By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday he would not sign a six-week federal abortion ban as president because he does not believe such legislation aligns with the views of the American public. “One thing I know for sure is there is no consensus around a six-week abortion
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont, two of them while wearing keffiyehs, in a crime their families have said was “fueled by hate.” Although keffiyehs are worn across the Middle East, in recent decades they have come to be identified in particular
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former guard at a federal prison in Virginia has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to help an inmate who suffered a medical emergency and later died. Michael Anderson was a lieutenant at a medium-security prison in Petersburg. The Justice Department announced his sentence on Tuesday. Prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — A UN report released Tuesday details a wave of violence that has swept Haiti’s rural reaches, describing gang raids on villages and alarming levels of food insecurity caused by the targeting of farmers in the country’s historic breadbasket. The report, from the UN Human Rights Office and the UN
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An infectious respiratory disease among dogs that continues to baffle veterinarians has now been reported in at least a dozen US states, from Washington, Oregon and California to New Hampshire, Florida and Pennsylvania. David B. Needle, a pathologist at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and clinical associate professor
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot while sitting in his patrol car plan to file a lawsuit accusing the sheriff’s department and county leaders of putting officers at risk by making them work excessive overtime. Investigators said Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was
Continue ReadingBROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — The pilot of a small airplane and a car’s driver have escaped with minor injuries Tuesday after the plane crashed into the car in suburban Minneapolis. The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. on a county road in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Police say it appeared the plane was approaching Crystal
Continue ReadingBy JAMAICA PONDER Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — On this Giving Tuesday, giving back isn’t just about money you can also give by donating blood. For someone with sickle cell disease, it’s such a lifeline. The stream’s Jamaica Ponder spoke with a woman who is living with the disease and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Hay muchas personas que no pueden comer un buen jamón ibérico si no lo acompañan de regañás. Otras, que no conciben salir a pasear con su auto sin un poco de chundachunda de fondo, o incluso quien no soporta la inapropiada actitud de los machirulos. Todos estos pueden parecer términos extraños
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California tech executive has announced she is ending her longshot campaign for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Democrat Lexi Reese announced Tuesday that she has been unable to raise the many millions of dollars the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — A Broward County principal and two other school officials were reassigned on Monday while district officials conduct an investigation into “allegations of improper student participation in sports,” officials said Monday. Sources told CBS News Miami that the reassignment stems from
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The key sticking point in border talks among US Senate negotiators remains how to handle an immigration authority that gives the administration broad discretion to allow certain migrants into the United States on a temporary basis. The Biden administration has leaned on the so-called humanitarian parole authority in urgent situations, including to
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By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State had enough competition from Power Five college football teams also hoping to hire Jonathan Smith that it added a seventh year to his contract, helping a shaken program land the former Oregon State coach. “I was nervous a couple weeks ago because
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.” The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on so-called sustainable
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, said he was assaulted by a fellow prisoner at his remote labor camp in Mordovia. In an audio statement shared with CNN, Whelan said he “was assaulted by a Turkish prisoner, 50 years old, who has recently arrived at the prison
Continue ReadingBy Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for four men who went missing from a bulk carrier vessel near Belle Chasse. Around 11 p.m. on Monday, the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification of potentially four persons in
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — The FBI is asking for help from the public in the investigation into an Overland Park pediatric neurologist accused of attempting to make child pornography. Dr. Brian Aalbers, a former neurologist at Overland Park Medical Center, is charged with one
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Peaches, plums and nectarines that have been recalled due to contamination concerns went to major retailers across the country, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday. The stone fruit has been linked with a Listeria outbreak that has caused at least 11 illnesses in seven states, with 10
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — La familia de Matthew Perry busca ayuda para honrar su legado. A principios de este mes se lanzó una fundación en nombre de Perry, tras la muerte de la estrella de “Friends” a la edad de 54 años en octubre. Antes de “Giving Tuesday”, que es un movimiento global diseñado para
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of his television network Revolt amid multiple sexual abuse allegations against the music mogul. Revolt announced Combs’ decision on social media Tuesday. It’s not clear when he will return to his media company – which
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