By Betsy Klein, Ella Nilsen, Katie Lobosco and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and getting the critical Port of Baltimore back online will require an enormous interagency effort – and significant federal funding. President Joe Biden pledged the full support of the federal government in the response and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit this week because he was angry about the U.S. vote on a U.N. cease-fire resolution, the
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday, citing a new draft law that looks to prohibit the breeding of dogs with “skeletal anomalies.” The draft bill, published in February and currently being
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city has agreed to update its civil service policies so that having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a police officer or first responder. A former Memphis officer of the year sued the city of Nashville last year. Using the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Justicia de la provincia de Buenos Aires condenó este miércoles a prisión perpetua a Nicolás Pachelo como autor del homicidio de María Marta García Belsunce, ocurrido el 27 de octubre de 2002 en el barrio privado El Carmel, de acuerdo con una copia del fallo obtenida por CNN. Pachelo,
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — For sale: A brand new luxury electric SUV for the holy-grail price of $25,000. There just might be a slight catch. The California-based electric SUV company Fisker faces a real possibility of bankruptcy, and its stock is hovering just over 2 cents a share, far below its 2021 peak
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A 73-year-old Monterey County man is under investigation after sheriff’s deputies raided his home Sunday and discovered more than 350 roosters and hens investigators believe were being raised for cockfighting. Investigators say the roosters were found housed in multiple cages scattered
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — NFL kickoffs are now dramatically different. At the NFL’s Annual League Meeting on March 26, team owners officially voted to approve a new kickoff format, adopting a system that was first seen in the XFL. The vote passed 29-3, per the NFL. This came after owners shook up the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo la noche del martes que “no hay izquierda cobarde”, en un mensaje publicado en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, en respuesta a su par de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, quien criticó a los gobiernos que no condenan supuestos intentos de atentados
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Black light tattoos were becoming increasingly popular, especially with the younger generation in 2004. Safety concerns over those kinds of tattoos were in the spotlight after the Food and Drug Administration approved the product in 1995. Doctors at the time still
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A kidnapping charge has been dismissed against an Uber driver from La Pine, accused of driving a female Bend passenger around for about a half-hour last month, despite being five minutes from her home, before eventually dropping her off.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The shortlist for the 30,000 pound, or $38,000, award was announced Wednesday. It includes Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s plunge into online misinformation, “Doppleganger,”
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Yeehaw! Beyoncé’s new album is almost here. The singer revealed the tracklist for “Act 2: Cowboy Carter” on Instagram Wednesday. In addition to the already released singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” there are several other tracks, including a previously speculated cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” “Smoke
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Michals and Johnny Sartin Click here for updates on this story DEXTER, Michigan (WXYZ) — For over half their lives, twins Rainey and Evelyn Hauser have shared their dad’s attention with a leafy sibling of sorts — an endangered tropical plant called an Amorphophallus titanum. “He’d always say, ‘You’re going to be famous
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter.” It arrives Friday, but fans got an early sneak peek on the superstar’s Instagram account, when she shared an image that appears to include the titles of her songs. One appears to be called “The Linda Martell
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the most obvious cause for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday is what’s seen in footage from the scene: a massive cargo ship laden with shipping containers striking the bridge, which buckles into the river below. It’s still
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on
Continue ReadingBARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon.
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