The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president, and that has drawn attention to rules of succession in the contenders’ home states should they win. Each state has its own rules for naming replacements when elected officials leave office. Those rules carry significant political
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy just got its latest health check, and it looks promising. Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy, registered at a robust 2.8% annualized rate in the second quarter, after adjusting for inflation and seasonality, the Commerce Department said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a global tax on the super-rich. The proposal is a top priority for Brazil, which holds the Group of 20 presidency. The proposal before the G20 participants Thursday would require individuals with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protesters on Thursday poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolized the blood of those killed in Gaza. The protesters
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Ohio Supreme Court says consumers can’t expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones. By a 4-3 vote, the court on Thursday has rejected claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat. The man says the restaurant failed to warn
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By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — CenterPoint Energy executives apologized and promised to do better Thursday after power outages from Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc for millions across the Houston area earlier this month. Appearing before the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin, the company’s chief executive was apologetic and outlined a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden saved his most powerful argument against Donald Trump for the moment he explained to the nation why he was no longer the person to make it. In his primetime Oval Office address on Wednesday, Biden ceded the political stage to Kamala Harris, ushering in an
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Several people have reached out to News Channel 3 in the past few months to share their concerns over emergency department wait times at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. Some patients have reported waiting up to 8 hours to receive care while they experienced pain. One of these patients is Sam Zaidins, a longtime Palm
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By Alexus Davila Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Amtrak wants to build a new tunnel to improve train services. However, some Baltimore residents are worried about how the construction will impact their homes. Amtrak officials want to go full speed ahead on the construction of the new Frederick Douglass
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners. Biden arrived in Paris a day before the Summer Games’ opening ceremony on the
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Actor Kevin Spacey’s waterfront home sold for $3.24 million at a public auction Thursday on the steps of a Baltimore Circuit Court. The 9,000-square-foot home in Harborview was sold to a Maryland developer, according to Sam Sheibani of Compass, a nationwide
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight. But engineers do finally have some possible answers
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story ARCO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Roberta Armstrong has had a good life but still wonders from time to time how it would have been different had her father lived. Lt. Robert W. Madsen of Minnesota died in a training crash 80 years ago at what’s now
Continue ReadingBy Danya Gainor and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia made history Thursday as the first lawmaker to use an artificial intelligence-generated model of her voice to speak for her on the House floor. “My battle with progressive Supranuclear palsy, or PSP, has robbed me of my ability to use
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More families need school supplies for the upcoming school year, Michael Aaronson, an event organizer said he’s noticed. Aaronson said on Thursday, The Salvation Army Dick & Beverly Davis Corps Community Center is having a back to school event. “We have over 20 vendors from around the Valley coming to support our event,” Aaronson said.
Continue ReadingBy Aziza Shuler Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KDKA) — A Lehigh Valley Division I athlete put his dreams of attending law school on hold. He’s now dedicating his future to teaching youth tennis in Philadelphia. “Attitude, character, as well as effort,” Gabe Knowles, a tennis coach at Legacy Youth Tennis, said.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are everywhere lately. While promoting their upcoming Marvel epic “Deadpool & Wolverine,” out Friday, the pair have done every interview, hosted a late night show and are probably commanding your social media feed. But instead of poking fun at each other as they’ve done
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. The rule is to take effect on Aug. 1. A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement in six additional
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The City of Palm Springs continues to investigate CEO of Queerworks Jacob Rostovsky for alleged ‘misappropriation of funds’ which were intended for the city’s Universal Basic Income Pilot Program. Records show the Palm Springs City Council approved payments to Queerworks, in which a majority of funds went towards staffing costs. But Council member Lisa Middleton
Continue ReadingOROVILLE, Calif (AP) — A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting wildfire that has become California’s largest this year, prosecutor says.
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