Month: July 2023
Investigators continue to seek info on murder of 19-year-old man in La Quinta nearly four years ago
Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators put out a call to the community for information on a 2019 murder in La Quinta. Anthony Carillo, 19, of Cathedral City was killed in a shooting on Oct. 26, 2019 in the area of Avenida Madero and Calleo Chillon. Deputies at the scene of the shooting (10/26/19) Today would’ve marked
Continue ReadingSenator demands IG inspection into Coast Guard’s failure to respond to sex assault claims at academy
By Melanie Hicken and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee called for an inspector general investigation into the US Coast Guard in the wake of revelations of systemic mishandling of sexual assault allegations at the US Coast Guard Academy. CNN recently revealed that Coast Guard leadership for years kept
Continue ReadingDeputy punching baby-holding mother’s face was ‘completely unacceptable,’ LA County sheriff says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in a week, the Los Angeles County sheriff decried the use of force by deputies in the Antelope Valley after the Sheriff’s Department released video on Wednesday of a deputy punching a woman twice in the face as she held her baby. The edited video from body
Continue ReadingChipotle tests ‘Autocado,’ a robot to speed up guacamole production
By Ellie Stevens, CNN (CNN) — Your Chipotle guacamole may soon be prepared by a robot. Meet “Autocado,” a Chipotle robot designed to perform the more tedious tasks of creating the chain’s guacamole, including cutting, coring and peeling avocados. With the robot prototype — which frankly looks more like a boxy silver refrigerator than a
Continue ReadingNew report says fashion brands ‘failed to even show up’ when addressing climate change
By Leah Dolan, CNN Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our seven-part guide helps you minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. A new report from Fashion Revolution, a non-profit “fashion activism movement,” claims that an overwhelming majority of major fashion brands are refusing to publicly
Continue ReadingEx-Celsius CEO is charged with fraud
By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — US prosecutors charged the former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform Celsius Networks with defrauding customers and misleading them about the company’s business. An indictment unsealed Thursday in New York charges Alexander Mashinsky with securities fraud, wire fraud and commodities fraud. Mashinsky and Roni Cohen-Pavon, Celsius’ chief revenue
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Chopped fingertip was mailed to French president’s official residence, says Paris prosecutor
By Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French president, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. The package delivered to the Elysee palace contained “a piece of a finger, a fingertip it seems,” the prosecutor’s office told CNN on
Continue Reading‘It’s just a huge relief’: Merck agrees to gift woman expensive cancer treatment for 1 year
By Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — An incredible update on a Lincoln woman’s battle to continue her life-saving cancer treatments. We first told you about Cathy Martinez, the autism advocate diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer three years ago. But on June 12 her insurance company, Medica,
Continue Reading‘Definitely a joy’: Police officer delivers baby in Walgreens parking lot
By Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story HOLLY HILL, Florida (WESH) — A Holly Hill police officer protected and served in a different way this weekend when she helped deliver a baby in a Walgreens parking lot. Officer Kristin McCorkle was just a few blocks away when the call came in. Good
Continue ReadingWoman goes from being homeless to managing a store in 4 years
By Addie Meiners Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Annie Smith was living on the streets in 2018, addicted to drugs, and sitting at rock bottom. Then, she found the St. Vincent de Paul Women’s Recovery program, and the rest is history. “I was broken,” Smith said. “I went into
Continue Reading‘Nobody was there’: What’s behind the summer slump at Disney World and Universal Orlando
By Samantha Delouya and Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Long lines and jam-packed crowds tend to go hand in hand at Central Florida’s world-famous theme parks during the summer months, but Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando parkgoers may be in for a reprieve this season. Wait times for rides and attractions at
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“Lo mordí”: una niña de 6 años en Miami escapa de un presunto secuestrador
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una niña de 6 años logró evitar que la secuestraran utilizando la única arma que tenía a su disposición: sus dientes. La menor, identificada como Lyric por la afiliada de CNN WPLG, estaba con sus hermanos en el patio de juegos de su complejo de apartamentos en Miami cuando un hombre
Continue ReadingHouse Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe
By Paula Reid, Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct. At least
Continue ReadingSt. Louis Fed President James Bullard is stepping down
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard announced Thursday he is stepping down from his position in mid-August. “It has been both a privilege and an honor to be part of the St. Louis Fed for the last 33 years, including serving as its president for the
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Slow pace of Biden’s reelection campaign feeds Democrats’ 2024 anxiety
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The conversations keep happening – quiet whispers on the sidelines of events, texts, emails, furtive phone calls – as top Democrats and donors reach out to those seen as possible replacement presidential candidates. Get ready, they urge, in conversations that aides to several of the people involved have described
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Actors are going on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services fail
Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 03:47 ET Updated: 13 JUL 23 15:43 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors is going on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services have failed. It is the first time its members have stopped work on movie and
Continue ReadingPence says he supports banning abortions for nonviable pregnancies
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said abortion should be banned when a pregnancy is not viable, according to the Associated Press. “I’m pro-life. I don’t apologize for it,” Pence told the AP in a recent interview. “I just have heard so many stories over the years of courageous women
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