By Jen Christensen, CNN The Biden administration signaled Tuesday that it will develop a proposed rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other tobacco products that will essentially lower the amount of nicotine in products available in the US. It is a step that no other administration has taken before and is
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las tensiones aumentan en torno al enclave ruso de Kaliningrado, un territorio aislado pero estratégicamente importante en la costa del Báltico que pronto podrÃa verse arrastrado a la guerra del Kremlin. Rusia ha reaccionado con furia después de que Lituania prohibiera el paso de mercancÃas sancionadas a través de su territorio
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers delivered emotional testimony Tuesday about his resolve in the face of enormous pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, vaulting the conservative Republican into the spotlight and the center of the national reckoning over the events of January 6, 2021. Back in Arizona,
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Agentes de la prefectura naval y la gendarmerÃa de Argentina interceptaron este martes más de 1,5 toneladas de cocaÃna en Buenos Aires que estaba a punto de ser enviada a Europa por mar, según un comunicado publicado en el sitio web del gobierno argentino. Incautan 23 toneladas de cocaÃna en Europa,
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Race Matters, Friends held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the Columbia Police Department’s traffic stop data that was released last month by the Missouri Attorney General’s office.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Tres personas fueron asesinadas el lunes en el interior de una iglesia en la población de Cerocahui, en el estado de Chihuahua, en el norte de México. Dos de las vÃctimas eran sacerdotes jesuitas. A través de un comunicado, el gobierno del estado confirmó que los sacerdotes fueron asesinados alrededor de
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By Nikki Carvajal and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up his public back-and-forth with the US oil and gas industry as he looks to spread around the blame for the nation’s soaring gas prices. After remarks on the authorization of Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old, Biden was asked
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By Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN President Joe Biden’s call for Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes will likely land on empty in the Senate. Even if he can get all 50 Democratic senators behind the legislation, he would still need 10 Republicans to join the cause to
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Dangerous heat has made a return back to Central Missouri as temperatures top out near record highs held since 1988. The heat index has surpassed 100 degrees with Saturday also expecting to surpass this mark leading for increased chances of heat illnesses. Two of the most prevalent types of heat illnesses experienced are heat exhaustion
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, will defeat progressive Jessica Cisneros in a runoff, CNN projects. The Texas Democratic Party announced the results of a recount in the race on Tuesday, which found Cuellar ahead by 289 votes. Cisneros, who also lost to Cuellar in
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn is in favor of President Joe Biden lifting some Trump-era tariffs imposed on China to address high inflation. “These tariffs are adding to the cost of many goods that US consumers are buying,” Cohn told CNN. Cohn, now vice chairman at IBM, is a
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by Matt Egan, CNN Corporate America is frustrated with the Federal Reserve for waiting too long to attack inflation, according to former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn. Cohn, who is frequently in touch with CEOs, told CNN that businesses have been experiencing wage inflation and surging input costs for more than a year. “I think
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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN Charges against four men who were arrested in 1947 after launching the first of the “freedom rides” to fight Jim Crow Laws have been posthumously dismissed by a North Carolina judge 75 years after their convictions. During a special session Friday leading up to the weekend celebration of Juneteenth, North Carolina
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About a hundred fish reportedly died in a local pond due to a lack of oxygen in the water.
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The Show-Me State Air Show for 2022 has been canceled after the non-profit was unable to reach its fundraising goals.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una mezcla de enojo con los funcionarios locales, frustración con el departamento de policÃa del distrito escolar y tristeza desgarradora por el tiroteo masivo del mes pasado en la Escuela Primaria Robb dominó el foro abierto en la reunión de la junta escolar del lunes en Uvalde, Texas. Ocho personas, padres
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RANDALIA, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa farmer has pleaded not guilty to neglect charges after more than 3,000 feeder hogs died on his property. Derek David Smith, 41, of Randalia, waived an arraignment and filed a written not guilty plea to one count of livestock neglect on Monday, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported.
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by Chris Isidore Tesla is moving ahead with plans to layoff about 10% of its salaried staff, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday. But he also expects the company’s overall workforce will be larger a year from now than it is today. Musk has been sending out conflicting signals on his staffing plans for the last
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for the game against the Milwaukee Brewers due to what manager Oliver Marmol described as back tightness. Marmol was optimistic this would only be a one-day issue. The Cardinals moved Goldschmidt from first base to designated hitter just before Monday’s
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