attacked him with little warning. Broward County sheriff’s Sgt. Raymond Beltran testified Wednesday that Cruz charged him, threw him to the floor and tried to grab his stun gun. The brawl happened in November 2018, nine
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid growing criticism that authorities have been too slow in deploying the vaccine, potentially missing the window to contain what could
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid growing criticism that authorities have been too slow in deploying the vaccine, potentially missing the window to contain what could
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett’s company discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of Justice said Wednesday, in what is being called the second-largest redlining settlement in history. Trident Mortgage Co., a
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spied a “black widow” lurking in space 3,000 light-years from Earth, and it’s a record-breaking cosmic object. Called a neutron star, the dense, collapsed remnants of a massive star weighs more than twice the mass of our sun, making it the heaviest neutron star known to date. The object
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won the top prize. The new estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize. The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Florida decidió enviar cheques de US$ 450 por hijo a cerca de 59.000 familias del estado antes del inicio de clases. Esto es lo que debes saber sobre el beneficio. Un total de US$ 35,5 millones del presupuesto están destinados a esta iniciativa, según la información
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry ended his US Senate bid on Wednesday just two weeks before Wisconsin’s Democratic primary and after spending more than $12 million on his campaign. The decision is a surprising move from a candidate who polls showed was competitive with Lieutenant Gov. Mandela Barnes
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Según un nuevo estudio, una vida más larga podría implicar dedicar un tiempo adicional al ejercicio, más allá de la cantidad recomendada. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, los adultos deben realizar entre 150 y 300 minutos de actividad física moderada o entre 75 y 150 minutos de actividad física
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press Employees at a Trader Joe’s in Massachusetts are casting votes over the next two days in an attempt to form the supermarket chain’s first union. About 80 workers — or crew members in company parlance — at the Hadley store are scheduled to vote Wednesday and Thursday, said Maeg Yosef,
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