By David Rind, CNN (CNN) — I’ve always questioned Ferris Bueller’s judgment. Not because he skipped school, deceived his parents, and broke countless laws while playing hooky. I question him because he had such a good time at that damn parade. Before the first note of “Twist and Shout” even played, I wondered why he
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Ready, set, let’s eat hot dogs! Americans consume more than 20 billion hot dogs each year, most of them during the summer months. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat an estimated 818 hot dogs every second, according to the National Hot Dog and
Continue ReadingBy Allison Gordon and Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump is considering him for his vice-presidential pick, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum could play a deciding role in allowing a massive carbon dioxide pipeline project – backed by GOP megadonors who have given to Burgum and Trump’s campaigns – to seize property rights from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s eyewall was “brushing the south coast of Jamaica.” Wind-whipped
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A descendent of a Union soldier getting the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden for conspicuous gallantry during the Civil War says it’s an opportunity for his ancestor to be remembered as “a brave soldier who did what he thought was right.” Brian Taylor is a great-great-great-nephew of U.S.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state news agency says a French citizen arrested in Moscow has pleaded guilty to criminal charges involving illegally collecting information on military issues in the country. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in June as tensions flared between Moscow and Paris following French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about the possibility of deploying French
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how people
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Tohatchi, New Mexico (CNN) — Katherine Benally sat between two open windows in her small home and looked out over a sun-baked field in the Chuska Mountain foothills of the vast Navajo Nation. As she waited for the cooling cross breeze, the 74-year-old recalled fondly the days when her family
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Just as the Supreme Court was heading into its final arguments of what would become a dramatic and historic term, Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued a plea to her warring colleagues. “This is not the time to amplify disagreement,” Barrett, a conservative and the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how people
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Authorities are investigating. The stampede among thousands of attendees is believed to have begun as the event, led by a Hindu guru known
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — In the fall of 2019, the recently-appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an election that was about one issue: Brexit. The 2016 Brexit referendum, won narrowly by those backing an exit from the European Union, had triggered a chaotic period in politics. With Labour’s Brexit policy unclear and its left-wing
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally powered on. Shares fell in Chinese markets but rose in the rest of the region. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices fell. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks kept rising in a holiday-shortened session after weak
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El Centro Sector agents assisted San Bernardino Police Department and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in a joint operation arresting 51 subjects. Officers seized: $325,000 20 stolen vehicles 20 rifles and handguns and ammo 425 pounds of methamphetamine 48 gallons of liquid methamphetamine $8 million worth of recovered stolen cargo 1 operational meth lab
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The Coachella Valley United School District (CVUSD) voted on a new superintendent in a board meeting tonight following the recent retirement of Dr. Luis Valentino. After a two-hour closed session meeting, board members of CVUSD returned saying that they took action to appoint Doctor Frances Esparza. Doctor Esparza is currently the Assistant Superintendent of Educational
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HATHRAS, India (AP) — Authorities in India say severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that left at least 121 people dead. Nearly a quarter of a million people attended Tuesday’s event. As police search for the organizers, an attorney for the preacher says he
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — The Chinese coast guard detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel in waters off China’s southeast coast on Tuesday night, in the latest flare-up of tensions around a group of frontline islands controlled by Taipei. In a statement, Taiwan’s coast guard said the fishing boat, Tachinman 88,
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread. Advocates hope the new legislation will better protect girls in Sierra Leone, around a third of whom are married before they turn 18, increasing the maternal death
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest. In an application in April, Najib had said that then-King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued an addendum order during a Jan. 29 pardons board meeting, allowing
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won’t participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani has taken part in the Derby just once, exiting in the first round in 2021 at Coors Field
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