By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican Nikki Haley has kicked off her 2024 presidential campaign. She’s highlighting her biography while trying to sidestep the looming presence of her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the former South Carolina governor released a short video announcing her
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The majority of American children now receive their health insurance through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. But that could change starting this spring. As many as 6.7 million children are at risk of losing
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN The criminal charges filed against the NewsNation reporter who was arrested while reporting at a news conference in East Palestine have been dropped, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday. Evan Lambert-McMichael was arrested after reporting live during a news conference last week held by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and other
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Payton Gendron, autor del tiroteo en el supermercado Buffalo Tops en el que murieron 10 personas, fue condenado este miércoles a cadena perpetua, sin libertad condicional. “Nunca volverás a ver la luz del día como un hombre libre”, dijo la jueza Susan Eagan. Payton Gendron, un hombre blanco de 19 años,
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA MOORE Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (WCBS) — The gunman convicted of killing 10 people last year in a racist mass shooting inside a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday. On May 14, 2022, 19-year-old Payton Gendron opened fire inside Tops supermarket, wearing
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden could deliver remarks this week addressing the downing of the Chinese spy balloon and other unidentified high-altitude objects over North American airspace, two sources familiar with the matter said. White House officials are actively weighing a potential address by the president, the source
Continue Reading PANAMA CITY (AP) — At least 39 migrants have been killed and another 20 some were injured when the bus they were riding in western Panama tumbled over a cliff. Panamanian officials did not immediately report nationalities, but the migrants had crossed the treacherous Darien Gap from Colombia. The Panamanian government typically moves migrants who
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Consejo de Ministros de España acordó este martes fijar el Salario Mínimo Interprofesional (SMI) en 1.080 euros brutos al mes, equivalentes a US$ 1.158, repartidos en 14 pagas. La medida tendrá carácter retroactivo al 1 de enero de 2023 y supone un incremento del 47% respecto al SMI fijado
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN The jury in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial saw footage Wednesday from a crucial interview he had with state investigators where he was asked for the first time if he killed his wife and son. The interview on August 11, 2021, was the third Murdaugh had with the
Continue Reading By JULIA RUBIN Associated Press It’s a given that when the Great Backyard Bird Count begins Friday, Steve and Janet Kistler of Hart County, Kentucky, will be joining in. They’ve done so every year since the now-global tradition began 25 years ago. For Moira Dalibor, a middle-school math teacher a couple hours away in Lexington,
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will be forced to serve the rest of a five-year prison sentence, Sotoudeh told CNN on Tuesday. Reza Khandan was summoned to report to the judiciary within 30 days to begin serving out the sentence, which was initially handed down in
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona anticipate “an extended closure” of a key highway through the state, a day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby. After liquid nitric acid leaked from the truck tractor pulling a box trailer on Interstate 10 near Tucson, the Arizona Department of
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges. After previously signaling to Republicans he wouldn’t seek reelection, Santos has recently been telling people he is considering running
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department has informed lawyers for Rep. Matt Gaetz and multiple witnesses that it will not bring charges against the Florida Republican after a yearslong federal sex-trafficking investigation. Senior officials reached out to lawyers for multiple witnesses on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN,
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Austin, Texas, have fired the city’s manager over the delayed response to a massive winter storm that left thousands of residents without power for a week or longer this month. Spencer Cronk was fired during a city council meeting Wednesday. Prolonged restoration efforts
Continue Reading By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Naeem Khan celebrated 20 years in fashion Tuesday with a collection of almost 50 looks, with each look more intricate and refined than the last one. Khan tells The Associated Press that he plans on continuing to expand his luxury brand with more stores, hotels and
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after relatives of his victims confronted him with the pain and rage caused by his racist attack. Anger briefly turned physical at Payton Gendron’s sentencing
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Recreational use of marijuana became legal in Missouri at the beginning of February. However, some marijuana users still do not have job protection.
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — American actor Jane Fonda said Wednesday she accepted an Austrian building tycoon’s invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to “pay me quite a bit of money.” The 85-year-old Academy Award and Golden Globe winner said at a news conference with her date, 90-year-old Richard Lugner, that she needed
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Big Super Bowl comebacks have gone from rarities to frequent occurrences thanks to Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady. Mahomes led Kansas City to its second Super Bowl title in four seasons when the Chiefs rallied from 10 points down at the half to beat
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