By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN It’s Election Day in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and Washington, DC, with voters picking their nominees in primaries or primary runoffs for the November midterms. In Alabama, Republicans Katie Britt and Mo Brooks are going head-to-head in a runoff for their party’s Senate nomination. Britt won
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says a man died after being stabbed by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank. Israeli police said they did not yet know the identity of the stabber. The ministry says the man was stabbed in the chest on Tuesday. Wafa, the official Palestinian news
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American citizens who are detained after volunteering to fight in Ukraine. “We still are trying to learn more about these two individuals,” said John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American citizens who are detained after volunteering to fight in Ukraine. “We still are trying to learn more about these two individuals,” said John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi has secured parliamentary backing to continue supporting Ukraine against Russia. He thanked senators Tuesday for their support following calls from the 5-Star Movement leadership for Italy to stop sending weapons and focus more on diplomacy. The 5-Star criticism has created tensions within Draghi’s broad-based
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has departed for Jordan after wrapping up a visit to Egypt following talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. An Egyptian statement Tuesday says the two leaders discussed a wide range of topics including ties between the two regional heavyweights and President Joe Biden’s Middle
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,” director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. Butler had spent five months building up to that moment, workshopping the role with Luhrmann, doing hair and make-up tests, rehearsing the songs. Against the odds, Butler had emerged as the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has extended a mandate that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The mandate was renewed for another 18 months on Tuesday. The authorization first came into force in January 2020 following a security and military agreement that Turkey reached with Libya’s U.N.-backed administration in Tripoli, in western
Continue ReadingHOUSTON A 5-year-old boy has died after being left in a vehicle in the Houston area as his mother prepared for a birthday party and as temperatures soared past 100 degrees, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the boy died Monday as his family was getting ready to celebrate his 8-year-old sister’s birthday.
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By Ben Warwick Click here for updates on this story TELLER COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A man is in custody in Teller County after allegedly breaking into a Park County Sheriff substation, stealing a marked car, responding to a dispatch call, then crashing the cruiser in the woods. It happened early Monday morning. Deputies say
Continue ReadingBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Kristóf Milák has set a world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships. The 22-year-old Milák clocked 1 minute, 50.34 seconds to shave 0.39 seconds off the previous record he set at the last worlds in Gwangju, South Korea on July 24, 2019. Milák finished 3.03
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Vitamin, mineral and multivitamin supplements aren’t likely to protect you from cancer, heart disease or overall mortality, the US Preventive Services Task Force said in updated guidelines released Tuesday in the journal JAMA. Since its last recommendation in 2014, the task force reviewed 84 studies testing vitamins in almost 700,000 people,
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By Christopher Baker Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KOVR) — A swim school in Lodi uses muscle memory and sensory-motor learning to teach children how to swim. Water Safe Swim in Lodi uses 10-minute lessons to teach children from six months to 6-years-old in a two-to-five week program. Water Safe Swim
Continue ReadingLucy Bayly, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wants to increase joblessness in the US in order to save the economy. But Beyoncé may beat him to it. The multi-hyphenate artist’s latest single, “Break My Soul,” which dropped late Monday, begs listeners to “release” themselves from their 9-5, saying “I just quit my job,
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE, California (KPIX) — A concrete mixer truck overturned on U.S. Highway 101 in Sunnyvale Tuesday morning, blocking lanes and creating a significant backup. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. on the northbound lanes of 101 at the Mathilda
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Dozens of the best balloon pilots in the country are calling the ArkLaTex home for the next few days. In addition to the CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally June 24-25, 2022, the area is also hosting the US Team Nationals
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Jumbo Kingdom, el icónico restaurante flotante de Hong Kong, se hundió apenas unos días después de que lo remolcaran al mar en ruta hacia un destino sin especificar. La gran embarcación de tres pisos, cuyo exterior tenía el estilo de un palacio imperial chino, fue arrastrada por varios remolcadores el martes pasado,
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By CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Early summer heat and a lack of rain is causing major problems for area farmers as they attempt to salvage this year’s crops. A rainy spring forced most crop farmers to plant corn and soybeans one to two months behind
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history, the agency said Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to turn into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history. The agency on Tuesday released the findings of
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