By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, BRUCE SCHREINER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge said Thursday that he will temporarily block a 15-week ban on abortions in his state, but his bench ruling won’t take effect before the ban becomes law Friday — an issue that could cause confusion for patients as
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Joe Biden the green light to end the controversial “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy that originated under the Trump administration. Since the beginning of his administration, Biden has tried to wind down the policy, which sends certain non-Mexican citizens who entered
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming. In
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Olivia O’Brien says you can add her to the list of women Pete Davidson has dated. During the “BFFs with Dave Portnoy, Josh Richards, and Brianna Chickenfry” podcast that started streaming Wednesday, Portnoy surprised O’Brien by asking what “was going on: with her and Davidson. “Where did you hear that?”
Continue ReadingBy MARK CARLSON Associated Press YPRES, Belgium (AP) — The remains of seven soldiers killed in World War I have been given full military burial after their remains were discovered during a gas pipeline construction near Ypres. The soldiers were found in two separate burial sites near the Belgian town at the heart of the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Ben Church, CNN There has been some high drama at Wimbledon this week — but some off-court sniping has, thankfully, been resolved. France’s Harmony Tan nipped Serena Williams’ hopes of a Wimbledon renaissance in the bud, dramatically knocking the tennis great out in a three-hour first-round epic. But after receiving plaudits
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said she is “absolutely confident” in blockbuster testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, and that the January 6 committee welcomes information from the Secret Service related to the incidents Hutchinson described. In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that aired Thursday, Cheney
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiations. According to the EU, trade with New Zealand is expected to increase by 30% as a result of the deal, with removing tariffs alone saving businesses €140 million in duties per year. The
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The key to immunity against COVID-19 and its variants could come from llama’s blood, according to new research. A study, led by researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, reports that immune particles found in the blood of a llama
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Air Canada is planning to reduce its flights in July and August, according to a statement from the company’s president, as the airline continues to deal with “customer service shortfalls.” “Regrettably, things are not business as usual in our industry globally,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Lori Garver spearheaded the NASA program that paved the way for SpaceX to return human spaceflight to the United States after a decade-long wait. In her new book and in a recent interview she reflects on that success, the controversial cast of characters driving this new space race, and the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA point guard Rod Strickland is the new men’s basketball coach at Long Island University. Strickland has been hired to replace Derek Kellogg, who led the Sharks to a 16-14 record last season. He had been serving as the program director for the NBA G League Ignite, evaluating and mentoring
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support making an exception to the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation — in order to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation passed by
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese medical group says eight people were killed in anti-coup rallies during which protesters denounced the country’s military rulers and demanded an immediate transfer of power to civilians. Security forces shot and killed seven people and a child during anti-coup rallies on Thursday in and near
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press An expert says the combination of heat and humidity would have quickly created life-threatening conditions inside the packed, un-airconditioned tractor-trailer where dozens of migrants were found dead this week. It’s unclear how long the migrants had been inside the trailer, but Jennifer Vanos, an assistant professor in climate and health
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There will be eight American men in the third round of Wimbledon for the first time since 1995. That’s also the largest group for the country at that stage of any Grand Slam tournament since the U.S. Open a year later. Brandon Nakashima, Taylor Fritz
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova and Tim Lister, CNN Russian troops have left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Thursday, after they carried out what they said was a “successful” operation. The small but strategic territory was the scene of one of the opening salvos of the war in Ukraine,
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal accounts show the British monarchy’s publicly-funded spending rose by 17% to 102.4 million pounds ($124 million) in the past year, with the renovation of Buckingham Palace taking up a large part of the expenses. Critics described the spending figures released Thursday as excessive amid Britain’s cost-of-living
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