By Jasmine Wright, Donald Judd, Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’ communications director, Ashley Etienne, is leaving the Biden administration to pursue “other opportunities,” a White House official tells CNN. “Ashley is a valued member of the vice president’s team, who has worked tirelessly to advance the goals of this administration,”
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN When it came to light in January 2017, just days before Donald Trump took office, the so-called Steele dossier landed like a bombshell and sent shockwaves around the world with its salacious allegations about Trump and his supposed ties to Russia. The central allegations, that Trump conspired with the Kremlin to
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Private businesses in Florida will be forced to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping legislative package to combat federal requirements. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bills into law Thursday at a car dealership in the Tampa suburb
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses. The people who testified in the men’s defense included the man who fatally shot Arbery, Travis McMichael. Six neighbors testified about their concerns
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By Sonia Moghe, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing Thursday after a half-century effort to clear their names. New York County Supreme Court Administrative Judge Ellen Biben granted the motion to vacate the convictions of Muhammad
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia rise.
Continue Reading By EDGAR MORENO and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — As Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador opens talks on immigration and other issues with his North American counterparts in Washington, a new migrant caravan has walked out of the southern Mexican city of Tapachula. The new group of migrants who headed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Faculty Council is expected to look at alcohol policies and an alcohol study in response to the recent student alcohol poisoning incident. Watch the student affairs part of the meeting live in the player below at 4:30 p.m. On October 21, the University of Missouri halted all fraternity activities after a
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By Joseph Wenzel, Digital Content Manager Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A former star running back for Vanderbilt University is in trouble with the law after a video surfaced of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend. In a video posted by TMZ sports, it shows Zac Stacy hitting his ex-girlfriend in
Continue Reading By Shain Bergan, Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Kansas (KCTV) — A dog that was slated to be put down is instead Spring Hill police’s newest officer. Loki, 2, was initially bought by the Olathe Police Department from a kennel in Pennsylvania. When a medical screening revealed that Loki
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed the latest earnings reports from retailers and an update on the employment market. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to a new high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%,
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions testing for heavy duty vehicles. Officials on Thursday dedicated the center in the city of Riverside that will allow for more checks on heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, buses and bulldozers in
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions testing for heavy duty vehicles. Officials on Thursday dedicated the center in the city of Riverside that will allow for more checks on heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, buses and bulldozers in
Continue Reading By Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Jaxon Starling was a middle school sprinter, until the doctor called the day after Christmas 2019. “We were dealing with this pain in his leg, an ache that continued to worsen,” explains his mother, Shay Roberts. “And then to find out it’s
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers A person familiar with the deal says NBC will continue to broadcast England’s Premier League with a bid of more than $2.7 billion over six years. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the financial terms were confidential. NBC has been
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A physician testifying as an expert in a condemned Nevada inmate’s bid not to be put to death told a federal judge Thursday that execution by firing squad would be quick and “relatively painless.” However, Nevada law doesn’t allow inmates to be shot and the method
Continue Reading SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story published November 17, 2021, about illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Amanda Metzler, a licensed cannabis grower, said before a legislative panel that she is afraid of armed cartel members who run illegal marijuana farms. Metzler testified in a committee hearing of
Continue Reading SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story published November 17, 2021, about illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Amanda Metzler, a licensed cannabis grower, said before a legislative panel that she is afraid of armed cartel members who run illegal marijuana farms. Metzler testified in a committee hearing of
Continue Reading By Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story WOODSTOCK, Illinois (WBBM) — Social workers responding to police calls – it is an idea that has sparked debate across the country, and now, an idea that is growing in McHenry County. CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas took us inside a county sheriff’s office program that
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press A surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving. In Minnesota, the military is sending medical teams to relieve hospital staffs overwhelmed by patients. Meanwhile, the federal government is moving closer to expanding booster shots for everyone in the
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