By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, 24, died of bacterial pneumonia in the hours after completing what is known as “Hell Week” during the special operations force’s demanding basic training program in February, a Navy line of duty investigation released Wednesday found. While there were several signs Mullen was
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Cities, towns and villages are expecting spending to decline by nearly 3% for fiscal 2022 compared with the year before, in anticipation of an economic slowdown in the near future, according to the National League of Cities’ annual City Fiscal Conditions report. Municipalities are expecting a 4% decline in revenues for
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, CNN A US Secret Service employee and driver for former first lady Michelle Obama was charged with criminal harassment and witness intimidation in a Massachusetts court on Friday, according to court documents. Douglas Vines, 53, was arraigned in Edgartown District Court last Friday, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office,
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The woman who previously said she had an abortion paid for by Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said she had to repeatedly push him to fund the 2009 procedure that she said he wanted her to have, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The woman told the Post that
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN In September 2011, Dr. Theodore Tapper treated 17-year-old CJ Rice for lingering and debilitating injuries after he was shot in the abdomen. Six days later, Rice was arrested and ultimately convicted on charges of attempted murder in a shooting of four people in South Philadelphia. Nearly a decade after Rice’s trial,
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN A US district judge could decide soon whether to temporarily block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program from taking effect after hearing a motion for a preliminary injunction on Wednesday. Six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit last month challenging the legality of the policy and are asking the court to
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Members of the Jefferson City NAACP plan to hold a voter registration event Wednesday at their office in downtown Jefferson City. The event is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said he’s been discussing his bill that would stop US arms sales to Saudi Arabia with Republicans to get their support to pass it through the Senate. His legislation comes after OPEC+ said it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ views of President Joe Biden have rebounded slightly from their dismal outlook over the summer, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But public assessment of the economy remains grim, and Americans remain largely unconvinced that Biden, Congress or the government as a whole are meaningfully addressing major
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN In September 2011, Dr. Theodore Tapper treated 17-year-old CJ Rice for lingering and debilitating injuries after he was shot in the abdomen. Six days later, Rice was arrested and ultimately convicted on charges of attempted murder in a shooting of four people in South Philadelphia. Nearly a decade after Rice’s trial,
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court took a rare foray into the world of visual arts Wednesday, exploring the delicate intersection between an artist’s freedom to borrow from existing works and the dry confines of copyright law in a case that has the global art world on edge. All the
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The deadline to register to vote in the November general election is Oct. 12.
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he’s been “blown away” by the calls for him to launch a White House bid, but maintained that his focus at the moment is raising his family. “I’m just really grounded and humbled by the interest on both sides. But the No.1 job, and my No.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said in an exclusive CNN interview Tuesday he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “rational actor” who nonetheless badly misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine and suppress its people. “I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly,” Biden told Jake Tapper as Russian bombardments
Continue Reading By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has asked the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling requiring him to testify before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son’s exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The woman who previously said she had an abortion paid for by Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said she had to repeatedly push him to fund the 2009 procedure that she said he wanted her to have, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The woman told the Post that
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he’s been “blown away” by the calls for him to launch a White House bid, but maintained that his focus at the moment is raising his family. “I’m just really grounded and humbled by the interest on both sides. But the No.1 job, and my No.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday that the prospect of a “slight recession” is possible but that he doesn’t anticipate it — even as experts are sounding the alarm about the future of the American and global economies. “I don’t think there will be a recession. If it
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son’s exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on
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