By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel, Alayna Treene and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has granted Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to all of the US Capitol security footage from January 6, multiple sources told CNN. The highly unusual move — a House speaker handing over a massive trove of internal government materials
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a law to use zero-interest loans to help local governments repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding. The law follows last year’s historic wildfire that was sparked by a prescribed burn by the U.S. government. It grew to
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By Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A Cottleville boy had a wish come true this last Sunday, by going to the Super Bowl and seeing the Chiefs win the Lombardi Trophy. Gavin Meyer is 12 years old, and he was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of killing eight people along a Manhattan bike path five years ago say prosecutors are unfairly using emotional testimony from victims’ families to try to win a death penalty ruling from a jury. They’ve asked the judge presiding over the death
Continue ReadingBy CBS DFW STAFF Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Over 40,000 fentanyl pills were seized during a traffic stop in Smith County last week, officials announced Sunday. On Friday, Feb. 17, members of the North Texas Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit (NTXCIU)—a multi-agency initiative between several Texas counties—conducted a traffic
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Dirección Nacional de Bomberos de Uruguay confirmó que continúan las labores de enfriamiento y remoción de escombros del incendio que se registró la noche del domingo en el conocido restaurante y bar “La Susana”, ubicado en el balneario de Punta del Este. Uruguay registra “récord” de llegada de turistas
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los fiscales de Nuevo México redujeron a Alec Baldwin los cargos de homicidio involuntario relacionados al disparo mortal durante el rodaje de la película “Rust”, lo que disminuiría la pena de prisión a la que se enfrenta el actor por la muerte de Halyna Hutchins, directora de fotografía de la película, en
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Varsovia, Polonia (CNN) — Alrededor de las 7 p.m. ET del sábado por la noche, el presidente Joe Biden estaba en Washington en una cita por San Valentín, degustando unos rigatoni con ragú de salchicha al hinojo antes de regresar con su esposa a la Casa Blanca. La siguiente vez que fue visto
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military says the death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, after 43 new bodies were found. The military unit was ambushed in the Sahel region’s Oudalan
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN United Airlines has a new seat map feature that will help families with children under 12 find seats together free of charge, the airline announced on Monday. The feature will include Basic Economy tickets. The new seat map technology will dynamically find available adjacent Economy seats at the time of booking
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The mysterious red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may be the result of a newly discovered kind of salty ice. Europa has long intrigued scientists because the moon has a subsurface ocean beneath a thick shell of ice. Plumes of water have been known to erupt from cracks
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited the Gulf nation of Oman on his first official visit since the deadly Feb. 6 quake. Oman is one of few Arab countries that kept normal relations with Damascus after Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 over its crackdown on Arab Spring
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Despite the fact spring is showing up early this year, we must remember winter isn’t over yet. A major winter storm is set to impact millions this week, from coast to coast, with heavy snow, dangerous winds, possible blizzard conditions and for some, the coldest temperatures of the season. What
Continue ReadingMAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader. In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had stripped him of all decision-making. The move comes after the board
Continue ReadingMAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader. In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had stripped him of all decision-making. The move comes after the board
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Esta semana algunos de nuestros estrenos musicales están con una temática: el amor. Y no puede ser de otra manera, son las canciones que se salieron justo para el Día de San Valentín. Encabeza la lista Sebastián Yatra con “Una noche sin pensar”, también está Tini con “Cupido”, Christian
Continue ReadingABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say suspected separatist gunmen have killed at least eight police officers over the past three days in southeast Nigeria, raising concerns ahead of weekend presidential elections. Four officers were killed in an attack at a station in Anambra state Monday while authorities searched for suspects accused of killing four others
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, a top New Orleans session man, has died. Smith backed Little Richard and Lloyd Price among other early rock stars and with his own group made the party favorites “Don’t You Just Know It” and “Rockin’ Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu.” Smith
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By Rebecca Petit Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — Lakeland leaders are asking groups to stop feeding people who are homeless in public spaces. Live music, festivals and farmer’s markets can happen any day at Lakeland’s Munn Park. It’s also a meet-up spot for people experiencing homelessness. “I’m here
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN When filling out your federal income tax return, there is no requirement to identify your race. Moreover, the US tax code does not contain specific racial group provisions. Yet just because the tax code is considered race blind does not mean it’s race neutral. A recent study by the Tax Policy
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