Month: August 2024

Jewish groups allege in federal complaint antisemitism permitted to ‘flourish’ at schools in Fulton County, Georgia

August 13, 2024 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Chelsea Bailey, Devon M. Sayers and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Jewish civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging Jewish and Israeli students have faced a “hostile” and “intolerable” environment at K-12 schools in Fulton County, Georgia, since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and routinely face antisemitism, bullying and harassment. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for

Rep. Steny Hoyer suffers ‘mild ischemic stroke,’ responding well to treatment

August 13, 2024 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer suffered a “mild ischemic stroke” over the weekend and is responding well to treatment, his office said. Hoyer has no lingering symptoms and is expected to return to his normal schedule next week, his office said in a statement Tuesday. The

Cristina Kirchner declara este miércoles en la causa por el intento de homicidio en su contra, ¿quiénes testificaron hasta ahora?

August 13, 2024 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

Belén Liotti (CNN) — La expresidenta de Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declarará este miércoles en el juicio oral por el intento de homicidio en su contra ocurrido el 1 de septiembre de 2022 frente a su departamento, en el barrio de Recoleta de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, en la que están acusados Fernando

Common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns, with higher risk for certain groups

August 13, 2024 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A seasonal respiratory virus named parvovirus B19 – sometimes also called fifth disease – is increasing in activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday. Parvovirus B19 is a common virus spread by respiratory droplets. Antibodies from infection are believed to help protect against reinfection, the

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to lift latest block on student loan repayment plan

August 13, 2024 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to lift a sweeping new block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and quicken the path to loan forgiveness. The request puts fresh pressure on the justices

Big Lots is closing hundreds of stores after warning it could go out of business

August 13, 2024 2:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Lots is closing more than 300 locations across the United States, or roughly a quarter of its stores, following an earlier warning that its future was in “substantial doubt” amid ongoing financial troubles. The discount retailer previously said it planned to close as many as 40

Georgia officials say Kennedy, 2 others have signatures for presidential ballot as disputes remain

August 13, 2024 2:33 PM Associated Press

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Three independent and third-party candidates got one step closer to appearing on Georgia’s presidential ballot on Tuesday. But legal challenges still loom. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says independents Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz of the Party for Socialism and Liberation each

Brazil’s air force flies the remains of 3 victims of last week’s plane crash to their families

August 13, 2024 2:32 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian air force plane has carried the remains of three of the 62 people killed in last week’s plane crash to a small, distraught city in the country’s south where they were to be handed over to their families for burial. The Sao Paulo state government said on

Confusion over new legislative district leads to ballot error in northern Wisconsin Assembly primary

August 13, 2024 2:32 PM Associated Press

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A local clerk failed to realize that new legislative maps moved a rural Wisconsin town into a new district, leading to an administrative error that could disenfranchise scores of voters in an Assembly primary. The new maps moved the northern Wisconsin town of Summit out of the 73rd Assembly

US State Department approves $20 billion potential weapons sales to Israel

August 13, 2024 2:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department approved potential weapons sales to Israel totaling roughly $20 billion on Tuesday, including an anticipated sale of up to 50 F-15 fighter jets valued at more than $18 billion. The F-15 sale is believed to be the biggest weapons package for Israel and was announced alongside approved potential sales of

Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage ‘war’ on working people

August 13, 2024 2:26 PM Associated Press

AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first solo appearance as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned cheering union members Tuesday that Donald Trump would wage war on working people and threaten Medicare and Social Security as he kicked off a five-state fundraising swing. Speaking in a cavernous, dimly

Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage ‘war’ on working people

August 13, 2024 2:26 PM Associated Press

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, former House Democratic leader, is recovering from mild stroke

August 13, 2024 2:20 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former House Democratic leader, is recovering after experiencing a mild stroke on Sunday. Hoyer’s spokesperson Margaret Mulkerrin says in a statement that Hoyer, who is 85, experienced a “mild ischemic stroke” on Sunday night and sought medical help. Hoyer responded well to treatment and has not had

Arizona, UCLA agree to continue basketball rivalry with 3 games over next 4 years

August 13, 2024 2:13 PM Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona and UCLA will continue their basketball rivalry with three games over the next four years, starting with a Dec. 14 matchup in downtown Phoenix. The teams also agreed to meet in 2025 at the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas and in 2027 in Los Angeles. Arizona and UCLA were conference

3-year-old hospitalized after black bear attack at campground in Montana

August 13, 2024 2:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A child has been hospitalized after being attacked by a black bear at a campground south of Red Lodge, Montana, over the weekend. The child was a 3-year-old girl, according to the Associated Press. The girl was inside a tent when she was attacked by the female bear around 10 p.m. on Sunday,

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest

August 13, 2024 2:04 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A reporter told Mexico’s president that his supporters attacked her in public in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him Tuesday what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and disinterest,

Death Valley’s scorching heat kills second man this summer

August 13, 2024 2:02 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Death Valley National Park has claimed another life in its second heat-related death of the summer, park officials said Monday. On Aug. 1, a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius), bystanders saw a man stumble back from the Natural Bridge Trailhead, a one-mile roundtrip trail,

Death Valley’s scorching heat kills second man this summer

August 13, 2024 2:02 PM Associated Press

Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor urge more action to find his killers

August 13, 2024 1:59 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor called for action Tuesday from the public and officials to help find and convict his killers. The former “General Hospital” actor was shot on May 25 when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. No

Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor urge more action to find his killers

August 13, 2024 1:59 PM Associated Press

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