By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Now that Kim Gardner is stepping down as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, Missouri’s governor is getting plenty of advice about the qualifications Gardner’s replacement should bring to the table. Activists and Democrats want someone who will continue her progressive policies, even if many concede
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton. He said he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” but did not elaborate. Texas law does not currently ban gender-affirming care for minors. Paxton has sought to designate it
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness program remains blocked by federal courts, but there are other ways to get debt relief. Some government workers, nonprofit employees and teachers may qualify for federal student debt cancellation. The Department of Education also wipes away student debt for permanently disabled borrowers and those
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN The video deposition of Donald Trump played before the jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial was made public Friday, showing the former president discussing the accusations against him, the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Russia “hoax.” The edited deposition runs for nearly an hour. Trump
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Chris Pratt ha perturbado a algunas personas en redes sociales al mostrar uno de los dedos de su pie. La estrella de “Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol. 3” publicó recientemente en Instagram la foto de su dedo pequeño, junto con el mensaje: “Look Met Gala”. El primer plano de la uña
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Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with at least nine false-emergency “swatting” calls across the country, including last month’s false report of a shooting at a southwest Bend home that brought out numerous police, closed streets and prompted evacuation of nearby homes.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the race. What didn’t change: Forte is the early 3-1 favorite on Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses. Four horses were scratched — Practical Move, Lord Miles,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the race. What didn’t change: Forte is the early 3-1 favorite on Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses. Four horses were scratched — Practical Move, Lord Miles,
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Vogt, CNN Pasta is for many people a sacred food — and it’s accorded a particular reverence among people in New Jersey, where Census data shows over 1 million residents can trace their roots back to Italy (including the fictional Tony Soprano). So why would somebody dump hundreds of pounds of pasta in
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN Translucent, fragile marine creatures that drift through the sea are riding the motion of the ocean to a destination that’s infamous as a home for trash: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean surface currents have shaped the enormous garbage pile for decades, funneling human-made debris into a region that extends for
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Wages are now finally beating inflation, according to the latest quarterly data on wage growth. But, with a widely expected recession still looming, that might not last. That is, unless you work in a certain industry. In the first three months of the year, median weekly earnings for full-time and salaried
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, when the disease had not even been named COVID-19 and when
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino Fox sent a cease-and-desist letter on Friday to Media Matters, the progressive watchdog, and its president, demanding that it take down embarrassing behind-the-scenes videos of Tucker Carlson attacking Fox News’ streaming service and making crude remarks while joking with staff. The footage, published over the last week in a series of clips,
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, John Bonifield and Jennifer Feldman, CNN After a spate of student illnesses prompted the temporary closure of a Detroit school, the district says two students were diagnosed with the bacterial illness Haemophilus influenzae. Two students at Marcus Garvey Academy were diagnosed with H. flu, Chrystal Wilson, assistant superintendent of communications with the
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor after his loaded gun was found last year in his carry-on luggage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Cecilia Oseguera ordered a $250 fine but allowed Cawthorn to keep the 9 mm handgun that
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ryan Newman will return to the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time in nearly two years after Rick Ware Racing said Friday the veteran driver would make select starts this season beginning with the May 14 race at Darlington. The 45-year-old Newman won 18 times and made 725 starts
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La relación del PSG con Lionel Messi entró en un cono de sombras en la ciudad luz. La sanción impuesta por el Paris Saint-Germain a la estrella argentina ha empantanado aún más negociaciones para renovar el vínculo que vence el 30 de junio. Si bien, ambas partes no
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is headed to Auburn. Auburn announced the signing of the two-year Spartans starter. He’ll give new coach Hugh Freeze an experienced quarterback to boost a passing game that ranked among the nation’s worst last season. Thorne started 26 games for the Spartans. He has thrown
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County officials have chosen not to send expelled Republican lawmaker Liz Harris back to the Arizona House of Representatives. Instead, the board of supervisors selected Republican Julie Willoughby on Friday to replace her, despite Republican precinct committee members giving Harris the most votes. Supervisors say they had to give weight to
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Dan Berman and Nicki Brown, CNN The video deposition of Donald Trump played before the jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial was made public Friday, showing the former president discussing the accusations against him, the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Russia “hoax.” In the video, Trump confirms
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