By Kevin Liptak, Evan Perez, Phil Mattingly and Marshall Cohen, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into the Obama-era classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office. The special counsel is Robert Hur, who was nominated to be US attorney in
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Twin reports released Thursday by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found the last nine years were the hottest nine on record, with 2022 being the warmest La Niña year ever recorded. That’s significant, scientists said, since the La Niña phenomenon typically has a cooling effect on global temperatures.
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday said he is appointing former Gov. Pete Ricketts to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Republican Ben Sasse‘s resignation. Ricketts, a Republican who completed his second term as governor earlier this month, will hold the seat until a special election in 2024. The seat
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, CNN An American Navy veteran who has been detained in Russia for nearly a year was released from Russian custody on Thursday, his family’s spokesperson told CNN, after months of negotiations spearheaded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Taylor Dudley, 35, of Lansing, Michigan, was detained by Russian border patrol police
Continue Reading CNN, WESH, WUSA By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The preliminary stage of the trial of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy related to the 2021 US Capitol attack has been a chaotic wind-up that included contentious fights during jury selection, debates over evidence and defense lawyers threatening to withdraw from the case.
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President Joe Biden’s legal team found another batch of classified government records following the initial discovery of classified documents at his former think tank office in Washington this past fall. South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham is among the Republicans calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a full-throttle investigation into the situation. Classified records
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines raised its forecast of fourth-quarter revenue and profit Thursday, boosted by higher fares and full planes capped off with a busy holiday travel period. American earned $1.12 to $1.17 per share in the fourth quarter, nearly double its previous forecast. Revenue was 16% to
Continue Reading By BOBBY ROSS Jr. Associated Press COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A year ago, Jeff Cohen and three others survived a hostage standoff at their Reform Jewish synagogue in this Fort Worth suburb. Their trauma did not disappear, though, with the FBI’s killing of the pistol-wielding captor, 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram. Healing from the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in downtown El Paso. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday at building on the 500 block of W. Missouri behind Southwest University Park. No injuries reported. Firefighters were able to knockdown the fire just before 7 a.m.. Crews are now checking
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Disney announced Mark Parker as the new chair of its board. The former Nike CEO takes over for Susan Arnold, whose term limit is expiring. Disney says one of the reasons Parker is a good fit is because he navigated a successful CEO transition at Nike. Bob Iger returned to Disney as Chief Executive last
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By Kristen Holmes A new round of subpoenas were sent to former President Donald Trump’s associates in recent weeks as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the probe tell CNN. Amid the extensive requests for information are new questions from federal investigators about
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High pressure will bring nice weather across the borderland today. Expect plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low 60s with winds between 10 to 15 mph.
Continue Reading Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling likens Russian President Vladimir Putin replacing his overall commander for operations in Ukraine, Gen. Sergey Surovikin, with chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov to President Joe Biden placing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on the front lines.
Continue Reading CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich reports that mental health experts are raising concerns about the impact of TikTok, particularly among teens.
Continue Reading While meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden explained what happened with the classified documents found in his private office from his time as Vice President and said he is cooperating with the review by the DOJ.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When you fill up your coffee machine or humidifier, is tap water your choice? Naturally, many of us question how sterile our tap water is — or maybe even get a bit anxious thinking about the microorganisms in our faucets. Despite some misconceptions, tap water is generally harmless when ingested during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Studies have shown that regular walking and running can help prevent obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and many more. A trio of researchers at Arizona State University conducted the study on what is called, the “silly walk.” The study is based on the silly walk from the British
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Josh Campbell, CNN The man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students appeared in court Thursday for a status conference, where a judge scheduled a preliminary probable cause hearing to begin June 26. Bryan Kohberger, who faces four counts of first-degree murder — in the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves,
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TAVERNIER, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast last year in a high-profile effort to highlight illegal immigration on the eve of the midterm elections. But as thousands of Cuban migrants
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The preliminary stage of the trial of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy related to the 2021 US Capitol attack has been a chaotic wind-up that included contentious fights during jury selection, debates over evidence and defense lawyers threatening to withdraw from the case. But while opening
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Some of your favorite movie stars, icons, and hit franchises return in 2023. Stacker lists the noteworthy movies, both big and small, premiering this year.
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Estey & Bomberger, LLP researched the contents of prescription drug advertisements, the associated FDA regulations, and the impact of pharmaceutical marketing on consumers to unpack what drug advertisements do and do not disclose to the public.
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HeyTutor cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to examine the impact of the pandemic on teacher shortages, exploring new policies and initiatives school districts have implemented to counter this issue.
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Stacker examined 2021 data from personal finance website WalletHub to determine the best lake towns to live in across the U.S.
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Growthink reviewed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the top 10 industries with the highest business survival rates.
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Using Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics data, Get It Made assessed what is behind the recent surge in U.S. manufacturing jobs.
Continue Reading By Amanda Watts and Eric Levenson, CNN Days after the husband of missing Massachusetts mother Ana Walshe was arrested on a charge of misleading investigators, details of his tumultuous legal history are beginning to emerge. Ana Walshe told police in 2014 someone threatened to “kill (her) and her friend,” according to an incident report CNN
Continue Reading CNN’s Jason Carroll reports on Brian Walshe’s previous legal battles and how they are providing insights into how people close to his family have characterized him before his wife’s disappearance.
Continue Reading CNN By Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans are spotlighting the issue of abortion as they roll out their legislative agenda in the new Congress — a move that comes after the Supreme Court’s highly consequential decision last summer to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. The GOP-led House voted on
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After a young Memphis Grizzlies fan had her prized basketball stolen, Ja Morant jumped in to ease the anguish. Ellie Hughes, an 11-year-old Grizzlies fan, was trying to get Morant’s attention for an autograph at Monday’s game against San Antonio when two people swiped her special ball. Hughes, of Forrest City,
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