By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Thousands of WE Energies customers are without power Sunday, Aug. 8 after a series of overnight thunderstorms and flooding. According to the WE Energies outage map, 3,659 customers are out of service in Milwaukee County as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Over 1,500
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In this preview from the CNN special “Being .. AOC,” Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) on if she plans to mount a challenge against Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) in 2022.
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By Duarte Mendonca and John Sinnott, CNN As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday, football superstar Lionel Messi said a move to Paris Saint-Germain was “a possibility.” It’s been widely reported that Messi has been offered a two-year contract by PSG, though the 34-year-old Argentine said no arrangements had been made with
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not know what her political future holds — and that includes whether she might challenge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a 2022 primary. Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash if she is considering a campaign against her fellow New Yorker next year, Ocasio-Cortez said she
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years and transformed the Tallahassee team into a powerhouse, died Sunday, the school said in a statement. He was 91. Bowden “passed peacefully” at his home, according to a statement from
Continue Reading Senior White House advisor Anita Dunn is one of the few people in history to be in the inner circle of two presidential campaigns, and two administrations: President Barack Obama, and now President Joe Biden. Dunn reminisces with CNN’s Dana Bash about what it was like going into work more than 40 years ago as an intern during Jimmy Carter’s administration.
Continue Reading By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN More than 40 years ago, Anita Dunn was walking into the White House as an intern in then-President Jimmy Carter’s administration. “I’d walk over here,” she said in an interview with CNN last week, pointing to the iconic White House gate, “and tourists would stop, looking at me,
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Boy oh boy, will it be hot today! Many of us will be in the triple digits today, with little to no relief from cloud cover or rain. Please take the heat safety rules into consideration if you are planning on doing anything outside this afternoon. Preferably though, you would do it early on, or
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TOKYO, Japan — The Olympic flame has been extinguished, officially marking the end of a pandemic-delayed and heavily restricted Tokyo Games after an exhausting, enlightening and sometimes enraging run. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been passed to
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has declared the games closed and the Olympic flame has been extinguished. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been
Continue Reading High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have seen intense competition, but will be remembered for feats of sportsmanship and kindness. CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the heartwarming moments of the 2020 Olympics.
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business When investors purchase a stock, what they’re doing is buying a percentage of the company. Right? Wrong! At least when it comes to many of the Chinese companies listed on the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. That’s because Chinese companies use a structure called a variable interest entity,
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted to test my fitness” and gauge how he was “feeling.” With around 12 kilometers of the race remaining, Kipchoge pulled clear of the lead pack to cross the line in a time of two hours,
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By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A Black realtor was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in a Michigan suburb last week when they looked outside and saw police officers surrounding the property with their guns drawn. “I knew once they surrounded the home they were preparing for a
Continue Reading A Black real estate agent was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in Wyoming, Michigan, when they were handcuffed by police. They were eventually released and the Wyoming Department of Public Safety says an internal review concluded “race played no role in our officers’ treatment of the individuals.” The three individuals share their story with CNN’s Don Lemon.
Continue Reading Feeling like you missed out on crypto? You’re not alone. But don’t go all-in on “the next big thing” just yet. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains how pump & dump schemes straight out of ”The Wolf of Wall Street” have returned with a vengeance.
Continue Reading By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19. Team USA won more gold medals — and more medals overall — than any other country in the Games. A total of 626 athletes competed for the USA at the
Continue Reading High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have seen intense competition, but will be remembered for feats of sportsmanship and kindness. CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the heartwarming moments of the 2020 Olympics.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on Sunday. It is the first major city to fall to the insurgent group since they began their offensive in May, and marks a big blow to the Afghan government. Kunduz
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Duston Van Balen took a road trip with his family and a wooden urn containing the ashes of a man he considered a brother, with stops at the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Zion National Park in southwest Utah. It’s been nearly a year since Albert Aguirre, 40, was found dead
Continue Reading By Kristin Wilson, Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted to cut off debate on the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Sunday night, a last hurdle before voting on final passage of the bipartisan bill, likely early Tuesday. Sixty-eight senators voted to invoke cloture Sunday night, including 18 Republicans, clearing one
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (Reuters) — El seis veces ganador del Balón de Oro, Lionel Messi, rompió a llorar el domingo durante una conferencia de prensa tras su sorpresiva salida del FC Barcelona después de que el club dijera que ya no podía pagar los altos salarios del argentino sin poner en peligro su futuro.
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Exuding charm and wit, Bowden led Florida State to two national championships and a record of 315-98-4 during his 34 seasons with the Seminoles. In all, Bowden had 377 wins during his 40 years in
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Failure to act now on climate change will result in “catastrophic” consequences for the world, the leader of the United Nation’s next climate talks has warned. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” Alok Sharma, the British minister in charge of the 26th UN Climate Change
Continue Reading By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive students started approaching
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get the care they would normally receive. Susan Walker has been calling out-of-state hospitals trying to get help for her husband, who did not get vaccinated against Covid-19 and is now in
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans trying to get care at their nearest emergency room will have to go elsewhere. Hunt Regional Medical Center at Commerce said its ER is temporarily closing “due to a critical Covid surge.”
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in a news release Monday that the fox population in Sierra Nevada, which only consists of about 18 to 39 individuals, will receive protection
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been before the games. Suffering from the twisties — a mental condition in which gymnasts lose the sense of where their bodies are in midair — Biles stunned the world by withdrawing
Continue Reading By Lisa Drayer, CNN As a busy parent, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for my family. I’m fortunate that my husband also enjoys making meals, which serves as a natural division of culinary labor. But what I’ve come to realize — especially during our 1,000-plus
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