By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process. Clarke’s now-expunged arrest,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cuba anunció este martes la suspensión de los vuelos de la aerolínea Cubana de Aviación entre la isla y Argentina debido a que la petrolera Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), controlada por el gobierno argentino, notificó su “negativa a continuar suministrando combustible a sus aeronaves” en lo que calificó
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1 bird flu virus in 297 samples of products purchased in grocery stores, the agency said Wednesday. The FDA has tested samples of fluid milk and other kinds of products
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Amid questions and concerns over her intended role for the first lady, which prompted some top staff departures, Gov. Tina Kotek met with reporters Wednesday afternoon and backed off plans for an expanded role or dedicated Office of the First Spouse and apologized to Oregonians “for the way this conversation … has started.”
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials hope they are seeing decreased incidents of what are described as “erratically spinning fish” and smalltooth sawfish deaths in the Florida Keys. Gil McRae, director of the commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, said
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would ban discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle or hair texture, marking the latest attempt in Congress to pass a federal CROWN Act. New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman introduced HR 8191, also known as the CROWN Act of 2024, in the US House
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Moore, Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — City College of New York is holding remote classes Wednesday after pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police Tuesday night. At a news conference Wednesday morning, authorities said 173 people were arrested at City College. Another 109 were arrested at
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under fierce pressure from far-right members of his government not to agree to the ceasefire proposal currently on the table, which could prevent an Israeli military offensive in Rafah from moving forward. Hamas is considering a new framework for
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you have ever wanted to dream in the balloon-lifted “Up” house, party with Kevin Hart or jam with Doja Cat, Airbnb has just the thing. The vacation destination rental company on Wednesday announced a new category of “Icons,” a collection of “extraordinary experiences hosted by the greatest
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says it’s going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a Paris museum, a bedroom filled with Ferrari racing cars, and other exotic settings. It’s a mix of game-show glitter and marketing. CEO Brian Chesky said Wednesday that 4,000 Airbnb users will win a chance to
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual asteroid traveling near Earth is thought to be a chunk of the moon, but exactly how it ended up zooming through the solar system has remained a mystery. Now, researchers say they’ve made a key connection in this cosmic puzzle. The space rock, known as 2016 HO3,
Continue ReadingBy Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story GLADSTONE, New Jersey (WCBS) — New Jersey recorded another earthquake Wednesday morning in Somerset County. The U.S. Geological Survey measured a 2.6 magnitude quake around 7 a.m. in Gladstone. Gladstone is about five miles away from Bedminster and roughly 45 miles from Manhattan. Over the
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force is preparing new charges within the military justice system against the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media, according to an Air Force spokesperson. Jack Teixeira, 22,
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to travel to North Carolina on Thursday to meet with the family members of four officers killed earlier this week in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016. The president is scheduled to visit Wilmington across
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press As companies around the country roll out plans to honor May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a new report out Wednesday suggests members of those communities are paying more attention than ever to representation. Nielsen data found that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia may soon have its first national park. Republicans and Democrats in the state’s Congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe from development. The proposed Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve in the center of present-day
Continue ReadingBy Monique John Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — The case of missing relatives Blake Deven and London Deven continues to evolve. Now, during the investigation, Social Services has filed a protection order for another member of the Deven family. A district court judge has granted an emergency protection
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Nature’s firefighters might not be what you think. Beavers. They’ve had a bad reputation. Many call them pests, but they’re far from it. They play such an important role in our ecosystem that their work can even curtail wildfires. Beavers are
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