By Carma Hassan and Virginia Langmaid, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced plans Wednesday to work with foreign formula manufacturers to allow them to permanently sell their products in the United States. “The need to diversify and strengthen the U.S. infant formula supply is more important than ever. The recent shutdown of a
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HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ most populous county has hired a new elections administrator after his predecessor resigned over problems with the March primary, including the slow reporting of results. The Harris County Elections Commission on Tuesday announced the hiring of Clifford Tatum, who has served as general counsel for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN America is grappling yet again with the devastating fallout from an episode of gun violence — this time after a deadly July Fourth parade shooting that has renewed public outcry over firearm policy in the United States. Hours after gunfire upended the parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven people and
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CNN, WLS By Clare Foran, CNN America is grappling yet again with the devastating fallout from an episode of gun violence — this time after a deadly July Fourth parade shooting that has renewed public outcry over firearm policy in the United States. Hours after gunfire upended the parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actress Hayden Panettiere has revealed a battle addiction that she says left her struggling at the height of her career. Panettiere, now 32, was a fixture on television for more than a decade starting in 2006, when she landed a breakout role on NBC’s “Heroes.” She followed that up with a
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico residents who say they endured constitutional rights violations, depression and anxiety under aggressive public health restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak have abandoned a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham after most allegations were dismissed by a judge. The move came after a
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Beth Mead scored the only goal of the game as host England beat Austria 1-0 in front of a tournament-record crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford in the women’s European Championship opener. Mead skillfully flicked the ball over Austria goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger in the 16th minute but it needed goal-line technology
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Amazon will give its U.S. Prime members free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year under a deal announced Wednesday. The Grubhub Plus membership, which normally costs $9.99 per month, lets customers order from thousands of restaurants with no delivery fees on most orders. Amazon Prime membership
Continue Reading By JEREMY LINDENFELD Religion News Service (RNS) — Outside the small Texas town of Elsa, a sheet metal fence too tall to see over surrounds a few acres of prime Rio Grande Valley land. In front of the compound’s drab, gray gate, bright orange letters spell out “Nature’s Resort.” The gate opens to reveal a
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EL PASO, Texas — An agreement between New Mexico and Texas has been reached over the rights to water in the Rio Grande ahead of a tentative scheduled trial on the matter, according to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. Both states have agreed to continue negotiations, potentially saving taxpayers millions of dollars in legal fees. In 2013
Continue Reading By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going
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By Matias Grez, CNN It was nervy, it was a grind and, at times, it wasn’t pretty, but England got the job done against Austria in the opening match of Euro 2022. Beth Mead’s delicate lob after 15 minutes was all that separated the sides in a tense 1-0 England win at a raucous Old
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un agente de policía de Uvalde armado con un rifle le pidió permiso a su supervisor para dispararle a Salvador Ramos — el atacante que luego mató a 19 niños y dos maestras en la Escuela Primaria Robb — antes de ingresar al edificio de la escuela, pero “el supervisor no
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued a temporary order telling Texas prison officials that they can carry out next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate only if they grant all of his religious accommodations, including allowing his spiritual adviser to hold his hand when he
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen, CNN Two Republican state senators in Arizona received subpoenas from the FBI in late June for text messages and emails as the Justice Department investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, has expanded to examine efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Arizona Senate President Karen
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, GEOFF MULVIHILL and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure — along with the providers who help them — from being prosecuted by their home states. The Democratic
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Wednesday announced that President Joe Biden is nominating Phil Washington to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. If confirmed, he would be the first Black permanent administrator of the agency. Washington is currently the chief executive officer of the Denver International Airport — the third busiest airport in
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pasajeros que viajaban en un vuelo de Emirates a Brisbane, Australia se quedaron helados cuando observaron un enorme agujero en el lateral del avión mientras desembarcaban. Los que iban a bordo del Airbus A380 que viajaba de Dubái a la ciudad australiana se dieron cuenta de los daños al salir
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, GEOFF MULVIHILL and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure — along with the providers who help them — from being prosecuted by their home states. The Democratic
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By Megan Marples, CNN NASA has reestablished contact with one of its satellites that stopped communicating on its way to the moon. Engineers were able to contact the tiny CubeSat on Wednesday after it ceased communication with the Deep Space Network on Tuesday. The DSN is NASA’s radio antenna network that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Wednesday following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq all finished the day in the green after a choppy day of trading. Minutes from the two-day meeting last month
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Kornit, DoorDash fall; Resolute Forest, Broadcom rise.
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons now have run-stopping help for the middle of their defensive line, signing former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Eddie Goldman to a one-year deal. The 28-year-old Goldman started 73 of 81 games in six seasons with the Bears. He was a second-round pick from Florida State in 2015
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Stranger Things” is coming to an end, but its upside-down stories will live on. Both a live-action “Stranger Things” spinoff and a “stage play set within the world and mythology” of the show are coming from Upside Down Pictures, a new production company founded by the show’s creators The Duffer
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By Amir Vera and Rob Frehse, CNN One phone call saved countless lives and prevented a potential mass shooting during July 4 celebrations in Richmond, Virginia, the police chief and mayor said Wednesday. The “hero” tipster overheard a conversation that a mass shooting was being planned for the celebration at the Dogwood Dell amphitheater and
Continue Reading Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith tells CNN’s Erin Burnett a “hero” tipster overheard a conversation that a mass shooting was being planned for a July 4th celebration in Virginia and called that information into police, saving lives.
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was arrested on Friday for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery for an incident that happened on June 19, police say. According to investigators, 28-year-old Samson Conan Vaughn pointed a weapon at a person who was parked outside a central El Paso convenience store. Police say Vaughn forced
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las vacunas de refuerzo contra el covid-19 podrían verse algo distintas para finales de este año. La semana pasada, los organismos reguladores estadounidenses aconsejaron a los fabricantes que actualizaran la vacuna contra el covid-19 a tiempo para el programa de refuerzo de otoño con nuevas fórmulas que protejan mejor contra las
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