By Melanie Zanona, CNN The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday rejected a GOP effort to seek documents related to the Biden family’s international business deals, as Republicans attempt to lay the groundwork to investigate Hunter Biden under a GOP-led House. Republicans on the committee forced a vote on a so-called “resolution of inquiry,” which called
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Steve Contorno, Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Delaware officials and volunteers began to make preparations Tuesday after reports and flight plans suggested a plane chartered to take migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week was about to bring a group of migrants from Texas to the president’s home state.
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Steve Contorno, Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Delaware officials and volunteers began to make preparations Tuesday after reports and flight plans suggested a plane chartered to take migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week was about to bring a group of migrants from Texas to the president’s home state.
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency this summer turned down a multimillion-dollar proposal to protect election officials from harassment ahead of the midterm elections, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN. The plan’s rejection comes as some DHS and cyber officials have expressed concern about their work to stem
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — A fan was arrested for allegedly throwing a plastic water bottle and hitting Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during the closing moments of Sunday’s 31-30 home loss to the New York Jets. Cleveland police say 51-year-old Jeffrey Miller of Rocky River was charged with assault,
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for an offensive spark as they prepare to play Cleveland. The Steelers have managed just two offensive touchdowns through two games and quarterback Mitch Trubisky has struggled to generate any plays downfield. Trubisky says he needs to be more aggressive trying
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Almost 40 years ago, U.S. News & World Report asked more than 1,300 college presidents to rate their peer institutions and published the results in its inaugural “Best Colleges” rankings. The publication’s easy-to-digest hierarchy of undergraduate institutions — based solely on reputation — was an effort to best competitors Time and
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By Reuters Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private U.S. space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement. The sources, speaking anonymously to discuss the mission’s crew before its
Continue Reading By Reuters Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private U.S. space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement. The sources, speaking anonymously to discuss the mission’s crew before its
Continue Reading MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor has announced charges in juvenile court against 10 students in connection with alleged hazing of high school football players that prompted cancellation of the team’s season. Dauphin County prosecutors said Tuesday that two Middletown players will face attempted sexual assault charges and eight others face other counts in
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By Megan Thomas You can stay up with Jimmy Kimmel for at least three more years. ABC announced Tuesday that Kimmel has signed a three-year contract extension to stay on as host and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The show will mark its 20th season in January and the late-night host joked he’ll mark
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master overseeing the seizure of documents from Mar-a-Lago, signaled on Tuesday to lawyers for former President Donald Trump that if they don’t make a case that any of the documents were declassified, he would determine that they’re classified. Out of court,
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 42-year-old Kansas man who admitted providing illegal private autopsy services has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Shawn Parcells was sentenced Monday to five years and nine months for one count of wire fraud. Parcells pleaded guilty in May. As part of the plea agreement, nine other wire
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The Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether to suspend the license of a former Boone County assistant prosecutor after allegations of having inappropriate relationships with defendants and crime victims.
Continue Reading By Matt Egan Two dozen Republican attorneys general warned Visa, American Express and MasterCard on Tuesday not to go ahead with their plans to add a new merchant category code for gun retailers. In a letter to the CEOs of the card giants, the officials expressed serious concern that adopting a new sales code for
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader is finally making his New York Yankees debut, batting seventh and playing center field in a series opener against Pittsburgh. The 28-year-old Gold Glove winner had not appeared in a big league game since June 26 for St. Louis because of plantar fasciitis
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader is finally making his New York Yankees debut, batting seventh and playing center field in a series opener against Pittsburgh. The 28-year-old Gold Glove winner had not appeared in a big league game since June 26 for St. Louis because of plantar fasciitis
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By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his 20th anniversary as ABC’s late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” Kimmel quipped in a statement Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story MEDINA, Ohio (WLWT) — An eagle has been released back into the wild after it was found injured in a field in Ohio. The Medina Raptor Center, a nonprofit organization, posted about the eagle’s rescue. The center said a man saw an eagle in a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethics board is keeping it a secret what action it took after finding there was evidence Gov. Kristi Noem improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. A lawyer hired by the board, Mark Haigh, says that the
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