By Rob Picheta, Tamar Michaelis, Mike Schwartz and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — A major political rift has broken out in Israel over the detention of nine Israeli soldiers, who are being investigated over the alleged abuse of a Palestinian inmate at a controversial desert detention facility. Far-right lawmakers and protesters breached the perimeter of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews worked Tuesday to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week. Authorities said containment was 14% and lifted evacuation orders in some communities of Butte County, where the Park Fire started
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — The fees parents pay to make online deposits into their children’s school lunch accounts are under scrutiny at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which found that some parents may pay up to 60 cents in fees for every dollar they deposit. And those fees can add up
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CNN 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
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer Norah O’Donnell says she is leaving as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” after five years, following the presidential election. O’Donnell told colleagues in an email Tuesday that it was time to step away from the rigors of a daily broadcast. She will stay at CBS News to contribute interviews to several
Continue ReadingBy Damon Maloney Click here for updates on this story LORAIN, Ohio (WEWS) — A bald eagle family with a home in the middle of Lakeview Park South in Lorain has brought together neighbors, bird watchers and outsiders who’ve enjoyed getting a glimpse at our national bird. But on July 14, one member of the
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMBC) — A 48-year-old Missouri man died in a drowning on the Meramec River near Highway 109 on July 27. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Bryan Wilson and Angela Wilson, 50, were floating on a device on the river when
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Priscilla Alvarez and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each unleashed a new wave of television ads Tuesday as they race to secure an advantage in a presidential campaign dramatically altered in recent weeks. In its first major ad blitz targeting Harris, the Trump
Continue ReadingFORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man was fatally shot by a police officer on a northeastern college campus after the suspect failed to respond to officers’ commands. The shooting on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus prompted school officials to close the school for the remainder of Tuesday. Chief Scott Caudill
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a new version of the influenza virus could emerge among farm workers who are at a higher risk
Continue ReadingBy Jarvis Robertson Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A Birmingham teacher is trying to reach middle school students through a digital youth sports magazine. Tonia Hernandez Frierson teaches Spanish at W.J. Christian School. She started P.L.A.Y.S. (Promoting Literacy Among Youth Sport), a digital youth sports magazine to not only
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock their doors. New York City’s sheriff’s office says it
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are looking into a YouTube account possibly connected to the would-be Donald Trump assassin in which the user espoused political violence as well as antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said at
Continue ReadingBy Mike Valente Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — New video obtained exclusively by Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has shed more light on the alleged actions of a man facing a slew of charges — including impersonating a public servant and false imprisonment — deriving from his presence inside a Mount
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said from the steps of the downtown St.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Sticker shock kept the Guardians from trading for an elite pitcher at the deadline. They opted for an experienced one instead. Priced out of the market for one of the top available starters, the Guardians added much-needed depth to their rotation by acquiring right-hander Alex Cobb from the San
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Bill Ackman, billionaire hedge fund manager and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, is seeking $2 billion to take the company’s investment fund public. That’s significantly less than what Ackman said he had hoped to raise for his new fund — a rare opportunity for the
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