August 2022

Garland swears in new US prisons chief in push for reform

August 2, 2022 10:53 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland swore in the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons Tuesday as the Biden administration…

US sanctions Putin’s reputed girlfriend

August 2, 2022 10:49 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputed girlfriend as part of a…

Exclusive: Man tracks his stolen motorcycle in Brooklyn, then gets in fight with suspected thieves

August 2, 2022 10:48 am CNN Newsource

By ALICE GAINER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Police are looking for the suspects…

80-year-old Norco store owner shoots attempted robbery suspect

August 2, 2022 10:47 am CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A man armed with what…

Fake jewelry sellers changing strategies

August 2, 2022 10:44 am CNN Newsource

By JEFFERSON TYLER Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Fake street jewelry sales have been…

Fire at The Dalles Marina destroys 8 houseboats

August 2, 2022 10:43 am CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story THE DALLES, Oregon (KPTV) — A fire at The Dalles Marina is under…

Piastri says won’t drive for Alpine despite promotion to F1

August 2, 2022 10:41 am Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Oscar Piastri says he won’t drive for Alpine next season, mere hours after the Formula One team promoted the Australian reserve…

Trump’s endorsement tease in the Missouri GOP Senate primary set off scramble among Republican allies

August 2, 2022 10:39 am CNN Newsource

By Kristen Holmes and Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s last-minute pledge to deliver an endorsement in the Missouri GOP Senate…

Race car driver dies following 200 mph crash at Great Lakes Dragaway

August 2, 2022 10:36 am CNN Newsource

By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A tragic crash at the Great…

Death toll in Northern California wildfire zone rises to 4

August 2, 2022 10:32 am Associated Press

By HAVEN DALEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Two more bodies were found within the burn zone of a huge…

A man drowned Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico

Man drowns on Dauphin Island’s West End

August 2, 2022 10:29 am CNN Newsource

By BRENDAN KIRBY Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) — A man drowned Sunday in the Gulf…

Several residents in one Arden neighborhood have filed complaints with the Environmental Protection Agency after they said Duke Energy sprayed harmful chemicals near their homes.

Buncombe County neighbors file complaint with EPA over Duke Energy chemical concerns

August 2, 2022 10:26 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Several residents in one…

UK government admits to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served the nation in WWII

August 2, 2022 10:23 am CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The UK government’s Home Office has admitted for the first time to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served in the…

New York prisons lift ban on book about Attica uprising

August 2, 2022 10:23 am Associated Press

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state prison authorities have lifted a ban on a book about the…

Biden, Harris endorse Rep. Karen Bass in LA mayor’s race

August 2, 2022 10:22 am Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have endorsed Karen Bass in the…

Some Nashville council members are working to pass an ordinance that would prohibit smoking cigarettes and vapes in bars.

New ordinance aims to ban smoking in Nashville bars

August 2, 2022 10:21 am CNN Newsource

By JOYLYN BUKOVAC Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Some Metro Council members are…

Biden is still testing positive for Covid and has a bit of a ‘loose cough,’ his doctor says

August 2, 2022 10:21 am CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden continues to test positive for Covid-19 and now has a bit of a “loose cough” as he experiences…

Justices uphold Pennsylvania’s 2019 mail-in voting expansion

August 2, 2022 10:18 am Associated Press

By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A wide expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania has survived a legal…

Some flee eastern Ukraine, others defy govt order to leave

August 2, 2022 10:13 am Associated Press

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Maryna Havrysh struggled to hold back her tears as she helped a group of volunteers…

Dick Vermeil is as much Philly as the cheesesteak and Rocky

August 2, 2022 10:13 am Associated Press

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Revered in Philadelphia, Dick Vermeil quit coaching and left town before returning to the…

Month: August 2022