By Colin McCullough and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is in Ukraine to reiterate US support for the country and ratchet up pressure on House Republicans back home to pass a foreign aid bill that includes further assistance for Ukraine and Israel. Four other Democratic senators, Jack Reed of Rhode
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The Florida House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit anyone under 16 in the state from holding accounts with certain social media platforms. The bill now heads for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk. On Thursday, the House passed House Bill 1 in a vote of 108-7, according to online records. HB1, or Online Protections for Minors, would require some
Continue ReadingNo new snow at the moment, but a cold front will arrive late Sunday lowering snow levels in the central and southern WA Cascades by late afternoon and then the rest of the forecast overnight and early Monday. This will result in increased snowfall amounts in the Cascades (accumulations of 8-16 inches). Travel will be
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Happy Friday on the High Desert! There may be some areas experiencing freezing temperatures early this morning, but in general, we can expect a dry and quiet pattern today. Temperatures will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday and several degrees above average for this time of year. A cold front will arrive late Sunday
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are strong favorites to win the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, but there are complications on both sides. Progressive activists are urging Democrats to cast their ballots for “uncommitted” to protest Biden’s position on Israel. On the Republican side, the
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital. Dozens of tractors drove peacefully into Paris carrying flags from Rural Coordination, the farmers’
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline to agree to forgo a public funeral or else they’ll bury him on prison grounds. Investigators gave Lyudmila Navalnaya three hours to accept a proposal for a private funeral outside the
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Laguna Beach, California (CNN) — There was a time when an electric Tesla pickup, something designed to go head-to-head against America’s most popular products, the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado, seemed just the thing to take Tesla truly mainstream. Then, in 2019, Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck, a bare metal
Continue ReadingCNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Laguna Beach, California (CNN) — There was a time when an electric Tesla pickup, something designed to go head-to-head against America’s most popular products, the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado, seemed just the thing to take Tesla truly mainstream. Then, in 2019, Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck, a bare
Continue ReadingBy Richard Allen Greene and Elliott Gotkine, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plan for Gaza’s future post-Hamas, which includes the “complete demilitarization” of the enclave, closing off the territory’s southern border with Egypt, as well as the overhaul of Gaza’s civil administration and education systems. CNN has obtained a
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A lawyer for a man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann says he won’t respond to unrelated charges of sexual offenses at a trial that opened last week in Germany. The 47-year-old German faces three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse of children
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s police say Lee Ho-yang, a prominent K-pop composer and producer better known by his professional name of “Shinsadong Tiger,” has been found dead. The Seoul Metropolitan Police say that 40-year-old Lee was discovered dead at his Seoul studio on Friday. Police gave no
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the European Union’s powerful Commission says decisions will be taken soon to release billions of euros to Poland, funds frozen by the bloc over the previous Polish government’s anti-EU policies. Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday the decision to release 137 billion
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas’ return to competitive gymnastics – originally set for this weekend – will have to wait, after the American tested positive for Covid-19. Douglas last competed almost eight years ago at the Rio Olympics, but announced her intention to return to the sport in an
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — As some Republicans were agonizing over the party’s disappointing 2022 midterm election performance – and occasionally laying the blame at the feet of former President Donald Trump – New York Rep. Elise Stefanik tripled down. Shortly after Election Day, Stefanik, now the fourth-ranking House Republican and a top GOP
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Being a working parent seeking affordable, accessible and high-quality child care in the United States can be as tricky — but much less fun — than solving the Rubik’s cube. The good news: More employers have started to offer child care benefits. The bad news: They are
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN Congress is quickly approaching a pair of government funding deadlines, with less than a week to go before a potential partial shutdown and lawmakers at an impasse with no clear plan in place to avoid it. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden met with four top congressional leaders at
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — When Wendy Williams’ popular talk show was canceled in 2022, the first person to reveal the news to her was her niece and goddaughter, Alex Finnie. “I got serious, and I said, ‘I want to really explain something to you so that you can get this,’” Finnie recalled in
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and European Union on Friday heaped hundreds of new sanctions on Russia in connection with the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of noted Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last week in an Arctic penal
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — NFL punter Matt Araiza has signed with Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, the team announced on Thursday. The former Buffalo Bills player has been out of the league since August 2022. That was the same year Araiza was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the
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