By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Leading Virginia Democrats say recently uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations among inmates at a Virginia prison deserve further scrutiny. Lawmakers pledged this week to press Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration for answers and called for a newly created prisons watchdog to look into the findings of an Associated
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI on Wednesday raided a local prosecutor’s office and business in Mississippi’s capital city, although officials declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is suspected of wrongdoing. FBI agents spent hours searching a cigar bar owned by Owens in downtown Jackson. They also removed items from his
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence. Ethan was sentenced in December after pleading guilty to gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A flag that was on display during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was flown outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s vacation home in New Jersey, according to a report in the New York Times on Wednesday. Citing photographs and interviews with neighbors, the Times reports that the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Shermichael Singleton (CNN) — Sunday served up more than its share of symbolism as the 140th Commencement Exercises at Morehouse College were conducted. Four hundred and fourteen graduates became Morehouse Men with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities to be candles in a dark world through leadership and service. The ceremony is reverent and ritualistic and mirrors
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Earlier this week, some officials at the Federal Reserve said they’re no longer worried about inflation reaccelerating, after data showed that progress stalled in the first quarter. Optimism spurred by the latest inflation data pushed all three major stock indexes to new record highs. But now Wall Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications stopped receiving 911 and 311 calls around 10 a.m. Tuesday after a fiber line was cut, according to a Wednesday press release. Service was restored by midnight, the release states. BCJC was notified of the disruption by Brightspeed – and phone and internet provider — and the reason
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison abused incarcerated women. In the first public hearing since FCI Dublin closed last month, the judge on Wednesday also ordered a special master she appointed in March
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! How would you like to spend the rest of your life on a cruise ship? I’m in the “no thanks” camp, but if you’re thinking “sign me up!” then you can visit 425 ports in 147 countries and circumnavigate the globe every three and a half years.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Followers of former President Donald Trump were meant to be startled when they were sent an email Tuesday, addressed from “President Trump,” with this arresting subject line: “They were authorized to shoot me!” The preview line in the email did not back down. “I nearly escaped death.
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily reassigned weeks after violence erupted at a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus. “John Thomas has been reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of our security processes,” Mary Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications, said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ambra Battilana Gutierrez dice que durante años supo que la estaban silenciando. Corría el año 2015 cuando la modelo italiana dice haber sido agredida por el entonces magnate del cine Harvey Weinstein durante una reunión de casting. Inmediatamente acudió a la policía para denunciar lo sucedido, dando por hecho que las fuerzas
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya and Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — Nvidia announced a 10-for-1 stock split on Wednesday, making buying shares in the red-hot semiconductor company more accessible for individual investors. Five years ago, an investor could have purchased Nvidia stock for less than $50 a share. But since then, the stock has exploded more than
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision regarding Idaho’s abortion ban may hinge on whether federal spending power can protect doctors against a state’s criminal code. Justices questioning this power could look to the launch of Medicare. Two years after passage of the Civil Rights Act, health care remained segregated
Continue ReadingBy MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 for a series sweep. Ragans struck out a career-best 12 while holding the Tigers hitless until Riley Greene’s two-out single
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Fueron 51 partidos sin perder. El Bayer Leverkusen de Xabi Alonso había conseguido lo que nadie logró en Europa (la racha de invictos más larga) y además consiguió por primera vez que un equipo ganara la Bundesliga sin perder. Pero este miércoles el Atalanta lo frenó en el segundo título
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar. But Haley also made it clear that she feels Trump has work to do to win over
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The UV index will be at a 7 tomorrow, bringing the sunburn time up to 30 minutes. Tree and grass pollens continue to be high.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Kansas City Chiefs have dived into their voluntary workouts amid an offseason full of distractions. The workouts will take place for the next few weeks, culminating in a mandatory minicamp in June. The biggest headline has been wide receiver Rashee Rice’s car crash in Dallas in which multiple
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By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to vote for Donald Trump, she said Wednesday in her first public remarks since exiting the Republican presidential primary more than two months ago. Haley said Trump “has not been perfect” on policies important to her, including
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