Associated Press JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book. That could conflict with the Trump campaign’s effort to distance itself from Heritage’s Project 2025 transition effort. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the foreword to Roberts’ forthcoming book
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Chicago say a man killed in March in a shootout with Chicago police was stopped because of illegally tinted windows. It contradicts earlier information that officers had stopped Dexter Reed because he was driving without wearing a seatbelt. Police fired their guns nearly 100 times, striking Reed at least 13
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — R. Kelly – who is currently serving a more than a 30-year prison sentence in North Carolina – is asking the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of his federal sex crimes convictions. The disgraced R&B singer’s defense attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has filed a petition to the US Supreme Court, requesting to throw out his
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ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — The Anthony Texas Police Foundation and Food Pantry announced a School Supply Backpack Giveaway event on July 30, 2024, at 4:00 PM. It will happen at 401 Wildcat Dr., Anthony, TX 79821. The first 200 children to attend with a parent or guardian will receive a backpack that is filled with
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Update: An El Paso Fire Department spokesperson says the person is now off the mountain and being evaluated by medical crews. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Combined Search and Rescue crews with the El Paso Fire Department are currently trying to get a hiker down from the Franklin Mountains. The hiker, who is described as
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Associated Press PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school employee who let her transgender daughter play on her high school’s girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe. The Broward County school board voted
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By Kayla Tausche and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The first night of the Democratic National Convention, now less than three weeks away, is expected to feature a keynote speaker previously slated to close the program: President Joe Biden. Biden is expected to deliver a primetime speech during the opening night of the Chicago convention,
Continue Reading WSB, CNN By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is in the thick of choosing a vice presidential running mate, with her campaign eying an announcement in the coming days that would be immediately followed by a joint tour of a series of battleground states beginning next
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)- The FBI El Paso Field Office wants to bring to the public a recent scam involving using Bitcoin-Crypto ATMs. Special Agent Derek Hackert talks about the recent increase in these types of schemes.
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Belén Liotti (CNN) — Las auroras boreales podrían adornar los cielos y aparecer más al sur de lo habitual esta semana debido a una tormenta solar que puede afectar a la Tierra, de acuerdo con el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOAA, por sus
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander the Israeli military says it killed in an airstrike was blamed by Israel for a deadly weekend rocket attack and was accused by the U.S. of orchestrating a deadly 1983 bombing aimed at U.S. Marines in Beirut. Hezbollah did not confirm that Fouad Shukur was the target
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s largest school district announced Tuesday that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education’s refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work. The decision by the 183,000-student
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the ore and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal police could catch
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football’s Maurice Westmoreland was one of 75 defensive standouts selected as a contender for the National Defensive Player of the Year announced by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday. Westmoreland led the Miners with 7.5 sacks and finished second in Conference USA in 2023.
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco will start clearing out homeless residents who have refused to move from public areas under new policies. San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s office says Tuesday that city workers will continue offering housing and services to homeless people but they cannot sleep in public spaces. The
Continue Reading Associated Press People who live near East Palestine. Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. The lawyers who negotiated the deal have increased the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kamala Harris se encuentra en pleno proceso de elección de su compañero de fórmula para la vicepresidencia, y su campaña prevé un anuncio en los próximos días al que seguiría inmediatamente una gira conjunta por una serie de estados disputados. Harris, lanzada abruptamente al papel de candidata presidencial hace menos de 10
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AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder
Continue Reading AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash. Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder
Continue Reading Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Six families have filed lawsuits saying that men who died while incarcerated in Alabama prisons were missing organs when returned to their families. Families said their loved ones had undergone autopsies after dying in state custody. At least two of the families said funeral homes told them that internal
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop and Stephanie Gallman, CNN (CNN) — US Sen. Katie Britt wants beachgoers to be made aware of shark attacks in the same way they receive Amber Alerts or severe weather warnings following an Alabama teenager’s June encounter with a shark. The Republican senator from Alabama has introduced legislation that would codify shark
Continue Reading SUPPLY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s excited Democrats “have a lot of great options” for Vice President Kamala Harris to choose for her running mate. Cooper made the comments in Brunswick County on Tuesday, the day after he confirmed he wouldn’t be a candidate. Cooper reiterated his Monday message, saying
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Police say Tesla involved in an April crash that killed a motorcyclist near Seattle was operating on self-driving system.
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the ore and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal police could catch
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo,” pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges Tuesday, days after an astonishing capture in the U.S. Guzmán López, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, stood with feet shackled as federal prosecutors in Chicago detailed a five-count indictment that
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two men kiss on a Parisian bridge. The camera later jumps to a trio embracing passionately in a room, before the door shuts. These are among the images that France, the organizer of the Paris 2024 Olympics, presented to the world during the opening ceremony last week.
Continue Reading CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing they need to build a long-sought-after ballpark after the Pinellas County Commissioners approved on Tuesday the west-central Florida county’s share of the funding for the 30,000-seat stadium. The county voted 5-2 to approve spending about $312.5 million for its share of the ballpark
Continue Reading CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing they need to build a long-sought-after ballpark after the Pinellas County Commissioners approved on Tuesday the west-central Florida county’s share of the funding for the 30,000-seat stadium. The county voted 5-2 to approve spending about $312.5 million for its share of the ballpark
Continue Reading AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — The favorite colors for the red, white and blue at the Olympic swimming pool are silver and bronze. Through four days at La Defense Arena, the mighty U.S. team has won a bunch of medals — 15 in all — but only two of them are gold. Seven
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson París (CNN) — Era todo lo que ella podría haber esperado que fuera. Tres años después de retirarse de la final de gimnasia por equipos, Simone Biles estaba sola una vez más en los Juegos Olímpicos. Pero la energía no podía ser más diferente. Biles, la última gimnasta de la noche, se subió a
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