By Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to deliver a final-stretch closing argument address next week at the same location her rival delivered a fiery speech on January 6, 2021, that set in motion the attack by his supporters at the US Capitol. Harris’ speech
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an unincorporated
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un artículo de The Atlantic publicado esta semana, en donde se citan afirmaciones del general retirado de los Marines John Kelly, ex secretario general de la Casa Blanca, ha causado un revuelo cuando faltan menos de dos semanas para el día de las elecciones en EE.UU. Kelly dijo que el expresidente encaja
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In anticipation of three Taylor Swift concerts, which could draw around 150,000 visitors to New Orleans’ Superdome this weekend, state authorities on Wednesday began clearing a nearby homeless encampment. Roughly 75 people who were living in tents beneath an overpass would be relocated roughly two blocks away, Louisiana State
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Mendez carefully positioned three candles in a row under a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium. Then she pulled out a foil-wrapped burrito and rested it against the post. “I know he ate a burrito all his life,” said the 70-year-old fan from North Hollywood who had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency didn’t ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had. The problem could send nearly $1 billion to places that don’t need it, according to a report by the EPA’s Office of Inspector General. It isn’t too late to ensure
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army on Wednesday accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups. Al Jazeera rejected the claims. Israel cited documents it purportedly found in Gaza, and other intelligence it gathered, in making the
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the temperatures cool and with the potential for additional rainfall in the coming week, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Districts is set to open at daylight on Monday, October 28, the agencies announced Wednesday. As they informed residents earlier this month, the Sisters-Camp
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Tanto Estados Unidos como Israel emitieron alertas de seguridad este miércoles en las que advierten sobre un posible ataque en lugares turísticos de una zona costera de Sri Lanka. La alerta de la embajada de Estados Unidos informó que habían “recibido información creíble advirtiendo de un ataque dirigido a lugares turísticos
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida and North Carolina hit by recent hurricanes. Executive Vice President Steven Monteith gave the update during a virtual briefing Wednesday that was meant to reassure voters and election officials that the
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden cree que su predecesor, el expresidente Donald Trump, es un fascista, dijo la Casa Blanca este miércoles, la señal más clara hasta ahora de lo que Biden cree que está en juego a menos de dos semanas de las elecciones. Los comentarios de la secretaria
Continue ReadingBy Tricia Escobedo, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Pepperidge Farm is temporarily renaming its iconic Goldfish crackers after a sophisticated fish entrée to attract older snackers. But
Continue ReadingCNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Pepperidge Farm is temporarily renaming its iconic Goldfish crackers after a sophisticated fish entrée to attract older snackers.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering another concussion in the game against the Buffalo Bills last month. Tagovailoa was all smiles during the practice session. Dolphins’ star wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, was very excited, saying having Tagovailoa back almost made
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Federal authorities say a former St. Louis prosecutor admitted to misusing thousands of dollars in public funds to pay herself back, after getting fined for mistakes she made while prosecuting a Republican governor. The U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday that ex-prosecutor Kim Gardner had her employees reimburse her out of her office’s contingent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from Venezuela’s state oil company. A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment Wednesday charging Raul Gorrin in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration said Wednesday. The state budget office generated the preliminary figure for direct or indirect damages and potential investments to
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A month after demanding that New York election officials keep his name on that state’s presidential ballot, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to remove him from the ballot in the battleground state of Wisconsin. In a longshot emergency appeal, Kennedy argued in part that
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation made by a scientific panel Wednesday. It lowers the minimum recommended age for
Continue ReadingNORTH AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer who died two years later of a self-inflicted knife wound. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said Wednesday that the DNA of Bruce
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