By Rachel Fadem, CNN When Justine Larson’s son came out as transgender at age 11, she didn’t know how to react. Despite being supportive of LGBTQ communities, Larson struggled to accept that her child, assigned female at birth, would have a different life than she imagined. “We didn’t give it as much attention as maybe
Continue ReadingBy TREVOR SOCHOCKI and JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan woman said a medical procedure saved her life more than once, but now the procedure could be illegal in several states across the country after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe vs. Wade. Stephanie Jones is
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By Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A deadly crash shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 435 for three and a half hours late Tuesday night, after a crash victim got out of his vehicle and was hit by two other passing cars. Officers and emergency crews
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and natural gas sales from public lands since President Joe Biden took office. The lease auctions start Wednesday and conclude Thursday. They come after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend federal lease
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police have released without charge two Belgians who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a daring smash and grab jewelry heist at a prestigious art fair. Police in the southern Limburg province tweeted Wednesday that the Belgians, aged 22 and 26, were detained shortly after the armed robbery
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un popular centro de esquà de Vermont conocido como “Suicide Six” anunció que cambiará su nombre “insensible” en las próximas semanas. El complejo turÃstico compartió la noticia en una publicación en su sitio web el 28 de junio. “El equipo de nuestro resort acepta la creciente concienciación en torno a la
Continue ReadingBy KELSEE WARD Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is facing charges, accused of taking jewelry off a dead man after he died in a crash in Pine Lawn Sunday. Elmer Perry, 46, is charged with one count of felony stealing. Police say he stole from 46-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Devan Cole and Lauren del Valle, CNN Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison in connection with to convictions on campaign finance, wire fraud and false statements. Parnas was convicted last fall on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign finance schemes. Jurors
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By Shelly Childers Click here for updates on this story HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — Two people have been hospitalized after a boat crash on Lake Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department. The crash happened Tuesday at about 5:38 p.m. in the 20200 block of Atascocita Lake Drive. Three people were on the boat at
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Sanyo Fylyppov, CNN The elected Ukrainian mayor of Kherson was arrested Tuesday, according to pro-Russian officials in the city, hours before the region’s Russian-backed administration announced plans for a referendum. Ihor Kolykhaiev’s arrest comes amid growing efforts by the Russian-appointed authorities in the region to strip it of Ukrainian associations, as
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business It’s getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation. Tesco, the country’s biggest supermarket chain, has stopped selling some products made by Kraft Heinz in a dispute over prices. Kraft Heinz is behind some of the country’s favorite pantry
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business It’s getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation. Tesco, the country’s biggest supermarket chain, has stopped selling some products made by Kraft Heinz in a dispute over prices. Kraft Heinz is behind some of the country’s favorite pantry staples, including
Continue ReadingJustin Gamble, CNN Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled that a woman claiming to be the descendant of enslaved people can proceed with some of the claims in her lawsuit against Harvard University. The June 23 ruling from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allows Tamara Lanier to seek damages from Harvard for mistreating her when using
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who led a broad but fragile coalition government that came unraveled barely a year after taking office, announced Wednesday that he will not run in upcoming elections. His government announced last week that it would dissolve the Knesset ahead of elections expected
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes by a judge who said fraud had become “a way
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes. Lev Parnas had sought leniency on the grounds that he’d helped the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden. Eighty-five percent of U.S. adults say
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden. Eighty-five percent of U.S. adults say
Continue ReadingTUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than $3 has qualified for the November ballot. The Seattle Times reports the Raise the Wage Tukwila campaign has submitted enough signatures to qualify for a vote, according to a new tally posted by elections authorities. The initiative
Continue ReadingTUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than $3 has qualified for the November ballot. The Seattle Times reports the Raise the Wage Tukwila campaign has submitted enough signatures to qualify for a vote, according to a new tally posted by elections authorities. The initiative
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