Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tom Watson, a hall of fame broadcast reporter whose career included decades as a broadcast editor for The Associated Press in Kentucky, has died. He was 85. Watson’s baritone voice and sharp wit were fixtures in the AP’s Louisville bureau. He wrote broadcast reports and cultivated connections with reporters
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A fractured landscape of reproductive rights continues to evolve in the United States in the wake of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, and a new report suggests that pregnant women now face increased risk of criminal prosecution. Between June 2022 and
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — As the US Department of Justice gears up to try to indict the man who allegedly plotted to shoot Donald Trump while he was golfing, a federal prosecutor said his team has been focused on one charge in particular: attempting to kill a major presidential candidate. In court Monday, prosecutor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The chief executive in charge of Georgia’s two busy seaports says a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts seems likely next week. But he’s hopeful it would last only a few days. Griff Lynch is the CEO of the Georgia Ports Authority, which operates state-run ports
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Holly, Joe Roetz, Julian Quintana and Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story CORAL GABLES, Florida (WSVN) — A woman was rescued by firefighters after their car was dangling off the fourth floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables. Coral Gables Police and fire rescue crews arrived at the scene
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative. Beyond supporting parents and youth throughout this
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By Chris Lau, Gene Norman and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — Two people have died in a landslide after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico’s southern coast Monday night, bringing heavy rainfall and triggering warnings of life-threatening floods. John hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph) as it made landfall south-southwest
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, or Harriotta avia, was found in the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor off the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, by researchers
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The son of the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was arrested on child pornography charges Tuesday, according to court records. Oran Alexander Routh, whose father is Ryan Wesley Routh, the man prosecutors say set up a “sniper’s nest” at
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The people who opened fire in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, late Saturday are suspected of using “conversion devices” in carrying out the attack, and over 100 shell casings were collected at the scene, according to a preliminary investigation from police. The shooting, which left four dead and
Continue ReadingBy Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — A devoted meditator, Eli Susman wanted to deepen his practice, and his meditation journey took him across the world. He spent a month at Plum Village, a mindfulness practice center in southern France run by Buddhist monks focused on honing the art of mindful living. Susman expected to spend
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Alexander Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all while injured himself. Decades later, and nearly 20 years after his death, his
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120 million budget himself, using his lucrative wine empire to realize a long-held vision of Roman epic set in a modern New York. You might be familiar with the film’s clamorous
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — TikTok ha eliminado cuentas asociadas con dos grupos de medios rusos por intentar ejercer lo que llamó “influencia encubierta” en las próximas elecciones presidenciales de EE.UU., en violación de sus directrices. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Las cuentas están vinculadas a Rossiya Segodnya y a TV-Novosti, las organizaciones detrás de la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The 26-25 party-line vote Tuesday marked the latest in a series
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid for the current school year after the rollout of an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, was plagued with problems. Submitting the form is required in order to access federal Pell grants,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dick Van Dyke is 98 and feeling it. After the legendary comedic actor had to pull out of a planned appearance at the recent Emmy Awards and an event in Utah, the New York Post caught up with Van Dyke as he was leaving a pharmacy in Malibu
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