By Betsy Klein, Ella Nilsen, Katie Lobosco and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and getting the critical Port of Baltimore back online will require an enormous interagency effort – and significant federal funding. President Joe Biden pledged the full support of the federal government in the response and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza. That word comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a planned visit this week because he was angry about the U.S. vote on a
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others. The airstrikes caused widespread damage, hitting several residential buildings and damaging the city’s institute for emergency surgery. Russia has escalated its attacks
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city has agreed to update its civil service policies so that having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a police officer or first responder. A former Memphis officer of the year sued the city of Nashville last year. Using the
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A 73-year-old Monterey County man is under investigation after sheriff’s deputies raided his home Sunday and discovered more than 350 roosters and hens investigators believe were being raised for cockfighting. Investigators say the roosters were found housed in multiple cages scattered
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo la noche del martes que “no hay izquierda cobarde”, en un mensaje publicado en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, en respuesta a su par de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, quien criticó a los gobiernos que no condenan supuestos intentos de atentados
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Black light tattoos were becoming increasingly popular, especially with the younger generation in 2004. Safety concerns over those kinds of tattoos were in the spotlight after the Food and Drug Administration approved the product in 1995. Doctors at the time still
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Michals and Johnny Sartin Click here for updates on this story DEXTER, Michigan (WXYZ) — For over half their lives, twins Rainey and Evelyn Hauser have shared their dad’s attention with a leafy sibling of sorts — an endangered tropical plant called an Amorphophallus titanum. “He’d always say, ‘You’re going to be famous
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others. The airstrikes caused widespread damage, hitting several residential buildings and damaging the city’s institute for emergency surgery. Russia has escalated its attacks
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter.” It arrives Friday, but fans got an early sneak peek on the superstar’s Instagram account, when she shared an image that appears to include the titles of her songs. One appears to be called “The Linda Martell
Continue ReadingNEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) — Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. State lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold at ShopRite Wines & Spirits of Neptune, which is located on the Jersey
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on
Continue ReadingBARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon.
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s newly-elected Parliament has elected a new house speaker, following a deal between the country’s two main centrist parties. The chamber elected José Aguiar Branco of the Social Democrats by 160 votes, well above the 116 needed. The vote Wednesday came after the Social Democrats reached
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When doctors told Katrina Barry that she had a rare and serious condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension or PAH, they warned her not to Google it. Come on, she thought; they wanted a young woman who was bound for graduate school, who had survived a transatlantic plane flight while
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — American gamer and Twitch superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins revealed he was diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer. The 32-year-old, who boasts 19 million Twitch followers, shared his diagnosis in a post on X on Tuesday. “I’m still in a bit of shock but want to keep you
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By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — The family members clutched each other and wailed as attendants pulled small bundles out of the funeral van. Remains so degraded that a handwritten card identified each victim of the cult. “I did not believe to see my people the way they are. The condition is very
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un día dentro de un par de años, todas las personas en el mundo perderán un segundo de su tiempo. Según un nuevo estudio, los humanos influyen en el momento exacto en que sucederá eso, ya que el derretimiento del hielo polar altera la rotación de la Tierra y
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