By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military is set to launch a formal investigation into a drone strike in Syria in early May, six weeks after the operation and following reports it killed a civilian rather than a senior al-Qaeda leader as first claimed, three defense officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. According to the DOJ, the two men from California – Chance Brannon, a corporal
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — People of color and those in lower income brackets seem to be disproportionately affected by food allergies, compared with people who are White and at higher incomes, a new study finds. It’s an issue that often flies under the radar, according to the authors of the study, which was
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans took their most concrete and public step this week toward pursuing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But behind the scenes, supporters of the effort are still working to convince key holdouts to get on board with the potentially divisive
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Good Wednesday evening, Central Oregon! We continued our cooling trend today, as many of us did not reach 70 degrees in the warmest parts of the day. Despite the cooler temperatures, we’ve seen sunny to mostly sunny skies all day. They lack of cloud cover will continue overnight, where we’ll feel temperatures did all the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his team are in the midst of a high-stakes conversation with fellow NATO members on how and when Ukraine may join – a debate that could expose strains in the alliance ahead of a key summit. The matter of Ukrainian membership in
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Thursday, marking the long-shot candidate’s formal entry to the race. “My dad taught me that you get to choose your battles, and I am choosing the biggest one of my life. I’m going to
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career was launched with Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” and continued for decades with such Pulitzer Prize-winning classics as Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker,” has died at age 92. Gottlieb died Wednesday of
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Natalia Cano and Mia Alberti (CNN) — The mayor of the Mexican border town of Tijuana has been forced to take up residence at an army base, following escalating threats from organized criminal groups. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced on Monday she would start living at the base due to threats, which she said
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is running for president. The two-term mayor announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. He is jumping into the race just days after former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez’s city.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Prince William, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1982 Birth place: London, England Birth name: William Arthur Philip Louis Father: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales Marriage: Catherine
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints quarterback Derek Carr apologetically says he failed to give the Las Vegas Raiders the best version of himself last season and is focused on not letting that happen again with his new team. Carr says his regression had nothing to do with effort or
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Thairo Estrada had the go-ahead single in 10th, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-5 victory. Yastrzemski’s shot, which came on a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on his team penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill, one day after Smith entered in
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — In less than two weeks, all five of the Philadelphia Zoo’s meerkats died. Now, the zoo needs to find out why. “We had five meerkats that passed between June 1st and Monday,” Amy Shearer, chief experience officer for the zoo, said Wednesday in a phone interview.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two firms have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that left three dead, many injured and dozens displaced. Davenport officials say Wednesday they’ve hired White Birch Group, LLC, and SOCOTEC Engineering to complete a cause and
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine and a second man have been arrested on federal charges of firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Southern California last year. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Tibet Ergul of Irvine and 23-year-old Chance Brannon of San Juan Capistrano were arrested Wednesday morning by agents of the FBI and the
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If inflation falls to 2% by the end of this year, that means the cost of everything will no longer be going up, right? Wrong. But that’s what the majority of UK residents think, according to a new survey from polling group Survation. What’s more, almost
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Reserve is taking its first pit stop after 10 consecutive rate hikes aimed at bringing inflation down from what was a 40-year record high. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the rate hike pause will give officials more time to evaluate the effects rate hikes have
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Veteran midfielder Luka Modric scored an extra-time penalty to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory for Croatia over the Netherlands and a place in the Nations League final. Thousands of ecstatic red-and-white clad Croatia fans chanted “Luka! Luka! Luka!” after the 37-year-old completed the scoring from the
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