By Marianne Garvey, CNN Laura Prepon has stopped practicing Scientology. The “Orange Is the New Black” actress revealed the news in an interview with People, saying the religion is no longer part of her life. “I’m no longer practicing Scientology. I’ve always been very open-minded, even since I was a child. I was raised Catholic
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog, the departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced Wednesday. The proposed rule would give asylum officers more authority by allowing
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog, the departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced Wednesday. The proposed rule would give asylum officers more authority by allowing
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BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths. The large yellow waterfowl emblazoned with the word “joy” appeared in Belfast Harbor over the weekend. Harbor Master Katherine Given says it’s a mystery who put it there. It’s attracting attention for
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The three districts in Osage County all have different plans when it comes to face coverings.
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say that one man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the island of Ibiza at night. Spain’s Civil Guard said the man who perished was decapitated in the crash that occurred late Tuesday. The survivor was taken to the
Continue ReadingBy Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago family is dealing with a heartbreaking loss: a 26-year-old mother was killed in a drive-by shooting just a day before her son’s 7th birthday. Family said Kristina de Jesus’ little boy pleaded with nurses in the emergency room to wake
Continue Readingolivertapia Kabul (CNN) — La concurrida calle de Kabul parece casi como si nada hubiera cambiado. La gente pasa apresuradamente, mientras los comerciantes organizan su colorida mercancía y la policía dirige el tráfico. Calles de Kabul, sin mujeres tras toma de talibanes 3:24 Sin embargo, hay un gran cambio: casi no hay mujeres aquí. Desde
Continue ReadingBy Eric Horng, Michelle Gallardo and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago is reinstating its indoor mask mandate as COVID cases rise again in the city, health officials announced Tuesday. All individuals aged 2 and over, regardless of their vaccination status, will be required to wear
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first spotted on Staten Island. Researchers say the bird apparently ate a large piece of hardened foam that was found in its stomach. The Staten Island Advance reports that
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By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Quinnipiac University officials are cracking down on students who have not met the university deadline for providing their Covid-19 vaccine information with fines and suspension of Wi-Fi access. On Monday, officials at the Hamden, Connecticut, university emailed 600 students who had not submitted their vaccination status before the
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Twelve people who authorities say were involved in nearly 200 burglaries across several metro Atlanta counties were indicted on Tuesday. Following a years-long investigation, the Gwinnett County Police Department Burglary Unit indicted Rafael Comacho Molin, Oscar Revelio, Carlos Perlaza, Edwin Cuenu,
Continue Reading By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of poorer neighborhoods, as well as improving their health. Those efforts gained momentum during the pandemic as worries about food insecurity grew. Areas with little access to healthy, fresh food tend to
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt’s intelligence chief has visited Israel to discuss a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas militant group following an 11-day war last May. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office says that Egyptian official Abbas Kamel invited the Israeli leader to visit Egypt in the coming weeks. Egypt has played a key
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By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend home games this season at their gleaming new Allegiant Stadium. The vaccine mandate will go into effect September 13, the date of the team’s first
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend home games this season at their gleaming new Allegiant Stadium. The vaccine mandate will go into effect September 13, the date of the team’s first
Continue ReadingBy Trason Bragg, Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story MERIWETHER COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Tropical depression Fred brought dangerous and wet condition to Meriwether county early Tuesday morning. “I heard a big boom, and it shook, I’m talking about shook and it woke me up,” said Meriwether home owner Anniece Slaton. The
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN We have a new royal couple. As per their standard practice of bringing in different actors as the characters age, “The Crown” has cast Dominic West as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in Season 5. The pair play the estranged couple through the early 1990s and take
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Beauchemin and Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Charlotte Greenall, a retired Canadian soldier, and the young Afghan interpreter she hired, Maryam Sahar, both served in Kandahar. Now, they’re pleading with Ottawa to help save Sahar’s family and those of others who assisted in the war
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By Eric Levenson, CNN John Gotti. Whitey Bulger. R. Kelly? The disgraced R&B singer’s federal trial begins Wednesday in New York as he is accused of racketeering, a charge famously applied to mob leaders like Gotti and Bulger. Robert Sylvester Kelly, 54, faces a bevy of accusations: one count of racketeering with 14 underlying acts,
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