By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — The day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential nominee, CNN reported that Beyoncé had given her sign-off for the Vice President to use “Freedom” as her official campaign song. So, it was a seemingly antagonistic choice when the Republican nominee’s
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El domicilio del coordinador nacional del partido Convergencia Venezuela, Biagio Pilieri, fue allanado por funcionarios del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (Sebin) este jueves, según denunció la facción demócrata cristiana en su cuenta de X. Pilieri había sido detenido el miércoles, aseguraron otros líderes opositores, y de momento se desconoce
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Israel is carrying out large-scale military raids in parts of the occupied West Bank, where the decadeslong conflict with the Palestinians had worsened even before the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The operation appeared to be the largest since the start of the war. Israel says it is aimed at preventing attacks
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Millions of student loan borrowers are in limbo after the Supreme Court kept in place a block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan. The plan, known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), will be on hold until the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) de México informó el miércoles sobre el fallecimiento en Ucrania de un ciudadano mexicano identificado como Carlos Jesús González Mendoza. “La SRE expresa sus condolencias ante el lamentable fallecimiento de Carlos Jesús González Mendoza y envía el más sentido pésame a su familia”, dice
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El ejército israelí dijo este jueves que terminó con la vida de cinco militantes palestinos, incluido un comandante de la Jihad Islámica, durante un intercambio de fuego “dentro y cerca de una mezquita” en la ciudad ocupada de Tulkarem, en la Ribera Occidental. El tiroteo se produjo después de que Israel
Continue ReadingBy Hannah McDonald Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDRIA, Tennessee (WTVF) — On Tuesday, we reported that every police officer in Alexandria quit. By midday on Wednesday, it was one of our most read stories. In my three visits to the area, I was not able to get Mayor Beth Tripp to talk
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cantrell Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A Nashville family is searching for peace after enduring unimaginable grief. Today in front of loved ones in court, Joseph Glynn pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife of 24 years, Jackie Glynn. Chad Folk — Jackie’s son, and the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel Corp. is raising its capital commitment by more than $1 billion to spend on U.S. Steel’s plants amid entrenched political and labor opposition to the Japanese company’s acquisition of the American steelmaker. Nippon Steel’s $1.3 billion commitment Thursday to upgrade facilities in Pennsylvania and Indiana is on
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Se instó a evacuar a casi 4 millones de personas en el sur de Japón luego de que el tifón Shanshan tocó tierra este jueves, dejando a miles de residentes sin electricidad y azotando la isla de Kyushu con ráfagas de viento, lluvias torrenciales y peligrosas marejadas ciclónicas. La Agencia Meteorológica
Continue ReadingBy Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Michigan (WXYZ) — In a remarkable display of adaptability, Kingsfield Grooming in Rochester opened its doors to customers outdoors Wednesday after experiencing a power outage early Wednesday morning. The power outage happened after powerful storms moved through metro Detroit and left more than 300,000
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal Service has been undergoing rapid changes, including the opening of large hubs, but some of those changes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal Service has been undergoing rapid changes, including the opening of large hubs, but some of those changes
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — There’s a new member of the $1 trillion company club in the US — and for the first time, it isn’t a technology company. On Wednesday, shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) closed high enough to give the conglomerate holding company a market value above $1 trillion.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. World Health Organization says it’s reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. It comes after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. The WHO
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The search for Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a nurse and dedicated mother to a young daughter, has gone on for several weeks – but no one has been able to locate the beloved Nepalese community member. Kafle Bhatt’s husband, Naresh Bhatt, is accused of killing her in their home then
Continue ReadingHERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has set new security procedures since an inmate escaped and fled to Chicago. The fugitive, Joshua Zimmerman, was arrested last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant near the Democratic National Convention. Zimmerman was wearing street clothes and was not handcuffed when
Continue ReadingBy Natalia Escalante , Ruta Ulcinaite Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — A man has died after he was electrocuted by a live wire in Detroit, according to Detroit Fire Chief James Harris. The victim’s body was found Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. on Holcomb Street near Sylvester Street on Detroit’s east
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Brian Fung, CNN New York (CNN) — Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that in the wake of a massive computer outage it caused last month it will give customers about $60 million in credits to remain with the company, possibly a mere fraction of the damages those clients say they incurred. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — An inmate whose escape from a Kansas prison hidden in a dog crate became the subject of a book and TV movie has died behind bars. John Manard, who was 45, died Sunday at the La Palma Correctional Facility, a private prison in Eloy, Arizona. The Kansas Department of
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