By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to southern Arizona on Wednesday – his first visit to the US-Mexico border as a Republican presidential candidate – a day after taking credit for a pair of flights that recently carried migrants from Texas to California. At a roundtable in Sierra Vista surrounded
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications director during the Trump administration who is now a CNN political commentator, voluntarily met with federal prosecutors in recent weeks, sitting for a formal interview as part of the ongoing special counsel probe related to January 6 and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — A distracted ship operator was texting on his phone instead of doing his lookout duty when two large ships collided off the coast of Louisiana last July, a federal agency investigation has found. The collision — which occurred in “good visibility, daylight and fair-weather conditions” —
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El volcán Kilauea de Hawai entró en erupción durante la mañana de este miércoles, informó el Observatorio Volcánico de Hawai, y las autoridades elevaron el nivel de alerta a rojo. “Aproximadamente a las 4:44 a.m. HST del 7 de junio de 2023, el Observatorio Volcánico de Hawai (del Servicio Geológico
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Panthers need a miracle. Again. The Panthers needed a furious late-season push just to get into the playoffs as the lowest seed, then needed to win three consecutive elimination games to oust a record-setting Boston team in Round 1. And now, another huge challenge
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia’s enormous wealth fund. It was McIlroy who helped lead a players-only
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults soon will be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed by Missouri’s Republican governor. Gov. Mike Parson also on Wednesday signed legislation that will block transgender girls and women from playing on female sports
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt will be celebrating its latest national bowling championship at the White House on Monday. The Commodores announced Wednesday the 10-women team will attend the White House’s College Athlete Day Celebration. Vanderbilt won its third national title in bowling April 15 in Las Vegas. Coach John Williamson said it’s a tremendous
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt will be celebrating its latest national bowling championship at the White House on Monday. The Commodores announced Wednesday the 10-women team will attend the White House’s College Athlete Day Celebration. Vanderbilt won its third national title in bowling April 15 in Las Vegas. Coach John Williamson said it’s a tremendous
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t release his financial disclosure forms Wednesday when the majority of his Supreme Court colleagues did so, further blocking transparency amid a torrent of criticism over his failure to disclose years of lavish trips and a private real estate transaction with
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors and the patients’ ombudsman in Poland are investigating the death of a pregnant woman at hospital amid the family’s accusations that the doctors kept them in the dark as to the danger and didn’t take proper steps to save her. It was the second such case reported in southern Poland
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” statements about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data. In a letter sent Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, U.S. Sens Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn cited
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their secret monthslong affair — dubbed “Scandoval” — went public in early March, the Bravo reality show’s heat meter has skyrocketed. First, a primer: “Vanderpump Rules” follows former and current staff of LA restaurants
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Congressional delegates from Ohio are promoting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton as the location for the new Space Command headquarters. The bipartisan group said in a letter to President Joe Biden and military leaders Wednesday that the base and the surrounding region are ideally
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — An IOC inspection team has given a resounding thumbs-up to Paris’ preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games. The IOC says Paris organizers are where they should be in their planning with 415 days to go before the opening ceremony. Wrapping up a three-day visit, the team said they were leaving with “a
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A woman whose leg was amputated in order to free her from the rubble of the partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa, filed a lawsuit with her wife Wednesday, accusing the city and the building’s owner of “willful and wanton disregard” of their safety. The
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of isolation over his human rights abuses, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is elevating his standing in the United States in part by diving into American sports, business and culture. And no example has been as striking as his bold entry into professional golf — the
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ed Carpenter Racing says it has ended its relationship with driver Conor Daly effective immediately and will announce a replacement for the No. 20 Chevrolet by IndyCar’s next race. Daly has been working with ECR since 2020, but did not run a full season with the team until
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A group of Russian-speaking cyber criminals has claimed credit for a sweeping hack that has compromised employee data at the BBC and British Airways and left US and UK cybersecurity officials scrambling to respond. The hackers, known as the CLOP ransomware gang, say they have “information on hundreds of
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — You’ve probably seen shocking headlines saying the average price of a new car has reached about $48,000, according to industry analysts like Edmunds.com. But while automobile prices are subject to inflation and supply chain problems, consumers choosing to buy more expensive cars remains one of the biggest reasons the
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