By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act still reverberates across the country. Republican-led states continue to pass voting restrictions that, in several cases, would have been subject to federal review had the
Continue ReadingCNN, WESH, WFTV, WKMG By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her neighbor, a Black mother who confronted her during a dispute over children playing outside, will have a bond hearing Friday. Susan Louise Lorincz was arrested Tuesday, four days after investigators
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LE MANS, France (AP) — NBA superstar LeBron James has been named the official starter for the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. This year it is welcoming American teams to the world’s most prestigious endurance race. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer says he’s honored to
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — The past few months of robust grocery store sales would suggest that shoppers aren’t stretched for cash. But that’s not the full story. Food manufacturers like Kellogg (K), PepsiCo (PEP) and Nestlé all reported sales growth in the first quarter of the year. But even though sales
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country. Republican-led states continue to pass voting restrictions that, in several cases, would have been subject to federal review had
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — This year has been record shattering for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with particular scrutiny on gender-affirming health care access for transgender children and teenagers. Nineteen states have passed laws restricting it — but not all bans are the same. While some states have enacted laws that can punish
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An American-based aid group says at least $900,000 was stolen from it’s Congo programs by members of the organization who conspired with outside actors. GiveDirectly said that it learned that people on its Congo team worked with those outside the organization to defraud the cash transfer
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un puente de hormigón de cuatro carriles que se está construyendo sobre el río Ganges, en el estado de Bihar, al este de la India, se derrumbó por segunda vez en poco más de un año, volviendo a plantear dudas sobre la calidad de su construcción. Un video muestra cómo
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in La Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country. The lineup for the two-day event Sept. 22-23 at T-Mobile
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN East Palestine, Ohio (CNN) — One Monday in early March, a team of 15 health specialists affiliated with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry began knocking on doors along Taggart Street in East Palestine, Ohio. The investigators were trying to contact residents and ask about any health problems
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are looking at another warm, sunny day today as we anticipate some change going through mid-week. Highs will reach the mid 80’s once again today. Northerly breezes will stay gentle at 5-10 mph for much of the day and then pick up slightly going into this evening. Look for mostly
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, says his son’s preferred move would be a return to Barcelona during the summer transfer window. Messi played his last match for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, ending a two-year stay in the French capital which had become tumultuous of late. The World
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Roughly two months after Bud Light endured a self-induced injury that torpedoed sales, the brand continues to lose ground to its competition. But there are signs the worst might be over. Sales for the week leading into Memorial Day weekend fell 23.9% from the same period a
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Roughly two months after Bud Light endured a self-induced injury that torpedoed sales, the brand continues to lose ground to its competition. But there are signs the worst might be over. Sales for the week leading into Memorial Day weekend fell 23.9% from the same period
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Legal officials in Myanmar say the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars from a former political ally. Suu Kyi was arrested when the army toppled her elected
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s royal family is taking part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation. On Tuesday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended a church ceremony west of Stockholm. In the capital, Crown Princess Victoria and her
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has come back after dropping a set for the first time in the tournament to beat 11th-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open to reach his 45th career Grand Slam semifinal. Roger Federer holds the men’s record of 46
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — Would you sit directly below another airplane passenger? It might not sound particularly appealing on paper, but 23-year-old airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente believes double-level seating is the future of economy flying. You may have seen a photo of Núñez Vicente’s Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A day after being controversially disqualified from the French Open for inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball, an emotional Miyu Kato struggled to answer questions about the incident. Kato and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted from the doubles event on Sunday after the Japanese player struck
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic may seem like a distant memory to many Americans, but its impact is still strongly reverberating through the US economy. Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows four major sectors haven’t bounced back since the widespread lockdowns, even as most industries have recovered
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