By Gabby Orr, CNN With Republicans narrowing their search to Milwaukee and Nashville as potential hosts for their 2024 nominating convention, the second-choice city may nab a contract after all — just not until 2028. On Wednesday, Republican National Committee members unanimously voted to pass a new rule enabling the party to begin selecting its
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software. The technology was most recently used by the Internal Revenue Service, but that was stopped after lawmakers and privacy advocates raised concerns. Critics of the software say databases could
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software. The technology was most recently used by the Internal Revenue Service, but that was stopped after lawmakers and privacy advocates raised concerns. Critics of the software say databases could
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, a professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison Education:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Personal Birth date: April 18, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer Mother: Vivian Hanssen Marriage: Bernadette “Bonnie” (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present) Children: Lisa, Greg, Mark, John “Jack,” Sue and Jane Education:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971, divorced) Children:
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev has beaten Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals at the Monte Carlo Masters. Carreno Busta broke Zverev to open the second set and built a 3-1 lead before the German rallied, setting up a quarterfinal match against Jannik Sinner. Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced by beating
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner accused of mistakenly shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters has agreed to be returned from Nevada to face charges. Police have said Marqel Cockrell fled the state in his car after the girl was hit by bullets on Tuesday
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner accused of mistakenly shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters has agreed to be returned from Nevada to face charges. Police have said Marqel Cockrell fled the state in his car after the girl was hit by bullets on Tuesday
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a US Supreme Court justice. Personal Birth date: March 15, 1933 Death date: September 18, 2020 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joan Ruth Bader Father: Nathan Bader, merchant Mother: Celia (Amster) Bader Marriage: Martin David Ginsburg (June
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El sospechoso del tiroteo del metro de Brooklyn se presentó este jueves en el tribunal federal para su comparecencia inicial, durante la cual no se declaró culpable ni inocente y se determinó que estaría detenido sin fianza. Frank James ha sido acusado por el tribunal federal de Brooklyn de violar una ley
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand The last member of the ISIS cell known as the “Beatles,” a British group of fighters, was convicted by a jury in Virginia on Thursday of assisting in the kidnapping and deaths of four Americans between 2012 and 2015. El Shafee Elsheikh was charged with eight counts including four conspiracy charges relating
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Friday will become the first known second family to host a Passover Seder at the vice president’s residence, a White House official says, a continuation of their efforts to celebrate Emhoff’s Jewish faith. Harris told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during their phone
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Freddy Rincón, tres veces mundialista con la selección de Colombia (en 1990, 1994 y 1998), falleció este miércoles por la noche tras el brutal accidente ocurrido el lunes, según informó la Clínica Imbanaco Grupo Quirónsalu, en la ciudad colombiana de Cali. Muere el exfutbolista Freddy Rincón a los 55 años de
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist from Connecticut has been convicted of killing his wife, three young children and the family’s dog two years ago in central Florida. A 12-member jury on Thursday evening found 46-year-old Anthony Todt guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty. Prosecutors weren’t seeking
Continue ReadingBy Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl is now in custody. Grover Stone was arrested by the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday on warrants for sodomy first degree, rape first degree, sexual abuse first degree, sodomy second
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been quite the week for Allen Bowman. In a span of 48 hours, she said her car was totaled and the next night, around 10:30 Tuesday, she was shot at with BB pellets while walking her dog on North Mississippi
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a disturbing attack on an elderly man in Chinatown on Tuesday, Honolulu Police said. The suspect is identified as Charles Burns, a source tells KITV4. He was arrested around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Ten days after Elon Musk disclosed he’d become Twitter’s largest shareholder, the world’s richest man has made an offer to buy the company outright. Musk on Thursday offered to acquire all the shares in Twitter he does not own at a valuation of $41.4 billion, according to a filing with
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Pamela Brown, CNN Former Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller on Thursday testified virtually for roughly eight hours before the House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN. “It got a little chippy,” the source said, suggesting Miller was
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