SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a New York man to serve three months in prison for making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Joseph Morelli was sentenced Thursday in a Syracuse federal court after pleading guilty in February to threatening Greene in several calls to her Washington,
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles kicked off her quest for a record 8th US title with a remarkable performance at Friday night’s competition at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California. The four-time Olympic gold medalist ends the opening day of competition in first place with a score
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — “I didn’t even know what it was,” said the 50-year-old Egyptian mother about the cluster of skintag-like growths around her exterior genitalia that was caused by a virus commonly transmitted sexually. She was shocked when her gynecologist informed her that the growths were caused by the human papillomavirus, known
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Russian intelligence is operating a systematic program to launder pro-Kremlin propaganda through private relationships between Russian operatives and unwitting US and western targets, according to newly declassified US intelligence. US intelligence agencies believe that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is attempting to influence public policy and
Continue ReadingBy YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris booksellers who work on the banks of the River Seine for decades are refusing to leave during the Paris Olympics next year. The opening ceremony will be held on the Seine, taking place outside of a sports venue for the first time in the Games’ history.
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy winner Jason Mraz released his latest album “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride” in June, a pop record that’s a turn from his balladeering, acoustic persona. Conceived during the pandemic, the 46-year-old says his fans helped navigate its musical direction. But Mraz, who is
Continue ReadingBy John King and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — Betsy Sarcone is nowhere near done looking for a presidential candidate, but the first Republican primary debate did reorder her shopping list some. “My personal favorite was Nikki Haley,” Sarcone told CNN of the former South Carolina governor after watching Wednesday’s debate at her Urbandale home
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An East Nashville woman said she ordered a bridal dress online, but it was never delivered. She found out the post office near her threw it out. “I told them I was going to go to the news, and they said,
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff there. That’s according to an internal email and several current employees, who say the decision is painful and perplexing. The planned European cuts would represent a historic break with the roots of
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press POTTER, Neb. (AP) — When Reed Cammack hears the first meadowlark of spring, he knows his family has made it through another cold, snowy winter on the western South Dakota prairie. Nothing’s better, he says, than getting up at sunrise as the birds light up the area with song. “It’s
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the foreign minister of the Netherlands is “the right man” to to fill a European Commission vacancy after Frans Timmermans quit this week to lead a center-left bloc into the country’s November general election. Rutte’s ruling coalition proposed Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as the
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Additional interest rate hikes are still on the table and rates could remain elevated for longer than expected, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Delivering a highly anticipated speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell again stressed that the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps pilot has died in the crash of combat jet near a San Diego military base. The service says in statement Friday that the F/A-18D Hornet went down at 11:54 p.m. Thursday in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The Hornet belonged to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Su hija Mia tenía apenas tres años cuando el matrimonio canadiense Edith Lemay y Sébastien Pelletier notó por primera vez que tenía problemas de visión. Unos años después de que llevaran a Mia, la mayor de sus cuatro hijos, por primera vez a ver a un especialista, le diagnosticaron retinosis pigmentaria,
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By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Patients tell First Alert 4 they waited 12 hours to be treated at Mercy South Hospital’s emergency room on Tuesday. “You can’t do this to people,” says patient Sharon Kohler. “I just said, ’I want to go home. Please
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Samantha Jones returned for one brief, shining moment and it was glorious. Kim Cattrall revived her “Sex and the City” character for the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That…” via a cameo at the beginning of the episode. In it, Samantha calls Carrie Bradshaw (played by
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — In the midst of tragedy caused by fires, a strong sense of community support and healing has emerged. Beyond human connections, even dogs are contributing to providing comfort to those affected. Eleven therapy dogs associated with the Maui-based non-profit “Assistance Dogs of
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash and Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — It’s like the “Barbie” v. “Oppenheimer” of concert tours. For months now, fans have been packing stadiums for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour” and Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour, paying up to thousands of dollars for premium seats to see two beloved performers at the top of their
Continue ReadingBy Madison Beam Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport City Councilwoman Ursula Bowman said she’s being bullied by other council members. Bowman made that claim Wednesday morning during an interview with KEEL Radio. It followed a rather contentious City Council meeting on Tuesday when council members voted 4 to
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By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A federal judge has sentenced a Haywood County woman to two years in prison for sending threats to elected officials in Western North Carolina. According to federal investigators, Darris Moody filed false paperwork with the Haywood County Register of Deeds
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