AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noel E. Parmentel Jr., an essayist, pundit, filmmaker and man about town who satirized politicians across ideology, dated and helped promote a young Joan Didion and otherwise charmed and infuriated New York’s literary elite, has died at age 98. Parmentel’s longtime partner, Vivian Sorvall, told The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parisians won’t be saying “adieu” to the Olympic Games as early as they expected after the city’s mayor announced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A preliminary report on a fatal home explosion in Maryland says two people reported smelling gas at the residence the night before but a leak wasn’t found. The National Transportation Safety Board released the report Wednesday. An Aug. 11 explosion at the home in Bel Air, Maryland, killed the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney that he was sorry for what happened. The slight teen wore a green sweatshirt and green
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday and said through his attorney that he was sorry for what happened. The slight teen wore a green sweatshirt and green
Continue ReadingROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided with another vehicle and struck a pole in northeastern Illinois. Grayslake Hainesville Police Chief Jeff Myhra says in a post on Facebook that 16 prisoners were in the van Wednesday that was traveling to the McHenry County Jail. The
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico have seized $33 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat that was trying to smuggle the drugs into the tiny island of Vieques. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said more than 3,600 pounds were confiscated early Wednesday after unidentified people aboard the boat beached
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A small asteroid discovered on Wednesday harmlessly burned up in Earth’s atmosphere the same day, NASA said. The asteroid — about 3 feet (1 meter) across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines hours after the discovery. This space
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A circuit court judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit two women filed against former NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The suit accused McManus of sexually assaulting them on the team’s overseas flight to London in 2023. Judge Michael S. Sharrit says the case does not meet “exceptional”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign says that it brought in $130 million in August. Trump’s campaign says that 98% of that figure came in the form of donations under $200. The fundraising release comes as the general election battle between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris hits its stride and enters what
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers’ permission. Four major publishers — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — had sued the Archive
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers’ permission. Four major publishers — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — had sued the Archive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A spate of resignations from the Ukrainian government came with one major surprise: the departure of the highly regarded foreign minster. Dmytro Kuleba is the career diplomat who courted Western support for his country’s defense. With close ties to Western leaders, the 43-year-old joins five other ministers who have stepped down with little
Continue ReadingCNN By Kayla Tausche, Tami Luhby and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris proposed increasing the long-term capital gains tax rate to 28% for wealthy Americans during an economic speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, breaking with the policy laid out by President Joe Biden in his 2025 budget by suggesting a lower rate. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been about how he views a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas. “There’s not a deal in the making,” he told Fox News. “Unfortunately, it’s not close.” He denied reports – by CNN and others –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed
Continue ReadingALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor says a 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates at a Pennsylvania jail after she lied to authorities about her age and identity following a shoplifting arrest. Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible said Tuesday that someone at the Beaver County
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian journalists say that they were fired on by the Israeli military during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Dan. Mohammed Mansour, a journalist for the Palestinian news agency WAFA, was injured when the car he was driving was struck by
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday trying to stop one of the biggest counties in Texas from mailing voter registration forms to large swaths of unregistered voters. On Tuesday, the county judge and commissioners in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, approved a contract with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States is developing a new proposal for a cease-fire and hostage
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