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Month: July 2024

Richard Simmons, fitness personality and TV host, dead at 76, per multiple reports

(CNN) — Richard Simmons, the perennial 1980s workout personality who was defined by his uplifting spirit, has died, according to multiple reports. The news was confirmed by ABC, who cited his representative. CNN has reached out to his representatives, as well the Los Angeles Police Department. Simmons was most known for his aerobic exercise videos, including 1988’s

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Minnesota Republican Tayler Rahm drops out to clear path for Joe Teirab in competitive US House race

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans now have a straighter path to potential victory in what is expected to be Minnesota’s closest congressional race. GOP-endorsed candidate Tayler Rahm dropped out Saturday from a primary fight against the better-funded Joe Teirab, who already had tacit backing from key House leaders. Rahm says he is going to

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Israel targets Hamas’ military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group ‘s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list. The strike took place in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, killing at least 90 Palestinians and wounding nearly

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Texas Tech Health El Paso offers Global Impact Training in Bulgaria

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Two Texas Tech Health El Paso educators are fulfilling the medical school’s global impact mission by introducing a simulation program in Bulgaria. Associate Professor Radosveta Wells and Brian Wilson, the Director of Simulation Education, took their expertise to the University of Plovidv in Bulgaria. “We taught ACLS for the first time in Bulgaria and we got

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D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death

CNN By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told CNN’s Victor Blackwell in an interview Saturday morning. He was “funny and energetic” and deeply loved his children, Harmon said. But her husband, D’Vontaye Mitchell, will never see his children again: The

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