By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states’ rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina’s Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview with a local activist group that “fights attacks against Southern Culture.” Haley, who was running for South Carolina governor at the time, made
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks wants you to give olive oil coffee a shot. Really. The coffee chain is rolling out a new line of beverages made with extra virgin olive oil. To be clear, the drinks are not simply flavored with olive oil, nor do they have just a hint of it. Each
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash. Details on the
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Jorge G. Castañeda es colaborador de CNN. Fue secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México de 2000 a 2003. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de Nueva York y su libro más reciente, “America Through Foreign Eyes”, fue publicado por Oxford University Press en 2020. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through, mirroring an attempt by the Trump administration that never took effect because it
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By Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — A small business in Overland Park is supporting the Kansas City Chiefs and a local elementary school. Annie Stowe, the owner of “Annie’s Barn,” made Chiefs yard signs after the AFC championship game. Like any Chiefs gear, it sold fast.
Continue ReadingCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 38-year-old Chicago man has been convicted of attempted murder after he shot an Iowa sheriff’s deputy during a robbery. A Linn County jury found Stanley Donahue guilty Tuesday in the June 2021 shooting at a Casey’s store in Coggon. Prosecutors said Linn County deputy Will Halverson was shot seven
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Johnson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Things have come full circle for Joy Hankin. The schoolteacher turned business owner has been able to help Iowa kids outside of the classroom. Hankin started her hair care product line, The Joy of Curls, back in May 2020. She
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Lanette Byers arrived to her West Des Moines business, Big Acai Bowls, Saturday to find all the money from the cash drawer and safe gone. A scammer convinced two Big Acai Bowls employees, one in Pella and another at
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On Dec. 22, 1985, The Associated Press reported the following from Blue Ridge, Georgia: “Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.”
Continue ReadingBy Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A Pittsburgh high school student has been charged after sending a message while on board a flight that forced passengers off the airplane in Texas and detained the students for a day during a field trip. Brian Cook, director of communications for
Continue ReadingBy Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story GONZALES, California (KSBW) — Students in the nonprofit agriculture program 4H, which teaches youth ages 9-19 how to raise livestock, found their animals fatally wounded Saturday morning. Four animals were stabbed in the head and face; two lambs were killed, and one lamb and piglet
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — Estamos en medio de la temporada de premios, pero es posible que la experiencia no sea tan alegre o glamorosa como los espectadores podrían pensar. Emma Thompson tiene dos premios de la Academia a su nombre, pero reveló que los Oscar la dejaron sintiéndose “gravemente enferma”. La actriz británica, que
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, after a series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that Carter, 98, “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.” WHAT
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Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday. The faith, widely known as the
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday. The faith, widely known as the
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By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — The organization Ukrainian American House said someone spray painted a swastika over its large Ukrainian flag in Sacramento County early Sunday morning. Surveillance video obtained by KCRA 3 shows a person spray painting a swastika onto the flag that hangs
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom Actor and model Suki Waterhouse is still surprised by her relationship with “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson. “I’m shocked that I’m so happy with someone for nearly five years,” Waterhouse said in an interview with The Times that was published on Sunday. Waterhouse and Pattinson were first spotted together in London in 2018
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