By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will name Jane Hartley as his ambassador to the United Kingdom after a lengthy search, a person familiar with the decision told CNN. Hartley, the former US ambassador to France, has not been officially named as Biden’s choice for ambassador to the Court
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCCI) — An Anamosa State Penitentiary murder suspect plans to claim self-defense. Court documents show Michael Dutcher will make the argument at an Aug. 3 bench trial. Dutcher and Thomas Woodard face two counts of first-degree murder in the March 23 deaths of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A 6-year-old girl is listed in critical condition after she was struck and dragged by a vehicle in west Baltimore, police said. Police said officers responded to the 400 block of Gold Street just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday for reports that
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will consider multiple requests for new horse racing facilities in the state Friday, as developers maneuver to meet the qualifications to build casinos in the state. The Commission’s agenda includes horse racing license applications for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after stepping down from his head coaching position at Battle High School, Atiyyah Ellison announced he will be the Director of Player Development for the Mizzou football team. The MU and NFL alum will be working with student-athletes to cultivate life skills, as they focus on their football career and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A body has been recovered from an LG&E facility after a diver went missing, police confirmed Friday morning. The coroner identified him as Jaxxyn Lee Wood, 19, of Owensboro, Kentucky. The cause of death was listed as “consistent with drowning.” The
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Lin Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Local business operators are gearing up for yet another change in public health guidelines in Sacramento County. Public health officials announced on Thursday that people are strongly recommended to wear face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. “We have to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Mercedes Benz Superdome signage is being removed from the Dome Thursday. Mike Hoss with ASM global confirmed the contract Mercedes-Benz naming rights for the Superdome expired Thursday. Back in May 2020, a report confirmed the naming-rights deal with Mercedes-Benz
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business A lot of people still think that, once a car has been driven more than 100,000 miles, there’s not much value left in it. That hasn’t really been true for decades, but it’s especially wrong now. Used car prices have been driven to extremes recently thanks to a combination of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A Southwest Florida man is accused of stealing an alligator from a tourist attraction in Daytona Beach Shores, then swinging the animal around and deliberately stomping on it. William Hodge, 32, was arrested Thursday morning after police say they saw
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By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards for showerheads, an administration official confirmed to CNN on Friday. The Trump-era showerhead rule took aim at the 2.5-gallon-per-minute maximum flow rate set by Congress in the 1990s. During the Obama
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By Betsy Klein, CNN Top White House officials are meeting Friday with stakeholders from the homebuilding industry, officials confirm, which comes amid soaring home prices and inflation concerns. Attendees, per a White House official, include Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, domestic policy adviser
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Banks have been on a shopping spree for the past year — and that’s raising some alarm bells in Washington. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have been critical of the top banks for their dealmaking, citing concerns that the spate of mergers will hurt average consumers and
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN The restoration of an old unsigned painting has wiped the smile off one young woman’s face — and given art historians more clues about its origins. The 16th-century Flemish painting, known as “The Vegetable Seller,” was brought to Audley End House in southeast England in the 18th century. In 2019, a team
Continue ReadingBy Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — World record-breaking sprinter and two-time Olympic champion Donovan Bailey saus not even COVID-19 will distract athletes competing in Tokyo, which has seen outbreaks of the novel coronavirus mere days before the 2021 Summer Olympics begin. “Anyone who’s actually
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Shark movies like the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws” scared decades-worth of audiences out of the water, but also severely affected conservation efforts to save the often endangered animal, a new study from the University of South Australia suggests. The
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the violence faced by Rohingya refugees, has been killed in clashes near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Siddiqui was the news agency’s chief photographer in India, based in Mumbai. Reuters reported Siddiqui’s death on Friday, citing an Afghan commander who said
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Turns out Courteney Cox knows her teen daughter, Coco, pretty well. The 17-year-old is Cox’s child with ex-husband David Arquette. Daughter and mom played “Who Knows Who Best,” and Cox posted the video on her verified Instagram account. One of the questions focused on the show that made Cox famous,
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El papa Francisco ha emitido nuevas reglas que restringen el uso de la misa en latín, algo que previamente había sido alentado por su predecesor Benedicto XVI. En una carta a los obispos católicos publicada el viernes, Francisco dijo que las restricciones eran necesarias porque la reforma anterior se había convertido en
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — Disturbing video shows a young man take aim at a man on a Citi Bike and shoot him point-blank in Brooklyn. It happened on Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. outside of a store on Clarkston Avenue and East 53rd Street
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