By Lauren Izso and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has spoken about preventing the occupied West Bank from becoming a part of an independent Palestinian state, according to leaked audio of a speech he gave earlier this month. Smotrich, a leading far right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet,
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly in
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe during sleep. The research found that people who took tirzepatide reduced the number of episodes per hour in which their breathing slowed or stopped completely while
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press The leaders of a conservative California county that tried to hand-count ballots in response to unfounded claims of fraud have hired a new registrar of voters with no experience running elections. The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Wednesday to give the job to attorney Tom Toller, a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oaks Amusement Park has been hit with a lawsuit over a ride malfunction last week that resulted in 28 people being trapped upside down about 50 feet in the air for nearly half an hour, KGW reports. The lawsuit, first reported by Willamette Week, was filed by Amy Yannotta on behalf of her 14-year-old
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over a thousand votes in early fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday. Clark’s Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston is third, about 40,000 votes behind the leaders. Wilson is having an incredible season, averaging 27.9
Continue ReadingBy WKBW Staff Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (WKBW) — A jury found an Amherst woman guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her newborn baby. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office said 32-year-old Andee R. Wright was found guilty by the jury after about two hours of deliberation
Continue ReadingBy Yoselin Person Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (WKBW) — Buffalo Public Schools are receiving some backlash after administering the regents exam in “dangerously hot” classrooms this past week. BPS senior Eniece Glenn tells 7 News reporter Yoselin Person that she took the exam inside a classroom with no air
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El opositor venezolano Yonnhy Liscano, alcalde del municipio Ayacucho del andino estado Táchira, fue detenido este jueves, informó en X José Guerra, dirigente del partido Primero Justicia. “Detenido hoy 20 de junio en la madrugada el alcalde del municipio Ayacucho (Colón) estado Táchira. Se pronunció a favor de Edmundo González
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Roberto Baggio, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players in history, suffered head injuries when a group of armed criminals entered his Altavilla Vicentina home in northern Italy on Thursday evening, according to local police. No further details could be given due to an ongoing investigation
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi’s capital city. Buttigieg said after Friday’s tour that transportation is important to securing equity and justice in the United States because it affects economic opportunities. The secretary spent
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive. The hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a fox hunt. Bob Gist, who was fishing
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mientras nuestro planeta soporta lo que puede ser el año más caluroso jamás registrado, los influencers de las redes sociales están difundiendo mensajes sobre el sol y la protección solar que no solo son falsos, sino peligrosos, según los expertos. “Deja de usar protector solar”, dice un influencer de TikTok con
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped. At a hearing in Manhattan criminal court, prosecutors said they would not pursue criminal charges for 31 of the 46 people
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno, Kayla Tausche and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump narrows his focus on a handful of potential running mates, the behind-the-scenes lobbying among close advisers and donors has intensified with sharp divisions emerging over who is best suited to join the ticket. In every corner of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Claudia Sheinbaum, la ganadora de las elecciones presidenciales de México, dio a conocer los primeros nombres que formarán parte de su gabinete y anunció que Julio Berdegué Sacristán oficiará como el próximo secretario de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural. Quién es Julio Berdegué Sacristán Es ingeniero agrónomo y doctor en Ciencias
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration. The state’s Republican governor signed the bill into law on Tuesday. Proponents hope the new law will deter people from committing sex crimes
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines Public Schools teacher is putting one foot in front of the other and running across the state of Iowa. Cory Berkenes started his 300-mile-long journey Wednesday in Omaha. Thursday marked day two of the trek as he
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Hernandez Click here for updates on this story SAINT LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — Habitat For Children Ministries has been helping expecting mothers in Haiti via ‘mobile midwives’ for several years, but now they are days away from opening a brick-and-mortar facility of their own. The Women and Children Medical Clinic is scheduled to
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez dijo este jueves en su cuenta de X que es víctima de una persecución política, tras algunas decisiones que tomó la Fiscalía General de la Nación tras el cambio del fiscal a cargo, en el juicio que enfrenta por cargos de fraude procesal
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