By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP leaders are strongly signaling that they are unlikely to punish Rep. Liz Cheney for accepting Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s assignment to serve on the January 6 select committee, a shift from earlier this month when it appeared the Wyoming Republican was at risk of losing a key
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The benefits of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen coronavirus vaccine still outweigh potential risks, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Many hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths can be prevented through Janssen and mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, far outweighing the risks,” CDC researcher Dr. Hannah Rosenblum told
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Branca, Josh Moser Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — College safety Avantae Williams has been arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department, and the University of Miami has dismissed him from its football program. The 20-year-old freshman was arrested Wednesday night and faces a charge of aggravated battery on a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los adolescentes que tienen relaciones cercanas y seguras con sus familias son más propensos a mostrar empatía hacia sus compañeros, según un nuevo estudio. Más concretamente, cuando los adolescentes se sienten seguros, apoyados y conectados con sus padres u otros cuidadores adultos, están mejor equipados para transmitir la empatía que reciben
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By Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister and Nic Robertson, CNN As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the United Nations is warning that the threat from terror groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda is not only resilient, but in many places expanding. A report to the Security Council by the UN monitoring team charged with
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By CNN Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged the justices to allow a controversial law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks to go into effect. Read the court filing here: cnn.com/2021/07/22/politics/mississippi-supreme-court-roe-v-wade/index.html The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company.
Continue Reading Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged the justices to allow a controversial law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks to go into effect. Read the court filing here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingGabriel Kinder, CNN Anyone who has had a tough time convincing their kid to mow the lawn may want to enlist the help of Rodney Smith Jr. Over the last five years, he has inspired thousands of young people to mow dozens of yards in their communities for free, often for people they just met.
Continue ReadingRodney Smith Jr. has made a name for himself over the last several years, traveling across the country and mowing lawns in all 50 states. He also inspired hundreds of kids to join his 50 Yard Challenge, where they are gaining confidence while helping their neighbors.
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX) — U.S. military veterans can go through a maddening mountain of red tape and roadblocks in applying for government benefits available to them. But a Bay Area woman has spent the last 35 years fighting on the frontlines to get these American
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ALTA, California (KOVR) — A pair of sisters from Reno were arrested after they reportedly left two young children at a fire station in Placer County, then kept on driving. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says the sisters pulled up at the Cal Fire station
Continue ReadingBy Velena Jones Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A longtime family-owned Christmas store in Old Sacramento is being forced to close as it’s been overwhelmed by shoplifters. The thieves have stolen more than just holiday spirit from the business that’s been in the city for decades. Clearance signs saying
Continue ReadingBy Ross Guidotti Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg received a multimillion-dollar gift to further education efforts. “Twenty million dollars at least,” said Maureen Marsteller, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. That is how much money an anonymous donor gifted the Diocese of Greensburg’s Catholic schools.
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Old toys never die. They just keep coming back in new poses and flexing different muscles as movies and TV shows. This weekend brings two popular artifacts from many a childhood back to screens: “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins” hits theaters, with Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”) as the martial-arts
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Philadelphia police officer at the center of a lawsuit and accused of deleting arrest videos off a cellphone now faces charges, according to the police department. The Philadelphia Police Department confirms Tyree Burnett is charged with attempted tampering, attempted official
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an anti-Semitic attack in Brooklyn. Surveillance video shows a woman using a hammer to smash the windows of a Hasidic Jewish school in Williamsburg. It happened earlier
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN While the Texas Legislature remains embroiled in a battle over election laws, Republican senators have advanced a bill that would reshape how social studies teachers can discuss race and current events in their classrooms. SB3, which passed the Republican-led chamber in a 18-4 vote last week, now remains stalled in the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La variante delta de covid-19, más contagiosa, constituye ahora el 83% de las muestras secuenciadas en Estados Unidos, según declaró el martes la Dra. Rochelle Walensky, directora de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos, (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés).”Se trata de un aumento
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been criticized as “racist” — even as a Black woman — and she’s been called “notoriously thin-skinned” but she remains determined to leave a legacy far beyond her time in office. Still navigating the Covid-19 pandemic and the record surge in violence that came with it,
Continue Reading CNN’s Omar Jimenez sits down with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss her time in office and her plans for the city.
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