Alexandra Ferguson París (CNN) — Era todo lo que ella podría haber esperado que fuera. Tres años después de retirarse de la final de gimnasia por equipos, Simone Biles estaba sola una vez más en los Juegos Olímpicos. Pero la energía no podía ser más diferente. Biles, la última gimnasta de la noche, se subió a
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents will get another tax cut in 2025. Gov. Mike Parson’s administration said Tuesday that the top income tax rate will be reduced from 4.8% to 4.7% on Jan. 1. It’s the result of a 2022 state law that set series of benchmarks to trigger tax cuts in future
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain and anxiety. The four patients underwent surgeries at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City between 2022 and 2024.
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Consumer advocates are criticizing a court decision to hold up a Biden administration rule that requires airlines to more clearly disclose fees for baggage and changing a ticket. A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said this week that the Transportation Department likely exceeded
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Advocates for Texas prisoners are asking a federal judge to declare the state’s lack of air conditioning in most facilities as unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment. Attorneys at a multi-day hearing are seeking to force the state to provide more AC. On Tuesday, a person formerly incarcerated in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of illegal marijuana shops have flourished in New York under lax enforcement, but new rules are allowing officials to quickly padlock doors. The state legalized recreational use of the drug in 2021, but for several years law enforcement couldn’t close illegal pot shops without a protracted legal battle.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The changes in the airline industry keep coming fast and furious. Spirit Airlines, the budget carrier known for charging passengers for anything and everything, plans to offer business class seats. This news arrives on the heels of Southwest getting rid of open seating. Here’s what
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards. Othel Moore Jr.’s mother and sister say they sued the Corrections Department on Tuesday for not providing the prison surveillance footage. A spokesperson says the corrections department cooperated with a police investigation. Four
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrats in Louisiana are backing state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip a once reliably GOP congressional seat in an election year that will decide if Republicans hang on to their slim U.S. House majority. Fields is a former congressman who has been a fixture in state politics for
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A series of viral posts on social media this week promoted claims that NFL quarterbacks Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions and Daniel Jones of the New York Giants had joined a public “White Dudes for Harris” online fundraising call Monday night in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire near a Colorado city has grown to over 1,800 acres as more homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders. A looming column of smoke could be seen for miles around on Tuesday morning. The Alexander Mountain Fire doubled between Monday and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with celebrities and social media has been arrested on a fraud charge. Nader Al-Naji was arrested in Los Angeles on Saturday on a wire fraud charge. Civil claims were brought against him by federal authorities on Tuesday. Authorities say Al-Naji lied
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic. It’s a largely symbolic move, but it was welcomed by the country’s government as a sign of confidence as it seeks to end more than a decade of intercommunal conflict. Tuesday’s unanimous vote essentially
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Reserve is all but certain to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week. But a growing crowd of economists — among them, former Fed Vice Chair Alan Blinder and Nobel prize-winner Paul Krugman — are urging central bankers to cut now rather
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By John Fritze, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) — A former health care worker charged with posting the medical records of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a message board widely known as a hotbed for hate speech told a federal court on Tuesday that he never accessed the documents and rarely even thought about
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — One major lesson from Vice President Kamala Harris’ sudden ascension to be the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is that running mates matter. Backup quarterbacks need to be ready for big games, and vice presidents need to be ready for the Oval Office, as this election year has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online. Journalism organizations for people of color traditionally invite presidential candidates to address their summer gatherings during election years. But Trump’s acceptance of NABJ’s invitation has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials are encouraging people to use a state website to cancel voter registrations when someone moves out of state or dies. But Monday’s rollout by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was marred by a glitch that allowed people to access a voter’s date of birth, driver’s license
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer A growing number of women said they’ve tried to end their pregnancies on their own by doing things like taking herbs, drinking alcohol or even hitting themselves in the belly, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed reproductive-age women in the U.S. before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Court records show that 34-year-old Sean Patrick Cirillo pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of transmitting interstate threats. Prosecutors say Cirillo phoned Greene’s Washington office in November and made threatening statements aimed
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