By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. It’s the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback. The White House Council on Environmental Quality said Wednesday it will restore key provisions of the National Environmental Policy
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UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police said 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins fled from Timberview High School in Arlington and drove away in a 2018 silver Dodge Charger after the Wednesday morning shooting. He was
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power, promising to double its annual revenue by 2030. To get there it plans an array of new electric vehicles, profitable gas-powered cars and trucks, and services such as an
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says top cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. had a procedure performed on his injured left foot. The injury already sidelined Stingley for LSU’s previous two games. Orgeron says there is no timetable on Stingley’s return to the lineup. LSU has released a statement from Stingley in which
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CNNEE (CNN) — La policía de Arlington dice que cuatro personas resultaron heridas durante un tiroteo en la escuela secundaria Timberview. Tres personas fueron trasladadas al hospital y una persona que resultó herida fue atendida en el lugar. Kevin Kolbye, subjefe de policía del Departamento de Policía de Arlington, dijo que dos de las víctimas
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors’ transition to an all-electric vehicle lineup will help the environment. It will also help make GM a 100% more successful business, the company says. GM announced Wednesday that it forecasts doubling global revenue by the end of the decade and improving its profit margin as it does so.
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration plans to restore three major provisions to a bedrock environmental law that were rolled back under President Donald Trump, it announced Wednesday. The White House Council on Environmental Quality said it plans to restore the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The newest professional athletes to settle in Philadelphia are on the roster for Major League Wrestling. MLW is set to make its major cable debut on Thursday night. MLW CEO Court Bauer called the shots behind the scenes for the TV taping for a roster that
Continue Reading Idaho Statesman reporter Sally Krutzig discusses why Republican Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued orders to broaden Gov. Brad Little’s executive order on vaccine passports and authorized sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border while Little was out of state.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Es un escenario de pesadilla: estás en un centro comercial, de compras con algunos amigos, o tal vez consiguiendo algunos alimentos de última hora para la cena. De repente, escuchas disparos. ¿Qué haces? Es una realidad que a muchos de nosotros nos cuesta aceptar, pero dada la frecuencia de
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At a CNN Business “Foreseeable Future” event hosted by Julia Chatterley, an expert panel talks about regulating the industry and the possible risks of doing it incorrectly.
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin is back, and it has a prominent new supporter. The price of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency spiked nearly 10% Wednesday morning to around $55,000, following news that the investment firm founded by billionaire George Soros owns bitcoin. Soros, who is famous for making big money on
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Trump aide and congressional candidate in Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit over allegations of physical abuse that his former girlfriend and White House colleague is leveling while promoting her new book. Republican Max Miller is a U.S. House candidate in Ohio’s 16th
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Colombia y Venezuela comparten 2.219 kilómetros de frontera y una historia vinculada desde hace siglos, pero sus relaciones no están en su mejor momento. En los últimos años esa frontera ha estado parcialmente cerrada y ha sido foco de conflictos y escaladas de tensiones. Estos son los requisitos para cruzar
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HBO Max revealed the teaser trailer for its “Game of Thrones” spinoff, “House of the Dragon.” The series will premiere in 2022.
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By Jack Guy, CNN A 2,700-year-old toilet has been found during archaeological excavations of a former royal mansion in Jerusalem. Dating from the end of the 7th century BCE, the private toilet cubicle, was unearthed in the remains of the building, which overlooks the City of David archaeological site and the Temple Mount, according to
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians have lined up outside chambers of commerce across the Gaza Strip, hoping to get permits to work inside Israel. The rush came after rumors circulated that more would be issued to residents of the coastal territory, which is ruled
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Sonia Moghe and Mark Morales, CNN The president of the New York Police Department’s second-largest union resigned Tuesday night after the FBI searched his home and the union’s headquarters earlier in the day, according to a letter obtained by CNN from multiple sources. The executive board of the Sergeants Benevolent Association asked
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NYPD Union President Edward Mullins has resigned after the FBI raided his home and union office. CNN’s Brynn Gringas reports.
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has expelled 8 members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and cut the size of Moscow’s team able to work at its headquarters. A NATO official said Wednesday that “ we can confirm that we have
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By JAMIE STENGLE and JILL BLEED Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police say 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins fled from Timberview High School in Arlington. He was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and is
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE and JILL BLEED Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police say 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins fled from Timberview High School in Arlington. He was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and is
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly a year after the US Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a Mexican former defense minister and charged him with being a drug cartel boss, the Biden administration is deploying three Cabinet members and White House officials to Mexico to mend ties that are crucial for grappling
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end amid rising tensions. The agreement in principle for the talks was disclosed after White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Premio Nobel de la Paz 2021 aún no se ha otorgado. Se anunciará el viernes 8 de octubre a las 5 ET. Aquí te contamos todo lo que debes saber sobre este premio. El Premio Nobel de la Paz ha sido otorgado 101 veces entre 1901 y 2020, a
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio zoo once widely admired in its industry and by the general public has lost its most important accreditation. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said it plans to appeal the decision announced Wednesday by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The announcement came one day after the zoo announced its
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio zoo once widely admired in its industry and by the general public has lost its most important accreditation. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said it plans to appeal the decision announced Wednesday by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The announcement came one day after the zoo announced its
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN In the days before Rep. Adam Schiff became then-President Donald Trump’s chief congressional nemesis, Trump praised the man who would go on to epitomize his toxic relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill. “You know, you do a good job,” Trump told Schiff in the Oval Office in March 2017, according to
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan and Josh Campbell, CNN An extraordinary public feud between Idaho’s two top leaders escalated on Tuesday when the state’s governor, Brad Little, accused fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin of overstepping her authority by ordering the state National Guard to the US-Mexico border while he was in Texas visiting the border. McGeachin,
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Nicole Gaouette, CNN In a reversal from the Trump administration, the State Department revealed the number of nuclear weapons in the US stockpile for the first time in four years on Tuesday. The US has 3,750 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and 2,000 are waiting to be dismantled, according to a
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