Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government. Trump said Thursday the idea was suggested by billionaire Elon Musk, who would lead it. The commission is the latest attention-grabbing alliance between Trump and Musk, who leads companies including Tesla and
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Alaa Elassar and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Cristina Irimie loved teaching math, laughing and sharing cheesy jokes with her students and friends, who remember her for her infectious joy and passion. Irimie, 53, was among the four people killed – including two students and another teacher – during a mass shooting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs. Eastern equine encephalitis, which can cause symptoms including vomiting and seizures, infected a New Hampshire resident who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s top-performing casino, the Borgata, underpaid some of its internet gambling taxes twice by taking almost $15 million more in credits than it was entitled to. That led the casino to pay $1.1 million less than it should have. The state Division
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The story of one of the great fictional sleuths, Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade, will be continued by prize-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins. The publisher Hard Case Crime announced Thursday that Collins’ “The Return of the Maltese Falcon” will be released in January 2026, when the Hammett classic
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn and South Carolina’s national championship basketball teams are headed to the White House next week to celebrate their NCAA Tournament wins. Both schools announced the visits Thursday. UConn won its second straight national championship and is visiting the White House a sixth time. It will be the first time the
Continue ReadingFLINT, Mich. (AP) — Police say a groom struck a groomsman with a vehicle and killed him after a wedding in Flint, Michigan. Investigators say Terry Taylor Jr. was hit by an SUV following an argument Aug. 30. The 22-year-old groom, James Shirah, is charged with second-degree murder. He’s being held in the Genesee County
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A growing number of Puerto Rican government officials on Thursday demanded answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages. Tens of thousands of customers including schools, homes and businesses were left without electricity this week amid selective power cuts stemming from a
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Pope Francis has repeated his divisive comments that in some countries people prefer having pets to children, a message that has struck a chord with many conservatives around the world. The idea has re-entered the American political dialogue in the wake of a resurfaced clip of now-Republican
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called ‘WhisperGate’ malware attack aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States. A superseding indictment announced Thursday adds five Russian military intelligence officers as defendants. A previous indictment named a Russian
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The California State Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would establish a statewide clothing program paid for by clothing companies, known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act. If signed by the governor, clothing companies would be required to create a nonprofit organization by 2026 that would set up hundreds of collection sites at thrift stores, begin
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Russian-American political pundit Dimitri Simes on Thursday, alleging he was paid more than $1 million from a Russian news outlet in violation of US sanctions. According to the indictment, Simes coordinated and communicated with the Russian government, including President
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The lineup for the 2025 Stagecoach country music festival was released on Thursday, featuring Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs as headliners. Byran will headline the event’s first night on Friday, April 25. Others on the bill that night include Brothers Osborne, Lana Del Rey, Carly Pearce, Whiskey Myers, Sierra Ferrell, and Indio Native/American
Continue ReadingNew York Jets (7-10) at San Francisco (14-6) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL Odds: 49ers by 3 1/2. Series record: 49ers lead 11-3 Last meeting: 49ers beat Jets 31-13 on Sept. 20, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. Jets offense: overall(31), rush (22), pass (30), scoring (29) Jets defense: overall (3), rush (25), pass
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. Albany County health officials became aware of a cluster of cases at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker in Albany on Friday. County officials say 10 people tested
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes. The latest survey numbers show the teen vaping rate fell to under
Continue ReadingOAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee has announced that a France-based company specializing in nuclear power and renewable energy has selected a site in eastern Tennessee. Orano USA will build a multi-billion dollar centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The plans for the 750,000-square-foot center were unveiled Wednesday. State officials did
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff (CNN) — On Thursday 5 September, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour spoke with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in his first television interview in that role. It was conducted near the frontlines, at an undisclosed location for security reasons. What follows is a transcript of their full interview, lightly edited
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Madalena Araujo and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. In his first television interview as army chief in February, the general
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls during an attack on their one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania has died 18 years later. A funeral director said Thursday that 23-year-old Rosanna King died at her home this week.
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