Month: October 2023
Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The speaker of the House is normally elected every two years, in January, when the House organizes for a new session. A new election can be held if the speaker dies, resigns or is removed from office. What’s going on now in Washington is the first
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Firefighters battle outside structure fire at Coachella loading dock
A fire erupted today at a Coachella loading dock and also damaged the adjoining building, but no injuries were immediately reported. Fire crews responded shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday to a report of an outside structure fire in the area of Avenue 50 and Cesar Chavez Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Continue ReadingEntrance to Baltimore Washington International Airport closed due to law enforcement investigation
BALTIMORE (AP) — Law enforcement has blocked traffic from entering the Baltimore Washington International Airport terminal. Airport officials cited a law enforcement investigation Wednesday afternoon. They said in a post on X that people already inside the terminal should remain in place for the time being. People replied to the post saying police were blocking
Continue ReadingEx-convict convicted in fatal shootings of 2 California women in 2016 near Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ex-convict has been convicted of fatally shooting two Northern California women near the Las Vegas Strip more than seven years ago. Omar Talley, 38, had been on trial for nearly two weeks before a jury returned a guilty verdict in the double homicide case Tuesday afternoon, the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Continue ReadingNY officials announce legislation aimed at protecting kids on social media
By Athena Jones and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Two new bills meant to protect children’s mental health online by changing the way they are served content on social media and by limiting companies’ use of their data will be introduced in the New York state legislature, state and city leaders said Wednesday. New York
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California law banning large-capacity gun magazines likely to survive lawsuit, court says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a setback to California gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling that the state cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The ban on higher-capacity magazines remains in effect while the case is still pending. The
Continue ReadingCalifornia law banning large-capacity gun magazines likely to survive lawsuit, court says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a setback to California gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling that the state cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The ban on higher-capacity magazines remains in effect while the case is still pending. The
Continue Reading13-year-old Texas boy convicted of murder in fatal shooting at a Sonic Drive-In, authorities say
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old Texas boy has been convicted on a murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In employee who had a fight with the boy’s uncle. The Johnson County sheriff’s and county attorney’s offices say a jury found on Oct. 5 that
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The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low for the second consecutive year
By Ritu Prasad, Eric Zerkel and Derek Van Dam, CNN (CNN) — Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at Memphis in the wake of a sweltering summer and ongoing drought – setting a record for the second consecutive year, new data shows. The low levels have disrupted barge traffic
Continue ReadingInitial US intelligence suggests Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack on Israel
By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast doubt
Continue ReadingUS death toll in Israel-Hamas war rises to 22 as Blinken heads to Israel and US makes military moves
By MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to at least 22 with at least 17 more Americans unaccounted for, the State Department said Wednesday. That’s an increase in the death toll from 14 the day
Continue ReadingA Black medic wounded on D-Day honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire
By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN WOLF Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of France but went on to tend to dozens of troops has been posthumously honored. Family and members of his former unit gathered Wednesday at Arlington
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Jada Pinkett Smith revela que ella y Will Smith están separados desde 2016
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Jada Pinkett Smith ha revelado que ella y su esposo Will Smith han estado viviendo “vidas completamente separadas” desde 2016. En un clip de su próximo especial en horario estelar de NBC News con Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith dijo que la pareja no había hecho pública su separación anteriormente porque no estaban
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Southern California jury delivers $135M verdict in molestation case involving middle school teacher
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that negligence by a Southern California school district allowed the abuse of two students during the 1990s. Jurors in Riverside County Superior Court decided Tuesday that the Moreno Valley Unified School District is
Continue ReadingSouthern California jury delivers $135M verdict in molestation case involving middle school teacher
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that negligence by a Southern California school district allowed the abuse of two students during the 1990s. Jurors in Riverside County Superior Court decided Tuesday that the Moreno Valley Unified School District is
Continue ReadingCholera Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide. Facts Cholera is contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria is usually found in water contaminated with feces. Dehydration from rapid loss of body fluids is the
Continue Reading Lucas Papademos Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lucas Papademos, economist and former prime minister of Greece. Personal Birth date: October 11, 1947 Birth place: Athens, Greece Birth name: Lucas Demetrios Papademos Marriage: Shanna (Ingram) Papademos Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Physics, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state. Personal Birth date: October 26, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham
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