By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current Republican favorite to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2024, has a long history of remarks viciously mocking and attacking teenage survivors of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for their advocacy for
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell says he’ll attend the Southeastern Conference’s annual meeting later this month with a goal of building relationships, and not trying to assert influence in the league Texas joins in 2024. Hartzell said he’s particularly interested in how the league
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN. Texas (AP) — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell says he’ll attend the Southeastern Conference’s annual meeting later this month with a goal of building relationships, and not trying to assert influence in the league Texas joins in 2024. Hartzell said he’s particularly interested in how the league
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have agreed to loan $150 million to financially distressed hospitals. The vote on Thursday comes after the only hospital in rural Madera County closed in January. A report paid for by the California Hospital Association says 20% of the state’s more than 400 hospitals
Continue ReadingBy Hector Molina, Nina Pezzello and Zoe Strothers Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connnecticut (WFSB) — A video recorded by a Ring camera on Tuesday morning showed a tire as it fell off a school bus that carried small children. The school bus driver was in the process of picking up
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police officers have been indicted in separate cases this week, including one accused of selling marijuana while on duty. The allegations against Cejus Watson, an 11-year department veteran, come as the department seeks to rebuild its reputation after the Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have signed quarterback Brett Rypien. Rypien spent his first four NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos, passing for 778 yards in eight appearances with four touchdown passes and eight interceptions. He made two of his three career starts last season for Denver, which signed him as
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a federal court to take control of his criminal case. They argued Thursday that the former president can’t be tried in the state court where his historic indictment was brought because the alleged conduct occurred while he was in office.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Correa took a postgame dig about his past in stride. A day after White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton struck out Correa to end the game, then called him a cheater after he earned his first save of the season, the two-time All-Star shortstop refused to take the bait. “I’ve heard worse,”
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation’s No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings. In 2020
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested on accusations of fatally stabbing two people and wounding another in attacks that terrified the quiet college community, police said Thursday. Carlos Dominguez was taken into custody Wednesday after 15 people called in reports
Continue ReadingBy KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story LOS ALAMITOS, California (KCAL) — Orange County and Long Beach Fire and Rescue crews pulled a body out of the San Gabriel River around 10:45 a.m. Thursday The area of the rescue was in Los Alamitos, at Coyote Creek. No further information is available. Please
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin ratcheted up demands for Chief Justice John Roberts to police the actions of Clarence Thomas in the wake of a new ProPublica report showing a GOP megadonor paying school tuition for a close relative of the conservative justice. But Durbin told CNN he can’t
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán have denied accusations made by U.S. prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The letter was provided to The Associated Press by José Refugio Rodríguez,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Paramount Global shares plunged more than 25% after a dismal first-quarter earnings report. Citing a weak advertising market in its TV business, the company also cut its dividend sharply. Paramount+ reached 60 million global subscribers and revenue grew 65% year over year. But losses of its direct-to-consumer unit grew to
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN For three years now, the expansion of telehealth has made care more accessible for many people, especially those in rural areas. Patients have been able to receive prescriptions from providers without seeing them in person. But that may change come May 11 when the federal government is set to end the
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By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Most Republican members of the Oregon Senate failed to show up for the second straight day Thursday, delaying action by the majority Democrats on bills on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care. The stayaway prevented a quorum, with Senate President Rob
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story DUQUESNE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A fire ripped through an apartment building in Duquesne on Thursday, causing the roof to fall in. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. along Duquesne Place Drive. The Red Cross said 20 units at the Hilltop Parkview Manor Apartments are
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Drew Barrymore is standing in solidarity with striking members of the Writers Guild of America by stepping down as the host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards that is scheduled to air on Sunday. “I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Wrexham will play Como from Italy’s second tier, a U.S. Women side of former national team players led by Heather O’Reilly and a Say Word team paying homage to North Carolina and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Group D of a seven-on-seven tournament from June 1-4 in Cary, North Carolina. A
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