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In Desert Hot Springs, 700 backpacks containing spiral notebooks, glue sticks, pencils, folders, and more were handed out to students at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School. The donation was made by the Walter Clark Legal Group as part of a larger effort this year to get 1,600 backpacks into the hands of students in need. “I
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The family of a man shot to death by a Connecticut police officer last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and asked for a federal civil rights investigation of the police department. Mike Alexander-Garcia Jr. was shot by a West Hartford officer in August 2023 as he tried
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Singer Celine Dion on Saturday issued a statement that both criticized former President Donald Trump’s campaign for the “unauthorized” use of her music at a recent rally and poked fun at the song choice. The Trump campaign has played Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” at multiple campaign rallies
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after more than a decade of downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and financial corruption. Wednesday’s decree from the Vatican’s office for religious orders came after Pope Francis last year ordered a high-level
Continue ReadingCHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year was 40% contained Wednesday after scorching more than 670 square miles (1,735 square kilometers). The massive Park Fire was allegedly started by arson on July 24 in a wilderness park outside the Central Valley city of Chico and spread northward with astonishing speed in
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El ánimo en la intranquila capital del Líbano se ha ensombrecido en las dos semanas transcurridas desde el ataque israelí del 30 de julio en el sur de Beirut, que terminó con la vida del máximo comandante de Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán, Fu’ad Shukr, y a cuatro civiles. La ciudad se
Continue ReadingBy Dave McDaniel Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — On Tuesday, jurors heard opening statements and testimonies in the case of a Marion County woman accused of shooting and killing her neighbor in front of her children. Susan Lorincz has been charged with manslaughter in the death of A.J.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The family of Casey Goodson Jr. will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over a December 2020 shooting. Goodson was a Black man who was shot and killed in Ohio by a former sheriff’s deputy. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month. Twenty-three-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Shopping around for a car? You’re in luck. Shopping around for a new auto insurance policy? Better buckle up. New, used and even rental car prices continue to slide while car insurance rates remain vastly elevated. That diverging trend seems counterintuitive: If the price tag for a
Continue ReadingCNN, WLII, ABBY V BRU, GERAL ROSADO, KANIDSHA MELENDEZ, SEF GRAHAM, WILFRED MULLER By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This story is out of date. Check out the new forecast for Hurricane Ernesto here. Hurricane Ernesto unloaded flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico as it pulled away from the island Wednesday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Police say that not all officer video from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order. City officials said Wednesday the police department has opened an internal investigation into why the material was not discovered until after a large trove of footage was released over
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable rates no matter their race or ethnicity. The information about 450,000 vehicle stops in 2023 was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also say trooper decisions about how to enforce the law
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, Kristin Fisher and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Two NASA astronauts who have had their mission to the International Space Station repeatedly extended due to problems with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft will need to wait at least another week before they learn how and when they are returning to Earth. At a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph.– Severe flooding damage to cities along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Biloxi, Mississippi. – Numerous failures of levees around
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Personal Birth date: September 6, 1962 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Christopher James Christie Father: Wilbur “Bill” Christie, an accountant Mother: Sondra (Grasso) Christie Marriage: Mary Pat (Foster) Christie (1986-present) Children: Bridget, Patrick, Sarah and Andrew Education:
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Mitchell, former US senator (D-Maine). Personal Birth date: August 20, 1933 Birth place: Waterville, Maine Birth name: George John Mitchell Father: George Mitchell, a janitor Mother: Mary (Saad) Mitchell Marriages: Heather MacLachlan (1994-present); Sally L. Heath (1959-1987, divorced) Children: with Heather
Continue ReadingCHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year was 40% contained Wednesday after scorching more than 670 square miles (1,735 square kilometers). The massive Park Fire was allegedly started by arson on July 24 in a wilderness park outside the Central Valley city of Chico and spread northward with astonishing speed in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1935 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Ronald Ernest Paul Father: Howard Paul, dairy farmer Mother: Margaret (Dumont) Paul, dairy farmer Marriage: Carol (Wells) Paul (February 1, 1957-present) Children: Ronald
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Beslan school siege. On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia, at approximately 9am local time. The siege ended on September 3, 2004, with more than 330 killed, including 186 children,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011. Personal Birth date: August 28, 1986 Birth place: Naharia, Israel Father: Noam Shalit Mother: Aviva Shalit Marriage: Nitzan Shabbat (June 23, 2021-present) Military service:
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