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Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing the companies of artificially inflating insulin list prices that resulted in patients paying more for the medications. The agency alleges that CVS Health’s Caremark Rx, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Friday launched a new television ad seeking to tie former President Donald Trump to North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, a day after a bombshell KFile report detailed a series of inflammatory comments Robinson made more than a decade ago. This is
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Tierra está a punto de obtener una nueva “miniluna”, pero no se quedará mucho tiempo. El asteroide recién descubierto, llamado 2024 PT5, será capturado temporalmente por la gravedad de la Tierra y orbitará nuestro planeta del 29 de septiembre al 25 de noviembre, según los astrónomos. Después, la roca espacial
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested this week on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered to remain in custody until his federal trial in New York. So what comes next for the 54-year-old music mogul? And what about the
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — The General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will issue a temporary layoff notice on Thursday as part of a $390 million investment to retool for Chevrolet Bolt EV production. The phased layoffs, starting in November, were communicated to
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl, Will Kenworthy Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A group of Philadelphia breast cancer survivors is getting ready for a big rowing competition, the first of its kind. These rowers say being out on the water is empowering and helps them physically and mentally in their cancer recovery
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press For decades politicians in both parties have bemoaned a U.S. immigration system that virtually all call broken. Attempts at comprehensive reform have failed and popular emotion and partisan rancor have it a new high over the last two years as cities and towns struggled to accommodate migrants. With emotions high, Republican-led states
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — With the Federal Reserve shifting gears and cutting interest rates by a half point, it’s time for investors, households and businesses to take a long hard look at where their money is. The Fed on Wednesday lowered interest rates, marking the first rate cut since March 2020.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing a convenience store clerk Irene Graves during a robbery in Greenville, South Carolina, when he was 19
Continue ReadingBy Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Jeff Bekos is a father on a mission. He is biking his way across the country to raise money and awareness for Ronald McDonald House Charities, giving back to an organization that helped his family in their greatest time of need.
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Thieves crashed a vehicle after carjacking a woman at gunpoint Thursday night in the Washington Heights neighborhood, according to police. It happened just before 11 p.m. in the 9900 block of South Halsted Street. Police said the 46-year-old woman was sitting inside
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Danya Gainor and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson believes former President Donald Trump understands that House Republicans do not have the votes to pass the SAVE Act, following a private meeting between the two men on Thursday night. Publicly, the former president has called on Republicans to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence. It’s unclear, though, how much they can do with only weeks before the election, or if additional dollars would make an immediate difference.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday in the battleground state following a CNN report about Robinson’s alleged disturbing online posts, an absence that illustrates the liability the gubernatorial candidate poses for Trump and downballot GOP candidates. Robinson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood. China is calling for strict monitoring of the move. Beijing says the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — FedEx said a weaker industrial economy produced a “challenging” quarter that caused it to trim its outlook for later this year, a sign of possible cooling in the wider economy. The company, sometimes seen as a bellwether for the US and global economies by investors, focused most of its
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Trying to convince your kid to eat their food can be a struggle. The tears, the tantrums – many parents will know the feeling only too well. But those failing to tempt their child to eat their broccoli can take solace, as research has found that picky eating
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were there to share the moment when Ryan Mountcastle and Brent Rooker got their first hits. They were among 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder. “It’s just so sad. I just hate it,” said Mike Watts,
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