By Drew Andre Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Nye County Sheriff’s office said 25 more dogs were rescued from a property in Pahrump connected to the animal cruelty case the department announced Tuesday. According to authorities, Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov were arrested after they were accused
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — John Velazquez, already the leading career rider at Saratoga, had his 1,000th winner Thursday at the historic track. The 50-year-old Hall of Fame jockey won the eighth race by a neck aboard Precursory, who paid $14 to win. The filly is trained by fellow Hall of Famer Bill Mott.
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York’s messiest Democratic House primary could be on the verge of becoming its most divisive general election fight. State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, a progressive from Lower Manhattan, currently trails former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman by about 1,300 votes, with more mail ballots to count. Should the current results hold,
Continue Reading EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have traded for guard Patrick Beverley. The move sends guard Talen Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson to the Utah Jazz and returns Beverley to the city where he starred for the Clippers from 2017 until last year. Beverley averaged 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN It was early May and Rep. Pramila Jayapal was feeling optimistic. The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus felt almost certain that a major announcement from the White House was imminent. “Something is coming, and something is coming soon,” the Washington Democrat mused to CNN at
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando se trata de moda, el estilo en las calles tiene tanto caché como el de las pasarelas. De hecho, hay decenas de blogs y cuentas de Instagram dedicados a registrar los mejores estilos vistos en las calles. Y es que el estilo “urban chic” siempre surge desde allí, donde personas
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Joe E. Tata, who played Nat, the kindly owner of the Peach Pit on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died, according to his daughter. He was 85. Kelly Tata shared the news Thursday in a statement on a GoFundMe page she had started earlier this year in relation to her father’s care.
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden’s journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to stealing Biden’s belongings and selling them to the conservative media group for $40,000, according to court documents. In September 2020, Harris
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Estudiar una carrera en Estados Unidos supone una cuantiosa inversión y muchos estudiantes optan por pedir préstamos estudiantiles para afrontar el pago de las matrículas que tanto en las universidades privadas como en las públicas, sigue siendo mucho más alto que en otros países de Europa y Latinoamérica. Esta adolescente
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending money across the country to help Rep. Charlie Crist defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this November. The California Democrat on Thursday tweeted that he was pledging $100,000 to make DeSantis a “one-term governor” and he called on his supporters to donate to Crist, who won
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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A deal to address two nuclear waste storage tanks that are leaking radioactive materials into the soil in Washington state has been reached between Washington state and the U.S. Department of Energy. The waste is left over from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons
Continue Reading By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Teven Jenkins has gone from left tackle to right tackle backup to rumors that he’s being traded. Now he’s playing right guard for the Chicago Bears with hopes of securing a starting spot. The Bears face the Browns this weekend in Cleveland in their preseason
Continue ReadingBy Bianca Nobilo and Amy Cassidy, CNN The leading contender to become the UK’s next Prime Minister implied Thursday she doesn’t know if French President Emmanuel Macron — the leader of one of Britain’s closest allies — should be considered a “friend or foe.” Liz Truss, who is the current UK Foreign Secretary, was taking
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s Russia-Ukraine diplomacy has suffered two setbacks. First, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church cancelled a planned meeting with Pope Francis in Kazakhstan next month. Then Ukraine summoned the papal ambassador on Thursday to complain about Francis’ latest comments about the war. Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Large fans hummed noisily Thursday to try to dry out the carpet at The Exchange Church, a day after storms rapidly dumped several inches of rain and pushed water into the one-story brick building in central Mississippi. Bryant May is lead pastor
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking to compel testimony from more allies of the former president, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Sidney Powell. Fulton County District Attorney Fani
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three more Republican-led states banned almost all abortions this week. It’s another result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw almost all abortions if the high court threw
Continue Reading By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press Authorities say a dispute between women in the food court of one of the nation’s largest shopping malls ended when one pulled out a gun, sending crowds of shoppers scurrying for safety. No injuries were reported and no shots were fired Thursday at the King of Prussia mall in Upper
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN After Texas school districts started receiving donated posters and framed copies of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” which they are required to display in accordance with a new state law, a political activist in Florida has started a GoFundMe to provide districts with signs of national motto in Arabic
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN A state judge in North Dakota on Thursday blocked the state’s so-called trigger abortion ban, which was set to go into effect on Friday. Judge Bruce Romanick of the South Central Judicial District in Burleigh County said he was issuing the preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo in the state
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