By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are taking their next official steps in their impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden by preparing a hearing and subpoenas to members of the Biden family, as well as scheduling the first hearing in the investigation for September 28. A committee spokesperson told CNN that the hearing
Continue ReadingBy REX HODGE Click here for updates on this story DILLSBORO, North Carolina (WLOS) — Not long ago, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad restored an old steam engine. It’s being credited with increasing ridership for excursions through our mountains. Now, there’s work under way to restore a second steam engine. Crews at the Dillsboro work
Continue ReadingBy KARLI OLSON Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — After nine months of negotiations, more than 3,000 frontline nurses at one of Oregon’s largest hospitals voted to authorize a strike. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents those nurses at OHSU, announced the results of their strike authorization vote this morning,
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The caretaker Dutch government says it will spend an extra 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) per year to tackle poverty. The budget announcement Tuesday comes as the gap between rich and poor is shaping up as a major campaign theme ahead of a November general election. The announcement came on
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Ann Tokoyoda, a junior at ‘Iolani School, is currently one of 30 semi-finalists from across the globe in the annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition. Founded in 2015, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge is a global science video contest that encourages students to
Continue ReadingBy BRADY GIBSON Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WISH) — The attorneys for accused Delphi murderer Richard Allen believe the killings of two young girls were part of a ritualistic sacrifice. The explosive allegations are part of new court documents filed Monday by Allen’s attorneys. Allen’s defense team hopes to convince
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that cost the facility more than $2.2 million. That’s according to an indictment made public Monday by the Ohio attorney general. It alleges that Tom Stalf, who was the zoo’s president and chief executive officer; Peter Fingerhut,
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Welcome to the United Nations. Over the course of the next week, leaders from scores of countries will take the marbled dais that, despite being geographically located in midtown Manhattan, belongs to the world. It’s part of the U.N. General Assembly’s General Debate, in which a parade of speakers will cycle
Continue ReadingPALM CITY, Fla. (AP) — An Amazon driver is in serious condition after being bitten by a rattlesnake while making a delivery to a Florida home. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the woman placed a box next to the home’s front door Monday evening when the eastern diamondback snake
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark lending rate steady this week as it waits for more data to understand how previous rate hikes are affecting the US economy. The central bank raised rates to a 22-year high in July. At the conclusion of its
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes. Poland has been shaken for weeks
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Whoopi Goldberg came to Hasan Minhaj’s defense after the comic admitted he’d embellished some of the stories in his standup sets over the years. Goldberg was on “The View” when she addressed the topic, saying, “That’s what we do.” “That’s what we do, we tell stories and we embellish
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for disorders such as gestational hypertension and preeclampsia with blood pressure monitoring throughout the pregnancy, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended Tuesday. The recommendation, published in the medical journal JAMA, is for all pregnant people and particularly those without a “known
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging defense leaders to “dig deep” and provide more air defense systems for Ukraine, to help the country block increasing barrages of Russian missiles. Although allies say they will discuss how they can best help Ukraine’s counteroffensive, they
Continue ReadingBy GHAITH AL-SAYED Associated Press BAB Al-HAWA, Syria (AP) — A United Nations aid convoy has reached rebel-held northwest Syria after a vital border crossing from Turkey reopened following an agreement with the Syrian government. The 17-truck convoy carrying among other things, medicine, food supplements, stationery supplies and medical equipment crossed through the strategic border
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is suing founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, accusing them of siphoning millions of dollars in company funds to enrich themselves and their “pet causes.” The lawsuit aims to recover funds that the company claims were “fraudulently transferred and misappropriated” by Bankman-Fried’s parents. Joe Bankman
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Perú declaró el estado de emergencia en tres distritos, dos de Lima y uno de Piura, bajo el argumento de que la medida es necesaria para combatir la delincuencia, según informó la presidenta Dina Boluarte. La medida entra en vigor este martes, de acuerdo con el presidente de
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hopes were always high for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The studio knew the film was great, and commercial. But no one in the industry expected that a long, talky, R-rated drama released at the height of the summer movie season would earn over $900 million at the box office. After
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays have put the finishing touches on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg. It’s part of a $6.5 billion development project announced Tuesday that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum. The site
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The hearing — scheduled for Sept. 28 — is expected to focus on “constitutional and legal questions” that surround the allegations of Biden’s involvement in his son Hunter’s overseas
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