By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama speaks direct to camera in a new ad for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, warning voters that their decision will make “a statement about what direction we’re headed in as a country.” The ad in the notably tight race comes as the latest poll in the
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Alexandra Ferguson Puerto Príncipe, Haití (CNN)– El peligro era visible a su alrededor, mucho antes de que un grupo de misioneros y niños de Christian Aid Ministries fueran secuestrados en la carretera en Haití. En una entrada del blog de 2019, un miembro anónimo del grupo con sede en Ohio describió una angustiosa huida de
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Former Washington State Cougars football coach Nick Rolovich plans to take legal action against the university following his firing on Monday for failing to comply with the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, his attorney told CNN on Wednesday. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proclamation required full vaccinations by this past Monday for most
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By Katie Bo Lillis An hour after a suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul airport on August 26, killing 13 US service members and scores of Afghan civilians, Fahim Masoud, a US military intelligence officer, made a frantic call to his sister. She, along with Masoud’s parents and two other siblings, were in a CIA-organized
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Smartphone design hasn’t varied much in years and customers are typically beholden to whatever decisions manufacturers make. But during a virtual press event on Wednesday, Samsung aimed to change that with a concept that makes users part of the design process. The company showed off a made-to-order version of
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By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has arrived in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, ready to emphasize the middle class values of his now-scaled back $2 trillion domestic spending package. His proposal is for an unprecedented federal investment to expand social services for millions
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty this week in the shooting death of another man. The Jackson County Prosecutor says Thorne McKendrick pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Michael Brown. Police say Brown was killed outside an east Kansas City home
Continue Reading By KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KCRA) — The leadership board for UC Davis’ wine-making department has a new member on their team. Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade has joined the department’s board, the university announced this week. Wade, a three-time NBA champion and co-founder of Wade Cellars in
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By Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi, Kareem Khadder and Reuters Four children were among at least 10 people killed in Syrian regime strikes in the northwestern rebel-held area of Idlib on Wednesday, a rescue group said. The attack on a busy marketplace in the town of Ariha killed three boys and a girl, as well as
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By Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Romine, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found a day earlier in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, who disappeared last month just days after his fiancée Gabby Petito was reported missing. The FBI said dental records confirmed
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company is under criminal investigation by a district attorney in a New York City suburb into whether it misled officials to cut taxes for a golf course there. That’s according to the New York Times, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.” The newspaper didn’t say why
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Two lawyers who federal prosecutors say took part during an anti-police brutality protest last year in making a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at an empty New York Police Department vehicle have each pleaded guilty to one charge related to the incident. Colinford Mattis, 34, and Urooj Rahman, 32, each pleaded
Continue Reading By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DE SOTO, Iowa (KCCI) — A malnourished dog with a severe skin infection is getting a second chance at life. Gerti was found at a Tama County gas station begging for food. “The people that work at the gas station didn’t know who she belonged
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By Alex Rogers and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Republicans blocked another voting rights bill Wednesday, as some on the left call to change the chamber’s rules to allow the Democratic Party to unilaterally change federal election law. The vote was 49 to 51. The Democratic bill, known as the Freedom to Vote Act, would make
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A family attorney says items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie have been found in a Florida wilderness park as the search continues for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito. Attorney Steven Bertolino says Laundrie’s parents took part in the search Wednesday with the
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By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face. “We aren’t elected. We have to define this role ourselves,” said Biden during a speech in Washington honoring former first lady Barbara Bush at an event for the Barbara Bush
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former teacher in Pleasant Hill has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for enticing a student to have sex with him. Federal prosecutors said 39-year-old Abraham Christopher Smith was sentenced Tuesday for enticement of a minor. Smith pleaded guilty in June. Prosecutors said in October 2020, Smith enticed
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D, (AP) — North Dakota will be allowed to continue to pursue reimbursement from the federal government of millions of dollars the spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Federal Judge Daniel Traynor on Tuesday denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss North Dakota’s attempt recover more
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has been hit by a steep rise in coronavirus infections that have reached levels unseen since late April. In response, the government on Wednesday approved new measures to tame the surge. Face coverings will be mandatory at workplaces, starting on Monday. And as of Nov 1, restaurants, bars, nightclubs
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un video sexual, un supuesto chantaje y dos estrellas del fútbol francés: el juicio del delantero francés Karim Benzema comenzó este miércoles, y como era de esperarse, llama la atención. Benzema, que juega en el Real Madrid, se enfrenta a un cargo de “complicidad en intento de chantaje” contra su
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