Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Four years ago, a Zoom meeting to build support for Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee attracted just 90 participants. On Sunday night, an estimated 90,000 Black women and allies logged on at the same time to support her brand-new presidential campaign. Zoom typically maxes out at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Forest Service has announced a plan to bring a massive area of Amazon rainforest currently vulnerable to illegal deforestation under national governance Tuesday. The South American country, which holds two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, plans to make an area the size of Costa Rica available for selective logging
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Violence against women and girls in England and Wales has reached “epidemic levels,” UK police have warned, saying forces should prioritize their response to the issue in the same way as they do terrorism and organized crime. In a major report, police estimate that at least one in
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Jamie Gangel and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president during a news conference in Washington on Tuesday. “When I spoke with her Sunday, she said she wanted the opportunity to win
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the influx of people moving from other states, according to state demographic estimates. As of April 1 of this year, Florida had 23,002,597 residents, according to estimates released earlier this month by the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that she says shows her behaving inappropriately while coaching other riders. Dujardin said in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgment during a coaching session.”
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation expanding the reach of a law on declaring foreign-funded organizations undesirable. The measure passed its final reading in the Duma on Tuesday. It goes next to the upper house and then to President Vladimir Putin to become law. It adds the criterion to an
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wiz, a cloud security firm based in New York, has rejected a proposed $23 billion acquisition deal offered by Google parent Alphabet, according to a Wiz memo seen by CNBC. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport said the company would now focus on an initial public offering. That ends the prospect of what
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Actor George Clooney on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, hailing her “historic” White House bid following President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. Clooney is seen by many Democratic backers in Hollywood as a sort of compass given his engagement and activism. When he penned a New
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump. Harris’
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has waged an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has tendered her resignation amid scrutiny of security lapses related to the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, sources tell CNN. The move comes as lawmakers and an internal government watchdog move
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean officials would discuss forming a trilateral anti-Western front also involving Russia. Video shot by Associated Press Television News shows Maxim Ryzhenkov being greeted by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material constraints. As of this year, their improvisational art
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on his decision to drop out of the 2024 race on Wednesday. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back. The actor-comedian is revving up the Bluesmobile to reminisce about the years he teamed up with John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, taking Hollywood
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has tendered her resignation amid scrutiny of security lapses related to the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, sources tell CNN. The move comes as lawmakers and an internal government watchdog move
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has tendered her resignation amid scrutiny of security lapses related to the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, sources tell CNN. The move comes as lawmakers and an internal government watchdog move forward
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