Associated Press Elon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist. In a 35 second video dated Oct. 25 and posted on Musk’s X platform, a narrator begins with a warning
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers in 2022 when they discovered a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem in response to a bonus question in a high school math contest. But that was only the beginning. A volunteer at their former school, New
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Friday, we published an article about how former President Donald Trump’s campaign has made a habit of deceptively using quotations in television ads attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. Then, just days later, the campaign released perhaps the most egregious example yet. A new minute-long ad revives two
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China’s own stated position on the conflict. Finnish President Alexander Stubb made his comments after meeting for more than three hours with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a visit
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — An 11-year-old boy is accused of making a “written threat to do bodily harm or to kill” a 10-year-old girl online, according to a Port St. Lucie police public information officer. Police in Port St. Lucie began investigating the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for “trampling” on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot. U.S. District
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader, over a month after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The group’s Senior Council elected Qassem as secretary-general, Hezbollah’s media office said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that Qassem is committed to prophet “Mohammed’s authentic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, over a deal to grant visa-free access for some Ukrainians. The arrangement was announced by the home affairs minister, a member of the Democratic Alliance, but was
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Clint Eastwood may be 94 but he’s not ready to retire just yet. In fact, during the actors strike hiatus from his latest film “Juror #2,” in theaters Friday, he wasn’t resting: He was looking for new material. The new film stars Nicholas Hoult as an ordinary man called to jury duty
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are emerging from a yearslong funk about the economy, with the presidential election just a week away. The Conference Board’s latest consumer survey showed that Americans this month became more optimistic about the future of both the labor market and the broader US economy. The monthly survey’s
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of ballots were destroyed or damaged in fires set Monday at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest – and investigators are searching for a person they believe is responsible for both incidents. Almost all the ballots that were damaged or destroyed were in a drop box in
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s role in the 2024 presidential campaign in the final weeks of the election has been moved even further out of the spotlight as recent campaign trail gaffes prompted a range of responses – from eyerolls to outright anger – from some
Continue ReadingBy Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Like many hotels, Red Cliffs Lodge, in the outskirts of Moab, Utah, provides guests with complimentary items like maps, in-room toiletries and, upon request, dental kits stocked with oft-forgotten toothbrushes and toothpaste. But in the fall of 2023, the property began lending some guests a decidedly different kind of
Continue ReadingBy Jon Schoenheider Click here for updates on this story CANAAN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Canaan man is in jail after police said he tried to drive away with his impounded truck over the weekend. According to the Lebanon Police Department, officers found Robert Stark, 39, inside their secure impound lot around 8:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Natasha Rothwell’s characters in “The White Lotus,” “Insecure” and “How to Die Alone” all have one thing in common – the desire to be seen. “Because I just wanna be seen,” Rothwell told CNN in a recent interview. “I grew up in this body, a plus-size Black woman,
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Megan Garcia is navigating unimaginable grief following the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who took his life in February. “I understand the only way to get my children through it is to get through it myself,” Garcia said,
Continue ReadingBy John Atwater & Alex Svenson Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A 23-year-old Boston man is being summonsed after he claimed during a NewsCenter 5 interview to be the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Needham that injured two people, officials said Tuesday. The victims were seriously injured
Continue ReadingBy Joaquin Caballero, CNN en Español (CNN) — A man has died and up to nine other people are missing after a 10-story hotel collapsed in Argentina. The 10-story Dubrovnik hotel in the city of Villa Gessell, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) from the capital Buenos Aires on the Atlantic coast, collapsed early on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Linsalata, Aaron Page Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A disturbing find on the front lawn of a Fort Lauderdale home revealed a potential concern over coyotes. Security cameras near Westwood Heights Elementary School captured the moments two coyotes attacked a stray cat in a Fort Lauderdale
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Shawn Mendes took some time during his concert in Colorado on Monday to address a personal topic. In a video shared widely on social media, the 26-year-old singer took a break during his performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre to share “the truth” about his sexuality. “Since I was
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