By Sarah Engel, Lauren Mascarenhas, Taylor Romine and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape from a hospital visit on Wednesday by shooting at state corrections officers were captured Thursday, ending a 36-hour manhunt, Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar said during a news conference. The inmate,
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer KENNER, La. (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas has been accepted into a pretrial diversion program that could help him avoid trial in a case stemming from his arrest last fall. City of Kenner spokeswoman Valerie Brolin says “once all matters and requirements are satisfied, the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas, according to a law enforcement report released Wednesday. The investigation by the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office concluded that Chao’s death was an
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Madison, Alabama (CNN) — A month after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling thrust in vitro fertilization treatment into the national spotlight, Democrats are looking at a special state House election here on Tuesday for signs of how strong abortion rights resonate with voters in a red state with
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Top legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates are disputing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s claim that an independent consultant gave the thumbs-up to his proposal to lure two sports teams to the state. In speeches given across the state, Youngkin has said that an outside review
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Texas man is accused of trying to sneak on board a flight by taking a photo of another passenger’s boarding pass, and authorities say he was caught because the flight was full and he didn’t have a place to sit. Now the man faces a felony charge of being a
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO, RONALD BLUM and BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont,
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Amazon and other retailers over the alleged marketing and sale of wireless signal jammers, the agency said Wednesday. Wireless devices that intentionally block or disrupt signals sent by other legitimate electronics, such as cellphones and GPS units, are illegal to both use and
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Reddit, one of the original social media companies, is finally making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange — more than a decade after many of its peers. It’s a major milestone for the nearly 20-year-old company, something Reddit has been preparing for since at least
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender. The measure, which takes
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit will enter a new era as a publicly traded company with a market value of $6.4 billion after the social media platform’s initial public offering was priced at $34 per share. The price announced late Wednesday came in at the top end of the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of the cryptocurrency company Sam Bankman-Fried founded attacked the onetime crypto power player in a letter to a federal judge, saying his claim that customers, lenders and investors were not harmed was callously false. FTX Trading Limited CEO John J. Ray III told
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders from both parties looked to put a positive light on a $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to approve before funding expires at midnight Friday for a host of key government agencies. Text of the legislation had not been released as of Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Apple is flouting a court order intended to reshape the iPhone maker’s app store in the United States, according to a court filing by rival tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, X and the dating-app company Match Group. The filing accuses Apple of willfully circumventing the spirit of the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La economía de Estados Unidos ha desafiado en los dos últimos años todas las previsiones que auguraban una recesión inminente. En lugar de ello, creció de forma inimaginable. El auge de la inmigración fue parte de la receta, dijo el presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, en una
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stretching studios are popping up everywhere as instructors use one-on-one sessions to help people with back, hamstring, shoulder and other stretches. Gyms have started offering classes. But sports medicine doctors say some of the benefits may be overblown, so don’t get too worked up
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stretching studios are popping up everywhere as instructors use one-on-one sessions to help people with back, hamstring, shoulder and other stretches. Gyms have started offering classes. But sports medicine doctors say some of the benefits may be overblown, so don’t get too worked up over
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El pasado 7 de marzo al mediodía, la Policía Nacional de España detuvo en el centro de Barcelona al hermano del máximo líder de la organización criminal “Tren de Aragua”, solicitado por Venezuela por su presunta participación en delitos de terrorismo, tráfico de seres humanos, tráfico de armas, extorsión, blanqueo de
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are giving final approval to $6,500 vouchers funding for private school tuition and home schooling, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Senators voted 33-21 along party lines on Wednesday to approve changes that the House made last week to Senate Bill
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