By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer RIPPEY, Iowa (AP) — There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa. They are a testament not just to the rapidly expanding craft beer industry but its place in rural America. Most small towns have
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to look into whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the state’s Black history curriculum. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Caucus Chairman, Nevada Rep.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on normalizing relations between the country and Israel. A White House National Security Council official confirmed that Sullivan and the prince
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate is thanking an increased demand for sweets in the first half of the year for its positive forecast, Mondelez (MDLZ) International said in its second quarter earnings call Thursday. “We feel good about continued consumer confidence,” the company
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni. Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is staying with the Los Angeles Angels, at least for the rest of the season. The playoff-contending team said Thursday it has decided not to deal the two-way superstar, just days before MLB’s trade deadline. It was welcome news in the Angels’ clubhouse, and
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents, with prosecutors alleging that he asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation into the
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors says a former Mississippi prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2019 beating of an inmate. Justice Department officials said Jessica Hill pleaded guilty Thursday to using excessive force when she was a corrections officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The indictment said Hill beat an inmate with
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El fiscal especial Jack Smith, quien lidera la investigación sobre el manejo de documentos clasificados, acusó al expresidente Donald Trump de cargos adicionales este jueves. Los fiscales sostienen en la acusación actualizada que dos empleados de Trump, Walt Nauta y Carlos De Oliveira, intentaron borrar videos de seguridad en el resort de
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat. Record-high temperatures in Arizona, combined with a lack of seasonal monsoons, have caused saguaro cactuses at the Desert Botanical Garden to become “highly stressed,” according to Chief Science Officer Kimberlie McCue. She said a saguaro can appear
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER Associated Press In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television. The pushback was swift, turning the late Irish singer-songwriter’s protest of sex abuse in the Catholic Church into a career-altering flashpoint. More than 30 years later, her “Saturday Night Live” performance and its stark
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House. Prosecutors allege in the updated indictment that two Trump employees – aide Walt Nauta and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to donate to a GoFundMe campaign for a nonagenarian battling over her family’s land. A rep for the rapper/entrepreneur confirmed to CNN that he made a $10,000 donation to Josephine Wright, whose 1.8-acre parcel of land Hilton Head Island, South Carolina is
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Weiter Click here for updates on this story MADISON (WRTV) — An Indiana police officer was arrested while on duty Tuesday after he was accused of attempting to record video of an underage girl without her knowledge. Madison police said 37-year-old Kyle J. Davis is charged with attempted child exploitation and attempted voyeurism
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Chick-fil-A is testing out two new restaurant concepts — a four-lane drive thru with a kitchen above and a walk-up store for digital orders — as it becomes the latest chain to try to get customers to skip the dining room. The drive-thru is set to open
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media, citing the interior ministry, say six people have been killed and dozens wounded when a motorcycle planted with explosives detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shiite Muslim shrine one day before the solemn holy day of Ashoura. The reports say Syrian Health Minister
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city told its 40,000 residents Thursday that they can resume using tap water for drinking and showering. The announcement comes a week after they were ordered to stay away from tap water after diesel fuel spilled into a reservoir at a treatment plant and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los hospitales suelen tener un sistema para atender rápidamente a los pacientes que más lo necesitan. En esos casos, se emiten alertas para prepararse para pacientes que llegarán con derrames cerebrales, problemas cardíacos, traumatismos graves o hemorragias. Lo que no suele haber es ninguna disposición de este tipo para los golpes
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Like many law enforcement agencies, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office issues occasional warnings of scammers claiming to be with the department and trying to rip people off. But the latest one, on Thursday, has a bit of a twist: A caller actually claiming to be Sheriff Shane Nelson.
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of Lexi Rubio, one of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting, is running to be the mayor of the Texas city, she announced Thursday. Mata-Rubio is looking to succeed Mayor Don McLaughlin, who is stepping down after nearly 10 years leading the city, about
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