By Jon Passantino and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Monday reported that violent crime dropped across the US last year, registering the steepest annual decline in murders in decades. But the report was almost entirely ignored by right-wing media outlets, which have pushed a false narrative that crime is surging under President
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Jarboe Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS) — On Cleveland’s East Side, a forbidding brick wall is now a canvas. With a paint sprayer and aerosol cans, artists are creating one of the largest murals in the state. Their work surface stretches 728 feet along Woodhill Road, on the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poetry, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her. On Tuesday, officials also announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day as the 23-year-old known as “JuJu” returned home to
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (LAPost.com) — Do you live in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino, including the Coachella Valley, counties? You may be eligible to receive $250 to replace your gas-powered lawn mower and garden equipment in a newly expanded rebate program. The South
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Los restos humanos hallados el 30 de julio en Uruguay corresponden a Luis Arigón Castel, quien estaba desaparecido desde 1977 ―en el marco de la última dictadura en el país―, informó este martes el fiscal especializado en crímenes de lesa humanidad, Ricardo Perciballe. En conferencia de prensa, Perciballe detalló que
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge. Ryan Wesley Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms offenses. The upgraded charges contained
Continue ReadingMore than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed. There are nearly 90,000 new Parkinson’s cases each year in the U.S. Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically starts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump is again criticizing the Biden administration’s financial support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. This time he appeared to praise Russia’s military record from defeating Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during World War II and French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during an invasion. He argues a defeat may
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023. Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF,
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Senate unanimously passed a bill guaranteeing that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris receive the same level of Secret Service protection as a sitting president. Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida brought the legislation to the floor almost days after the House of Representatives
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A grant of $25,000 was awarded to the Central Oregon Center for the Arts by the Oregon Cultural Trust as part of that organization’s Cultural Development Grant Program. The grant will support COCA in its mission to enhance the cultural landscape of Central Oregon by providing a state-of-the-art facility for entertainment, artistic expression,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, afirmó este martes que la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) ya no vela por los principios que esbozó en su fundación, sino que impone “una agenda ideológica” a sus miembros. “Una organización que había sido pensada como un escudo para proteger el reino
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, 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! The slumping job market in the US is taking a toll on people’s moods. A consumer survey showed that
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, 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! The slumping job market in the US is taking a toll on people’s moods. A consumer survey showed
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Hubo un tiempo en que una de las entradas más solicitadas del verano eran las invitaciones para ir de fiesta con Sean “Diddy” Combs. Es esos días, la gente se arrebataba para asociarse con el empresario y productor, ahora caído en desgracia y detenido. Combs podría enfrentar cadena perpetua si es
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer. A new Associated Press analysis
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An accused drug dealer has been arrested in the killings of two confidential police informants whose bodies were stashed in trash bags and dumped in a northeastern Indiana river. Authorities say the 29-year-old man was expected to be formally charged Wednesday with murder. He was arrested Monday in Richmond, Indiana, 73
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board — something he denies. Tuesday’s announcement comes as more North Carolina Republicans disturbed by
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff and Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KNXV) — A Valley woman is preparing to hike to the top of the second-tallest peak in Ecuador to raise awareness and funding for amputees who don’t have access to prosthetic care. Leslie Martinez will be among a group of
Continue ReadingKNXV, LESLIE MARTINEZ, ROMPGLOBAL.ORG, RANGE OF MOTION PROJECT, @LMOPCLIMBFORPATIENTS, INSTAGRAM, SECURE.QGIV.COM, CNN, Leslie Martinez, rompglobal.org, Range of Motion Project, @lmopclimbforpatients/Instagram, secure.qgiv.com By Web Staff and Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KNXV) — A Valley woman is preparing to hike to the top of the second-tallest peak in Ecuador to
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