Click here for updates on this story NEPHI, Utah (KSL) — A man already facing charges of operating a criminal enterprise for allegedly dealing drugs and guns was arrested again over the weekend after police say they caught him traveling over 100 mph with another large shipment. Ntwydamala Christian Cook, 21, was booked into the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Vehicle thefts in Las Cruces have more than doubled in comparison to last year, according to data released Tuesday by the police department. January 1st – May 15th, 2021: 186 car theftsJanuary 1st – May 15th, 2020: 91 car thefts According to this data, the the city saw a 104%
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — All of Utah’s operating temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will move forward to the next phase of reopening starting next month, the church announced Tuesday. In all, 60 temples across the globe will move to Phase 3 of
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The White House has ousted several members of a prestigious arts commission in the nation’s capital, the latest move in the Biden administration’s purge of Trump-era appointees from government agencies and boards. The seven-member Commission of Fine Arts — an independent federal agency tasked with advising the President, Congress and government agencies on “matters of
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The White House expects the US will reach a new milestone on Tuesday when it comes to vaccinations, with 50% of adults becoming fully vaccinated, according to White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt. “This is a major milestone in our country’s vaccination efforts,” Slavitt said during a White House briefing, noting only 1% of
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Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago. One person was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury after arriving at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a gunshot wound, police said. CNN has contacted the medical center for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County Coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the pilot killed when a military jet crashed in a residential neighborhood near Nellis Air Force Base on Monday. According to the coroner’s office, the pilot was identified as Nicholas Hunter Hamilton, 43, of Las Vegas.
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(CNN) — Un informe de inteligencia de Estados Unidos encontró que varios investigadores del Instituto de Virología de Wuhan en China se enfermaron en noviembre de 2019 y tuvieron que ser hospitalizados, un nuevo detalle sobre la gravedad de sus síntomas que podría atizar el debate sobre los orígenes de la pandemia de covid-19, según
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One year ago today, the world watched George Floyd’s life slowly slip away under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The outpouring of rage and empathy that followed shook the foundations of Corporate America in unprecedented ways, but experts say it’s far too early to say whether the business world’s pledged commitments to lasting
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County School District and the state’s largest teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on how to keep employees’ health plans afloat amid financial difficulties for the nonprofit insurance company covering them. The district on Monday agreed to allow THT Health, the
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Walmart has apologized to people who received emails containing the n-word in an earlier message from the retailer. On Monday, Walmart said someone outside the company created fake accounts on its site using the email addresses of the individuals in question. That prompted an auto-generated email from the company that contained the racial slur. Walmart
Continue Reading A German e-commerce startup wants to disrupt the New York City grocery market with deliveries to customers’ apartments in 10 minutes or less. Gorillas, founded last year in Berlin and now available in more than 25 European cities, will begin deliveries in a handful of Brooklyn neighborhoods this month. Brooklyn will be Gorillas’ first location
Continue Reading Record-holding NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent more time in outer space than almost any other human on the planet, but even in retirement she’s desperate to go back. On Tuesday, the 61-year-old Whitson revealed that she will do just that — and this time, she’s flying private. Axiom, a Houston-based company that focuses on
Continue Reading For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and protect its own interests, according to a Harvard University study published Thursday. The peer-reviewed study found that Exxon publicly equates demand for energy to an indefinite need for fossil fuels, casting the company as
Continue Reading President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The meeting comes as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — legislation that would set up a
Continue Reading A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public rollout that would blunt the Mueller investigation’s damaging findings about then-President Donald Trump, according to a newly released opinion from the judge. Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s scathing analysis was revealed Tuesday morning
Continue Reading The first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next month in Switzerland, the White House confirmed Tuesday, as the administration and the Kremlin finalize arrangements for the summit. “President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021. The leaders will discuss the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Estados Unidos nunca ha estado más cerca del final de esta pandemia, que ha infligido la crisis y el asalto a la moral nacional de la forma más universal desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Las vacunas casi milagrosas tienen al virus –que ha devastado a la nación– en retirada. Las ciudades desiertas que
Continue Reading Lawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, began making their case Tuesday that his conviction and death sentence can’t stand because he was too “disconnected from reality” to represent himself. That’s the chief contention laid out in a sprawling 321-page motion filed last year
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“Mike Tyson: The Knockout” initially feels like it’s simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer’s epic rise, fall and attempted comeback. After the first few rounds, though, this two-part ABC documentary lands some pretty compelling blows, particularly in highlighting the difference 25 years made in terms of Tyson’s third act following his rape
Continue Reading Democrats are poised to confirm Kristen Clarke Tuesday as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a historic step that would come on the anniversary of George Floyd’s killing — and after a vitriolic campaign by Republicans over her stance on policing. If confirmed, she will break barriers in a
Continue Reading Olivia Rodrigo has a lot to celebrate. The 18-year-old’s new single “Good 4 U” has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the second top hit for the singer, the first was “Drivers License.” Both songs are off her debut album “Sour.” “GOOD 4 U IS NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHH!!!!!”
Continue Reading As Nepal wrestles with a deadly wave of Covid-19, efforts to help vulnerable families there are facing new and unimaginable challenges. Maggie Doyne, the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year, has spent nearly 15 years caring for children and families in rural Nepal. Doyne is the co-founder and CEO of BlinkNow, a non-profit that runs
Continue Reading As the nation honored the life of George Floyd with memorial events and marches, Floyd’s family and supporters said they have been encouraged by the progress made in the year since he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. From Dallas to Washington, DC, to Minneapolis, Floyd’s name is echoing across the country in recognition
Continue Reading Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said travel demand is rebounding, but he doesn’t expect business travel to ever return to the way it was before the pandemic. “It doesn’t mean business travel is dead, just business travel as we knew it isn’t coming back the way it was,” Chesky said in an interview with CNN’s Poppy
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HOUSTON, Texas — Three former and current Harris County deputy constables allege they were being sexually exploited, molested and harassed by their superiors while assigned to a human trafficking task force, according to a federal civil lawsuit filed Monday. The female officers — Liz Gomez, Marissa Sanchez and Felecia McKinney — claim they were rookie
Continue Reading Texas is a step closer to allowing residents to carry handguns in public without obtaining a license or training. The Texas legislature on Monday approved the final version of a permitless carry gun bill, sending the legislation to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his signature. House Bill 1927 would allow individuals 21 and older
Continue Reading The banking world nearly caved in 13 years ago. The former CEO of Washington Mutual is worried that another bubble is brewing. Kerry Killinger was named CEO of WaMu in 1990 and was fired in September 2008 — just weeks before the bank failed as a growing number of mortgage loans went bad. WaMu was
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The moon is about to put on a bit of a show. The full moon on May 26 will be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019, according to EarthSky. It will take the moon just under three hours to cross through the Earth’s shadow, but the actual lunar eclipse will last for about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta mother and teacher fought off a suspect who tried to rape and strangle her, police say. He took off with her phone but it only made tracking him easier. The victim’s family used an iPhone app to help investigators locate then arrest a
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