By Theresa Waldrop and Rosa Flores, CNN One of the 21 people on a plane that crashed in Houston on Tuesday was looking forward to “the trip of a lifetime,” the passenger told CNN affiliate KHOU. But the plane, carrying Houston Astros fans to their team’s game against the Red Sox in Boston, never gained
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The owner of a Louisiana livestock business has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 in federal coronavirus farm aid. Federal court documents show that 37-year-old Burnell Gabriel Zachary of Arnaudville agreed Tuesday to repay the money as part of a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to one count of theft
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The owner of a Louisiana livestock business has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 in federal coronavirus farm aid. Federal court documents show that 37-year-old Burnell Gabriel Zachary of Arnaudville agreed Tuesday to repay the money as part of a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to one count of theft
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By David Williams, CNN Indianapolis Police Officer Jeff Stagg wasn’t expecting any fanfare when he would stop to pick up trash and clear away the weeds around a roadside memorial for Shelby Smith — he just didn’t want the young woman, who was killed 22 years ago by a drunk driver, to be forgotten. On
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican state Rep. Tom Hannegan has died. Hannegan’s campaign treasurer, Scott Mell, confirmed the St. Charles lawmaker died Wednesday of a stroke at age 51. Voters elected Hannegan to the state House in 2016. He was one of few openly gay Missouri lawmakers. Hannegan advocated
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was “clearly preventable” and was the result of a series of systematic failures, according to a Navy investigation. The cascade of errors and breakdowns involved 36 Navy personnel, the investigation found, including the commander of USS Bonhomme Richard and five admirals, who
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time this year, Senate Democrats are forcing a test vote on sweeping elections legislation that they tout as a powerful counterweight to new voting restrictions in the states. Once again, Republicans are certain to block it.. But amid the stalemate, there are signs that
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By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote to Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday, calling on the Facebook CEO or the head of Instagram to testify on the platform’s harms on children. Citing internal company documents leaked by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, Blumenthal wrote that Facebook “appears to have concealed vital information from us about teen
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have raided the offices of the country’s top independent newspaper and taken two of its journalists for questioning. Belarusian authorities searched the offices of the Novy Chas (New Time) newspaper Wednesday in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, and confiscated its computers and other office
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reports that the economy was facing a number of headwinds at the start of this month from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages to uncertainty about the delta variant of COVID. In its latest survey of business conditions around the nation, the Fed
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reports that the economy was facing a number of headwinds at the start of this month from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages to uncertainty about the delta variant of COVID. In its latest survey of business conditions around the nation, the Fed
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By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino has a deadline next Thursday to respond to the House Select Committee’s subpoena for documents related to January 6 and has another deadline the following week to testify — but his attorney Stanley Brand says he’s not ready
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Solid earnings from health care companies helped send stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within range of an all-time high. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell less than 0.1%. Abbott
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Solid earnings from health care companies helped send stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within range of an all-time high. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell less than 0.1%. Abbott
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Desde la congestión de los puertos y los topes de precios hasta la escasez generalizada, el estrés en las cadenas de suministro en EE.UU. se intensifica y podría desacelerar la economía en los próximos meses, advierte Moody’s Analytics. “Los dolores de cabeza de la cadena de suministro no muestran signos
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia prosecutors who are pursuing the case against a man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train last week don’t anticipate charging fellow passengers for not intervening. A spokesperson for a suburban Philadelphia district attorney made the announcement Wednesday. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said prosecutors
Continue Reading By Gregory Lemos and Theresa Waldrop, CNN On the third day of jury selection in the trial of three White men in Georgia accused of murdering his Black son Ahmaud Arbery, Marcus Arbery Sr. said he’s “concentrating on justice for my boy.” Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed while out jogging on February 23,
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By Gregory Lemos and Theresa Waldrop, CNN On the third day of jury selection in the trial of three White men in Georgia accused of murdering his Black son Ahmaud Arbery, Marcus Arbery Sr. said he’s “concentrating on justice for my boy.” Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed while out jogging on February 23,
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hosted talks on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring countries. The round of diplomacy underlines Moscow’s clout in Central Asia. Opening Wednesday’s talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that “forming a really inclusive government fully reflecting the interests of not only
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department is ending the use of case quotas for immigration judges that became a point of contention during the Trump administration for undercutting judges’ authority and discretion, according to an email obtained by CNN. Immigration judges — employees of the Justice Department — are charged with following the policies
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