5 things to know for July 20: Trump, Mall shooting, Sri Lanka, Heat, Marriage equality
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from…
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60% of Americans approved of the Supreme Court last July. Now, it’s 38%, according to a new poll
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen again, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with just 38% of…
Continue Reading‘This is an issue of equality’: Maryland law to allow religious garments in college sports
CNN By Amy Li, CNN “We had to make this really tough decision between our love for our faith or our love for sports.” Simran Jeet Singh…
Continue ReadingMillions of dollars in jewelry was stolen from an armored truck parked at a rest stop near Los Angeles, officials say
KCAL, KCBS, HANDOUT PHOTO, HANDOUT VIDEO, CNN By Stephanie Elam and Kacey Cherry, CNN Gems and jewelry worth millions of dollars were stolen from an…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as…
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Bend attorney Roy Dwyer passes away at 88
The Bend attorney tried some 500 cases during his nearly 60-year law…
Continue ReadingParkland school shooter was ‘cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly,’ prosecutors say in death penalty trial
CNN, WPLG, WSVN By Eric Levenson and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman who killed 14 students and three adults at a Parkland, Florida, high school in 2018…
Continue ReadingJudge criticizes Atlanta DA who hosted fundraiser for opponent of Trump grand jury target: ‘What were you thinking?’
CNN By Jason Morris, Preston Fore, Celeste Noraian and Dan Berman, CNN An Atlanta judge says he will ensure a report from the special grand jury…
Continue ReadingMom believes Sesame Place character was intentionally racist toward two 6-year-old Black girls
CNN By Caroll Alvarado, Michelle Watson and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The mother who posted a video showing a costumed character appearing to ignore…
Continue ReadingTransformer bursts into flames at the Hoover Dam
CNN By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…
Continue ReadingJudge orders October trial for lawsuit between Elon Musk and Twitter
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In an early victory for Twitter, a judge on Tuesday ruled that the company’s lawsuit against Elon Musk over…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s vision for the future of streaming: More expensive or less convenient
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix lost roughly a million customers last quarter — the most in the company’s 25-year history. But it…
Continue ReadingUvalde school police chief’s termination may be decided at Saturday school board meeting, source says
CNN By Shimon Prokupecz and Eric Levenson, CNN Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials have informed district police chief Pete…
Continue ReadingNot everyone can afford air conditioning during a brutal heat wave. Here’s how they cope
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Even when the temperature soars into the 90s, Linda Morris won’t turn on her air conditioning until she feels…
Continue ReadingGoogle honors slain Uvalde youngster’s wish: ‘I want the world to see my art’
CNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Before she was gunned down with her classmates, 10-year-old Alithia Haven Ramirez, of Uvalde, Texas, wanted to be an…
Continue ReadingBipartisan group of senators cuts deal to change election laws in response to January 6 attack
CNN By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election,…
Continue ReadingMonkeypox spreading in ‘cluster events,’ but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses murder charge against bodega clerk who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing
CNN By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan judge dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man earlier this month in…
Continue ReadingUnpublished memoir of Emmett Till’s accuser raises new questions
CNN By Justin Gamble and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The White woman who accused Emmett Till of making advances toward her says the Black teen admitted…
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