By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash announced on social media Thursday that he will run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. Amash will pursue the Republican nomination in the race. He had previously left the Republican party in 2019 after supporting an impeachment inquiry in then-President Donald
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dahlia Lithwick and Steve Vladeck (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it would keep on hold former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal prosecution arising from his alleged responsibility for the violent efforts on January 6, 2021, to prevent Congress from certifying his defeat in the 2020 election. In that same order, the
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to the swing state of Wisconsin next week for an event touting worker apprenticeship programs. The White House announced the visit on Thursday. The trip to Madison will mark her sixth trip to the state as vice president and her second this year. She
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Paul Pogba fue suspendido del fútbol durante cuatro años, se anunció el jueves, tras dar positivo por una sustancia prohibida en agosto de 2023, según Reuters. La estrella de Juventus fue suspendida provisionalmente por el tribunal nacional antidopaje de Italia (NADO Italia) en septiembre del año pasado. Tras la
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has appealed an Illinois judge’s decision that disqualified him from the state’s upcoming Republican primary ballot. The ruling from Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter, an elected Democrat, concluded that Trump is barred from office under the 14th Amendment because he engaged in the January 6,
Continue ReadingThe U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate is hovering at 3.7%, just above a half-century low. At the same time, layoffs continue to arrive across
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment NEW YORK (AP) — Liev Schreiber is chewing on big ideas in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Doubt,” which lands on Broadway during Lent. It opens March 7. Schreiber plays jovial Father Flynn, a teacher who is alleged to have an inappropriate relationship with a student,
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Police say several people were cited after climbing over the fence at the Minnesota governor’s residence during a protest Wednesday evening. Around 100 people are said to have shown up to the University of Minnesota’s Eastcliff Mansion to protest investments
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Near Orikhiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Pixelated in the thermal drone imagery, the quad bike races down a dirt track, its destination unclear. It swerves and is hit by a grenade, dropped from a Ukrainian drone. Russian soldiers appear to stagger away from it, one rolling. The imagery,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Current are preparing to open one of the few stadiums in the world built expressly for a women’s sports team. CPKC Stadium was built at a cost of nearly $120 million and almost entirely financed through private investors. It will be
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Assocaited Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation intended to offset a surge in local property tax collections caused by higher vehicle values. The state House overwhelmingly passed the legislation Thursday, sending it to the Senate. Missouri is among several
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Assocaited Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation intended to offset a surge in local property tax collections caused by higher vehicle values. The state House overwhelmingly passed the legislation Thursday, sending it to the Senate. Missouri is among several
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Mitch McConnell’s decision to step down as Senate Republican leader in November is reverberating back home in Kentucky, setting off a wave of speculation about the future of his seat as well as the loss of influence for the Bluegrass State. McConnell was cagey enough in
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post. The Michigan appeals court won’t suspend a lower court’s order affirming Kristina Karamo’s removal by party members. Karamo was hoping that a stay would clear
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. “If allowed to procced, SB 4 could open the door to each
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in December that she was using a
Continue ReadingBy Jan Carabeo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It takes a village to raise a child, and in Philadelphia, that village often includes grandparents. More than 15,000 kids in the city are being raised by their grandparents, according to Connectedly, a nonprofit based in Manayunk. It’s a nonprofit that
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By Radina Gigova, Nathan Hodge, Sahar Akbarzai and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Attempts to hire a hearse to take the body of Alexey Navalny body to his funeral have been thwarted by unknown people, the Russian opposition leader’s team said Thursday. Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh claimed that drivers had been “called by unknown people and
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Canadá anunció este jueves los nuevos requisitos para las autorizaciones electrónicas de viaje y las visas de visitante de los ciudadanos mexicanos. ¿Qué cambia? Los mexicanos que planean viajar en avión por Canadá deben solicitar una autorización electrónica de viaje (eTA) nueva -además de necesitar visa de
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other behavior is set to land on lawmakers’ desks amid an unwavering crackdown on dissent initiated by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in August 2020. Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said Thursday the bill establishes administrative
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