CNN, WJLA, KTVT By MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1. Some senior West Wing staff in recent days have been learning how to perform tasks that
Continue ReadingCOMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Compton man who shot and seriously wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in a 2020 revenge attack has been convicted of attempted murder and could face life in prison. Deonte Murray was convicted Thursday of attacking the deputies as they sat in their patrol car at a Compton Metro
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — He may be facing bribery charges and calls for his resignation from more than half of his Senate Democratic colleagues. But donors can still hit the links and dine with Sen. Bob Menendez at a luxurious beachside hotel – for a price. A political action committee tied
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY & DEBORA REY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day. In Mexico, marchers celebrated the recent decision by the country’s Supreme Court to decriminalize abortions at the federal level.
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County and city will spend billions of dollars to provide more housing and support services for homeless people under a lawsuit settlement approved by a federal judge. The last piece of the deal to be finalized calls for the county to provide an additional
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CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains “defiant” six months after he was detained in Russia on spying charges, which he and the Journal strenuously deny, his mother told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday night. “He’s smiling. He understands what’s going on,” Ella Milman said. “And I
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains “defiant” six months after he was detained in Russia on spying charges, which he and the Journal strenuously deny, his mother told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday night. “He’s smiling. He understands what’s going on,” Ella Milman said. “And I have
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday successfully pinned down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the first time on whether he would support a 15-week federal abortion ban. “Yes, I will,” DeSantis replied to Scott in a moment lost in the crosstalk that engulfed the messy Republican primary
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump no intentará trasladar el caso de interferencia electoral que enfrenta en Georgia ––por los cargos penales que presentó en su contra la fiscal de distrito del condado de Fulton, Fani Willis–– a un tribunal federal, según revelaron sus abogados en una presentación judicial este jueves. La decisión
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest hurdle comes from a slow-moving threat — a mass influx of salt
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CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — While working in the West Wing under President George W.Bush, then-US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona got a terrible telephone call from his daughter. After he had been missing, she found Carmona’s adult son in a catatonic state. He sat in the corner of his father’s home for two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CVS pharmacists who participated in a statewide walkout on Wednesday to protest working conditions say progress has been made. On Wednesday, multiple sources told ABC 17 News that at least 32 pharmacists in the Kansas City metro area participated in the walk-out. CVS responded to the walkouts by pulling pharmacists from other
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) –– El Frente de Izquierda y los Trabajadores es una fuerza política joven en Argentina. Está conformado por partidos de larga trayectoria en el país, pero como tal solo tiene 12 años de existencia. Ese tiempo fue suficiente para que Myriam Bregman se convirtiera en una referente de la coalición. Su
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but a U.N. officials says international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs. Ugochi Daniels of the International Organization for Migration says a larger and coordinated regional effort is necessary for a
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reached a deal with the state of Maryland that keeps the team at Camden Yards for at least 30 years. That’s according to an announcement after the third inning of Thursday night’s game against Boston. A message appeared on the scoreboard telling
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department says an officer and police union leader under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India has been taken off patrol duty. The Seattle Times reports the police department confirmed Thursday that traffic Officer Daniel Auderer “has been administratively reassigned to a non-operational
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An American soldier who sprinted into North Korea and was held there for two months before being returned to the U.S. is set to undergo medical testing and extensive questioning about his time in the isolated country before potentially facing charges under the military justice system. Pvt.
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — The United States government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Tesla Thursday alleging the automaker allowed repeated and overt displays of racism toward Black employees in its Fremont, California, factory. Racist slurs were allegedly used often by non-Black employees when speaking to Black employees at the factory, according to the
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a shutdown of the federal government threatens access to Arizona’s orange-striped Grand Canyon and the sheer red cliffs of Utah’s Zion Valley. Most importantly for state budgets, visitors can keep spending their money near
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator after an uproar over his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump. The caucus announced Thursday that it was indefinitely suspending state Sen. Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents
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