By Arlette Saenz and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took on Republicans over health care in North Carolina on Tuesday, looking to press what they believe is a winning issue ahead of November’s election. The Raleigh stop marked a rare joint appearance on the road by the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Without offering any evidence, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault. Attorney General Brenna Bird, a Republican, paused the funding while awaiting the results of the audit
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ferrera Click here for updates on this story SPRINGVILLE, New York (WKBW) — A Springville school bus driver went above and beyond to make a 10-year-old boy’s dreams of “riding the big bus” come true. Aiden Morrison is driven to and from school every day by “Mr. Ben.” However, Aiden rides a bus
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal court has dismissed an attempt by conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers to overturn automatic voter registration, along with lawmakers’ other challenges to actions designed to boost voter access. Pennsylvania U.S. District Judge Jennifer Wilson wrote in her decision Tuesday that the lawmakers did not have legal standing in their filing. The
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Shares of Fisker, a California-based electric vehicle startup, were halted Monday. This comes after the company warned, in an earnings report in March, that it might not have enough cash to survive the year. Later in the day, the New York Stock Exchange announced it planned to delist Fisker’s
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Manuel Estuardo Rodríguez Valladares, director general del Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración, anunció este martes en un comunicado la renuncia irrevocable a su cargo ante el presidente Bernardo Arévalo. El ahora exfuncionario ocupó ese puesto durante dos años y medio, según confirmó el Instituto a CNN. En el escrito,
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Manuel Rosales parece ser la carta que le queda a la oposición en Venezuela. Después de que Corina Yoris no pudiera inscribir su candidatura en reemplazo de la inhabilitada María Corina Machado —ganadora de las primarias—, Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT), uno de los partidos políticos que había apoyado a Machado,
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The City of Indio announced Tuesday that a road closure was in place in advance of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Festival. Until May 6, Avenue 50 will be closed between Monroe Street and Madison Street as the city gears up for the festival season, according to a statement from
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By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition says that electoral authorities didn’t let the group register its presidential candidate as the deadline passed, in what it calls the latest blow to democracy in the South American country. Omar Barboza, a representative of the U.S.-backed Unitary Platform coalition, says that
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, Eva McKend and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate Tuesday at a rally in Oakland, California. “I’m so proud to introduce to you the next vice president the United States, my fellow lawyer, a
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been promoting their health care agenda during an appearance in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s the final stop on Biden’s tour of battleground states after his State of the Union address. Biden on Tuesday said Democrats like him
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The ruling bucked a trend. Advocates say 24 other states have laws that
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, Jen Christensen, Tierney Sneed and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions. The case was the first abortion-related hearing since the court reversed Roe v.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors hired Kimberly Veale on Tuesday to be senior vice president of marketing and communications for their new WNBA franchise that begins play in 2025. Veale spent seven years in the WNBA with the Seattle Storm and Chicago Sky. She has been with the Warriors for the last
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander T.J. McFarland was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for cash and was added to the 40-man roster. The 34-year-old agreed to a minor league contract with the Dodgers on Jan. 26 and had a 1.35 ERA in seven spring training games. He made
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a controversial policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel if they or a family member have to go out of state for reproductive health care — including abortions — was only used 12 times from June to December of last year.
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media. The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis
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A 24-year-old man who was thrown off a balcony after witnesses spotted him swimming naked in the pool of an apartment complex has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Tracy Marquis Rose of Palm Springs pleaded guilty March 12 to one felony count each of attempted murder, assault with a gun, vandalism and being
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