WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that all American citizens should have the unequivocal right to vote during a high-profile meeting with nearly two dozen Democratic Texas state legislators who succeeded in killing a Republican election overhaul bill last month. Harris criticized Senate Bill 7, and similar ones successfully enacted across
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(CNN) — Egan Arley Bernal, ganador del Tour de Francia en 2019 y del Giro de Italia a fines de mayo pasado ha saludado al papa Francisco durante un encuentro público que tuvo lugar este miércoles en el Vaticano. El ciclista colombiano de 24 años le regaló, en nombre de su país, una bicicleta y
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Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Two Baldwin County teenagers were killed June 12, 2021 after a crash on County Road 64 in Rosinton. Alabama State Troopers said a 17-year-old boy and girl died at the scene. “Like, everything just seems so surreal right now, so it’s just trying to…I
Continue Reading Despite the House and Senate coming to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who defended the Capitol, 21 House Republicans voted against the legislation Tuesday, the latest reminder that members of Congress still cannot agree on the facts of the deadly January 6 riot. The final vote in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 46-year-old Las Cruces man was arrested on allegations that he repeatedly raped a young girl for nearly a year, in a case that police said came to light after the victim’s mother discovered an explicit video of her daughter. Police said Wednesday they had charged Alan Duane Dodson with
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo que algunos países pueden considerar la posibilidad de relajar las restricciones por coronavirus para las personas que están completamente vacunadas o que se han recuperado recientemente del virus, en una guía actualizada publicada el lunes. La guía, actualizada por última vez en noviembre de 2020,
Continue Reading The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The legislation has gained momentum since the massive Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd last year and the Democrats’ takeover of
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Scott Brooks is out as coach of the Washington Wizards.. The spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t publicly announced the decision. Brooks and the team were unable to come to an agreement on a new contract.
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was jailed on animal cruelty charges after allegedly leaving his dog to starve in his backyard, police said Wednesday. 24–year-old Daniel Travon Reddick was arrested earlier this week following the discovery of the dead pet in the yard of his residence at 14157 Tierra Morena Drive. “Reddick
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Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News coverage of Biden-Putin summit GENEVA (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the tone of the talks with U.S. President Joe Biden as “constructive” and said there was no hostility during the talks. His remarks came at a news conference Wednesday after he and Biden met in
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Windows 10 was supposed to be Microsoft’s ultimate PC operating system. The promise: Windows 10 would forever get updated twice a year, bringing tweaks, the occasional fresh coat of paint and new features to keep your computer up to date. But now, six years later, Windows 11 is on its way. We can only assume
Continue Reading The highest-stakes talks of President Joe Biden’s long career ended after roughly three hours Wednesday in Geneva, where he and Russia’s Vladimir Putin shook hands and immediately began a summit that tested his decades of experience on the world stage. Their official meetings were broken into two rounds, one a smaller session and the second
Continue Reading Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News coverage of Biden-Putin summit GENEVA (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their posts in a bid to lower tensions. Putin made the announcement at a news conference following a summit on Wednesday with Biden
Continue Reading (CNN) — Royal Caribbean pospuso la navegación inaugural de su crucero Odyssey of the Seas luego de que ocho miembros de la tripulación vacunados dieron positivo por covid-19, dijo el CEO de la compañía. Las pruebas positivas se producen cuando las principales líneas de cruceros finalmente están comenzando a zarpar por primera vez desde que
Continue Reading President Joe Biden approached his first face-to-face summit with his Russian counterpart on Wednesday with one of the longest foreign policy résumés of an American leader in recent history. Biden’s experience with Russian affairs spans more than 38 of his years in federal public office under seven US presidents other than himself. He has met
Continue Reading Five months after the January 6 insurrection, the House and Senate have come to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who defended the Capitol. But 21 House Republicans refused to support the legislation, the latest reminder that members of Congress still cannot agree on the facts of the deadly
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Click here to Watch LIVE ABC News coverage of Biden-Putin summit GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded their summit meetings in Geneva, wrapping up somewhat more quickly than expected. The pair’s second sit-down, with aides present on both sides, lasted about 65 minutes. In all, the two
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin says Stan Van Gundy is out as coach following just one season at the helm. Van Gundy was hired last October about two months before the start of a pandemic-delayed and shortened season. He coached a Pelicans squad led by All-Star Zion Williamson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MT. JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigates after a man died in the custody of Mt. Juliet officers on Monday evening. According to Mt. Juliet Police, officers were called to W. Division Street around 5:30 p.m. to report on an unknown man in a home.
Continue Reading The fire at the Chemtool Inc. plant in Rockton, Illinois, has been contained, the Rockton fire chief announced Wednesday morning in a news conference. The fire broke out Monday morning and prompted the city fire department to order a mandatory evacuation for all residents and businesses in a 1-mile radius of the plant, police said
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris held a private dinner Tuesday night for the female US senators, a show of bipartisanship among a deeply divided Congress. It was the first known time that Harris hosted lawmakers in the vice-presidential residence at the Naval Observatory since moving in April, a process that was delayed due to renovations. CNN
Continue Reading The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, citing incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier in the day. According to reports in Israeli media, incendiary balloons launched from Gaza sparked multiple fires in southern Israel. WAFA, the official Palestinian News Agency also reported the airstrikes
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A physical altercation broke out Wednesday at the start of President Joe Biden’s first summit with his Russian counterpart as reporters from each country shoved each other, and security, in their attempts to access the sole joint photo-op of the talks. The moments of chaos were a minor subplot to an otherwise monumental meeting. But
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A local organization is on a mission to make sure no inmate in Michigan feels alone and isolated. “Just the other day I had a conversation with an inmate who sat down and he said, ‘you know, I’ve been here for a while now and
Continue Reading When US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin gather for their highly anticipated summit in Geneva on Wednesday, it will come at a time that both leaders say is a low point for relations between their two countries. So, perhaps unsurprisingly, a joint press conference following the summit is likely not in the
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Firefighters found and rescued a migrant who was stuck on Mount Cristo Rey Wednesday morning. Sunland Park firefighters said they brought the stranded man off the mountain after a search operation that also involved Sunland Park Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The rescued migrant was taken by ambulance
Continue Reading When a Chicago-area Uber driver checked his account balance after dropping off a customer at the airport on a Sunday morning in late May, he discovered something he’d never seen before: He was charged $2.20 for giving a 13.5 mile ride. “On my 40-minute ride home, I was thinking about how I just lost money
Continue Reading The White House will host a celebration for thousands of essential workers and military families on July Fourth on the South Lawn to mark America’s “independence from the virus,” according to a White House official. The celebration, which will be the largest in-person White House event since President Joe Biden took office, comes as states
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISONVILLE, Missouri (KCTV) — The Harrisonville School District’s Board of Education adjourned early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour hearing. It’s regarding a teacher accused of using racial and homophobic slurs in the classroom. The school board ended their special session to decide the fate of high school science
Continue Reading Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo’s new podcast “The Handoff” explores their unlikely friendship off-camera, along with their unfiltered takes on the week’s news. Below, the hosts talk about the origin of the nightly “handoff” between their shows and how it put their friendship in front of the camera. Edited for clarity Don Lemon: Our new
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