CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees infielder, who is in fifth place for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was suspended for the entire 2014 season after an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Personal Birth date: July 27, 1975 Birth
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by Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business It might surprise you to learn that the best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in America is, of all things, a Jeep Wrangler, the burly, boxy SUV engineered for hard off-road driving. There are other, seemingly more likely contenders, like the like the Toyota Rav4 Prime, a family-friendly crossover, or the Toyota
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By Fredreka Schouten Pennsylvania’s top election officials on Tuesday sued three counties for refusing to tally undated mail-in ballots cast in the state’s May 17 primary election, the latest confrontation between state and local officials over election administration. Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman and the Pennsylvania Department of State sued the boards of
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By Neeraj G. Patel and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A surgical team transplanted a heart from a genetically modified pig into a deceased human as part of a research study, researchers with NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The procedure was the first of its kind and represents an advance in efforts to determine whether organs in
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection fleshed out the links between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremist groups that were at the vanguard of the violent effort to stop the transition of power and keep him
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is planning to close 16 locations across various cities, citing safety concerns. “After careful consideration, we are closing some stores in locations that have experienced a high volume of challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate,” a spokesperson told CNN Business in an email. The stores
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business An explosion on the launch pad during a test of a massive SpaceX rocket prototype was “actually not good” and the company is assessing the damage, company CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter. The rocket, an early version of the vehicle SpaceX is calling Starship, could be seen lighting its
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Michelle Krupa, CNN Little league teams have pulled out of the North Carolina state championship tournament after gunshots erupted during a weekend game, their organizers said Monday in social media posts. “Our 8U Machine Pitch team had to withdraw from the State Championship tournament in Wilson, North Carolina,” read Wilmington Little
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, CNN A heated Oval Office meeting convened by then-President Donald Trump on December 18, 2020 — in which lawyer Sidney Powell and her client, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, floated outrageous suggestions about overturning the election — was a central focus of Tuesday’s hearing held by the House select committee investigating
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN LeBron James has addressed Brittney Griner’s detainment in a new video, just one week after comparisons between the two stars went viral. In a trailer for a new episode of “The Shop: Uninterrupted,” in which James chats about current events with guests in a setting mimicking a barbershop, James addressed the
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS GRANDA Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is facing a new allegation of deputies assaulting an inmate in a county jail. Surveillance video shows the inmate as sheriff’s deputies start to attack him. Jose Romero, an attorney representing the inmate’s family,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A child was rescued at the end of a chase involving a stolen car in the downtown and South Los Angeles areas Monday night. The chase began around 8:35 p.m. when the stolen Dodge was spotted on Figueroa Street
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DE NOVA Click here for updates on this story ORANGE, California (KABC) — An Orange County family is preparing for a clinical trial in hopes doctors at Stanford find a cure for their 7-year-old daughter’s rare pediatric brain cancer and other children with the same diagnosis. Cellphone videos show Sarah Valdivia on her
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — Three former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC) were convicted on Monday for assaulting an inmate and then attempting to cover up their crime. Jason Tagaloa, 31, Craig Pinkney, 38, and Jonathan Taum, 50, were each found guilty
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWBERG, Washington (KPTV) — A boat ran over two people who were floating on an innertube in the Willamette River on Monday afternoon. The boat involved was pulling the innertube near the Rogers Landing area when they crossed paths, running over both people, according to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A young girl who was critically injured after being found in a pool at Oceans of Fun has died. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns the theme park complex, confirmed the news to KCTV5 Tuesday morning: On July 5, 2022,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — West Milwaukee police responded to the area of N. 55th St. and W. Burnham St. around 11:26 p.m. for reports of a subject stating he was going to die. Officers attempted to make contact with the subject. He later exited
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A Genesee County lottery club won a life-changing $1.85 million Lotto 47 jackpot after playing the Michigan Lottery together for 20 years. Lunch Bunch Crew Lottery club members, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers drawn
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA ROBINSON Click here for updates on this story BRIDGETON, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed at DePaul Hospital Monday. Just before 11:30 a.m. officers were called to the hospital in Bridgeton for a stabbing. Upon arrival, they found two victims being treated for injuries. Jakayla
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Colton Herta took his biggest leap yet in his attempt to return an American to a seat in Formula One when the 22-year-old IndyCar driver finished two days of testing with McLaren on Tuesday over the Portuguese circuit at Portminao. Herta spent much of the Day 1 getting up
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