By LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden is imploring House Democrats to go out and sell the Democratic accomplishments of the last two years to voters. Biden is rallying the lawmakers at a time when their party is confronting the limits of its power in a newly
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s murder trial. Fearing his years of stealing from his law
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. The Charlotte Hornets announced that the third-year point guard underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right ankle and will miss the remainder of the season. Ball was injured in Charlotte’s victory Monday night over the Detroit
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El dos veces candidato presidencial, Henrique Capriles, representará al partido Primero Justicia en las elecciones primarias opositoras en Venezuela, previstas para el 22 de octubre de 2023, según anunció este miércoles la presidenta de ese partido, MarÃa Beatriz MartÃnez. Aunque Capriles estuvo ausente del evento, MartÃnez hizo el anuncio en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Abu Dhabi, EAU (CNN) — PartÃculas de uranio enriquecido a niveles cercanos a los de una bomba se encontraron dentro de una central nuclear de Irán, según el organismo de control nuclear de la ONU. El hallazgo ocurre un momento en que Estados Unidos ha advertido que la capacidad de Teherán para construir
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, Adam Pourahmadi, Niamh Kennedy, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nick Thompson, CNN Concern is growing in Iran after reports emerged that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months. On Wednesday, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News reported that Shahriar Heydari, a member of Parliament, cited an unnamed “reliable source” in saying
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, Adam Pourahmadi, Niamh Kennedy, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nick Thompson, CNN Concern is growing in Iran after reports emerged that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months. On Wednesday, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News reported that Shahriar Heydari, a member of Parliament, cited an unnamed “reliable source” in saying
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant made his Phoenix Suns debut Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Sidelined by a sprained knee since Jan. 8, the 13-time All-Star joined the Suns 20 days ago in a blockbuster deal with Brooklyn that sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor would once again have control over St. Louis police under a bill advancing in the state House. The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave initial approval to the legislation. A state commission oversaw the St. Louis Police Department dating back to the Civil War
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By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and doctors massaged her tiny chest and held her upside down to clear her lungs of thick mucus, the result of an infection she caught in the womb: congenital syphilis. “She’s a fighter. That’s
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UPDATE: The blog below has been updated as of 8:45 am Thursday. This update reflects a shift in track to the east from what was broadcast Wednesday. BLOG: After a spring-like week, the Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking a strong low pressure system that will move in from the southern Plains on Thursday and bring
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest begins Thursday in Downtown Columbia and will run through Sunday. Festival organizers are currently setting up in Downtown Columbia and a “kickoff concert” will be Wednesday night at Eastside Tavern. Events will be hosted at various locations Downtown over the weekend. According to the festival’s website, True/False offers
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere and Phil Mattingly, CNN In the latest move to address the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, met on Wednesday with leaders from 12 unions in Washington, DC. The discussion focused on potential
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta says the Ravens have not decided which type of franchise tag they would use on quarterback Lamar Jackson if the team can’t sign him to a long-term contract before the start of free agency. Jackson has played to the end of his rookie deal. The deadline for
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards say starting point guard Monte Morris is week-to-week because of lower back problems. The Wizards also waived center Vernon Carey Jr. on Wednesday. Morris has averaged 10.4 points and a career-high 5.3 assists in 51 games this season. The team says he had an epidural injection Wednesday after missing
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes. The Senators sent three draft picks, including a conditional first-round pick, to Arizona in a deal struck two days before the NHL’s trade deadline. Chychrun had been scratched for trade-related reasons
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There will be no Big 12 regular-season title for the Baylor women for the first time in 13 seasons. But they can still clinch their 23rd consecutive season winning at least 20 games in their regular-season finale at home Saturday before going to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Anderson Jr. might be the best defensive player in this year’s NFL draft. Heck, he might even be the No. 1 overall pick. But the former Alabama star knows he still has to earn those accolades and neither will come easily. First, Anderson must prove
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA launched a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, kicking off a roughly six-month stay in space. The mission — which is carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates — took off from NASA’s Kennedy
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Pleno de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Panamá declaró que no es inconstitucional un artÃculo del Código de Familia que prohÃbe el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. El máximo tribunal del paÃs informó este miércoles en un comunicado sobre el fallo que avala la constitucionalidad del artÃculo 26
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