By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office. The former lieutenant governor became the state’s chief executive a year and a
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova, CNN Russian businessman Ivan Pechorin, the top manager for the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, has been found dead in Vladivostok, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian executives. “On September 12, 2022, it became known about the tragic death of our colleague,
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Manu Raju, CNN A deal cut to secure the support of Sen. Joe Manchin for the Democrats’ controversial Inflation Reduction Act is now creating problems for another major issue looming over Congress: Funding the government to avoid a shutdown by month’s end. As he vowed to support the sweeping health care
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Londres (CNN Business) — Los testamentos reales nunca se hacen públicos. Eso significa que lo que ocurra con gran parte de la riqueza personal de la reina Isabel II después de su muerte se quedará como un secreto familiar. La fortuna de la reina Isabel II: ¿cuánto dinero tenía realmente? Forbes estimó el
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Former Gov. Bill Richardson and his team were in Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leadership, CNN has learned. The details around those meetings were not immediately clear. Richardson, the former New Mexico governor and diplomat, and his namesake center privately work on behalf of families of hostages and
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden made a quick jaunt to his home state on Tuesday evening to vote in Delaware’s primary, one of the last contests ahead of the November elections. Delaware allows for vote by mail, but presidents often return to their home states to cast
Continue ReadingMADDOCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman walked into a North Dakota bar carrying a raccoon, leading health officials to warn those who had contact with the animal about possible rabies exposure. Bartender Cindy Smith said she was serving drinks at the Maddock Bar last week when a local resident brought in the animal during happy
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The independent candidate for governor in Oregon, Betsy Johnson, spent almost $900,000 to gather signatures to secure a place on the fall ballot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that late Monday Johnson’s campaign reported it paid a Washington signature gathering firm $897,000. The former state lawmaker will face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek, who
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The independent candidate for governor in Oregon, Betsy Johnson, spent almost $900,000 to gather signatures to secure a place on the fall ballot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that late Monday Johnson’s campaign reported it paid a Washington signature gathering firm $897,000. The former state lawmaker will face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek, who
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. The railroads have already started to curtail shipments of hazardous materials and
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. The railroads have already started to curtail shipments of hazardous materials and
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — La detención del obispo de Matagalpa, monseñor Rolando Álvarez, quien permanece desde hace 41 días bajo arresto domiciliar así como la de otros sacerdotes, seminaristas y un laico bajo investigación, sin que exista una acusación formal, fue destacada por la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate on a fraught issue weeks before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Graham’s own Republican Party leaders did not immediately
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden boarded Air Force One around 6:15 p.m. ET Tuesday evening for a roughly 30-minute flight to their hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, landing with a little over an hour to spare before polls closed in the Delaware primary. Asked
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment and put Starr at the center of one of the country’s most polarizing debates of the 1990s, has died at age 76, his family said Tuesday. Starr died
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Policía Federal de Argentina informó este martes a través de un comunicado que se ha autorizado la liberación de 14 tripulantes del avión venezolano retenido en el país desde el mes de junio. Once de los liberados son venezolanas y tres, iraníes. Según la información aportada por la Policía,
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy. Panel members on Tuesday rolled out the final
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne star in “The Good Nurse,” a chilling true-crime thriller for Netflix about a serial killer and the nurse that helped bring him to justice. The film, a Netflix release, is as much an inquiry into the for-profit hospital system that enabled
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election — including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to support these
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