By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Actor George Clooney on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, hailing her “historic” White House bid following President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. Clooney is seen by many Democratic backers in Hollywood as a sort of compass given his engagement and activism. When he penned a New
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By Eric Bradner and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump. Harris’
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has announced an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in a long-running conflict with Turkey. Turkey has been seeking greater cooperation from Baghdad in its fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that has waged an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, New Jersey (KYW) — An Instagram account started as a tribute to her mother, who’s now in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease, has quickly become popular with millions of people sharing their struggles and supporting each other. “Phyllis is fun. Phyllis loves to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean officials would discuss forming a trilateral anti-Western front also involving Russia. Video shot by Associated Press Television News shows Maxim Ryzhenkov being greeted by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu.
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By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — As the 2024 election season intensifies and with Vice President Kamala Harris in the running to take over for Joe Biden on the presidential ticket, Democrats are hoping to energize a younger voter base. It’s a strategy that Republicans are trying as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak
Continue ReadingBy Alex Ortiz Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Illinois State Police arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday morning. Ulyesee W. Burns, of Calumet Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Officers
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A police officer and an 8-year-old were among five people injured after a driver in a stolen car tried to get away from police in Brighton Park Monday night. Police said officers stopped a black SUV in an alley in the 2500
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By Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on his decision to drop out of the 2024 race on Wednesday. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sería fácil considerar las elecciones presidenciales de este domingo en Venezuela como un hecho consumado. El movimiento de oposición del país está desafiando a Nicolás Maduro, un hombre fuerte que ha gobernado Venezuela desde 2013 y ha dejado claro que tiene la intención de seguir haciéndolo, diciendo la semana pasada que
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By Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of votes were cast fraudulently for one finalist in the prestigious Hugo Awards, which honors the best science fiction and fantasy works of the previous year, its administrative team has revealed. Nearly 10% of votes were deemed fraudulent, with 377 out of 3,813 votes being disqualified. Many votes
Continue ReadingOpinion by Keith Magee (CNN) — For many nations — not least the US — the upcoming Paris Olympics will take place against a background of deep political and social division. Perhaps, though, the biggest sporting spectacle in the world will unite us for a few days in a way our political leaders cannot. It
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — What’s red on the outside, purple on the inside, and grants you access to 195 destinations around the world visa-free? It’s the Singapore passport, and it’s just been named the world’s most powerful travel document in a quarterly ranking of the passports with the most international clout. For the
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back. The actor-comedian is revving up the Bluesmobile to reminisce about the years he teamed up with John Belushi as the Blues Brothers, taking Hollywood
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 están a solo unas semanas y el mundo del deporte, tanto aficionados como atletas, ya se encuentran a la expectativa de uno de los mayores eventos del planeta. La ceremonia inaugural tendrá lugar el próximo 26 de julio, y se espera que sea vista
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that unleashed an outcry about how the agency failed in its core mission to protect current and former presidents. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Keanu Reeves is aging like the rest of us. And for that reason, “The Matrix” has shared, mortality has been on his mind. “I’m 59, so I’m thinking about death all the time,” Reeves told BBC News. “I’m young old.” Reeves is promoting his first novel, “The Book
Continue ReadingOAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — Police say one of Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway. Illinois State Police say the Wienermobile hit a car Monday morning along Interstate 294 and its driver lost control and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll onto its
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