CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Department of Justice has reached out to other Trump White House officials regarding the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in addition to two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence, a former administration official told CNN on Wednesday. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — If you have a dog or cat in this city, you will now be required to have it spayed or neutered. The city council voted unanimously to join Caddo Parish’s two-year program that requires pet owners to sterilize them. Parish funds
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Independent human rights experts backed by the United Nations are calling on authorities in Hong Kong to repeal a national security law that squelched protests and criticism over China’s tightening grip on the freewheeling semi-autonomous region. The U.N.-backed Human Rights Committee added its voice to independent advocacy
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Chris Boyette, CNN A disruptive passenger aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight from London’s Heathrow airport to Los Angeles on Tuesday caused the aircraft to be diverted to Salt Lake City, according to an airline statement. William Stephen Hayes, 39, of the United Kingdom, was then arrested at the Salt Lake City
Continue ReadingBy Julie O’Donoghue Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (KTBS) — CrescentCare, New Orleans best-known health care provider for the LGBTQ+ community, ran out of monkeypox vaccine doses Tuesday and doesn’t know when it will receive more. “We don’t have anything here to give to anybody at this point,” Joe Hui,
Continue Reading AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Israel’s caretaker prime minister and Jordan’s king have met in the capital of Amman. A statement from the office of the Israeli interim premier said he and King Abdullah discussed recent regional changes, an apparent reference to improved ties with several Arab nations. Jordan’s royal court says the monarch stressed the
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Quebec on Wednesday at a time when many French Canadians in the province are not only moving away from religion but explicitly rejecting it, embracing secularization long after their forebears built their identity on the rock of the Catholic Church. Pews these
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones and Sean Leathong Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences that human beings can go through, and more than half of these labours involve one specific intervention for pain: an injection called an epidural. But according to Health Canada,
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Lee and Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — For many people, talking about one’s “dark past” can be a bit taboo, but not for Beatrice Deer. A survivor in her own right, Deer has lost family to tragedy and experienced her own trauma. But through music,
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Investors are uneasy as the Federal Reserve gears up for its latest policy announcement on Wednesday. But their hope is that the central bank and Chair Jerome Powell will keep talking tough, steering the path forward at an uncertain moment. What’s happening: The Fed is expected to hike interest rates
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street futures advanced Wednesday as traders prepared for what most expect to be a sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool surging inflation. Futures for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.8% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%. Shares in Europe were
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street futures advanced Wednesday as traders prepared for what most expect to be a sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool surging inflation. Futures for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.8% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%. Shares in Europe were
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urielblanco (CNN) — La cantante de pop colombiana Shakira no llegó a un acuerdo con la Fiscalía e irá a juicio en España insistiendo en su inocencia, según un comunicado difundido por su equipo de relaciones públicas. “Shakira y su equipo consideran que este caso constituye una total violación de sus derechos, ya que siempre
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A report by national apartment listing firm RentCafe posted days ago says Asheville is one of the best cities to find an “amply” spaced 932-square-feet rental, for $1,500 a month. But those seeking units along with those managing properties say
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — A cuentagotas, el presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ha ido destapando sus cartas para conformar el Gobierno que iniciará el próximo 7 de agosto. Petro, que estará acompañado por Francia Márquez como su vicepresidenta, la primera mujer negra en ocupar este cargo, ha prometido paridad de género en
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WLOS) — Starting Wednesday, anyone serving a felony sentence in North Carolina who is not in jail or prison may register to vote. The State Board of Elections announced on Tuesday that under an old North Carolina statute, a person needed to
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a $193 million second-quarter profit for shareholders, but the results are falling short of Wall Street expectations. Boeing’s normally steady defense business is down from a year ago. Boeing said Wednesday that it generated more cash by delivering more airline jets than it has since the
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Testing for monkeypox, a crucial part of containing the growing outbreak, has gotten off to a sluggish start at the five commercial laboratories that have nearly all the US’s monkeypox testing capacity, CNN has learned. Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for example, has the capacity to process 1,000 monkeypox
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN Monkeypox is spreading in the United States and around the world. There are at least 26,000 infections documented in over 80 countries. The World Health Organization has declared it a public health emergency of international concern. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting more than 6,600 infections, just
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN Monkeypox is spreading in the United States and around the world. There are at least 26,000 infections documented in over 80 countries. The World Health Organization has declared it a public health emergency of international concern. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting more than 6,600 infections,
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