By Donald Judd, Kayla Tausche and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Longtime Biden aide Anita Dunn is leaving the White House next week, according to a source familiar, and joining a super PAC supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. This marks the first big departure from the White House in the wake of President Joe Biden’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio
Continue ReadingFORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man was fatally shot by a police officer on a northeastern college campus after the suspect failed to respond to officers’ commands. The shooting on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus prompted school officials to close the school for the remainder of Tuesday. Chief Scott Caudill
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock their doors. New York City’s sheriff’s office says it
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are looking into a YouTube account possibly connected to the would-be Donald Trump assassin in which the user espoused political violence as well as antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there. “I never gave up because my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said from the steps of the downtown St.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Sticker shock kept the Guardians from trading for an elite pitcher at the deadline. They opted for an experienced one instead. Priced out of the market for one of the top available starters, the Guardians added much-needed depth to their rotation by acquiring right-hander Alex Cobb from the San
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Priscilla Alvarez and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each unleashed a new wave of television ads Tuesday as they race to secure an advantage in a presidential campaign dramatically altered in recent weeks. In its first major ad blitz targeting Harris, the Trump
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers to try to prevent bird flu from getting worse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced it will spend $5 million to buy seasonal flu shots for livestock workers. Another $5 million will go towards promoting
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe provided new details about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump on Tuesday, delivering forceful testimony at a Senate hearing about the agency’s failures earlier this month in Butler, Pennsylvania. But at the joint hearing of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe provided new details about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump on Tuesday, delivering forceful testimony at a Senate hearing about the agency’s failures earlier this month in Butler, Pennsylvania. But at the joint hearing of
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe provided new details about the assassination attempt of Donald Trump on Tuesday, delivering forceful testimony at a Senate hearing about the agency’s failures earlier this month in Butler, Pennsylvania. But at the joint hearing of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Authorities in Ireland say two men were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hog house in the central part of the country. The accident took place near Killucan in County Westmeath at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Authorities say the men were in their 40s when their chopper crashed into a
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The director of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for a potential second Donald Trump term, has stepped down amid intense criticism including from the former president. Paul Dans, a former top adviser in Trump’s administration, steered Project 2025 as it carved a leading role in shaping
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three anti-abortion activists have been sentenced to three years of probation in federal court for their 2021 blockade of a Tennessee clinic. James Zastrow, Eva Zastrow and Paul Place were ordered on Tuesday to serve the first 90 days of their sentences on home detention. They were convicted in
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Tamar Michaelis, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Israel says its strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday killed Hezbollah’s most senior military commander, who it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said “Israeli Air Force fighter jets eliminated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro. In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EAUBONNE, France (AP) — United States discus thrower Valarie Allman practiced her form on a quiet field. Weightlifter Mary Theisen-Lappen took instruction from her coach inside a training room with other American weightlifters. Breaker Jeffrey Louis, who goes by B-boy name Bboy Jeffro, moved his head and shoulders to a hip-hop beat
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