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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is making a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. GOP lawmakers find themselves newly energized and reinvigorated by Trump’s bid to retake the White House. This is despite
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam. The area around the Grand Mosque in Mecca, where the Kaaba
Continue ReadingBy Susan Griffin, CNN (CNN) — Not so long ago, seeing a dermatologist was only deemed necessary if you had skin problems or possessed a famous face to be pored over in magazines or on the big screen. Not anymore. Whether it’s due to the rise of social media or celebrity culture, the past decade
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone with a ruling that will continue to allow the pills to be mailed to patients without an in-person doctor’s visit. Read the full ruling below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A family of gospel singers is releasing their first new music in nearly 50 years. Annie, R.C. and Edward Brown of Aberdeen, Mississippi were barely teenagers when they were inspired by The Staple Singers to form their own band. The Staples Jr. Singers even put out a
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal says he will miss this year’s Wimbledon, opting to skip the grass court grand slam to focus on preparing for the Paris Olympics. Tennis at this year’s Olympics will take place on the clay at Roland Garros, where Nadal has won the French Open a record 14
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A military history buff in China appears to have made an alarming discovery after picking up four books for less than $1 at a neighborhood recycling station. They were confidential military documents. The country’s Ministry of State Security told the story in a social media post and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over a building Wednesday at California State University, Los Angeles, where campus police were monitoring the situation as employees inside shelter in place, an official said. University spokesperson Erik Frost Hollins said a group of 50 to 100 people barricaded exits on the first floor and blocked paths
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans and the Federal Reserve have another positive development to celebrate: More evidence that price pressures are fading. Wholesale inflation cooled significantly in May, with prices down 0.2% from April’s 0.5% increase, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday. Economists polled by FactSet had
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los Boston Celtics terminaron con una ventaja de 3-0 en la serie sobre los Mavericks con una victoria de 106-99 en el Juego 3 de las Finales de la NBA en Dallas este miércoles, y ahora están a una victoria de lograr un récord de 18 campeonatos de la NBA. Jayson
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders are charting the future of the electric vehicle company Thursday as they wrap up voting whether or not to restore CEO Elon Musk’s massive pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge. Shares of the company rose Thursday after Tesla said in
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved President Javier Milei ’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers on Thursday, handing the libertarian leader a much-needed first legislative victory. Milei hailed the vote as a “triumph” even as opposition senators scrapped an income tax
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Thursday following some mixed data on the economy, including the latest encouraging update on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading, a day after jumping to an all-time high. The Nasdaq composite was also building
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine. That word comes from a senior U.S. official on Thursday. The move clears the way for leaders to announce
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s close co-stars, including Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon, paid her emotional tribute, as expected, when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April. But when a taped telecast of the event airs on TNT on Monday night, viewers may be surprised to
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s close co-stars, including Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon, paid her emotional tribute, as expected, when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April. But when a taped telecast of the event airs on TNT on Monday night, viewers may be surprised to
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden. The 22-time Grand Slam champion said Thursday he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN En Español) — La fiscalía de la región del Maule, en Chile, confirmó este miércoles la primera muerte a causa de un sistema frontal de intensas lluvias y vientos que afecta a la zona centro-sur del país, y que hasta ahora suma 482 personas damnificadas y 1.500 viviendas con daños. Se trata
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