By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputed girlfriend as part of a series of measures targeting Russian elites in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to punish the Kremlin for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, who has been romantically linked to the Russian leader,
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LONDON (AP) — Oscar Piastri says he won’t drive for Alpine next season, mere hours after the Formula One team promoted the Australian reserve driver to replace Fernando Alonso. Alonso surprised the team Monday when he informed Alpine he’ll move to Aston Martin next year. Alpine needed just one day to announce it would promote
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes and Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s last-minute pledge to deliver an endorsement in the Missouri GOP Senate primary set off a scramble among rival campaigns and allies of the former President, sources told CNN. The intense lobbying effort ultimately ended with Trump issuing a dual endorsement of former Missouri Gov.
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Editor’s note: This story comes from the El Paso Times as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms — including ABC-7, which explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by Martha Pskowski. Rio Bosque Wetlands Park manager John Sproul stands on the bank of the river with what is the natural tree
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The UK government’s Home Office has admitted for the first time to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served in the nation’s merchant Navy during World War II, in the latest stain on the country’s migration department. A 22-page Home Office investigation into the deportations shared with CNN describes how some
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Grand Jury indicted three people in the dog mauling incident involving the Nov. 22, 2021, death of 6-year-old Avery Jackson-Dunphy. Avery’s mother, Danika Jackson, grandfather Kevin Owens and grandmother Leslie Owens are all facing charges. Avery’s father Patrick Dunphy, was not included in the charges. “At
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden continues to test positive for Covid-19 and now has a bit of a “loose cough” as he experiences a rebound case of the virus, his doctor said Monday. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo that the President, who first tested positive for his rebound case on Saturday
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The parents of a child who was murdered during the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting delivered emotional testimony in a Texas court on Tuesday, telling a jury that the lies pushed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have stained the legacy of their son and tormented them for years. The jury
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CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The parents of a child who was murdered during the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting delivered emotional testimony in a Texas court on Tuesday, telling a jury that the lies pushed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have stained the legacy of their son and tormented them for years. The
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Revered in Philadelphia, Dick Vermeil quit coaching and left town before returning to the NFL and completing his Hall of Fame resume in other cities. Vermeil won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams and later coached the Kansas City Chiefs. But Philly is
Continue Reading By Kristin Wilson and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate approved a House-passed bill on Monday night that would expand disability benefits to public safety officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic events, and would provide death benefits to survivors of officers who die by suicide in the wake of those events. The bipartisan legislation,
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills starting safety Jordan Poyer was in such pain after hurting his left elbow he needed to be carted away during a training camp practice. The Bills were not able to provide any update on the severity of the injury because Poyer was getting
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Ayman al-Zawahiri, líder de al Qaeda, fue abatido el sábado en Afganistán tras un ataque con drones de Estados Unidos, según dijo el presidente Joe Biden en un discurso el lunes por la noche. Al-Zawahiri fue el sucesor de Osama bin Laden, a quien Estados Unidos mató hace 11 años. Ayman
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee hired USA Triathlon and onetime Arizona State athletics executive Rocky Harris on Tuesday to head its sports performance department. As chief of sport and athlete services, Harris will have a sprawling network to oversee — responsible for Olympic sports performance,
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By Marianne Garvey Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is helping bring back a cult classic. Gyllenhaal is set to star in a remake of “Road House” for Amazon Prime. According to a synopsis, the movie will be “a reimagined take” on the 1989 film that starred Patrick Swayze. “The Bourne Identity” director Doug Liman will direct. The
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MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that its leading scientific research body suffered a cyberattack that appears to have its origin in Russia. Spain’s science ministry says that the Spanish National Research Council was targeted by the ransomware attack on July 16-17. A preliminary analysis by Spain’s cybersecurity authorities said that it appears that no
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy says he is retiring, more than a year after playing his last major league game. The Milwaukee Brewers say Lucroy will be inducted into the team’s wall of honor on Saturday. Lucroy played for the Brewers from 2010-16 and was an All-Star in 2014 and 2016. Lucroy,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– CNN identificó lo que parece ser la casa de Kabul, Afganistán, alcanzada por un ataque con un misil Hellfire y en donde murió el líder de al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, mientras estaba en el balcón. La identificación se realizó mediante la geolocalización y verificación de la autenticidad de tres fotos que circulan
Continue Reading LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are holding onto one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history. The team has re-signed veteran Chris Boswell to a five-year deal that carries a total value of just over $23 million. Boswell was entering the final season of a four-year extension he signed before the 2018
Continue Reading CNN By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through cosmic dust to reveal new details and a stunning image of a rare type of galaxy. The space observatory’s latest image shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small
Continue Reading The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided. CNN’s Kristin Fisher reports.
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday launched an initiative that it hopes will help resolve wastewater issues in 11 poor, rural communities where inadequate disposal is a health risk to residents. The Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative, launched under the US Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency, is set
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have acquired superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals in one of baseball’s biggest deals at the trade deadline. The Padres vaulted their postseason chances by adding one of the game’s best young hitters. The Padres also
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during
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Texas’ juvenile prison system is nearing total collapse. Its five lockups are dangerously understaffed, an ongoing problem that worsened dramatically last year when its turnover rate hit more than 70%. The state has desperately tried to recruit employees, but most new hires are gone within six months. Teachers and caseworkers routinely work in security roles
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The crypto division of the online brokerage Robinhood will pay a $30 million penalty to New York state for failing to comply with regulations governing money laundering and cybersecurity, the state’s Department of Financial Services announced Tuesday. The department said an examination of Robinhood Crypto’s operations from Jan. 24, 2019, through
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunmaker Smith & Wesson is facing new scrutiny from Congress. The House Oversight panel subpoenaed the company Tuesday for documents related to the manufacture and sale of AR-15-style guns. The move came after Smith & Wesson’s CEO refused to appear for a hearing on the firearms
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Michelle Krupa, CNN A fundraiser for a charity affiliated with the powerful National Rifle Association won’t be held as planned Saturday at a municipal facility in Texas after relatives of children slaughtered in May at an elementary school some 40 miles away lobbied city council members to deny the event its
Continue Reading A city near Uvalde, TX revokes rental agreement for an NRA fundraiser after backlash
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