By Jeremy Herb, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Hunter Biden unequivocally denied that his father was ever involved in his business dealings or took any government actions on his behalf during a roughly six-hour deposition Wednesday where President Joe Biden’s son frequently clashed with the Republicans questioning him. House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, Elisabeth Buchwald and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — Jewish students at major universities told lawmakers on Thursday they feel unsafe on campus amid a surge in antisemitism. At a roundtable hosted by the House Education and Workforce Committee, students from Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other schools
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has denied a news report that he pushed for an exception to the state’s new fast-food minimum wage law that benefits a wealthy campaign donor. California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the US-Mexico border needs to change. But their extraordinary dual visits to Texas showed that the likely 2024 general election rivals could not be further apart on how to obtain that goal. In
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the US-Mexico border needs to change. But their extraordinary dual visits to Texas showed that the likely 2024 general election rivals could not be further apart on how to obtain that goal. In
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Un pasajero en un taxi de viaje compartido fue arrestado después de que agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza descubrieran aproximadamente $130,000 en pastillas de fentanilo en el puesto de control de inmigración de la autopista 86 el miércoles. Según la agencia, el incidente ocurrió aproximadamente a las 6:30 p.m. Fue entonces cuando un taxista de
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was “devastated” to learn of Brian Mulroney’s passing. “He never stopped working for Canadians, and he always sought to make this country an even better place to call home,” Trudeau said in a
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As we head toward the weekend, there will be various wind advisories and warnings going into effect and expiring at various times. Most importantly for the Coachella Valley, a Wind Advisory will be in effect from 12 PM Saturday through 4 AM Saturday. Winds will be strongest on Saturday, but we will certainly feel some
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Mauricio Torres (CNN) — Casi todos los gobernadores de Argentina exigen al Gobierno nacional la restitución de los fondos que forman parte de los sistemas de reparto de la recaudación establecidos por la Constitución: el presidente Javier Milei defiende su objetivo de déficit cero y rechaza ese pedido. Las autoridades de las provincias de Chubut
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A shirtless candidate for U.S. Senate broke through the ice of a Madison lake Thursday hoping to pour cold water on any notion that he’s a soft Californian, not a hardy Wisconsinite. And then Eric Hovde challenged his Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, to take
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA women’s basketball selection committee on Thursday did its second reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. A lot has changed in the
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced Thursday it would delay part of its signature climate plan to slash planet-warming pollution from the power sector. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would carve existing gas plants out of a proposed regulation to cut emissions from power plants. The EPA will move forward
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents online, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter. In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors in Boston asked for a so-called Rule 11 hearing –
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Three former Arizona Department of Education employees were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud more than $600,000 from an education voucher program that has drawn criticism for its skyrocketing costs and lax regulation by the state. Prosecutors said Thursday that
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation’s broken
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday after the court process server tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Missouri, authorities said. A second officer was critically injured, but is expected to survive, police said. Independence Police Chief Adam
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and CHARMAINE NORONHA Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family,
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By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Nectar Gan, CNN Kinmen, Taiwan (CNN) — Two weeks after two Chinese fishermen drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s coast guard, tensions remain high in the waters around Kinmen, a group of outlying islands controlled by Taiwan but nestled just a stone’s throw from the shores of China. China’s
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, said in court Thursday that he plans to plead guilty to charges, according to his court docket. Rocha, 73, is charged with several counts, including acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government, wire fraud
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Iowa star Caitlin Clark says she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and enter the WNBA draft. Clark made the announcement Thursday on social media. She is 18 points away from passing LSU’s Pete Maravich for the all-time NCAA Division I record for men or women with
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