By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, said her decision to declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft and leave the University of Iowa will allow her to fully enjoy her last games with her Hawkeyes teammates. “I think just
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has flagged more safety issues for two troubled families of Boeing planes, the latest in a series of issues at the embattled aircraft maker. The issues involve engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 Dreamliner. While the
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Nottingham, Carlos Suarez and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Florida announced it has closed the office of its Chief Diversity Officer in compliance with the Florida Board of Governors regulations, according to a memo from the institution. “To comply with the Florida Board of Governor’s regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A police department in suburban Chicago has released officer body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man inside his apartment. Isaac Goodlow III died at a hospital after he was shot Feb. 3 in Carol Stream, about 34 miles west of Chicago. Carol Stream police say the
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — At least 41 measles cases have been reported in 16 states since the start of the year, according to the newest tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is up from last week, when the CDC reported 35 cases in 15 states. Michigan is
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, a veteran Cuban dissident and leading proponent of human rights who was imprisoned twice but never left the island, will be awarded the 2024 International Women of Courage Award, a recognition granted by the U.S. Department of State. The 78-year-old economist will not
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was convicted on Friday of charges that he interfered with police and obstructed Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Michael Sparks, 46, of Kentucky, jumped through a shattered window
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has blocked the state’s attorney general from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care. Friday’s ruling comes just a day after PFLAG sued to try to stop the state’s effort to get the information. A judge says making the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Bisram Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Demonstrators rallied Friday in Lower Manhattan to support changing a policy that limits how long migrants can stay at shelters. The New York City Council is looking into repealing the policy, which limits stays for newly arrived migrants to 30 or
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A man and a woman were found dead in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Thursday night with gunshot wounds to the head, police said. A 911 call came in just before 11 p.m. after someone found a body on the 3800 block of
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest. Scientists have been trying to make sense of the hunting approach, which has driven the sharks away
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press SKELLYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Ranchers in the fire-scarred Texas Panhandle are facing a grim task of disposing possibly thousands of dead cattle killed by smoke and flames. Officials have estimated this week’s fires have killed thousands of cattle. For some ranches, the impact could be severe, though
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — The minimum wage for fast food workers in California is set to increase to $20 per hour on April 1, but one curious carve-out in the new minimum wage law has ignited controversy in the state. And Panera Bread has been caught in the middle. The law
Continue ReadingBy Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE (KPIX) — Police in San Jose announced Thursday that an 18-year-old and 16-year-old were both arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a triple shooting that officers said was gang-related. Around 4:50 p.m. on Feb. 11, officers were called to the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump spent the first half of 2024 juggling a busy court and campaign schedule as he defended himself in several criminal cases while also vying for a second term in the White House. After a seven-week trial this spring in Trump’s New York hush money
Continue ReadingBy Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story LIVE OAK (KOVR) — An arrest has now been made in the case of a person caught on Ring camera footage in front of a Live Oak resident’s home with a gun and tactical light. The original incident happened Monday, Feb. 26. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys on Friday sought to delay one of his criminal trials until after the November election and disqualify the district attorney prosecuting another case against the former president, in a split screen that underscored how all
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Radin Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KCAL , KCBS) — The owners of a small business were pepper sprayed by a distraught customer in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department said at least four people were possibly attacked. Anna Rodriguez said she along with workers at
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare’s historic drug price negotiation program has survived its first court challenge by a drugmaker. A federal district court judge in Delaware on Friday rejected AstraZeneca’s claims that the negotiation program was unconstitutional and deprived the pharmaceutical company of its protected property interest. AstraZeneca’s Farxiga drug, which treats chronic
Continue ReadingBy Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — A Weld County Sheriff’s Office DNA analyst who worked in the office’s Northern Colorado Regional Forensic Lab for just over a decade has been fired for alleged mishandling of evidence and the sheriff’s office is now pursuing criminal charges. It’s the second
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