By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was wet, parts of it were weird, much of it was beautiful and all of it was very, very memorable. An opening ceremony unlike any other got the 2024 edition of the Olympic Games officially underway in Paris Friday night and truly it was one that will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump. Peter Strzok, a former top counterintelligence agent who played
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Camila DeChalus and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A top Parkinson’s disease specialist held a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, according to records, though the circumstances of the meeting are unclear. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at the Walter Reed National Military Medical
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By Aditi Sangal and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Romanian rowing athletes Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc and Marius Cozmiuc set a historic first at the opening ceremony Friday in Paris, becoming the first-ever married couple to serve as flag bearers for their country. In what is truly an athletic love story, the two flag bearers are both multiple-time Olympians. Marius Cozmiuc
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M.; Rep. Michael
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics. Algerian athletes brought red roses on their boat as they paraded for the event. Then they tossed the flowers into the river to honor victims of an infamous 1961 police crackdown
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Lansing (AP) — Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats. The decision ended a case in which the court found that race illegally influenced the old district maps. The court ordered the seats to be redrawn after a group of Black residents argued in a
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It’s the final day of the Excessive Heat Warning! Temperatures this afternoon have climbed more than 5° above average. Palm Springs has reached 117° as of 3:30 p.m. The record for the date is 119°. Windy conditions must enter the chat to get some much-deserved relief. Onshore flow will strengthen through the evening, with gusts
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — In early June, Toyota announced the recall of nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus luxury SUVs to fix a problem that could cause their engines to lose power while driving. At the time, Toyota said it was working to find a solution to the issue. The solution,
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris Olympics to end an elaborate but rain-soaked opening ceremony. Riner won three golds in judo and Pérec won three in athletics, becoming the first sprinter to win consecutive golds in the 400-meter
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Plans to restore the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs are a step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal to restore the roughly 90-acre site. The land, which is located just off of Farrell Drive and Mesquite, used to house the former Mesquite Country Club. The land was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators now say a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have denied clemency to a man who is set to be executed for the 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother. Taberon Dave Honie is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8. Honie had asked the state parole board to commute his sentence to life in
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos “debe entregar un informe completo” sobre el operativo que llevó a las detenciones de Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada y Joaquín Guzmán López. “Tiene que haber transparencia”, dijo López Obrador el viernes durante su habitual
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on seabed mining. The upcoming election comes as the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority ended a two-week session
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela ha retrasado este viernes el despegue de un avión de la aerolínea Copa que cubre el tramo Ciudad de Panamá-Caracas y que lleva entre sus pasajeros a la expresidenta de Panamá Mireya Moscoso y a otros exmandatarios, informó en X el presidente del país centroamericano, José Raúl
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By Emma Tucker and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order directing officials in the state with the nation’s largest homeless population to start removing homeless encampments – a move met with outrage from homeless advocates and elected officials. The Democratic governor’s order came on the heels of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have agreed to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich. A joint ministerial declaration issued Friday after the meeting in Rio de Janeiro said: “With full respect to tax sovereignty, we will seek to engage cooperatively to ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers haven’t made substantial investments in the offensive line, believing coach Kyle Shanahan’s scheme and a deep group of playmakers can make up for any deficiencies. That theory is being put to the test early in training camp when the one linemen that
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela cerró desde este viernes y hasta el lunes sus pasos fronterizos para “prevenir actividades de personas que pudiesen representar amenazas a la seguridad” con motivo de la elección presidencial que se celebrará este domingo, según el decreto publicado en la Gaceta Oficial esta semana. Los puentes
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