CNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say eight Philadelphia high school students waiting to board a city bus after classes Wednesday were wounded by gunshots from suspects who jumped from a car and opened fire, the fourth shooting on the transit system in as many days. The previous three shootings each involved
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s author Kate DiCamillo, known for “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” has a new book debuting this week called “Ferris.” It has all the hallmarks of an inventive, funny DiCamillo story, with well-drawn characters. But for the first time, its nucleus is a
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and BERT WILKINSON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has fueled lawlessness, closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. Haiti remained largely paralyzed, with
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN WARDLAW Edmunds Gas prices regularly fluctuate. When they’re down, people often forget they will inevitably go back up. And when they’re up, people scramble to find a way to save money at the pump. If fuel costs are stressing your monthly budget, you can reduce the financial strain by getting a hybrid SUV
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Abby Turner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has made a number of promises on the campaign trail, including rolling back car pollution rules, building 10 new cities and appointing a special prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden and his family. While some of Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Its end was even more unexpected. In the middle of trial, New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Nikki Haley suspended her campaign Wednesday morning, leaving former President Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee. Haley’s exit, 51 days after the Iowa caucuses, makes 2024 one of the fastest-narrowing primary fields in recent history. In 2008, Senator John McCain secured the delegates for the Republican nomination on
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Onlookers have likened a new bulging cycling helmet to something out of Star Wars, while others just think it’s plain ugly. But a leading cycling team hopes that its futuristic-looking design will lead to a “big improvement” in time trial performance. That is as long as the design passes
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A family is trying to figure out how to say goodbye to their son as they plan to make the difficult decision to take 26-year-old Austin Turner off life support. The Metro Nashville Police Department said Turner was knocked unconscious by
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las especulaciones sobre cuándo regresará Kate, princesa de Gales, a sus funciones reales oficiales continúan esta semana, después de que hayan surgido expectativas de una fuente poco probable: el Ejército británico. El Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido puso el martes a la venta en su página web las entradas
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Hara Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — More charges have been filed against the man accused of recording women in private changing rooms at a Nashville gym. A woman said she was changing with her child at the Green Hills YMCA on Dec. 13, 2023, when someone slid
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The NAACP St. Louis City chapter is calling for a federal investigation regarding a racist incident at Missouri Central bus company. The organization says an employee experienced a hate crime on the job. “We do believe the noose was put
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Dorothy Beal switches up where and when she runs to avoid a pattern in case someone is watching her. She also waves at passing runners who appear friendly so that if she goes missing, someone may be able to pinpoint where she was last seen, she says. Emily Scaglione
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. The rule was one of the most anticipated in recent years from the nation’s top financial regulator, drawing more than 24,000
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says more than 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since it began counting deaths a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration says the biggest increase in deaths last year was on the treacherous Mediterranean
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A Cabinet minister in Britain has apologized and paid damages to a professor she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged there was “no evidence” that Kate Sang supported Hamas, which is outlawed as a terrorist group in Britain. Donelan paid 15,000 pounds ($19,000) in damages and
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Noisy feral chickens and the people who feed them have become a growing concern for an O’ahu neighborhood. Some residents say they’re grappling with the consequences of this seemingly harmless act. In the usually quiet neighborhood of Kapahulu, feeding feral chickens has
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow has called on his supporters to join a protest of this month’s presidential election that Navalny devised shortly before his still-unexplained death. Navalny died in an Arctic prison three weeks ago. Yulia Navalnaya asked in a video message released Wednesday for Russians opposed to President
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Shark warning signs are still up after an aggressive shark took a bite out of a surfer’s board on Monday. “There definitely has been a lot more sharks around,” said Lt. Dennis Coglietta of the City & County of Honolulu Ocean Safety
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