By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner has become the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors say Scott Kevin Fairlamb was one of the very first rioters to breach the Capitol. After leaving the building, Fairlamb
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says he is running for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat, joining a crowded Democratic field in one of the nation’s most competitive races. Lamb is seeking the nomination to replace outgoing GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. He’s a former Marine and federal prosecutor who rose to political
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas school districts will not be required to conduct contact tracing this year if a student contracts Covid-19, according to new guidelines issued by the Texas Education Agency this week. The agency said districts should notify parents if the district learns of a student who has been a close contact to someone
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Norwegian Cruise Line is asking a federal judge to block a Florida law prohibiting cruise companies from demanding that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship. Norwegian contended at a hearing Friday the “vaccine passport” ban, signed into
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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Norwegian Cruise Line is asking a federal judge to block a Florida law prohibiting cruise companies from demanding that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship. Norwegian contended at a hearing Friday the “vaccine passport” ban, signed into
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A legal battle is brewing in New Mexico over what power state education officials have over local school boards and what limits there are to that authority. The fight stems from the Public Education Department’s suspension this week of a rural school board for opting
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Board of Education has approved an emergency rule to allow private school vouchers to parents who say their school district’s mask-wearing mandates amount to child harassment. COVID-19 safety policies, including requirements to wear masks. The parents could request the vouchers under
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say a possible witness who was seen jogging in the popular metro park where a woman was stabbed to death has been located and is cooperating with investigators. Police said Friday the man came forward just hours after they released a surveillance image with his photo as they seek potential
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%. “Now while our economy is far from complete, and while we undoubtedly will have ups and downs along the way as we continue to
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Virgin Galactic anunció la reapertura de la venta de pasajes por primera vez en años, ofreciendo a todo aquel que pueda pagarlo la posibilidad de reservar un asiento en el avión espacial suborbital impulsado por cohetes de la empresa por un monto de US$ 450.000, lo que supone un importante
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UPDATE: Socorro Police said they arrested the owner of a severely malnourished dog on animal cruelty charges following a meeting Friday with an animal rescue group. Mario Huereca, 21, was booked Friday into the El Paso County jail on $2,000 bond. No mugshot was immediately available, authorities indicated. “The dog was (recently) retrieved from the
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn citizens ahead of last month’s deadly floods. Prosecutors in the western city of Koblenz said on Friday the investigations so far had confirmed an “initial suspicion” of negligent homicide and
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 50 immediate family members of Nicaraguan officials who have been involved in or benefited from President Daniel Ortega’s growing repression. The U.S. State Department said Friday the officials include lawmakers, prosecutors and judges. Over the past two months, Ortega’s government has arrested nearly
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury yields are powering higher Friday, and stock indexes are holding close to their record highs on Wall Street after a report showed the U.S. job market is making widespread improvements. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% a day after setting
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US Defense Department expert team concluded that the drone behind the deadly attack on the Mercer Street commercial vessel was produced in Iran, US Central Command said in a statement Friday. The statement said that the investigative team dispatched to the vessel from the USS Ronald Reagan found that the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Cada primer viernes de agosto en todo el mundo se celebra el Día Internacional de la Cerveza. Un día para disfrutar de esta bebida que se popularizó en todos los países del mundo. Sabemos que la cerveza es la bebida alcohólica más consumida en el continente americano, y que
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La mitad de la población de EE.UU. está completamente vacunada contra el covid-19, según el director de datos de la Casa Blanca, el Dr. Cyrus Shahpar. En un tuit el viernes, Shahpar dijo que se informó que se habían administrado más de 821.000 dosis sobre por encima del total del día
Continue Reading The biggest job gain since August last year is signaling a strong labor market. CNN’s Julia Chatterley reports.
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A celebration for an Oahu woman who fought against the coronavirus and won! She became a new mom along the way. 36-year old Colleen Bonds spent two weeks in the ICU unit at the Queens Medical Center after contracting COVID-19. She was
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By Pete Muntean, CNN Spirit Airlines — which has been beset by flight disruptions all week — canceled almost 300 flights as midday Friday ET, according to data from FlightAware. The number of cancellations has been rising during the morning hours and comprise more than one-third of its Friday schedule. So far, the data shows
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines entering a 4th straight day of cancellations and delays creating chaos at airports nationwide
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Las discusiones internas en la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) se han centrado en un cronograma para diseñar una estrategia sobre las vacunas de refuerzo contra el covid-19 para principios de septiembre, dijo a CNN un funcionario de la administración de Joe Biden.
Continue Reading By Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, Illinois (KMOV) — Law enforcement agencies are looking for the person responsible for hitting and killing a Metro East officer Wednesday morning. Officer Brian Pierce of the Brooklyn Police Department was one of the several officers responding to a call that led to a
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday. More than 821,000 doses had been reported administered over the previous day’s total, including about 555,000 people who got their first shot, Shahpar said in a tweet. “50% of Americans (all ages)
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday. More than 821,000 doses had been reported administered over the previous day’s total, including about 555,000 people who got their first shot, Shahpar said in a tweet. “50% of Americans (all ages)
Continue Reading By Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story FREEBURG, Missouri (KMOV) — A Freeburg couple pleaded guilty to defrauding an elderly family member out of nearly $200,000. Ronald and Jean Speiser, both 81, pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony charges after the crimes. According to court documents, the Speisers were the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor are bringing back that warrior princess feeling. The pair, who co-starred in the ’90s series ‘Xena: Warrior Princess,” have reunited in the Acorn TV series “My Life is Murder.” Set in New Zealand, it stars Lawless as retired detective Alexa Crowe, who gets back to
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed after police said they found “over 1,000 images of children and infants being sexually assaulted” during a search of his central city home. 28–year-old Oscar Eduardo Montes Carbajal was being held on $125,000 bond at the El Paso County Detention Facility downtown, charged with five
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear deal as the country’s new hardline president takes office and its nuclear program continues to accelerate, national security and intelligence officials familiar with the negotiations told CNN. The deal’s original signatories known as the P5+1 —
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN For the 535 members of Congress, the haunting memories of the violence and chaos from January 6 don’t go away as they leave Washington, DC. The ongoing threat remains top of mind for many lawmakers ahead of the August recess when Republicans and Democrats
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