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By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Actor George Clooney on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, hailing her “historic” White House bid following President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. Clooney is seen by many Democratic backers in Hollywood as a sort of compass given his engagement and activism. When he penned a New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has waged an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, New Jersey (KYW) — An Instagram account started as a tribute to her mother, who’s now in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease, has quickly become popular with millions of people sharing their struggles and supporting each other. “Phyllis is fun. Phyllis loves to
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has tendered her resignation amid scrutiny of security lapses related to the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, sources tell CNN. The move comes as lawmakers and an internal government watchdog move
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean officials would discuss forming a trilateral anti-Western front also involving Russia. Video shot by Associated Press Television News shows Maxim Ryzhenkov being greeted by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu.
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — As the 2024 election season intensifies and with Vice President Kamala Harris in the running to take over for Joe Biden on the presidential ticket, Democrats are hoping to energize a younger voter base. It’s a strategy that Republicans are trying as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US Army investigation into Robert Card — the Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last year — found a series of failures and breakdowns in communication among Card’s military chain of command, civilian law enforcement and medical providers, occurred ahead of the mass shooting. The investigation found communication failures “impacted [Sgt. 1st Class] Card’s continuity of
Continue ReadingBy Alex Ortiz Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Illinois State Police arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday morning. Ulyesee W. Burns, of Calumet Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Officers
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A police officer and an 8-year-old were among five people injured after a driver in a stolen car tried to get away from police in Brighton Park Monday night. Police said officers stopped a black SUV in an alley in the 2500
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material constraints. As of this year, their improvisational art
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s hard not to get fired up by how much more everything costs compared to just a few years ago. But people making the same exact purchases as you aren’t necessarily paying the same exact prices as you. This became apparent to me a few weeks ago
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Con el apoyo del presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden desatando una avalancha de respaldos de muchos demócratas prominentes en todo el país, Kamala Harris se ha convertido en la favorita para ocupar su lugar como candidata presidencial del partido. Harris recibió inmediatamente el respaldo de muchos líderes del partido demócrata y
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció este domingo que no buscará ser reelegido como presidente en 2024, y respaldó a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para convertirse en la candidata demócrata. Pero la decisión del presidente de 81 años —a poco más de 100 días de las elecciones— dio lugar a muchas
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El domingo después del debate presidencial del 27 de junio, los principales asesores de Donald Trump se fueron a la cama esperando que las quejas de los demócratas por la actuación del presidente Joe Biden se enfriaran y dieran paso a un nuevo ciclo de titulares al comienzo de la
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris se negó a presidir el discurso del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ante el Congreso ese miércoles, dijo a CNN una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. La decisión de no asistir a la reunión conjunta pone de relieve la tensa relación entre la administración Biden y
Continue ReadingBy Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of votes were cast fraudulently for one finalist in the prestigious Hugo Awards, which honors the best science fiction and fantasy works of the previous year, its administrative team has revealed. Nearly 10% of votes were deemed fraudulent, with 377 out of 3,813 votes being disqualified. Many votes
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — What’s red on the outside, purple on the inside, and grants you access to 195 destinations around the world visa-free? It’s the Singapore passport, and it’s just been named the world’s most powerful travel document in a quarterly ranking of the passports with the most international clout. For the
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back. The actor-comedian is revving up the Bluesmobile to reminisce about the years he teamed up with John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, taking Hollywood
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