CNN By Holmes Lybrand, CNN The California man arrested near US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh‘s home and charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge said in calls he made to 911 before the arrest that he was thinking of killing himself and needed psychiatric help, according to audio recordings
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday calls
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday calls
Continue ReadingPolice say a man has died in a shootout with an officer outside a convenience store in eastern Iowa. Davenport police said in a statement that the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday when an officer responded to a call from the store about someone tampering with its air conditioning unit outside. Police say the
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three Uruguayan tourists died in the southern Argentine city of San Carlos de Bariloche when a torrent of mud and other debris filled their hotel rooms. Rescue workers on Wednesday located the bodies of two tourists who had been missing in the Bustillo Hotel, according to the public prosecutor’s office
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia. That’s according to the World Health Organization. In its latest weekly report, the U.N. health agency said there was a 12% drop in cases and a 22% drop in deaths globally.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Una comisión de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos escuchó este miércoles varios testimonios de sobrevivientes y familiares de víctimas de tiroteos masivos, en el marco de una audiencia sobre violencia armada, en medio de las reiteradas masacres como la ocurrida en mayo en una escuela primaria de Uvalde, Texas.
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late night talk show when he stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday night. Kimmel kicked off his interview with the President on Wednesday by saying that Biden is to “aviator sunglasses what Tom Cruise is to aviator sunglasses.” Then Kimmel
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has named a team of nine people, including an FBI official and former police chiefs, to aid in a review of the law enforcement response to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the team during a meeting in
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to stop the spread of costly tree diseases. A jury in Orlando last week determined
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to stop the spread of costly tree diseases. A jury in Orlando last week determined
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Great Recession in 2008 pushed struggling Americans to rely more heavily on dollar stores and prompted other shoppers to visit them for the first time. Now, more than a decade later, a similar pattern is showing up at US discount chains as shoppers try to manage record-high gas prices
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how she covered herself with a dead classmate’s blood to avoid being shot and “just stayed quiet.” Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Estados Unidos enfrenta un problema “muy grave” con la vacunación contra el covid-19, advirtió un alto funcionario de salud. Las vacunas son, de lejos, la herramienta más poderosa que tenemos disponible contra el coronavirus, pues protegen a las personas de la enfermedad grave, de necesitar hospitalización e incluso de morir a causa
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press STONE HARBOR, N.J. (AP) — The circle of life was on vivid display Wednesday at the Jersey Shore in a way that even the youngest children could understand. Seventeen young turtles that had been raised from eggs retrieved from the smashed bodies of mothers killed on roads were released back
Continue ReadingBy EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s justice minister says he will give the government one final chance to approve a contentious bill extending legal protections to West Bank settlers. Gideon Saar’s offer marks a last-ditch effort to keep the fractured coalition in power. Saar said in a series of TV interviews late
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is hurtling straight into the action in the first trailer for DC’s latest blockbuster movie, “Black Adam.” On Wednesday, DC released the two-minute clip, which stars the Hollywood titan and wrestling legend as the titular antihero, who is morally ambiguous with godlike abilities. In the promo, the
Continue ReadingWARNER BROS PICTURES By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is hurtling straight into the action in the first trailer for DC’s latest blockbuster movie, “Black Adam.” On Wednesday, DC released the two-minute clip, which stars the Hollywood titan and wrestling legend as the titular antihero, who is morally ambiguous with godlike abilities. In
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal information of as many as 2 million people. Shields Health Care Group Inc. provides imaging and ambulatory surgical services. It said in a notice on its website Tuesday that data including names, Social
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN As summer heats up, the travel industry is struggling to cope — and one company has seen the writing on the wall, canceling the launch of a new cruise ship. Virgin Voyages, the much-anticipated brand which has vowed to revolutionize the cruise industry, has postponed the launch of its third cruise ship,
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