By Jason Hanna, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN The Cleveland Indians are changing their name next season to the Cleveland Guardians, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday morning, after the current moniker drew criticism for decades from Native Americans. “You see, there’s always been a Cleveland — that’s the best part
Continue ReadingBy Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story GARNER, Iowa (KCCI) — July 20, 2021, is a day the Wold family will never forget. Candy Engstler said her Tuesday morning started very early. “They called me from the nursing home about 4 a.m. and said she had passed,” said Jim and Wanda Wold’s
Continue Reading
Deputies were called to a shots-fired incident in the 4400 block of West Bellview Drive late Friday morning, sheriff’s office Capt. Brian Leer said. A home and a vehicle were hit by bullets but no one was injured, he said.
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Stelson Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The man accused of abducting and killing a young Amish woman last year in Lancaster County is expected to plead guilty Friday and is now facing more charges. Justo Smoker was initially charged with kidnapping 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos and later
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que se acerca el vigésimo aniversario del 11 de septiembre, las Naciones Unidas advierten que la amenaza de grupos terroristas como ISIS y Al Qaeda no solo es resistente, sino que en muchos lugares se está expandiendo. Un informe publicado este jueves por el Consejo de Seguridad del
Continue Reading
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The torch has been lit at the Tokyo Olympics and the opening weekend will feature competition in men’s gymnastics, women’s soccer, swimming, tennis and more. Here’s how to watch the games in the US and key events to tune in for. Opening ceremony NBC will air the four-hour opening ceremony Friday
Continue ReadingBy Mia Watkins Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — Roswell police have made an arrest in the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy. James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, was taken into custody Wednesday and booked into the Fulton County Jail on multiple charges. Detectives arrested Coates after DNA evidence
Continue ReadingBy Camila Fernandez Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man who admitted to stealing a car at gunpoint outside of a dialysis center two years ago will go to prison for almost 12 years, a federal judge ruled Friday. Chief U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose sentenced Darrell Bernard Tillman,
Continue Reading
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business With just over a week left until the federal eviction ban expires, the race to get emergency rent relief to as many struggling tenants and landlords as possible is in its final stretch. “It is a race against the clock,” said Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low
Continue Reading
By Rachael Scott, CNN NFL GOAT Tom Brady lobs jokes at the White House and a new bride tests her “in sickness and in health” vow at the reception. These are the must-watch videos of the week. ‘Sleepy Tom’ Brady The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl victory
Continue Reading
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business GM is once again recalling nearly 70,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles because of a risk that the battery will catch fire when the car is parked. The company does not have a fix for the problem that has been tied to at least nine fires nationwide since early 2020. The
Continue Reading
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business One evening earlier this month, a White rage-filled man sat behind a desk, looked into a camera, and began to rant about how something must be done to “save” the United States before “we become Rwanda,” a not-so-subtle reference to the horrific genocide that occurred in the African country decades
Continue Reading Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, who defended the Capitol during the January 6th attack.
Continue Reading
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31 miles, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. In one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden ordered a pause on wall construction and called for a review of projects
Continue Reading
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for unemployment benefits in Colorado. But he hasn’t received a penny of the $6,490 he said he was eligible to receive and he’s not sure when he will. Watkins, a self-described
Continue Reading
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Over the past few years, a number of cities and some states enacted rules banning or restricting local police use of facial-recognition software. Now, in a handful of locations around the country, the controversial technology is making a comeback. The city of New Orleans, which in 2020 passed an ordinance
Continue Reading
By Bob Ortega, CNN Investigates Oklahoma pastor Jackson Lahmeyer’s quest to win a seat in the US Senate in his home state recently led him to the Phoenix coliseum that has become a beacon for the Trump faithful seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Lahmeyer is among a slew of 2022 political aspirants or lawmakers
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 14, 1942 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Rubens Bloomberg Father: William Henry Bloomberg, bookkeeper Mother: Charlotte (Rubens) Bloomberg, office manager Marriage: Susan Brown (1976-1993, divorced) Children: Georgina, 1983; Emma, 1979 Education: Johns Hopkins University,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of JoaquÃn Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has repeatedly broken out of prison. He was recaptured in January 2016 and later extradited to the United States to stand trial on federal charges. He was convicted on 10 counts related to
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, say it used to be one of the best jobs in town — a place of shared meals, group outings and community. In recent years, though, employees and union members say the facility where Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos are made has become another
Continue Reading