David Keene, a former head and current board member of the National Rifle Association, was duped by a gun control activist group into giving a fake graduation speech to empty chairs that represented the victims of gun violence who would have graduated this year.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The parents of a student who died during the Parkland school shooting tricked a former president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to give a speech in front of thousands of empty chairs representing victims of school gun violence. Video posted online shows David Keene addressing a makeshift field in Las Vegas. Keene thought
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding of the cosmos for over 30 years has stopped working. After the June 13 malfunction, Hubble’s payload computer stopped receiving the “keep-alive” signal that’s a “standard handshake between the payload and main spacecraft computers
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New video from inside a Biden-Harris campaign bus shows the 2020 incident where Trump supporters surrounded the bus, and allegedly collided with one staffer’s car.
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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, Jenni Marsh and Caitlin Hu, CNN Jimmy Lai fled mainland China more than 60 years ago, smuggling himself into Hong Kong on a fishing boat at age 12 to escape the chaos of the Communist Party. This week, Beijing finally caught up with him, after a law it had imposed on
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A new book by reporter Michael Bender reports that President Donald Trump wanted the military to “beat the f*** out” of protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing.
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN A manhunt continued Thursday after a police officer was shot in Daytona Beach, Florida, authorities said. “A $100,000 reward is now available for anyone who can help authorities locate the man who shot one of our officers in the head earlier this evening,” the Daytona Beach Police Department said in a
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By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Many North Texas teachers will see bigger paychecks or COVID-19 bonuses at the start of the next school year. Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, and Denton all approved pay raises Tuesday night, in large part as a response to the challenges brought on
Continue Reading By Rachael O’Neil Click here for updates on this story McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — A McKinney man’s world was flipped upside down when he was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago. “Since I was 40, I’ve been going to the doctor, getting prostate and colon cancer screenings. Never once did I think about getting
Continue Reading At least 99 people are unaccounted for after a building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. At least one person was killed and at least 11 were injured. The Miami-Dade mayor said at least 102 people have been accounted for as rescue efforts continue.
Continue Reading By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two of the top young speakers in the nation live right here in the south suburbs of Chicago. But, as CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory reports, there’s so much more to their stories. Meet Nyah Ware, a national championship speech competitor
Continue Reading By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story WOODBRIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Blue tarps and boards cover homes in Chicago’s western suburbs. The owners were forced out while repairs are made following a tornado that ripped through the area Sunday. But repairs could take a while. For families wanting to stay in the
Continue Reading By Lauren Hakimi, CNN A GOP congressman was called “racist” during a House Committee on Education and Labor virtual hearing Thursday, as he pressed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory. Rep. Bob Good, a Virginia Republican, repeatedly pressed Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory and the 1619 Project.
Continue Reading Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Most Americans can and will get vaccinated. Full stop. The stragglers will be key to stopping Covid, however, and what exactly the government can do to encourage and cajole anti-vax Americans is coming soon. The overall numbers aren’t perfect, but they are very good. While the US will miss
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to a request from GOP governors to help fight crime at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday. A statement from the Iowa Department of Public Safety did not say when the deployment of the
Continue Reading By Jessica Dean and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional negotiators seeking a path forward on legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s policing laws announced Thursday they’ve “reached agreement on a framework” for the package but said talks will continue over the next few weeks. The announcement came on the day before the Senate leaves for its
Continue Reading Jorge Soto, who lives across from the Florida condominium complex, tells CNN’s Victor Blackwell about what he experienced while speaking with survivors of the residential building collapse.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden highlighted the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and kicked off a community canvassing event during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, as his administration has continued its push to get American vaccinated against the virus. “The data couldn’t be clearer. If you’re vaccinated you’re
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business A powerful House panel on Thursday approved a sweeping set of proposals aimed at weakening Big Tech. It passed a series of measures imposing new obligations on top digital platforms, prohibiting them from abusing any gatekeeper power, and in some cases opening the door to new fines and breakups. In
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Salud de Honduras informó este jueves sobre la circulación de la variante del coronavirus identificada como alfa, una “de preocupación que surgió en el Reino Unido”, indicó la dependencia en un comunicado. Agregó que el Laboratorio Nacional de Virología del país analizó las muestras en conjunto con el
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AUSTIN, Texas — Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border, the governor’s office said. This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott said he would reallocate $250 million in state funds as a “down payment” for the project — while crowdfunding some of the remaining
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Assistant A.D. of Football Operations Nate Poss was named the President of the National Directors of Football Operations organization on May 6, marking another milestone for the longtime Miner who is entering his 25th year with the program. Among his responsibilities as acting president, Poss was in charge of organizing the
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Boris Sanchez, CNN A Virginia school district is under fire after chaos erupted during public comment at a school board meeting earlier this week over a proposed transgender policy and claims that critical race theory is being taught in the classroom. The turmoil ended with one person being arrested and
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Marking the ninth movie in 20 years, “F9: The Fast Saga” finally speeds into theaters, with its bloated mayhem serving as an invitation to return to — mindless fun! Come share with others! Even allowing for the goofy nature of the franchise, the latest edition tries too hard to up
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, CNN The top US general repeatedly pushed back on then-President Donald Trump’s argument that the military should intervene violently in order to quell the civil unrest that erupted around the country last year. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley often found he was the lone voice of opposition to those demands during
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has charged a US Capitol riot suspect with assaulting a cameraman during the January 6 attack, saying the Illinois man is the first insurrection defendant to be arrested for allegedly harming a member of the media. Shane Jason Woods, 43, has been charged with
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that about 650 U.S. troops are expected to be kept in Afghanistan to provide security for the American diplomatic presence after the Pentagon completes its military withdrawal, which is set to be largely done in the next two weeks. Several hundred additional American forces, however, will
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business As more Americans get vaccinated, states across the country are lifting their pandemic restrictions. That means that one popular relief measure — the allowance of to-go cocktails at restaurants — is either expiring or continuing, depending on where you live. The National Restaurant Association counted about 26 states — most
Continue Reading By KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delaware (KYW) — The teen gun violence epidemic is also hitting Wilmington. Fourteen-year-old Christopher Smith was shot and killed Tuesday night on the 500 block of West 35th Street. Eyewitness News caught up with a pastor who knew Christopher. He is deeply disturbed by
Continue Reading By Matt Petrillo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia is looking for solutions as the murder rate continues on a record-setting pace. So far this year, 261 people have already been murdered in Philadelphia. That’s up 37% from this time last year when the city recorded 499 homicides. One of
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