July 2024

Israel says its Beirut strike killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, who it blames for Golan Heights attack

July 30, 2024 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, Tamar Michaelis, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Israel says its strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday killed Hezbollah’s most senior military commander, who it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said “Israeli Air Force fighter jets eliminated the

Single-family mobile home fire in Sky Valley

July 30, 2024 5:00 PM Alyson Booth

At 4:21 today, Cal Fire received a report of a residential structure fire in the 7500 block of 22nd Ave. in the unincorporated community of Sky Valley. When firefighters arrived on scene, they located a single wide mobile home involved with fire with exposure to the primary residence right next to the mobile home. Powerlines,

Alabama senator introduces legislation to create alerts for shark attacks in honor of 15-year-old victim

July 30, 2024 4:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Sydney Bishop and Stephanie Gallman, CNN (CNN) — US Sen. Katie Britt wants beachgoers to be made aware of shark attacks in the same way they receive Amber Alerts or severe weather warnings following an Alabama teenager’s June encounter with a shark. The Republican senator from Alabama has introduced legislation that would codify shark

ANÁLISIS | El ataque israelí contra un alto líder militar de Hezbollah lleva a la región al borde de una guerra total

July 30, 2024 4:55 PM CNN Newsource

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Israel dice que mató al oficial militar de mayor rango de Hezbollah, Fu’ad Shukr, en un ataque con drones en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, un populoso barrio que también es el bastión del grupo apoyado por Irán. De ser cierto, Shukr sería el funcionario de mayor rango

Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed

July 30, 2024 4:52 PM Associated Press

Associated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book. That could conflict with the Trump campaign’s effort to distance itself from Heritage’s Project 2025 transition effort. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the foreword to Roberts’ forthcoming book

City lawyers offer different view about why Chicago police stopped man before fatal shooting

July 30, 2024 4:50 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Chicago say a man killed in March in a shootout with Chicago police was stopped because of illegally tinted windows. It contradicts earlier information that officers had stopped Dexter Reed because he was driving without wearing a seatbelt. Police fired their guns nearly 100 times, striking Reed at least 13

Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopt ‘Rancho Ordinance’ for Coachella Valley

July 30, 2024 4:41 PM Alyson Booth

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors formally adopted the Rancho Community Event Facility Ordinance today, allowing permitted outdoor events at “ranchos” under conditions that recognize the “historical, cultural” aspects of Latino traditions in the Coachella Valley. In a 5-0 vote, the board approved the ordinance, which has been spearheaded by Supervisor Manuel Perez, whose Fourth

Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the Trump assassination attempt and Secret Service failure

July 30, 2024 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe provided new details about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump on Tuesday, delivering forceful testimony at a Senate hearing about the agency’s failures earlier this month in Butler, Pennsylvania. But at the joint hearing of the

Una fuerte actividad solar haría que auroras boreales sean visibles más al sur de lo habitual

July 30, 2024 4:38 PM CNN Newsource

Belén Liotti (CNN) — Las auroras boreales podrían adornar los cielos y aparecer más al sur de lo habitual esta semana debido a una tormenta solar que puede afectar a la Tierra, de acuerdo con el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOAA, por sus

Harris se acerca al anuncio de su elección para la vicepresidencia mientras su equipo evalúa a los aspirantes principales

July 30, 2024 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kamala Harris se encuentra en pleno proceso de elección de su compañero de fórmula para la vicepresidencia, y su campaña prevé un anuncio en los próximos días al que seguiría inmediatamente una gira conjunta por una serie de estados disputados. Harris, lanzada abruptamente al papel de candidata presidencial hace menos de 10

Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball

July 30, 2024 4:32 PM Associated Press

Associated Press PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe. The Broward County school board voted

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Quavo.

Harris nears vice presidential announcement as her team tests out top contenders

July 30, 2024 4:31 PM CNN

WSB, CNN By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is in the thick of choosing a vice presidential running mate, with her campaign eying an announcement in the coming days that would be immediately followed by a joint tour of a series of battleground states beginning next

Exclusive: Quavo to speak at Harris rally in Atlanta, endorsing VP and raising awareness for gun violence prevention

July 30, 2024 4:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Eva McKend and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Quavo is set to appear at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night in Atlanta, according to a Harris campaign official. Quavo, known as the frontman of the now defunct hip-hop trio Migos, is expected to make remarks on the issue of

Biden to open first night of Democratic convention, sources say

July 30, 2024 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Kayla Tausche and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The first night of the Democratic National Convention, now less than three weeks away, is expected to feature a keynote speaker previously slated to close the program: President Joe Biden. Biden is expected to deliver a primetime speech during the opening night of the Chicago convention,

Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie in December 2023 in New York City.

Angelina Jolie’s son Pax ‘stable’ following bike accident

July 30, 2024 4:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — The 20-year-old son of actress Angelina Jolie, Pax, is “stable” after being injured in a bike accident on Monday, a source close to the matter told CNN. “His mom is with him and reported he is stable,” the source said. LAPD Officer David Cuellar confirmed to

Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

July 30, 2024 4:14 PM Associated Press

AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder

Hezbollah military commander claimed killed by Israel was blamed by the US for 1983 Marine bombing

July 30, 2024 4:12 PM Associated Press

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander the Israeli military says it killed in an airstrike was blamed by Israel for a deadly weekend rocket attack and was accused by the U.S. of orchestrating a deadly 1983 bombing aimed at U.S. Marines in Beirut. Hezbollah did not confirm that Fouad Shukur was the target

Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’

July 30, 2024 4:12 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell faced a hostile crowd of more than 500 people at Union Baptist Church. Former sheriff’s deputy

Georgia’s largest school district won’t teach Black studies course without state approval

July 30, 2024 4:10 PM Associated Press

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s largest school district announced Tuesday that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education’s refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work. The decision by the 183,000-student

Navajo Nation plans to test limit of tribal law preventing transportation of uranium on its land

July 30, 2024 4:08 PM Associated Press

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test a tribal law that bans uranium from being transported on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the mineral and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal police could catch up with two

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