By ANITA SNOW Associated Press The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do.
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife experts are bringing butterflies back to the Presidio National Park in San Francisco as part of an effort to restore native ecosystems. The park was once home to the Xerces Blue butterfly, which is believed to be the first butterfly species
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw man was charged after he was accused of stabbing his old roommate on Saturday at in the parking lot of a Dollar General in the 14000 block of Highway 7. David Charles Medding, 58, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The remains of a 12-year-old boy who went missing in Buffalo in 2020 have been found inside a house in the city. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. Jaylen Griffin was last seen on Aug. 4, 2020, when he left his East Buffalo home for a nearby convenience store
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting
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By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden earned $619,976 in 2023, according to their joint tax return released by the White House on Monday – the deadline date for Americans to file their taxes. The White House also released the return for Vice President Kamala Harris
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Apple’s iPhone sales are plunging. The company lost momentum in China as nationalism, a rough economy and increased competition have hurt Apple there. Samsung went all in on artificial intelligence, a market researcher noted, while Apple has not articulated a strong message about AI. Here’s
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Las acciones de Trump Media & Technology Group se desplomaron nuevamente este lunes, después de que la compañÃa anunciara otra posible gran afluencia de acciones. La empresa, en dificultades, pierde dinero rápidamente y una nueva oferta de acciones podrÃa ayudarla a mantenerse a flote. Pero existe una desventaja de regresar al mercado
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Patients suffering from pain have limited options when it comes to medication. For decades, the only two choices have been over-the-counter medicines like Tylenol or powerful prescription opioids. Prescriptions for opioids have plummeted over the last decade as doctors have become more aware of their risks.
Continue ReadingBy DARREN SANDS Associated Press A search committee previously sued for gender discrimination over its hiring process has announced its pick for the next senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation considered by some to be the flagship of the Black church in America. Candidate Kevin R. Johnson, founding pastor of Dare to
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some H&R Block customers who waited until the last day to file their taxes faced frustrating outages that began Sunday night, according to the company and Downdetector. The outage was resolved by Monday afternoon, the tax preparer’s support account posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Downdetector,
Continue Reading By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho officials to temporarily enforce a strict statewide ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, in one of the first such cases to reach the nation’s highest court. In an emergency request filed in February, Idaho asked the justices to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. The justices’ order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is joining a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the governor’s announcement that she’ll let the proposal become law without her signature. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she finds merits in arguments made for and against the proposal. But she concludes
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Tesla despedirá a más del 10% de su personal de 140.000 empleados a nivel mundial, según reportes. Los recortes de la compañÃa, que casi habÃa duplicado su plantilla global desde finales de 2020, son apenas el más reciente ejemplo de los efectos de una mayor competencia y una menor
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The first ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months. Despite the high stakes of prosecuting the presumptive Republican presidential
Continue ReadingBy Donovan Maess Click here for updates on this story REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — Michael Gordon Jackson, the man on trial after being charged with contravention of a custody order for allegedly abducting his daughter in late 2021 to prevent her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, called himself to the stand Monday. Jackson, 53,
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with an isolated storm or two possible. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with two rounds of rain and storms. Initial storms by late morning will have a low severe threat, but the risk increases by late afternoon, particularly along and north of I-70. A Weather Alert Day is in effect
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The first criminal trial of former President Donald Trump is here. The opening day of the first criminal trial of a former US president began Monday, hitting home the reality that the presumptive Republican nominee for president will be sitting in a Manhattan courtroom as
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break the package into separate votes to squeeze through the House’s political divides on foreign policy. Facing an outright rebellion from
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