By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to speak before a joint session of Congress on April 27 to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the US and the Republic of Korea. The invitation was extended to Yoon by Republican House Speaker
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A Spanish TV actress has sparked controversy after using a surrogate to fulfill what she says was the final wish of her dead son: to have a child. Ana Obregón announced the birth in a cover story for Hola! magazine published earlier in April, detailing how she used sperm samples from
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery and Tim Darnell Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Vice President Kamala Harris will announce a major commitment between two energy companies that will develop more than two million solar panels, the largest such order in U.S. history. According to the White House, Harris will tour a Qcells
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin, CNN Britain’s King Charles III has shown his support for research into the British monarchy’s historical ties to transatlantic slavery, the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported Thursday, after it published a document which researchers say shows evidence of a stake in a slave-trading company belonging to King William III. The document, published by
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN Judge Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York, donated $35 in political contributions to Democrats in 2020, including a $15 contribution to the campaign of Trump’s opponent, President Joe Biden. The political donations are undoubtedly small, but they nevertheless raise
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El actor australiano Hugh Jackman recibió el alta médica de cáncer de piel después de someterse a pruebas para detectar la enfermedad, anunció a través de Instagram. “¡Mis biopsias resultaron negativas!”, dijo el miércoles. “Gracias por todo el amor. ¡Lo siento!”. Jackman, quien interpretó a Wolverine en la franquicia “X-Men”
Continue ReadingBy Brenden Schaeffer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The Cardinals have had a troublesome time with the Braves this week, getting swept in the series amid lackluster starting pitching and turmoil between a player and manager. Things were lumbering along Wednesday at Busch Stadium as St. Louis faced a
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — An investigation is underway after three Kansas City, Kansas, officers and three suspects were shot Wednesday afternoon. It happened just after 3 p.m. in the area of N. 18th Street and Wood Ave, which is south of Parallel Parkway. Three
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — China respondió a la solicitud de México de frenar los envíos de fentanilo desde China, diciendo que “no existe el llamado tráfico ilegal de fentanilo” entre los dos países, según dijo este jueves la portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China (MOFA), Mao Ning. Mira el camino que recorre
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, 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 candidacy
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed. But in recent years, Davis, 49, and conch fishers like
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and SAM McNEIL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants fired a heavy barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least one person and ratcheting up regional tensions as Israelis celebrated the Jewish Passover holiday. Israel’s
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is ordering an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births off the market. The decision announced Thursday follows years of delays by drugmaker Covis Pharma, which repeatedly asked the FDA for more time to study the drug. Makena is the only
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Ellie Goulding has been candid about the drawbacks of fame. Although she remembers being a self-conscious teenager, Goulding said her struggles with panic attacks, anxiety and insecurity about how she looks were exacerbated in the early stages of her stardom. But as Goulding
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft made his campaign for governor official Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA has announced that BTS star SUGA has been named as a brand-new NBA Ambassador for the rest of the 2022/23 season. The rapper, songwriter and producer is a huge basketball fan and his love for the game has been widely publicized throughout his music career — he can even
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadians won’t be getting a break from soaring food prices any time soon, according to a December 2022 report which forecasts it will be more than $1,000 more expensive to feed the average family of four in 2023.
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead. Northern Ireland is observing the anniversary with a reunion of key players and a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden. But
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Thousands flocked to the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday to support three Democratic lawmakers facing possible expulsion for their role in a gun-control demonstration, cheering and chanting outside the House chamber so loudly that the noise drowned out the proceedings. The GOP-dominated House was
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
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