By Alayna Treene, Tami Luhby, Katie Lobosco, Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump unveiled a slate of new economic plans Thursday, including the creation of a government efficiency commission that he said Elon Musk has agreed to lead if the former president is elected in November. “At the suggestion of Elon
Continue ReadingCNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month, has died days after she was burned by her boyfriend, the country’s athletics federation confirmed on X, formerly known as Twitter, Thursday. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our athlete, Rebecca
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street is eyeing what could be the most consequential economic data report in months due out Friday. Inflation has cooled significantly since the Federal Reserve began aggressively hiking interest rates more than two years ago to tame it. That’s led the central bank to shift its
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Anna “Delvey” Sorokin is not shying away from her controversial past as she readies to compete on the new season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Sorokin was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and other financial crimes after pretending to be a German heiress with a trust fund.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paula Abdul is straight up heartbroken to have to disappoint her fans, but she’s taking some time off to take care of herself. In a statement shared on social media Wednesday, the singer and songwriter announced with “an incredibly heavy heart” that she “recently sustained” some injuries. “In
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been that he does not believe a ceasefire and hostage deal is likely in Gaza in a sharp rebuke to the Biden administration’s insistence it’s close at hand. “There’s not a deal
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense ministry says a member of the Royal Navy was killed when a helicopter ditched in the English Channel during a nighttime training exercise. The ministry says the Merlin MK4 helicopter carrying a crew of three ditched while conducting night flying exercises with the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth off England’s
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Michael Keaton can’t even remember how he came about his professional name. “I was looking through — I can’t remember if it was a phone book,” the “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star told People about the origin of his use of Keaton. “I must’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — An injured transgender teenager and his mother allege that a group of other teens committed a hate crime when they beat him up in the woods and a Massachusetts police chief has assigned a specially trained detective to investigate the case.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The decision by New York prosecutors to charge a former aide to the New York governor this week with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government has raised concerns about China’s efforts to influence U.S. politics. Linda Sun held numerous roles in New York state government, including deputy
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Four days after a Lawrence mother was reported missing, investigators on Tuesday discovered her body near a Massachusetts lake and arrested one of her neighbors in connection with the investigation. Carol Flaz, 37, was reported missing Saturday. Essex County District Attorney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. government announced Thursday that it secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, who have arrived in Guatemala where they will apply for entry to the United States or other countries. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that they were released on humanitarian grounds.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two lawmakers say that Ukraine’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new foreign minister. Andrii Sybiha is the country’s new chief diplomat. Sybiha is a former ambassador to Turkey. He replaced Dmytro Kuleba who became one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage as he petitioned
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis. In a statement Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its investigation into Live Nation Entertainment’s unit Ticketmaster will look
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered his usual assortment of long-debunked false claims in an appearance on Fox News in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night. But one of the false claims was new. Trump, who has repeatedly insulted the intelligence of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, claimed that
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (WBAL) — A Maryland native was killed inside her Rice University dorm room Monday night. Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found shot to death along with a man, who police believe was Rodriguez Avila’s boyfriend. The man was also dead, with a self-inflicted gunshot
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby gets chills recalling his first supersonic flight from London to New York in 2002. Hazelby remembers stepping onto the flight deck and taking it all in. The interior was smaller than the Boeing 707s and 747s he’d worked on for much of his career,
Continue ReadingBy Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (WBAL) — Maryland and Washington, D.C., are suing three Rockville gun shops for their alleged roles in fueling a gun-trafficking scheme through straw selling and buying. Attorneys General Anthony Brown, of Maryland, and Brian Schwalb, of Washington, and the nonprofit Everytown Law were
Continue ReadingKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated by
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