By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached a tentative agreement to prevent a government shutdown, for now. That’s according to two people familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. Wednesday’s deal comes days before an end-of-the-week deadline that risked shuttering some federal operations. Under
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By Danny Freeman and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Four of the five family members who died in a chaotic shooting-turned-house fire just outside Philadelphia earlier this month died by gunshot, the Delaware County District Attorney announced Wednesday. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said one family member killed his brother, sister-in-law and two nieces before ultimately shooting
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Originally Published: 28 FEB 24 17:02 ETUpdated: 28 FEB 24 17:27 ETBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Donald Trump may claim immunity in special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, adding another explosive appeal from the former president to its docket and further delaying his federal trial.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts
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CNN Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Donald Trump’s claim that he should be shielded from criminal prosecution keeps the justices at the center of election-year controversy for several more months and means any verdict on Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 vote will not
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The wife of the late Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny said she is concerned that police will crack down on mourners after it was announced his funeral will take place on Friday in Moscow. Yulia Navalnaya on Wednesday addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France,
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — Tensions were high in the Central African country of Chad on Wednesday after several people were killed following an alleged attack on the country’s intelligence services was foiled overnight, the government said. The country’s communications ministry said the situation took “a dramatic turn” after a
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern because of the risk of suffocation. The vote on Wednesday came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma,
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Remarkable new images from the Odysseus mission capture the spacecraft — the first US-made vehicle to make a soft touchdown on the moon in five decades — in the moments directly after its harrowing and historic touchdown on the lunar surface. Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that developed the
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CNN By Dan Heching, Brian Lowry and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Comedian and actor Richard Lewis, whose self-deprecating humor and acerbic wit in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Anything but Love” entertained audiences for decades, has died, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. He was 76. Abraham said in an email to CNN that the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lt. Frank Drebin is back on the case. Paramount Pictures is moving ahead with a long-gestating remake of “Naked Gun,” the studio announced Wednesday. Liam Neeson will star as the bumbling police detective Debin in the role made famous by Leslie Nielsen. Akiva Schaffer will direct the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital. Children who
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Sen. Mitch McConnell surprised colleagues by announcing he would be stepping down as the Republican leader this fall, he knew the time had come. McConnell leaves the Senate, and the Republican Party itself, at a crossroads. Wednesday’s announcement comes before the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside are being remembered as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their memorial service Wednesday drew thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El comediante y actor Richard Lewis, cuyo humor e ingenio mordaz en programas como “Curb Your Enthusiasm” y “Anything but Love” entretuvieron al público durante décadas, falleció, dijo su publicista Jeff Abraham. Tenía 76 años. Abraham dijo en un correo electrónico a CNN que el artista falleció “en paz” en su casa
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, the “Barbenheimer” boom, fueled by the smash success of films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” breathed fresh life into the movie theater business after months on the edge of a pandemic-induced extinction. But now that the pink outfits and porkpie hats are off the big screen, concerns remain about
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Wednesday to edge a bit further from their all-time highs. The S&P 500 slipped 8.42 points, or 0.2%, to 5,069.76, continuing its quiet and listless run since setting a record last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 23.39, or 0.1%,
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration says the voluntary effort that began in 2020 between the agency and U.S. food manufacturers has been completed. PFAS chemicals have been linked to health problems, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox pitcher and two-time World Series champion Tim Wakefield, has died. Her family said in a statement released through the Red Sox that she died Wednesday at her Massachusetts home, less than five months after her husband died at the age of 57.
Continue ReadingMARION, Ohio (AP) — A history-making former U.S. treasurer is being celebrated in her Ohio city this week as the 93-year-old marks the 30th anniversary of her swearing-in ceremony. Democratic Mary Ellen Withrow plans six appearances Thursday and Friday around Marion to mark the occasion. The city north of Columbus is also home to a
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