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AP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, now that
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said it approved the spray from drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. as an emergency treatment for adults and older children experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions known as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is partnering with tech giant Nvidia to help train the state’s students, college faculty, developers and data scientists in artificial intelligence, officials announced Friday. The initiative is part of an effort to expand resources so students, educators and workers – particularly in community colleges – can learn
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Four suspects were in custody after their alleged involvement in a stolen vehicle case, with charges filed against two of them during arraignments today. Palm Desert residents Cayden Lopez, 20 and Noeli Bautista, 19, each made initial court appearances during arraignments at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Friday, according to inmate and case
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a dead woman found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded following an autopsy on Friday that the 57-year-old woman died by asphyxiation from hanging. Firefighters responding to a 911 call found the woman’s body entangled
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 15 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to stop the federal government from opening up Obamacare to immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as children. President Joe Biden announced in May that recipients of Deferred Action for
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By Denise Royal and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Families of three students murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the shooter, although it’s unclear whether they’ll ever collect. Court documents show the parents of Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during far-right violence in Britain and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentencing on Friday of Tyler Kay was among the harshest for people who have taken
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice President Kamala Harris as he seeks to unseat the incumbent in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. The Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman spoke during a campaign stop in Lancaster. He said
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — Tara Davis-Woodhall overcame more than most people could ever fathom just to make the Olympics. Her podium moment on Friday showed the weight of what it took to be able to compete, let alone win. Davis-Woodhall flew through the air on Thursday night to take home the
Continue ReadingGRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday, two days after he began swimming from Michigan to Wisconsin. The 60-year-old Dreyer was attempting
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The BBC has told former presenter Huw Edwards to hand back the more than £200,000 ($254,767) he received in salary payments following his arrest last November on suspicion of possessing “indecent images of children” — crimes he pleaded guilty to last week. “Mr. Edwards pleaded guilty to an appalling
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’ decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. Lyles didn’t publicly reveal he’d tested positive for the virus until after he won bronze
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La oposición venezolana asegura que ganó las elecciones presidenciales del pasado 28 de julio. Incluso, la líder opositora María Corina Machado ha dicho que el candidato Edmundo González Urrutia es el presidente electo del país. Esta declaración se sostiene en las actas de votación publicadas por el Comando con Venezuela
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August 2025. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred were on hand at “Thunder Valley” for the announcement Friday. The game will be held on Aug. 2, the
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Splash House, the popular pool party festival, is making a splash this weekend with its return to Palm Springs. Scheduled for August 9-11 and 16-18, the event is expected to draw thousands of music lovers and festival-goers to the area, providing a significant boost to local businesses. Limited weekend 1 tickets remain, and weekend 2
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court Thursday afternoon refused once again to set bail for Henry “Harry” Stanley, now nearly a month after he was jailed on suspicion of killing his wife, Megan Duncanson. Megan’s death was recently ruled “suicide
Continue ReadingKOVR By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court Thursday afternoon refused once again to set bail for Henry “Harry” Stanley, now nearly a month after he was jailed on suspicion of killing his wife, Megan Duncanson. Megan’s death was recently ruled
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Han pasado más de 24 horas y muchos todavía siguen sin poder explicarse cómo el expresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña, Carles Puigdemont, logró evitar ser detenido por las fuerzas de seguridad en Barcelona. Sin embargo, pasadas las horas, se ha ido desvelando el misterio de su evasión tras reunir
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