By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The massive cargo ship crash that destroyed the Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday will probably cost various shipping companies and insurers billions of dollars in damages. But lawyers, legislators and business owners will need to turn to one of the oldest subjects of law to
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia. Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and that the prime minister will be under full anesthesia and unsconcious for the procedure. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close confidant who also
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CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key – and perhaps surprising – source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker. Gaetz, who is making clear
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By Eric Levenson and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Even before law enforcement raided his homes, the rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs faced a host of legal issues. Since November 2023, he has faced multiple separate civil lawsuits accusing him of a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity. One of those
Continue ReadingOpinion by Zaher Sahloul (CNN) — Imagine having to choose between death by starving or by drowning. That is the unspeakably desperate choice that some Gazans have been confronted with in their daily struggle to survive. Most of us would not choose for one day to live the nightmare that Gazans have experienced for months
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France is going to deliver “hundreds” of armored vehicles by the beginning of next year to Ukraine. In an interview with the French newspaper La Tribune’s Sunday edition, Lecornu said the Ukrainian army needs armored personnel carriers that are “absolutely key for troop mobility.” France is
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The Easter Bunny’s wallet is a lot lighter this morning. Retail chocolate prices rose nearly 12% across all of 2023, in large part because the price of cocoa — a key ingredient for chocolate — has spiked. Let’s hope Hoppy has a good 401(k) plan. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s presidential primary this Tuesday will clear the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New state legislative districts adopted last month erase Republican advantages that gave the GOP dominance of the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — There is “one English book and one only, where … perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible,” cultural critic Matthew Arnold said in one of his three 1860 lectures at Oxford University on the challenges of translating Homer. He described
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — For Southside Blooms owners Quilen and Hannah Blackwell, who run the Chicago floral nonprofit staffed by at-risk youth and young adults, their biggest competition isn’t other flower shops. It’s the constant draw of the streets. “(There were) kids that were in our after-school program that we heard joined
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen took an almighty step towards winning its first Bundesliga title after producing a stunning comeback victory on Saturday, before title rival Bayern Munich lost during an eventful day in the German top-flight. Leverkusen scored two late goals to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and maintain its unbeaten record in
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Danielle Collins enjoyed a fairytale Miami Open this week, winning one of the biggest titles of her career and accomplishing one of her major goals before she retires at the end of the season. The 30-year-old American, who reached the 2022 Australian Open final, stunned No. 4 seed Elena
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ramy Youssef made his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut this weekend, and managed to strike a balance between humor and heart in his opening monologue. After coming out on stage at Studio 8H in New York City on Saturday night, Youssef said it was “an incredibly spiritual weekend,” mentioning
Continue ReadingBy JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacquelyn Martin, a photojournalist with The Associated Press in Washington, recalls how she often was one of a few female photographers covering news and politics in the nation’s capital and the fine line she had to walk to ensure access. She says that experience was useful when
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LINDMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA, and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — US inflation is down considerably from the 40-year highs reached in the summer of 2022. But it remains above the official 2% target set by the Federal Reserve. At their latest policy meeting earlier this month, officials revised up their economic projections for growth and inflation, while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to discuss changes to the district’s attendance areas as new buildings are set to open, and as schools continue to grow beyond their capacity. Monday marks the beginning of Phase 1 for CPS as the district plans a series of meetings to discuss the changes to its
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Indianapolis say seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown shopping mall. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Tanya Terry says officers patrolling the area heard shots fired near the Circle Centre Mall shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday and found
Continue Reading By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Appomattox, Virginia (CNN) — Rep. Derrick Van Orden is done with Rep. Bob Good. Good, the leader of the House Freedom Caucus and one of eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, has been at the center of internal GOP infighting that has left their
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