By Kate Bennett, CNN During her five years working in various roles as a senior aide to Donald and Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham had perhaps the most intimate vantage point of their time in the White House. Grisham outlines those takeaways in detail in her upcoming memoir, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now.” The book, of
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was a trademark Cristiano Ronaldo celebration at Old Trafford even if it didn’t come from the Portugal superstar himself. Everton winger Andros Townsend did a cheeky yet passable imitation of the spin-in-the-air move in front of his team’s jubilant fans after scoring the 65th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Austin. The attack early Wednesday was caught on surveillance video. Thirty-year-old Ryan Faircloth was booked Friday at the county jail, where he remained Saturday. Federal court records show he is
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By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video who lifted a child over a wall at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. “We’re also honored to
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s club president has quashed reports of the imminent firing of Ronald Koeman. Joan Laporta said “Koeman will continue being the coach of Barcelona” regardless of the outcome of Barcelona’s Spanish league match at Atlético Madrid on Saturday. Barcelona later lost that match 2-0. This was
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MU Health Care is administering flu vaccines again Saturday after the clinic opened last week.
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When Russians discuss the coronavirus, the talk often turns to “antitela.” That’s the Russian word for antibodies. Tests to detect the proteins produced by the body to fight infection are cheap, widely available and actively marketed in Russia. But Western health experts say the antibody tests are
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has opened the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament, reflecting on the “deep and abiding affection” she and her late husband shared for Scotland. The 95-year-old monarch arrived for the ceremony in Edinburgh with her son, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla. It was
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By Raja Razek and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Texas man is facing arson and weapons charges over allegedly igniting a fire inside a Democratic party county building earlier this week, authorities said. Ryan Faircloth, 30, is accused of causing a fire inside the Democratic Travis County Party Headquarters in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday by throwing
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La situación en Venezuela es desalentadora en todos los ámbitos. Es bien sabido, por ejemplo, que las familias más pobres temen más al hambre que a la pandemia de covid-19; o que la represión contra opositores es señalada por entes internacionales como la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU). La cruda
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says he thinks “enormous progress” can be made at upcoming U.N. climate talks in Scotland but more governments must come up with concrete commitments in the next 30 days. Kerry on Saturday attended a preparatory meeting in Milan for delegates from around
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert has opened the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin international piano competition that was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oct.2-23 competition was scheduled for the fall of 2020, but authorities put the popular event off due to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Abortion, guns and religion top the Supreme Court’s new term. A case from Mississippi presents a direct challenge to the court’s major decisions over the last half-century that guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion nationwide. A case from New York could expand gun rights in the United States and involves
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By Philip Wang and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador plans to pardon and commute thousands of sentences in order to free up space in the country’s prisons following a deadly riot at a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil this week. The Director of Ecuador’s prison agency SNAI, Bolivar Garzon, said on Friday that up
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmland values are rising sharply in Iowa, according to a semi-annual survey of real estate agents. The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports that the survey released this weeks shows that tillable farmland value increased by 18.8% over the past six months. The statewide average value of $12,182 per acre
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Smile, Mercury! The smallest planet in our solar system was getting photographed Friday by a European-Japanese space probe making its closest trip past the sphere on its seven-year mission. The BepiColombo mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday, passing within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of
Continue Reading By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgians voted in municipal elections across the country that were seen as a test of strength for the ruling party and which opposition parties hope could lead to an early national election. The Saturday elections came a day after the arrest of exiled former president Mikheil
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s beginning a new term on Monday. And there are major cases on gun rights and religion. The court’s credibility with the public also could be on the line, especially if a divided
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties. Lake and Trumbull counties have sued CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and Giant Eagle, claiming the companies
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By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties. Lake and Trumbull counties have sued CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and Giant Eagle, claiming the companies
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