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By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some U.S. states are turning down all or most of their initial share of federal money to find and replace lead pipes. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $15 billion to help remove lead pipes that can deposit dangerous amounts of lead in tap water. The money
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved to another building in the medical center, and a baby was delivered by flashlight, authorities said. The power failure blacked out
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other hospitals early Tuesday, while 213 other patients were moved to another building in the medical center, and a baby was delivered by flashlight, authorities said. The power failure blacked out
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are suing the Toronto Raptors, the Raptors head coach and a former Knicks employee, saying the worker stole thousands of videos and other scouting secrets to give to his new Canadian employer. The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Monday seeks
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel is the new White House counsel. Siskel helped craft the Obama administration’s response to the congressional investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. Siskel begins in September, taking over during
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Threads users, rejoice: the app is rolling out its highly anticipated web version Tuesday. The update — perhaps the most requested by users since Threads’ mobile-only launch last month — puts the new platform one step closer to recreating the functions offered by rival X, the platform
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17.64 meters in his fifth attempt to see off the competition in Budapest, Hungary. “Look at my big, big,
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent Sioux City, Iowa (CNN) — Ask Lisa McGaffey if she has ever voted for a Democrat and there is no pause. “Oh, heavens, no,” she says quickly and emphatically. “Oh, no. There’s no – abortion. … They have to have a chance to grow up. They have to
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Jitters about the health of the economy aren’t stopping consumers from buying, but they are becoming more value-driven and less picky about what they buy, even when they’re shopping secondhand. In other words, that pink Alexander McQueen blouse with the seam split or not-so-gently-used Gucci canvas
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Jitters about the health of the economy aren’t stopping consumers from buying, but they are becoming more value-driven and less picky about what they buy, even when they’re shopping secondhand. In other words, that pink Alexander McQueen blouse with the seam split or not-so-gently-used Gucci canvas hobo
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CNN By Kostyantin Gak, Nick Paton Walsh and Brice Laine, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — For Dima, the silence away from the horrors can be harder to bear. A fireman in what is perhaps currently the worst-bombed town on earth – Orikhiv, right in the throes of Ukraine’s counteroffensive – Dima’s daily job involves pulling
Continue Reading By Kostyantin Gak, Nick Paton Walsh and Brice Laine, CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (CNN) — For Dima, the silence away from the horrors can be harder to bear. A fireman in what is perhaps currently the worst-bombed town on earth – Orikhiv, right in the throes of Ukraine’s counteroffensive – Dima’s daily job involves pulling the
Continue ReadingBy Sissi De Flaviis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The remnants of Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, are making their way further north and are expected to affect Canada’s western region this week. “It’s going to move its way
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors and their parent company, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), among others, alleging that a former team employee stole propriety information and shared it with his new team, the Knicks confirmed to CNN on Monday. According to the
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A team of Kenyan officials is in Haiti to explore how best to help the troubled Caribbean nation fight the scourge of gang violence, following up on Nairobi’s offer to lead a multinational force in the task. The force is meant to assist Haiti’s understaffed and under-resourced police department, with only
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has accused the United Nations of abandoning its neutrality. Hakan Fidan’s comment on Tuesday comes a day after the U.N. Security Council criticized construction work by Turkish Cypriots inside a buffer zone dividing Cyprus and condemned their assault on U.N. peacekeepers. Last week angry Turkish Cypriots punched and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story MARION, Kansas (KCTV) — Tempers flared Monday in the small town of Marion, Kansas, over the controversial raid of a city councilwoman, a local newspaper office, and its owner’s home. The agenda for the first city council meeting, since the search warrants were served, made
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward gains early Tuesday as markets digested more earnings from retailers while waiting for any hints about interest rates from the Federal Reserve at this week’s conference. Futures for S&P 500 rose 0.6% before the bell Tuesday, while futures for the Dow Jones
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The dew points remain elevated, but are slowly recovering, but the humidity will linger after Hilary. With all the mud and dirt drying out, you’re likely to see a lot of dust over the next few days. So far air quality remains in the “GOOD” range, but may deteriorate as the clean-up continues. Thunderstorms continue
Continue Reading CNN By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Irene Nasser, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Four children have been rescued from a chairlift dangling 900 feet over a mountainous region in Pakistan for at least 10 hours, a military source told CNN, as the race to save two other children and two adults stuck inside the
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