CHICAGO (AP) — An 82-year-old man freed from prison last year after serving nearly 60 years in the slaying of one of three suburban Chicago women found bludgeoned to death in a state park has won court approval for DNA testing of evidence found at the crime scene. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a LaSalle
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. Biden’s remarks at the White House come after he traveled early Thursday to Capitol Hill to pitch House Democrats on the
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By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. Biden’s remarks at the White House come after he traveled early Thursday to Capitol Hill to pitch House Democrats on the
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By Stella Chan, CNN Remains found in a San Bernardino County desert earlier this month belong to Lauren Cho, who went missing in June, authorities said in a news release. Determination of the cause and manner of death is pending toxicology results, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Division said in a news release Thursday. “No
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN In a Netherlands garden blooms a rare plant with a tall, phallic shape. It’s known as the “penis plant,” and this is only the third time the species has flowered in Europe since 1997, according to the University of Leiden’s botanical garden, Leiden Hortus Botanicus. The six-year-old penis plant — the
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As he prepares to push that message at a pair of global summits, Biden’s case could hinge on what’s happening in Washington, where he
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The sultan of Brunei says Myanmar remains an integral part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the bloc hopes its military government will work with an ASEAN envoy to defuse the political crisis triggered by its seizure of power in
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By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, have reached an $88 million settlement with the Justice Department in their lawsuit over the shooter’s weapon purchase, according to agency officials and a news release Thursday. The settlements range
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances has announced plans to add more than 1,000 jobs at its sprawling Kentucky operations. The company said Thursday the job growth is part of a $450 million investment to boost capacity and launch new products. The Kentucky-based home appliances business says it’s targeting upgrades
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — Avatares digitales que caminan, interactúan y hasta consumen en un espacio de realidad virtual y aumentada: el metaverso que quiere construir Facebook parece salido de una novela distópica, pero pronto podría ser un hecho. Precisamente, en “Membrana”, la nueva novela de ciencia ficción del escritor y crítico cultural Jorge Carrión, son
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — La escalada de tensiones entre Irán y las principales potencias del mundo por cuestiones nucleares parece no tener fin. El miércoles Teherán aceptó retornar a la mesa de conversaciones para tratar la reanudación de las conversaciones en el marco del Plan de Acción Integral Conjunto (JCPOA, en inglés), firmado en 2015
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By Gregory Lemos and Laura Ly, CNN The North Port Police Department confirmed Thursday that the Gabby Petito memorial set up in front of the Laundrie family property has been taken down by city officials. According to Joshua Taylor, public information officer for the North Port Police Department, the memorial was removed Wednesday evening ahead
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling on Sudan’s military leaders to restore the civilian-led transitional government and immediately release all those detained after the military takeover. The U.N.’s most powerful body also expressed “solidarity” with the Sudanese people and said it is ready “to support
Continue Reading SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Violence at a Louisiana high school has stopped since a group of fathers started patrolling the campus, and the dads are aiming to expand their initiative into a movement across the parish. The Times reports that “Dads on Duty” started in response to several fights at Shreveport’s Southwood High School in
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press Relatives and supporters of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are praying at least as much for the captors as the captives. They’re tapping into a long history in their conservative Anabaptist tradition when they use phrases such as “Love your enemies,” “Forgive them,” and “Pray for the kidnappers.” The missionaries
Continue ReadingBy Mary Smith Click here for updates on this story Canton, Georgia (WGCL) — A Canton woman is finding a bright light in her struggle with cancer. Heather Iverson says she was practically born a Braves fan and the news of them in the World Series is what she really needed. CBS 46’s Emily
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun he used in the 2015 massacre. The Justice Department will pay
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of recall campaigns are underway across the U.S. ahead of next week’s election. Many of the efforts are led by people who oppose any COVID-19-related rules. The races illustrate the contentiousness that has upended usually sleepy school board and city council meetings. The tension is
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of recall campaigns are underway across the U.S. ahead of next week’s election. Many of the efforts are led by people who oppose any COVID-19-related rules. The races illustrate the contentiousness that has upended usually sleepy school board and city council meetings. The tension is
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of recall campaigns are underway across the U.S. ahead of next week’s election. Many of the efforts are led by people who oppose any COVID-19-related rules. The races illustrate the contentiousness that has upended usually sleepy school board and city council meetings. The tension is
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