By Devan Cole and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to lift a sweeping new block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and quicken the path to loan forgiveness. The request puts fresh pressure on the justices
Continue ReadingMaine utility regulators have unanimously rejected an electric utility’s proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals an illicit marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials. The state’s second-largest electric utility floated the idea to aid police cracking down on operations hidden inside rural homes that are being investigated for ties to transnational crime. But
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Como inversor de capital riesgo, J. D. Vance pregonaba repetidamente sus principios rectores a la hora de invertir en una empresa: una empresa no sólo debe generar beneficios, también debe ayudar a las comunidades estadounidenses. Por eso, dijo, invirtió en AppHarvest, una startup que prometía un futuro de alta tecnología para la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Three independent and third-party candidates got one step closer to appearing on Georgia’s presidential ballot on Tuesday. But legal challenges still loom. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says independents Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz of the Party for Socialism and Liberation each
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian air force plane has carried the remains of three of the 62 people killed in last week’s plane crash to a small, distraught city in the country’s south where they were to be handed over to their families for burial. The Sao Paulo state government said on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A local clerk failed to realize that new legislative maps moved a rural Wisconsin town into a new district, leading to an administrative error that could disenfranchise scores of voters in an Assembly primary. The new maps moved the northern Wisconsin town of Summit out of the 73rd Assembly
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By Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department approved potential weapons sales to Israel totaling roughly $20 billion on Tuesday, including an anticipated sale of up to 50 F-15 fighter jets valued at more than $18 billion. The F-15 sale is believed to be the biggest weapons package for Israel and was announced alongside approved potential sales of
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kicking off a five-state fundraising swing, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz warned a second administration under Donald Trump would wage “war” on working people while threatening Medicare and Social Security. Walz appeared before cheering members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Los
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former House Democratic leader, is recovering after experiencing a mild stroke on Sunday. Hoyer’s spokesperson Margaret Mulkerrin says in a statement that Hoyer, who is 85, experienced a “mild ischemic stroke” on Sunday night and sought medical help. Hoyer responded well to treatment and has not had
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, defended his military record during remarks in Los Angeles on Tuesday, saying he is “damn proud” of his service in the Army National Guard. Speaking to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union convention, Walz addressed attacks
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz once praised a cleric and leader in the Muslim community who has spread antisemitic content on Facebook, according to video newly revealed by the Washington Examiner. The video features Walz, who was chosen last week to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, speaking at an event
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A child has been hospitalized after being attacked by a black bear at a campground south of Red Lodge, Montana, over the weekend. The child was a 3-year-old girl, according to the Associated Press. The girl was inside a tent when she was attacked by the female bear around 10 p.m. on Sunday,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A reporter told Mexico’s president that his supporters attacked her in public in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him Tuesday what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and disinterest,
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday released new videos from last week’s protests marking the 10-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing, including footage of an incident in which an officer was severely injured. Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle said body camera video and footage from
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man died from overheating at Death Valley National Park after hiking on a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius). On Aug. 1, he returned from a trail and drove his car off a 20-foot embankment, according to officials Monday. Witnesses say he initially declined
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Family and friends of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor are making a public plea for help in finding and convicting his killers. Speaking at a news conference outside City Hall on Tuesday, Wactor’s mother Scarlett Wactor asked that anyone who knew anything come forward, saying it would help her and
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has set a December execution date for Christopher Collings, an inmate convicted of raping and killing a 9-year-old girl nearly two decades ago. Collings is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La expresidenta de Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declarará este miércoles en el juicio oral por el intento de homicidio en su contra ocurrido el 1 de septiembre de 2022 frente a su departamento, en el barrio de Recoleta de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, en la que están acusados Fernando
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Rusia reubicó algunas de sus soldados estacionados en la zona sur ocupada de Ucrania en la región de Kursk, al suroeste de Rusia, donde la presión del avance de Ucrania se siente con fuerza, según funcionarios militares ucranianos. El jefe militar de Ucrania afirmó este martes que Ucrania tomó el control
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The two-month summer break can be a welcome vacation for students, with long stretches of free time away from school. But some parents and educators worry that they may get behind in their learning. As most Canadian children reach the halfway
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