By Tierney Sneed, Ariane de Vogue, Katelyn Polantz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN With only a few days left in February, court watchers are trying to read tea leaves as to the identity of President Joe Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court before his end-of-the-month deadline — and a federal court on Thursday increased the buzz
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has concluded that more than 80% of the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance during the pandemic went to low-income tenants. Treasury also finds that the largest percentage of tenants receiving pandemic aid were Black households and that many
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has concluded that more than 80% of the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance during the pandemic went to low-income tenants. Treasury also finds that the largest percentage of tenants receiving pandemic aid were Black households and that many
Continue ReadingBy Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Imagine being told you could go to college, without having to worry about paying for tuition, books, room and board. That dream came true for students at Morgan Park High School. It’s all thanks to a nonprofit surprising thousands of Chicago high
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Shocked Russians have turned out by the thousands to decry their country’s invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media. Some 1,702 people in 53 Russian cities were detained Thursday, at least 940 of them in Moscow. Emotional social media posts condemning the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, rechazó las acusaciones de Rusia de que los ucranianos son neonazis y odian la cultura rusa. “Se dice que somos nazis. ¿Cómo puede apoyar el nazismo una nación que entregó 8 millones de vidas para combatirlo? ¿Cómo puedo ser un nazi? Que se lo digan a
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s redistricting commission will pay fines and legal costs of more than $137,000 to settle two lawsuits filed by government transparency watchdogs after last year’s redistricting talks ended in a display of chaos and deception. The redistricting commission’s four members and nonpartisan chair will each pay $500 fines and undergo training
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera, CNN One of the seated jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial may have lied on a jury questionnaire form, according to a newly unsealed copy of the form. Jurors were explicitly asked on jury questionnaire forms if they had been sexually abused and, if so, would it impact
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney says he wants a mental health evaluation for a Las Vegas man jailed in protective custody after being accused of keeping a widow and her daughter captive at his home, killing the woman’s 4-year-old son and putting the boy’s body in a garage
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled harsh new sanctions on Russia meant to punish the country for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin for his aggression even as he acknowledged it would take time for the new measures to alter Putin’s behavior. “Putin is the
Continue ReadingBy Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Eight Portage Park neighborhood businesses have been hit by the same frustrating surprise – graffiti on their windows. But the owners of the businesses were pleasantly surprised at how quickly the city removed the ugly mess. CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas took us
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The Hispanic Heritage Foundation) announced Thursday the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards recipients for the Teal region, which includes Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hit back against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, unleashing robust new sanctions, ordering the deployment of thousands of additional troops to NATO ally Germany, and declaring that America will stand up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. He also acknowledged Thursday
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It was among the most worrying developments on an already shocking day, as Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday. Warfare at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, where radioactivity is still leaking from history’s worst nuclear disaster more than 35 years ago. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces took control
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Researchers have used genetics to create the largest human family tree ever made, allowing individuals to find out who their distant ancestors were and where they lived, as well as exactly how they are related to everyone alive today. The research, carried out by scientists from the University of Oxford’s Big
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Tras meses de tensión y escalada entre Rusia y Ucrania, con más de 150.000 soldados dotados de vehículos blindados desplegados en la frontera y reportes de intercambios de fuego entre ucranianos y rebeldes prorrusos en la región de Donbás, Moscú finalmente desafió los pronósticos e invadió: el 24 de febrero
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has reached a new contract agreement with football coach Dave Doeren that runs through 2026 and pays $5 million per year. The school also announced new deals for all 10 assistant coaches. It follows the Wolfpack’s 9-3 season, marking the fourth time in five seasons the program won
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Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — The Mount Diablo Unified School District voted Wednesday evening on a controversial plan to cut programs like elementary school music classes and librarians for middle and high schools. It’s all in an effort to save money and balance the budget. The
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN Brett Hankison, the only officer charged in connection with the botched 2020 raid that left Breonna Taylor dead in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment, said he opened fire because colleagues were “sitting ducks” being “sprayed with bullets” from an AR-15 rifle. Hankison is facing charges because, during the narcotics
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