By Jasmine Wright and Allie Malloy, CNN White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris would be President Joe Biden’s running mate should he run for reelection. “Yes, he does,” Jean-Pierre told reporters when asked if Biden would keep Harris as his running mate, adding: “There’s no change.”
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Betty White was weeks away from her 100th birthday and planned a big celebration. White, who died Friday, would have turned 100 on Jan. 17. A movie event planned prior to her death to mark the occasion will go on as planned, according to producers of the film “Betty White: 100
Continue ReadingBy PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Most eligible Chilean voters stayed home for the first round of presidential voting. But fear of right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast galvanized many women to action when he finished first, topping a leftist rival. Those women could be the clincher in a tight
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has revealed some of his Christmas favorites in response to questions from children receiving cancer treatment at a London hospital. William told young patients at the Royal Marsden that he loves the film “Elf’’ starring Will Ferrell, his favorite Christmas tune is “Feliz Navidad,’’ and that he loves Brussels
Continue ReadingHOUSTON — Travis Evee matched his season high with 24 points as Rice routed Incarnate Word 85-55. Drew Lutz led the Cardinals on Thursday with a season-high 21 points.
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, releasing $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal. It has also announced plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose stricter rules to limit exposure to the health
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Nick Cannon is opening up more about grieving his late son, Zen. The television host and actor appeared on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday to discuss Zen’s tragic death. The infant, who was just 5 months old, died earlier this month from a brain tumor. “You pray for miracles,” Cannon told
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — A U.S. Navy support site near Naples, Italy, was locked down for some two hours Thursday after reports of gunfire near a base school. No injuries were reported, and one person was detained. Security forces responded to the scene near the installation’s middle and high school at around 6 p.m. (1700 GMT),
Continue ReadingBy Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Cub Scout pack 141 in West Palm Beach spent more than 10 years working hard and raising funds to buy equipment for their camping trips. In one night, it was all stolen. West Palm Beach police are now searching
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson on Thursday bowed out of the race to be the Tar Heel state’s next US senator, largely clearing the Democratic primary field for former state Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley. The move is a boon for Democrats. Although other Democrats have declared primary campaigns,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Mars has its own version of the Grand Canyon, and scientists have learned this dramatic feature is home to “significant amounts of water” after a discovery made by an orbiter circling the red planet, according to the European Space Agency. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, launched in 2016 as a joint
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel is expanding its manufacturing operation in Malaysia as chipmakers work to diversify global supply chains that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. semiconductor company is no stranger to Malaysia, where it built its first offshore assembly plant in Penang in 1972. But
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amid fast-rising numbers of new COVID-19 infections, South African officials are urging people to get vaccinated before traveling for the holidays and attending festive gatherings. South Africa’s daily new confirmed cases climbed to more than 26,900 on Wednesday and 24,700 on Thursday, the highest yet in the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal of California announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2022, joining a number of high-profile and long-serving lawmakers who plan to leave Capitol Hill after this term. “It is time to pass the baton,” Lowenthal, who has served nearly 10 years in Congress, said in
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the former Oklahoma zookeeper known as “Tiger King” Joe Exotic say he is delaying cancer treatment until after his resentencing on convictions for a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, said last month he has
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Chronicling COVID for a second straight year, and this year’s vaccine saga, AP photographers found new ways of telling the story. They found striking images — like Amit Sharma’s image of a man running through funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium in India, as if fleeing death itself. Natacha
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia informó a los abogados que representan a las familias migrantes separadas que cesará las negociaciones del acuerdo y está listo para volver a los tribunales, según un abogado que representa a las familias. La noticia llega después de que la Casa Blanca sufriera presiones políticas luego
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Después de un año de discursos torpes por Zoom en las galas de premios y sudaderas con estilo tie-dye, ha sido un alivio ver a las celebridades de vuelta en la alfombra roja. El glamour ha vuelto con fuerza, llenando nuestros feeds de color, brillo y destellos de nostalgia. Con novedades
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PRINCETON, North Carolina (WRAL) — A 10-year-old boy was killed in a car crash in Princeton Monday. Family members told WRAL News the boy was Nolan Brown. He and his siblings were inside an SUV Monday when it collided with another car on Highway 70
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business In early May of 2020, Jim Farley bought $1 million worth of Ford stock, 195,000 shares at a little over $5 a share. It was a surprising move for an executive who normally gets plenty of stock and stock options as part of his compensation to be buying some of
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