By Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence is adding staffers for his brand-new office in downtown Washington — inching closer to a possible White House run even as his standing worsens with former President Donald Trump and his base of supporters. The former vice president’s ramp-up comes as Trump appears to be making good on his
Continue Reading By Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence is adding staffers for his brand-new office in downtown Washington — inching closer to a possible White House run even as his standing worsens with former President Donald Trump and his base of supporters. The former vice president’s ramp-up comes as Trump appears to be making good on his
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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU and Caesar’s Sportsbook have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that makes Louisiana’s flagship state university the first in the Southeastern Conference to enter a financial partnership with a gambling company. A person familiar with the situation says Caesars will pay LSU “multiple millions” of
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Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A young girl who was in the passenger seat of a vehicle outside a Delaware County, Pennsylvania market was shot multiple times by gunfire, police say. It happened around 8:45 p.m. Thursday in the area of 9th and Tilghman streets in
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business David Rubenstein is shrugging off fears of runaway inflation and concerns about looming tax hikes. The private equity billionaire is far more worried these days about the state of American democracy. “We don’t have bipartisanship. We have enormous amounts of tension between the two parties,” Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle
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By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Washington’s peace envoy says a Qatar Airways flight has taken more Americans out of Afghanistan, the third such airlift by the Mideast carrier since the Taliban takeover and the U.S. troop pullout from the country. Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted on Friday he’s “grateful that more Americans were
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — An Illinois man has been convicted of robbing two banks in the City of St. Louis. A jury found Briran Blake, 30, of Jefferson County, Illinois, guilty of two counts of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former Army doctor convicted for the 1970 slayings of his wife and two young daughters at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg has ended his appeal of a court ruling denying his requested release. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Jeffrey MacDonald’s appeal dismissal
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Ty Nsekhe is out for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers after being hospitalized overnight because of heat illness. Coach Mike McCarthy says Nsekhe was treated after practice Thursday. The athletic trainers decided to send him to the hospital because they didn’t like the way the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme that the company says cost it more than $200 million. Muhammad Fahd began bribing employees of an AT&T call center in Bothell, Washington, in 2012, to use their credentials to
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme that the company says cost it more than $200 million. Muhammad Fahd began bribing employees of an AT&T call center in Bothell, Washington, in 2012, to use their credentials to
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un accidente de bote; su esposa y uno de sus hijos asesinados a balazos; un disparo en la cabeza del que sobrevivió; una exama de llaves que murió en un supuesto accidente doméstico. La vida de Alex Murdaugh está rodeada de tragedias y todas ellas son motivo de investigación. Murdaugh, un
Continue ReadingBy Claire Galt Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — During her junior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel, Caitlyn Kumi launched Miss EmpowHer, a brand she says promotes self-confidence, inclusion and empowerment of women of all shapes and shades, anywhere and everywhere. “I really wanted to
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300 new jobs for the month. New data from the Califonria Employment Development Department shows that nearly 45% of all job gains in August came from government jobs. The agency said that’s likely because public
Continue ReadingBy Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday night, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in the case of a man impersonating a deputy earlier in the day. A former Wake County deputy, Chris Balgowan, spotted the imposter driving around in a car that
Continue Reading By Tal Yellin and Janie Boschma, CNN Employees in five industries will especially feel the effects of the new vaccine mandate — management, utilities, information, finance and insurance, and administration and waste management services. More than 80% of the workforce for those five industries are employed by businesses with a staff of at least 100
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Corte Constitucional de Colombia ordenó este jueves al Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) reconocer la personería jurídica del movimiento político Colombia Humana, liderado por el senador Gustavo Petro. La decisión del tribunal se selló tras una votación a favor de 8 magistrados y una abstención y allana el camino
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300 new jobs for the month. New data from the Califonria Employment Development Department shows that nearly 45% of all job gains in August came from government jobs. The agency said that’s likely because public
Continue ReadingBy Briana Whitney Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — It’s been two months since the City of Phoenix started closing their most popular hiking trails at Camelback and Piestewa Peak anytime there’s an excessive heat watch. The goal was to protect hikers and firefighters. The pilot program was put into place
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