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CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Newly selected Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny over his military service record, with critics, including his Republican rival Sen. JD Vance, accusing Walz of falsely suggesting he saw combat during his time as an Army reservist. It’s not the first time Walz
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Standing in front of a cleared homeless encampment in Los Angeles, Newsom vowed to start taking state funding away from cities and counties that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Standing in front of a cleared homeless encampment in Los Angeles, Newsom vowed to start taking state funding away from cities and counties that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party while criticizing her former party’s leadership and policies. State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil said she had long been a Democrat, but she and the Democratic Party no longer have the same values since she
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By Lianne Kolirin and Rosanne Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — A Belgian publisher has removed an opinion column that has been accused of dangerously inciting antisemitic hatred, in which the writer said that the humanitarian suffering in Gaza made him want to “ram a sharp knife through the throat of every Jew I meet.” He later
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a tropical depression Thursday but remained a dangerous storm as it picked up speed, spreading its torrential rain and tornado threat north. The center of the system was 45 miles east of
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — Con el apoyo unánime de los 40 diputados presentes durante la votación, la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica aprobó este miércoles, en segundo debate, un proyecto de ley denominado “acogimiento prenatal”, que les permite a las mujeres embarazadas solicitar y tramitar la adopción del bebé antes de su nacimiento. La
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By David Close, Kyle Feldscher and Amanda Davies, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and ran in Thursday night’s 200-meter race anyway. In an interview with US Olympic broadcaster NBC, Lyles said he felt really horrible when he woke up Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WWJ) — A 53-year-old Macomb County man who missed out on winning a Fantasy 5 jackpot by one number matched all five numbers the next night to claim a $795,905 Fantasy 5 jackpot. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5
Continue ReadingBy Jack Springgate Click here for updates on this story PORT HURON, Michigan (WWJ) — Forbes recently surveyed retail store owners and found that nearly four out of five lose between $500 and $2,500 a month due to shoplifting. Some of them are turning to artificial intelligence to catch shoppers in the act. Shoppers who
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 8, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Get ready, Houston! On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Bayou City will take center stage in the fight against extreme urban heat as the nation’s largest single-day heat mapping campaign kicks off right here in our own
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, Mark Morales and Julian Cummings, CNN (CNN) — Three Columbia University deans who were permanently removed from their posts earlier this summer after the university’s president said they engaged in “very troubling” text messages that “touched on antisemitic tropes” have resigned, a school spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Thursday. The deans, Susan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza next week, saying that “only the details” of carrying out a cease-fire and hostage release remain to be negotiated. “There is no further time to waste, nor excuses
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving $8 million in state money to Miami-Dade County to improve roads and other infrastructure around the stadium being built for the Inter Miami soccer team. DeSantis acknowledged he is a long opponent of spending state money on stadiums but said spending it to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Kristian Fulton entered his first training camp with the Los Angeles Chargers looking to regain his confidence and prove he could be a starting cornerback. Two weeks into practices, it’s safe to say that the cornerback has his mojo back. Fulton has been a standout on defense.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly demeaned opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “barely competent,” and made a string of false and often confusing claims about her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “He has positions that it’s not even possible to believe they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s even heard
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly demeaned opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “barely competent,” and made a string of false and often confusing claims about her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “He has positions that it’s not even possible to believe they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s even
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A newly filed legal challenge seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept off Pennsylvania’s fall ballot. It is an effort with ramifications for the hotly contested swing-state battle between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. The petition argues, among other things, that the nominating
Continue ReadingBy Doug Myers, Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (KTVT) — A therapist accused of throwing a 7-year-old non-verbal autistic child against a wall has been arrested in Lubbock. Ashley Moreno, an employee at a North Texas behavioral health center under investigation for child abuse, was taken into
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Mientras esperaba en su auto, estacionado frente a un banco, un repartidor escuchó ruidos extraños que provenían de abajo del vehículo. Cuando se asomó, vio una varilla metálica que estaba entre los adoquines de la calle, según el informe que la policía de la provincia de Buenos Aires publicó esta
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