By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation after a U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old who drove off with an officer in the back seat after the teenager was found asleep in a suspected stolen car. The FBI and the U.S. attorney’s
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The World Health Organization still does not have key data from China about the origins of the Covid-19 outbreak, putting the world in jeopardy, says Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the group’s Covid-19 technical lead and head of its program on emerging diseases. “The lack of data disclosure is simply inexcusable,” Van
Continue ReadingBy Linh Tran, Brynn Gingras and Holly Yan, CNN Oklahoma’s attorney general is asking for a new trial in the case of death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has spent a quarter of a century in prison for the death of his boss in 1997. “While the State has previously opposed relief for Glossip, it
Continue ReadingBy Megan Viecelli Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — Submariners make up a small percentage of the U.S. Navy; however, they are responsible for carrying out one of the most important missions—strategic deterrence. This service under the sea has been going on for 123 years and Grand Rapids native
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, have gone on several luxury trips involving travel subsidized by and stays at properties owned by a GOP megadonor, according to a new bombshell ProPublica report published Thursday. The hospitality was not disclosed on Thomas’ public financial filings with the Supreme
Continue ReadingBy Jelia Hepner Click here for updates on this story NORTH CAROLINA (WRAL) — A student has been suspended for a year and could face additional consequences after authorities found a gun in his backpack on school grounds Wednesday morning. The discovery occurred at Sherwood Githens Middle School in Durham through a tip. The information
Continue ReadingBy Lena Tillett Click here for updates on this story North Carolina (WRAL) — The siblings of Christal Lane are being moved to South Carolina, an upheaval that follows the 8-year-old’s beating death and concerns some who know them. Christal and her siblings were living with their grandmother in Nash County before the girl’s death
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls,” called themselves the Pink Ladies and created a girl gang. Their formation is chronicled in the new 10-episode musical series “ Grease: Rise
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — El Fondo Monetario Internacional advirtió esta semana sobre la “vulnerabilidad” de las denominadas instituciones financieras no bancarias, afirmando que la estabilidad financiera mundial podrÃa depender de su resiliencia. El Banco de Inglaterra llamó la atención sobre el mismo asunto el mes pasado. Y los inversores mundiales encuestados por Bank of
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Drivers along westbound I-94 were slowing down Wednesday morning after a German Shepherd got loose and ran onto the freeway. Good Samaritan Debbie Allen jumped into action and made sure the dog would not get hit and stay alive. She huddled against
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The ruble has fallen against the U.S. dollar to the value it held just before Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than a year ago. The rate of 81.375 to the dollar at the end of Thursday’s trading continued a slow but steady decline that begin in mid-January. It reflects persisting concerns
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues. The justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl, Becky
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is outlining how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations. The agency is pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers. The money comes from the Democrats’ landmark climate
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday denied West Virginia’s request to let it fully enforce a state law that bans transgender women and girls from participating on public school sports teams consistent with their gender identity. In an unsigned order, the court denied West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey‘s emergency request to
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday subpoenaed one of the former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe. Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, ordered Mark Pomerantz to
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story HERRIMAN, Utah (KSTU) — An off-duty officer for the Granite School District was in the right place at the right time when he saved a man from a burning building in Herriman. Officer Philip Afonso was taking advantage of his day off on Saturday to
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Thursday about the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. Marburg is a rare but highly fatal viral fever that causes uncontrolled bleeding, similar to Ebola. The CDC’s warning says that although there are no cases in the
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MALIBU, California (KABC) — The operator of a crane who became trapped between power lines when the machine toppled over Wednesday evening in Malibu has died, authorities confirmed. The incident happened near Las Flores Canyon and Gorge roads, just about a mile north of the
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN Español) — Una abogada defensora del expresidente de Perú, Alejandro Toledo, solicitó este jueves que la extradición del exmandatario a su paÃs sea reconsiderada y que la corte en California proporcione una extensión de 14 dÃas. Mara K. Goldman, asistente de la oficina del defensor público del Distrito Norte de California, señala que
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top election chief Jay Ashcroft is running for governor as a Republican. Secretary of State Ashcroft announced his campaign Thursday. GOP Gov. Mike Parson is prohibited by term limits from running again in 2024. Ashcroft has served as secretary of state since 2017. His
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