By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Sen. Richard Burr avoided about $87,000 of losses when he sold off stock at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a 2020 search warrant affidavit unsealed on Monday. Investigators said in the warrant that because of his position in Congress, the North Carolina Republican knew about
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, will be able to use a nearby lake as a backup water supply, effectively extending its water countdown from 20 days to more than four months. A river and reservoir that supplied most of the city’s water were tainted by ashy sludge this summer
Continue ReadingSUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Officials are scrambling to restore water service in northwest Georgia after flash flooding submerged pumps and flooded buildings. Chattooga County officials said Tuesday that taps for 8,000 customers in Summerville, Menlo and surrounding areas would stay dry through at least Wednesday. Officials report some progress in restarting pumps and repairing electrical
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — At age 25 and entering his fourth NFL season, Daniel Jones isn’t feeling any different in the stretch run to the season opener against the Tennessee Titans. His excitement level was up and the butterflies were floating in his stomach Tuesday as the Giants
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday afternoon to send a proposed near-total ban on abortion to the state Senate for consideration after first removing an exception for rape and incest — a move sure to set up a fight over the legislation in the full chamber. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at the R&B singer’s federal trial on child pornography and trial-fixing charges, according to a Tuesday court filing. Lawyers for Jim
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid has managed to handle record-breaking demand. The state’s 39 million people were warned Tuesday that demand — some of it from people cranking up air conditioners —
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid has managed to handle record-breaking demand. The state’s 39 million people were warned Tuesday that demand — some of it from people cranking up air conditioners —
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash says shortstop Wander Franco took batting practice for Triple-A Durham and will be back in the minor league lineup on Wednesday. Franco went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery. He
Continue ReadingCNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, CNN Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a hate-filled website targeted her, has succeeded in her campaign to get the site taken offline, for now. Sorrenti, better known by her online username “Keffals,” became the target of
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, CNN Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a hate-filled website targeted her, has succeeded in her campaign to get the site taken offline, for now. Sorrenti, better known by her online username “Keffals,” became the target of a
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las últimas conversaciones en línea relacionadas con la película “Don’t Worry Darling” involucran a las estrellas Harry Styles y Chris Pine y un (supuesto) escupitajo. En imágenes del Festival de Cine de Venecia de este lunes, ahora ampliamente difundidas en las redes sociales, se ve a Styles acercándose a Pine para
Continue ReadingBy JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana congressman says an animated horror comedy featuring Danny DeVito as the voice of Satan is “clearly evil.” Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson wrote on Monday that he quickly turned off the TV to shield his 11-year-old when a trailer for “Little Demon” aired Sunday
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN Almost four decades after he left Temple University to pursue his professional football dream, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles fulfilled a promise he made to his late mother by earning his bachelor’s degree last week. Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland announced Tuesday that Bowles earned a Bachelor of
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD, CURT ANDERSON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Donald Trump is in the spotlight this week over her decision to hand the former president a major procedural win. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick doesn’t know Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel too well personally, and there’s been little crossover between their staffs. But the Patriots coach does have somewhat of a roadmap for what to expect in his matchup with Miami’s rookie head coach on Sunday. That’s because
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt two Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule. An EPA spokesman says the agency on Tuesday denied Cheniere’s request to waive a rule that
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt two Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule. An EPA spokesman says the agency on Tuesday denied Cheniere’s request to waive a rule that
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s former longtime athletic trainer, Fred Hoover, has died. Hoover had served in that role for the Tigers for 40 years after getting hired by Hall of Fame football coach Frank Howard. Hoover was 92 years old when he died Monday night. His son, Brian, told the school Hoover had watched
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is teaming up with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to publicly call on his Democratic rival in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, to participate in a debate. Holding a news conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oz questioned Fetterman’s readiness for office and criticized
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