By Michael Conte and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 to advance the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, according to a person in the room during the vote, despite Republican opposition over Lew’s involvement with the nuclear deal with Iran when he served in the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — McDonald’s is getting rid of one its most recognizable utensils. The McFlurry spoon, which sparked confusion among its fans for being hollow, is being phased out as the fast food chain says it seeks more sustainable alternatives. The clear plastic spoon doubled as a spindle, with
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his fraud trial. Attorney Mark Cohen said during a conference call between lawyers and the Manhattan federal court judge on Wednesday that Bankman-Fried will take the stand after three other
Continue ReadingBy Nada Bashir, Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) — Through the narrow streets of the Jabal Al-Hussein refugee camp in the Jordanian capital Amman, the mood is clear. “Palestine! No America, No America… Palestine,” a local fruit seller shouts amid the market crowds. Established more than seventy years ago by the
Continue ReadingBy SARA MACHI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Thieves used an SUV as a battering ram to break into a high-end sneaker store overnight in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. Police said five to six people in an SUV crashed through the front door and security gate of Flee Club near Taylor
Continue ReadingBy SARA MACHI, MARYBEL GONZALEZ, SABRINA FRANZA Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Construction has resumed at the planned site of a proposed migrant tent camp in Brighton Park, after neighbors opposed to the project tried unsuccessfully to stop the heavy machinery from moving on Tuesday morning. It comes after a
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel concluded that they committed gross misconduct over the stop and search of two Black athletes. Professional sprinters Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos told the police watchdog that they were racially profiled by
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried plans to take the stand as soon as Thursday to defend himself against prosecutors’ claims that he stole billions of dollars from customers and defrauded investors in his now-bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX. Lead defense attorney Mark Cohen told the court on Wednesday that he plans
Continue ReadingBy JEFF NGUYEN Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Police are searching for the driver who allegedly struck and dragged a bicyclist for a mile after a hit-and-run crash in Willowbrook. The collision happened on Tuesday morning on Broadway, just north of West 117th Street. Detectives said the impact was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says law enforcement officials have charged more than 600 people with postal crimes since launching a crackdown in May. The so-called “Operation Safe Delivery” follows a surge in robberies. The Postal Service also deployed over 10,000 high-security boxes in high-risk areas to prevent mail theft. To
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu, California, last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of murder, and prosecutors said he was speeding at more than 100 mph moments before the crash. Fraser Michael Bohm
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — For any fans of Jurassic Park, now could be the chance to tread the same path as the prehistoric giants before us, after a set of well-preserved dinosaur footprints were unearthed on a beach off the south coast of England. Engineers from the government’s Environment Agency were investigating
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Wearing the local sports team’s jersey is the perfect way to endear yourself to a regional crowd, but K-pop girl group STAYC was involved in a bit of a wardrobe mix-up during its show in Dallas last Thursday. Per the New York Times, STAYC’s members have been wearing the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA enlisted an actor from “The Sopranos” and borrowed the central theme of the film “Ocean’s Eleven,” that being a Las Vegas heist, to hype the inaugural In-Season Tournament that begins Nov. 3. The latest marketing move is a nearly 2-minute spot featuring actor Michael Imperioli narrating how Anthony Davis,
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Food insecurity among families with children rose significantly last year after falling markedly in 2021, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Children were food insecure at times in 3.3 million households with kids during 2022, an increase of 1 million families from the prior year,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales in the United States surged higher in September from the month before, even as mortgage rates remained over 7%, making financing a home costlier and pushing people out of the market. Sales of newly constructed homes jumped 12.3% in September to a seasonally adjusted
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A second Baltimore firefighter has died from injuries sustained while battling a blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore last week. Baltimore City Hall spokesperson Bryan Doherty confirmed the death Wednesday morning. Lt. Dillon Rinaldo was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after the fire Thursday afternoon. He later succumbed to
Continue ReadingBy MICHELE GILE, LESLEY STAHL Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — A 30-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in broad daylight along a downtown Long Beach sidewalk last Friday afternoon. Security camera footage showed the woman casually walking along the sidewalk on East Broadway when the suspect, Miguel
Continue ReadingBy Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Ever lost your cool with your kid? Really, who hasn’t? Fortunately, there are steps we can take to mend ties with our children — or anyone, for that matter — and heal relationship disruptions after tempers flare. “Parenting whisperer,” clinical psychologist and author of the bestseller “Good Inside: A
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The Israel-Hamas war is likely to hurt other economies in the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said Wednesday. “The channels of impact are already visible,” she told CNN’s Richard Quest at the Future Investment Initiative — dubbed “Davos
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