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By LISA MASCARO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February. Two congressional sources and one person familiar with the matter confirmed plans
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Police investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students say they’re working with law enforcement in Eugene, Oregon, to determine if a white sedan found on the side of the road there is related to the Idaho case. Investigators asked the public earlier
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 140,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars in the U.S. and Canada to fix a seat belt problem that can cause fires. The recall covers certain Bolt hatchbacks from the 2017 to 2023 model years. It does not include Bolt utility vehicles or Bolts made for Cruise, GM’s autonomous
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Though a group of Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates pushed hard to partially restore an enhancement to the child tax credit, the measure did not make it into the $1.7 trillion federal spending package. The coalition’s priority was to increase the refundability of the credit so more of the lowest-income
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday. The legislation will sunset a requirement of the COVID-19 public health emergency that prohibited states from
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7 trillion yearlong federal government spending package on Thursday, after the House and Senate passed it last week. The legislation includes $772.5 billion for nondefense discretionary programs and $858 billion in defense funding. That represents an increase in spending in both
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — At least 119 people died while riding electric scooters or e-bikes from 2017 through 2021. That’s according to a study by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday. The agency investigates traffic crashes but has no regulatory authority. It used its research to call for better data collection on so-called micro-mobility
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — At least 119 people died while riding electric scooters or e-bikes from 2017 through 2021. That’s according to a study by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday. The agency investigates traffic crashes but has no regulatory authority. It used its research to call for better data collection on so-called micro-mobility
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Manu Raju and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are planning to meet at the White House on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the planning, in a Washington visit that is tentatively scheduled to include an address to a joint session of Congress.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Mark Zuckerberg considered disclosing in 2017 that Facebook was investigating “organizations like Cambridge Analytica” alongside Russian foreign intelligence actors as part of an election security assessment before ultimately removing the reference at his advisers’ suggestion, according to a 2019 deposition conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and reviewed by CNN.
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say the number of people charged over a violent pitch invasion at a Melbourne A-League match has increased to 13. An additional 18 people have also been identified following public appeals with more charges expected to be filed in coming days. More than 150 spectators stormed the AAMI Park match
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — A powerful earthquake that residents described as “violent” rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, leaving 11 people injured and 70,000 without power as a rain storm was about to roll in, officials said. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 2:34
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A federal judge has struck down part of a California gun law that was inspired by the novel legal mechanisms pioneered in a Texas 2021 law that allowed private citizens to sue abortion providers. The ruling was praised not only by the gun rights activists who challenged the law, but by its chief
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD, JOSH FUNK and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A large of swath of the U.S. braced for a dangerous mix of sub-zero temperatures, howling winds and blizzard conditions scheduled to arrive Wednesday and disrupt plans for millions of holiday travelers. The blast of frigid weather arriving on the
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Sonya Eddy, a veteran actress best known for her performance as nurse Epiphany Johnson on the soap opera “General Hospital,” has died, the show announced in a tribute post. She was 55, her manager told CNN in an email. “General Hospital” executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement posted to
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY Associated Press U.S. airlines have made steady improvements to their overall accident rate in recent years. But turbulence continues to be a major cause of accidents and injuries. A flight to Honolulu on Sunday and another to Houston on Monday prove the point. Turbulence struck both flights and injured a total of
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — A powerful earthquake that residents described as “violent” rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, leaving 11 people injured and 70,000 without power as a rain storm was about to roll in, officials said. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 2:34
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Three locomotives and 10 train cars were derailed after a crash between a Norfolk Southern train and a semitruck in Collegedale, Tennessee. Video shows the vehicle crossing as the train approaches. “According to fire officials, the driver of the tractor trailer was stopped on the railroad tracks waiting for the light to turn green on
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Discrepancies on New York Rep.-elect George Santos’ resume are “serious” and the GOP politician “deserves an opportunity” to clear his name in the face of accusations, a top Republican in Nassau County said Monday. “While issues that have been raised in a December 19th New York Times article are serious, I
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street, while bond markets around the world felt pain after a surprise move from Japan’s central bank cranked the pressure even higher on the already slowing global economy. The S&P 500 closed 0.1% higher Tuesday after flipping between small losses and gains in the morning. The
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