By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams has used a campaign stop in Atlanta to applaud the push for voting rights in Congress and express support for President Joe Biden. Abrams was noticeably absent from Biden’s visit last week to Atlanta, where he called for an end to the filibuster to pass
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, HOST TV, HOUSE TV, NBC NEWS, ABC NEWS, CBS NEWS, MIRWAIS KHAN AMIRI, THE WHITE HOUSE, NBC news/ABC News/CBS News By Betsy Klein, Christopher Hickey and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden took the oath of office one year ago Thursday, a year consumed with crises at home and abroad. Among them were
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN New year, new outlook, new travel plans. Now’s the time when many people are typically mapping out the year’s getaways around school calendars and family events and nice weather and big festivals and exhibits and concerts. Once again, Covid-19 did not get the memo. Heading into the third year of the
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five years in prison. Court records show Johnson Eustache was sentenced Tuesday in Orlando federal court. He pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation of
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five years in prison. Court records show Johnson Eustache was sentenced Tuesday in Orlando federal court. He pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En 2021, 145 líderes sociales y defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en Colombia, informó este lunes la Defensoría del Pueblo. Aunque la cifra es 20% inferior a los 182 casos ocurridos en 2020, el defensor del Pueblo, Carlos Camargo, manifestó que siguen “siendo preocupantes” las acciones de los grupos armados ilegales
Continue ReadingCNN, UNITED NATIONS, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM By Deidre McPhillips, CNN When the Delta variant was dominant in the United States, both vaccination and prior infection helped protect against Covid-19, but vaccination was the safest way to be protected, according to a study published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court justices say a media report they were at odds over the wearing of masks during the surge in coronavirus cases is false. NPR’s longtime Supreme Court correspondent Nina Totenberg reported on an alleged conflict between Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch. Sotomayor has diabetes and has been attending arguments
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has overcome objections by Democrats and some Republicans to pass legislation redrawing the state’s eight congressional districts. The 86-67 vote Wednesday sends the redistricting plan to the Senate, where more debate is expected. The plan is projected to keep the state’s
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — HBO and HBO Max have beaten Netflix to be the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with 19 nominations, landing the bulk of its nods for TV shows like “Hacks,” “The Other Two” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”The annual awards honors media
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press For many Jewish leaders, the hostage standoff in a Texas synagogue was all too familiar. They’ve seen a rise in antisemitism and high-profile synagogue attacks. An initial FBI statement said the attack was “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” but the agency later clarified that the community was targeted.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge warned on Wednesday that Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be more cautious about which political leaders they follow in the future, and said that placing rioters on probation through the 2024 election could be a more effective sentence than short prison terms. “Many
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kaitlin Hawayek spent last summer dealing with a concussion that she got in practice, unsure of when she would be able to join ice dance partner Jean-Luc Baker on the rink again to prepare for the Beijing Olympics. Ashley Cain-Gribble spent time in the hospital with COVID-19, an illness
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Arab Emirates ambassador says Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and an international airport. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story YORKVILLE, Wisconsin (WISN) — A small plane crashed into a fuel tanker truck before takeoff Tuesday morning at the Sylvania Airport. Upon arrival, deputies found a single-engine Cessna airplane with significant front-end damage near a fuel tanker truck. The pilot was a 79-year-old man from
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Krajewski Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A New Mexico family says they had their first supernatural experience while staying at the Drury Hotel in Santa Fe over the weekend. The Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe is one of a handful of buildings many believe
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KCRA) — A Davis Senior High School student received a perfect score on his SAT exam. Apurva Mishra’s father called KCRA 3 when the results arrived, ecstatic that his son scored a 1600 score, placing him in the 99th percentile in the nation
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A car crash in Des Moines has resulted in multiple injuries and a road closure. The Des Moines Police Department and Des Moines Fire Department are on scene of a crash on the MLK river bridge near Fleur Drive. Three
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The Premier League is exploring new rules on postponements after criticism from clubs over why games are being called off. It’s no longer just about coronavirus outbreaks within squads or training grounds having to close. When the request to postpone the north London derby went to the league
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Amazon’s long-awaited “Lord of the Rings” prequel series has a name — and a slightly more detailed logline that confirms the looming presence of a certain Dark Lord. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will center on the 20 rings mentioned, but not deeply explored, in the original
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