Alec Baldwin’s criminal case has been dismissed in New Mexico in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s criminal case has been dismissed in New Mexico in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.
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Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani weds at lavish, star-studded ceremony
CNN By Oscar Holland, Leah Dolan and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, and Riddhi Doshi on the red carpet (CNN) — After seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, completed his long-awaited marriage to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant before thousands of guests on Friday. Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas
Continue ReadingSpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20
Continue ReadingOne of the two prosecutors resigns in the middle of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of the two prosecutors resigns in the middle of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico.
Continue ReadingDemocrats weigh Biden’s impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection. “No,” he tells reporters. But a growing number of House Democrats are indicating otherwise. It’s not just some of the lawmakers representing true battleground districts but
Continue ReadingLate-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political scene, late-night comics like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have made him a relentless target. But since President Joe Biden’s poor showing in the debate with Trump two weeks ago, the comics have retrained their guns. It shows that comedy —
Continue ReadingUS Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River. The work would replace the existing 75-year-old span. The Tennessee governor and a congressman from Memphis said in separate news releases Friday
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm. Collins, a longtime moderate Republican senator from Maine, told reporters on Friday that she intended to write in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s name on
Continue ReadingMinor leaguers Yeury Tatiz of Seattle and Charlie Zink of Boston suspended for positive drug tests
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Mariners right-hander Yeury Tatiz was suspended for 80 games and Boston Red Sox right-hander Charlie Zink for 56 games following positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs. Tatiz was suspended for a positive test for Clomiphene under the minor league drug program, the commissioner’s office said Friday. Zink was disciplined for a
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga.; former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Reps. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif. ___
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Delta removes an employee, changes its uniform policy after backlash over social media post perceived to be anti-Palestinian
By Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — A Delta employee has been removed from their position with the airline’s social media channels following backlash over a post made from an official account that some perceived to be anti-Palestinian. In a statement shared with CNN Friday, Delta said the company “removed a mistakenly posted comment on X
Continue ReadingArgentina’s inflation edges up in June, breaking a months-long streak in a blow to President Milei
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A closely watched measure of inflation in Argentina remained stronger than the libertarian government of President Javier Milei would have hoped. On Friday, the country’s official statistics agency reported a rise in June prices that broke a months-long streak of declines. Argentina’s consumer price index rose 4.6% in
Continue Reading A family left town for a youth baseball tournament. Then tragedy struck
By Thomas Lake, CNN Milton, Georgia (CNN) — A few days after the plane crash, Ansley Van Epps visited the house where her brother and his family once lived. There was food in the refrigerator, dishes in the sink. She walked through her nephews’ rooms and looked at their medals, their sports jerseys, their school
Continue ReadingPelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi’s phone lit up the night of President Joe Biden’s debate performance with a question that has yet to be fully resolved: Now what? Calls kept coming the morning after Biden’s agonizing face-off against Republican Donald Trump, and anxious lawmakers surrounded Pelosi later on the House floor. Two
Continue ReadingBiden says delegates can vote their conscience — and he’s right. But mass defections remain unlikely
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden say his pledged delegates could vote their conscience, and party rules confirm that. But historical precedent and the delegate selection process make it likely that the vast majority will stick with him anyway. At least 3,896 delegates are pledged to Biden. But that “pledge” isn’t an ironclad
Continue ReadingMeta is lifting restrictions on Trump’s accounts
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Meta announced Friday that it would remove restrictions placed on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts ahead of the Republican National Convention next week. The company said the decision was made to ensure that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, would have equal standing with Democrat
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Arrestan en México al presunto homicida de Paola Bañuelos, joven que solicitó un auto por una aplicación de viajes y fue encontrada muerta
Marlon Sorto (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Baja California informó este jueves que fue arrestado el presunto responsable de la muerte de Paola Andrea Bañuelos, una joven de 23 años que este domingo solicitó un auto por medio de una aplicación móvil en Mexicali y fue encontrada muerta días después. Las autoridades afirmaron
Continue ReadingRetired Massachusetts pediatrician pleads not guilty to abusing young patients
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A retired Massachusetts pediatrician has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused at least 15 children who were his patients. Sixty-nine-year-old Dr. Richard A. Kauff appeared Friday in Plymouth Superior Court. He is charged with 11 counts of rape of a child with force and nine counts of indecent
Continue Reading ¿Presos a los 13 años? El Gobierno de Javier Milei impulsa una baja en la edad de imputabilidad en Argentina
Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — “Delito de adulto, pena de adulto”. Así defendía Javier Milei el proyecto presentado por los ministros de Seguridad y de Justicia –Patricia Bullrich y Mariano Cúneo Libarona, respectivamente– para bajar la edad de imputabilidad en Argentina. Fue una de sus promesas de campaña –con la que también coincidían los candidatos Sergio
Continue ReadingHow AT&T customers can protect themselves in the latest data breach
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — If you were an AT&T cellphone customer in 2022, your call data was possibly breached to bad actors. AT&T said Friday that data was breached from “nearly all” of its cellular customers and the customers of wireless providers that used its network between May 1, 2022, and
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