CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1946 Birth place: New Haven, Connecticut Birth name: George Walker Bush Father: George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Laura
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Supreme Court ‘s ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in the U.S. for now, but it won’t be the last word on the issue, and the unanimous opinion offers some clues for how abortion opponents can keep trying to deny it to women nationwide.
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Supreme Court has decided to uphold federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, for now. But this week’s unanimous ruling isn’t the final word. The justices denied the challenge for technical reasons, and didn’t address the merits of Food and Drug Administration drug approvals. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion even
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Cubs starter Jordan Wicks left Friday’s 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals because of a strained right oblique and manager Craig Counsell says he will likely be placed on the injured list. Wicks exited in the second inning. He walked off the field accompanied by a trainer after giving up a
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Republican National Committee is launching a battleground state initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as “election integrity” watchdogs in November. The effort, announced Friday in Michigan, immediately drew concerns that it would lead
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Heart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.” The documentary “Bread & Roses” looks at how three Afghan women’s lives were
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Host Germany could hardly have wished for a better start to the European Championship. Goals from Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala in an imperious first half set Germany on the way to a confidence-boosting 5-1 win over 10-man Scotland in the Euro 2024 curtainraiser on Friday.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that soil is contaminated beneath some suburban St. Louis homes near a creek where nuclear waste was dumped decades ago, but the contamination isn’t enough to pose a health risk. Soil beneath six homes at the Cades Cove subdivision in Florissant “will not need
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By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn family was heartbroken when their pet donkey disappeared five years ago. We first told you about Diesel when he went missing in 2019 and volunteers searched for weeks but never found him. Now, a new video has surfaced with
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By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) on Wednesday launched a new program at Solano State Prison that, for the first time, allows inmates to apply for and secure jobs months before their release. It’s something CALPIA leaders call a “game changer”
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By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An Auburn family was heartbroken when their pet donkey disappeared five years ago. We first told you about Diesel when he went missing in 2019 and volunteers searched for weeks but never found him. Now, a new video has surfaced
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story SANTA MONICA, Californoia (KCAL, KCBS) — A Santa Monica bar manager died after being punched by a patron he had asked to leave earlier in the night, police said Thursday. Leonard Hector Korpie, a 26-year-old resident of Venice, has been arrested as the suspected killer
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By Danielle Radin Click here for updates on this story SIERRA MADRE (KCAL, KCBS) — Neighbors in Sierra Madre were rattled Thursday after a bear intruded into four homes and one garage before being diverted by police into the wildland, north of the city. The bear was reported in the northeastern part of the city
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he will move in federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland to obtain audio recordings of President Joe Biden, after the Justice Department declined to act on the House’s contempt referral. Johnson said in a statement that he disagrees with the DOJ’s
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By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Alexus Tanielle Nelson, the mother of a 5-year-old child who was reported missing a little more than a year ago in Colorado before the child’s remains were found days later in her apartment, has pleaded guilty to several charges in connection
Continue ReadingBy Mike Holden Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND (WEWS) — News 5 continues to Follow-Through on the stories impacting your community. When others leave—we return to check on the status and circle back to see what will happen next. Earlier in May, we told you all about the efforts of a grassroots
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By Joel Hillan, Dave Aguilera Click here for updates on this story INTERLAKEN, Colorado (KCNC) — The Interlaken Fire in Colorado’s high country has burned 443 acres, and some residents who live near it in Lake County have been asked to evacuate. The fire — located near Twin Lakes and about 20 miles south of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers in Kansas say they have an agreement on a package of broad tax cuts. The deal between Gov. Laura Kelly and leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature potentially ends a two-year political standoff that has prevented Kansas from following
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been a long strange trip for Mexico’s Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress. The Green Party has been better known for picking presidential winners like it did this time with
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