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NYC’s new top cop is a technology enthusiast with 2 weeks on the job. Now Jessica Tisch’s NYPD hunts for the killer of a CEO

December 6, 2024 1:45 PM CNN

CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN A week after taking over the nation’s largest police department, Jessica Tisch found herself on Wednesday reassuring New Yorkers that investigators would “not rest until we identify and apprehend the shooter” who brazenly gunned down the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare outside a Manhattan hotel. The high-profile, high-tech manhunt for the

NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson

December 6, 2024 1:42 PM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. League spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email that “there was insufficient evidence to support a

How do you feel about your health insurer? Share your story with CNN

December 6, 2024 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has revealed many Americans’ fury and frustrations with their health insurance coverage. They have taken to social media to relay their stories, even as others have said they like their coverage. CNN would like to talk to readers about their experiences

SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sports

December 6, 2024 1:10 PM Associated Press

AP National Writer A bipartisan bill introduced by four members of Congress seeks changes at the U.S. Center for SafeSport. The bill would place a time limit on resolving cases that can sometimes take years. It would also address other concerns that have made the center a lightning rod since it was established in 2017

Pennsylvania couple who divorced in 1975 to remarry Sunday

December 6, 2024 1:09 PM Associated Press

DENVER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple who divorced nearly 50 years ago is planning to remarry. Fay Gable and Robert Wenrich first met because he was her older brothers’ best friend, and she says he told them that he was going to marry her someday. They were wed in November 1951 and had four

Former GM Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry become special advisers with the San Francisco Giants

December 6, 2024 1:09 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former general manager Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry joined the San Francisco Giants as special advisers on Friday under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Evans joined the Giants in 1994 as an administrative assistant and became general manager in April 2015 when Brian Sabean was promoted to executive

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

December 6, 2024 1:08 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump. It comes down to whether he hews to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flexes the powers of the presidency in untested ways. The

Police found no evidence of a threat at California Capitol after evacuation

December 6, 2024 12:13 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Capitol was deemed safe for reopening Friday afternoon after an emailed threat prompted an evacuation earlier in the day. State senators and their staff members were notified about the threat in a memo, according to officials. Members in the Assembly also received a similar note. They were asked to

Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

December 6, 2024 1:05 PM Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. A decree by the junta leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new government is

Manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny dismissed, jury to continue deliberating lesser charge Monday

December 6, 2024 1:02 PM CNN

CNN By Lauren del Valle, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN New York (CNN) — A judge granted a motion from Manhattan prosecutors to dismiss the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny on Friday in his trial over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway

Literacy materials dropped by many schools face new pressure from struggling readers’ parents

December 6, 2024 1:00 PM Associated Press

Associated Press A lawsuit filed by a pair of Massachusetts families is adding to the backlash against an approach to reading instruction that some schools still use despite evidence that it’s not the most effective. In the so-called reading wars, states around the country have been overhauling reading curricula in favor of research-based strategies known

Mother of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, says new information proves her son is alive

December 6, 2024 12:59 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said Friday that she was confident her son was alive, citing information she said had come from a “significant source” that she did not identify but said had been vetted by the U.S. government

Palm Springs International Film Festival announces ‘Books to Screen’ series

December 6, 2024 12:58 PM City News Service, KESQ News Team

Organizers of the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival today announced a series of panels from filmmakers connected to this year’s literary adaptations as part of the “Books to Screen” series. Directors and writers from four novel- and memoir-adapted movies will be present at the festival, according to Deadline, with writers from the entertainment publication

Police K9 Axel helps investigators locate loaded firearm in Palm Springs

December 6, 2024 12:37 PM Jesus Reyes

Palm Springs police K9 Axel helped officers locate a loaded firearm during an investigation early Friday morning. The incident started at around 1:15 a.m. on the 2800 block of Avery Drive. Police were called out to the area following a report of a potential disturbance involving a known gang member who was possibly armed, the

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

December 6, 2024 12:28 PM Associated Press

AP Health Reporter The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

December 6, 2024 12:28 PM Associated Press

AP Health Reporter The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in

Jacob Trouba isn’t pleased with the Rangers’ handling of his departure in a trade with Anaheim

December 6, 2024 12:24 PM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Trouba is finally out of New York after months of public trade rumors and private threats from the Rangers, who were determined to get rid of their captain and his massive contract. Trouba was not pleased with the way he was run out of town, but he

Deaths of 13 children in Mexico may be linked to IV bag contamination, authorities say

December 6, 2024 12:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children suspected to be linked to contaminated bags of intravenous nutrition in four hospitals in central Mexico. The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca. The

Supreme Court to review lawsuit from terrorism victims against Palestinian Authority

December 6, 2024 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the families of victims of terrorist attacks in Israel may sue the Palestinian Authority in federal court for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases: one from family members who sued the Palestinian

Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection

December 6, 2024 11:54 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after he announced his picks to head Customs and Border Protection and also the agency tasked with deporting immigrants in the country illegally. Trump said late Thursday

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