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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make major changes to the state’s election laws, the latest in efforts by GOP-led jurisdictions across the country to rewrite election procedures and impose restrictions on voting practices. Senate Bill 747 would overhaul the existing election laws of the
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lack of rain and hot conditions in central New Mexico are leaving one of North America’s longest rivers in dire shape again. Water managers warned Thursday that stretches of the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque area could dry up without any rain. The irrigation district that covers the region is working
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Los argentinos tuvieron que esperar solo dos semanas para que regrese el fútbol de primera división. Este jueves comienza a rodar el balón bajo el formato de la Copa de la Liga Profesional 2023 que transita así su cuarta edición. El torneo, en el que participarán 28 equipos
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was found not guilty Thursday on an aggravated menacing charge, according to a spokesperson with the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and court records. The charge comes from a January 21 incident in Hamilton County when Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at someone
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Weight loss and diabetes medications are priced much higher in the US than in other countries, according to a new analysis from KFF. The analysis examined the price of a one-month supply of semaglutide, used in the diabetes drug Ozempic and its sister drug for weight loss Wegovy, as well as
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell for a third straight day Thursday as rising yields in the bond market keep cranking up the pressure. The S&P 500 sank 33.97, or 0.8%, to 4,370.36, and August is on track to be its worst month of the year by far.
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press A South Dakota state lawmaker is resigning after agreeing to repay $500,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding her day care business received in violation of the state constitution. Republican Sen. Jessica Castleberry stepped down Thursday. Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley began investigating her at the urging of Gov. Kristi Noem.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government says it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing fight over Mexico’s limits on genetically modified corn. The U.S. Trade Representatives Office, or USTR, objected to Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption, and plans to eventually ban it as animal feed. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after the Jan. 6 insurrection asked: How did this man, celebrated as “America’s mayor” after 9/11, become a leader of an attempt to overturn a national election? “It’s like there are
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story RED HOOK, Brooklyn (WABC) — A family is grieving after a 9-year-old boy died when he fell into the water behind a Brooklyn IKEA store on Wednesday night. Officials say this appears to be a tragic accident. Hasebul Nehan was last seen on surveillance video
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Glassberg Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Groundbreaking surgery by doctors at NYU Langone successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney and thymus into the body of a man who is brain dead. NYU Langone says it is a big leap toward a life-saving organ source for patients.
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A first term U.S. congressman from New Mexico has introduced a bill that would create a health care fund for oil field workers nationwide. It would compensate oil workers and their immediate relatives for uninsured medical costs related to air pollution and heat-related illness. Democratic
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey councilwoman has been indicted on murder and weapons charges. A Middlesex County grand jury handed up the indictment Wednesday against 29-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Virginia. He remains in the county jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug.
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenville, South Carolina, man was arrested Wednesday after an attempted kidnapping of a young child, deputies said. Investigators within the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office School Enforcement Division charged Robert Daniel Mistretta, 66, with kidnapping after he grabbed a
Continue ReadingBy Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story KERNERSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A family is grieving the loss of an 18 year old who recently died in a car crash. Authorities say Grant Anderson was traveling on Highway 66 Sunday morning when his car ran off the road, and crashed into Alina
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii’s siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. The statewide system, made up of more than 400 emergency sirens
Continue Reading CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui earlier this month, after Hawaii’s siren warning system stayed silent while wildfires reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. The statewide system, made up of more than 400 emergency
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men have been sentenced on felony charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Court records show that 40-year-old Michael Steven Perkins was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison in District of Columbia federal court. A day earlier, 25-year-old Joshua Christopher Doolin received a sentence
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Indiana (WLKY) — Indiana State Police served multiple search warrants Wednesday to the home owned by a former Clark County sheriff. We’re told they’re related to an investigation into public official corruption allegations. ISP Capt. Ron Galvis confirmed that multiple search warrants were
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian hacker claims that former President Jair Bolsonaro asked him to hack one of the country’s electronic voting system to expose the system’s alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election. Walter Delgatti Neto did not provide any evidence for his claim to the
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