Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner formally launched her 2024 campaign for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District Monday “to defeat Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her MAGA agenda,” the Terrebonne attorney said.
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The New York Times will shut down its sports desk and shift its daily coverage of athletes and teams to The Athletic, the newspaper announced Monday. The decision to dismantle The Times’ long-standing Sports desk comes as the paper aims to provide a “greater abundance of sports coverage than
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official Twitter page said Monday. “Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official Twitter page said Monday. “Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Modelo Especial, de fabricación mexicana, es la cerveza más vendida en Estados Unidos por segundo mes consecutivo, arrebatando una vez más la corona a Bud Light. En las cuatro semanas que finalizaron el 1 de julio, Modelo Especial acaparó el 8,7% de las ventas totales de cerveza, frente al 7%
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Twitter has weathered months, if not years, of mismanagement as well as mass layoffs, frequent service disruptions and an exodus of top advertisers, but the launch of a rival app from Meta could prove to be the final straw. Threads surpassed 100 million users this weekend, less than
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Dubrof Click here for updates on this story DAVIS COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — For 14 years, Zach Dunlavy and his daughter, Madison Dunlavy have spent their summers at the ballpark. “I’ve been coaching Madison since T-ball, which would be probably about four years old,” Zach Dunlavy said. Madison Dunlavy’s dad has been her
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Twitter has weathered months, if not years, of mismanagement as well as mass layoffs, frequent service disruptions and an exodus of top advertisers, but the launch of a rival app from Meta could prove to be the final straw. Threads surpassed 100 million users this weekend, less than
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An ultrahot exoplanet that zips around its host star every 19 hours is the shiniest exoplanet ever discovered. The scorching world, dubbed planet LTT9779b, has reflective metallic clouds made of silicates and metals like titanium. The exoplanet is the largest “mirror” in the universe that astronomers have spotted to
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Be it the issues of LGBTQ+ rights or equal pay, US Women’s National Team (USWNT) star Megan Rapinoe has never been afraid of standing up for what she believes in. And now on the eve of her final Women’s World Cup, Rapinoe has taken aim at recent policies that
Continue ReadingCNN By Frederik Pleitgen and Anna Cooban, CNN Berlin/London (CNN) — Rheinmetall will open an armored vehicle plant in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks, shrugging off concerns other Western defense companies reportedly have about building a presence in the country while it is at war with Russia. Germany’s biggest arms maker will also train
Continue ReadingBy Troy Lynch Click here for updates on this story SHELBURNE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Massachusetts police officer is in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency while hiking in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game officers and volunteers with Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue led the rescue effort on Saturday. Fish and
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story OLIVEHURST, California (KCRA) — A woman nearly drowned while trying to save her children at Grays Beach over the weekend, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman’s children were starting to float away on a raft when she intervened Saturday night around 8 p.m.,
Continue ReadingBy WYFF Staff Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WYFF) — A man grabbed a woman in the parking lot of an Upstate grocery store, threw her to the ground and stole her purse, according to the Spartanburg Police Department. The Spartanburg Police Department said they responded to The Fresh Market
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said Monday he is proposing stricter bank capital requirements in light of three major US bank failures earlier this year. Banks with at least $100 billion in assets would be subject to similar regulation that banks with $700 billion
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, Niamh Kennedy, Sugam Pokharel and Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — A lawyer for the young person at the center of a controversy involving an unnamed BBC presenter has disputed the claims reported in The Sun newspaper, saying they were “rubbish.” The British public broadcaster suspended “a male member of staff” at
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Chris Eubanks has reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time by stunning two-time major runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets. Eubanks is a 27-year-old American making his Wimbledon debut. He is ranked 43rd and played college tennis at Georgia Tech.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A major branch of the US military does not have a Senate confirmed leader for the first time in more than a century, as a result of a Republican senator refusing to lift his block on military nominations. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger relinquished command on
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Less than a block from T-Mobile Park, the image of Julio Rodríguez plasters the side of a warehouse. The mural is an ode to the Emerald City’s young baseball star — one the Seattle Mariners plan to have in center field for the next decade. At
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The New York Times is disbanding its sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic, a website it acquired last year for $550 million. The decision impacts more than 35 people in the sports department, according to The New York Times. Journalists on the sports desk will
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