AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy. Harris launched her campaign Sunday after President Joe
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Families of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history are calling for a broader federal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killings. Attorneys for the families said so in a statement Wednesday, a day after Army officials released a pair of reports about the October shootings.
Continue Reading Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge
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Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge
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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is less than two weeks away from naming her own running mate. That’s the timeline the presumptive Democratic nominee has given to a team of lawyers and advisers who are conducting one of the most accelerated vice presidential searches in modern American history, people familiar
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even approve her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week. The convention’s rules committee approved on Wednesday a proposal where delegates from around the country will be able to vote on
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Air Force commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been nominated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau. The nomination comes just a bit more than a week before the current chief retires. If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus would be
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Ford fell more than 11% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the automaker reported much weaker than expected earnings. The company said it was compelled to set aside more money to cover the cost of repairing customers’ vehicles. The company (F) did not break out how
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers attending this September’s Brooklyn Book Festival, for years one of the literary world’s most anticipated gatherings. Others expected range from poets Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes to crime writer George Pelecanos and children’s author R.L. Stine. Cartoonist Roz
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! After a slow start at the summer box office, Hollywood has something to celebrate. “Inside Out 2” became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, raking in $1.46 billion globally and dethroning former record holder “Frozen 2” from 2019. Here’s what else you might have
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! After a slow start at the summer box office, Hollywood has something to celebrate. “Inside Out 2” became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, raking in $1.46 billion globally and dethroning former record holder “Frozen 2” from 2019. Here’s what else you might
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn, now 52, to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and
Continue Reading GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to half of its structures, officials said Thursday. There were no immediate reports of injuries, following a mass evacuation of the
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Hear that? That’s the sound of a wave of young pop artists powering Vice President Kamala Harris on TikTok. A video shared this week by the Harris campaign on the platform, set to pop star Chappell Roan’s song “Femininomenon” from her 2023 album “The Rise and Fall
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has unveiled a global alliance against hunger and poverty in Rio de Janeiro. He described the initiative as one of Brazil’s top priorities for its current presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Lula was seeking to bolster support ahead of
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Mariluz Santana y Ghenry Navarro son dos venezolanos que viven y trabajan en Perú desde hace varios años. No se conocen, pero han decidido tomar el mismo rumbo: viajar a Venezuela para votar en las elecciones del 28 de julio. Ambos creen que es un momento histórico para el país.
Continue Reading Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has issued a long-awaited proclamation to call a special legislative session to address soaring property taxes. The Republican governor kept lawmakers waiting for weeks for the proclamation, ruffling some feathers, including those of some of his fellow Republicans. The proclamation does not include a call
Continue Reading Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Families of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons have described assaults, rapes, extortions, deaths and rampant drug availability and overdoses behind bars at a legislative public hearing. The Joint Legislative Prison Committee held the hearing Wednesday to take public input amid Alabama’s ongoing prison crisis. At least four speakers described
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets announced that Pat Doughty, the team’s PA announcer for the past 20 seasons, has died. He was 55. The team said family members notified them of Doughty’s death on Wednesday. Doughty had kidney-related health problems and had been using a wheelchair in recent years. He was affectionately known
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La delegación que representa a Estados Unidos irá a bordo del penúltimo barco en el Desfile de las Naciones durante la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos de París que se realizará en el emblemático río Sena de la capital francesa. Más de 350 atletas (de los 592 que acudirán a
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A third man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Prosecutors allege that four men were involved in a plot to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio’s news director, a reporter and the reporter’s parents in 2022 in
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — The NBA on Wednesday rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to match a $1.8 billion per year bid from Amazon Prime Video to broadcast the league’s games, setting up a potential legal showdown between the media company and its longtime sports partner. “Warner Bros. Discovery’s most recent proposal
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bud has formed in the Eastern Pacific, off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Wednesday the system was centered about 435 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula. Maximum sustained winds were about 40 mph. Little change in strength is expected through
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hakeem Jeffries, the US House minority leader. He is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1970Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Hakeem Sekou Jeffries Father: Marland Jeffries, counselorMother: Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries, social workerMarriage:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Stephen Breyer, retired associate justice of the US Supreme Court.PersonalBirth date: August 15, 1938Birth place: San Francisco, CaliforniaBirth name: Stephen Gerald BreyerFather: Irving Breyer, an attorneyMother: Anne (Roberts) Breyer Marriage: Joanna (Hare) Breyer (September 4, 1967-present)Children: Chloe, Nell and MichaelEducation: Stanford University,
Continue Reading AP Sports Writers The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league. The media rights deals were approved by the league’s Board of Governors last
Continue Reading Aitana Ocana (CNN Español) — James Cleveland Owens, conocido como Jesse Owens, una figura icónica en la historia del atletismo y un símbolo de resistencia contra la presión racial, nació en 1913 en Alabama, Estados Unidos. La historia de los Juegos Olímpicos en imágenes Hijo de un aparcero y nieto de esclavos, Owens se mudó
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El acatante de Donald Trump buscó detalles del tiroteo de John F. Kennedy desde su computadora portátil y voló un dron en el área cercana al mitin apenas dos horas antes de que el expresidente subiera al escenario, dijo el miércoles el director del FBI, Christopher Wray. Las sorprendentes
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have emerged around how the spread of the disease will be mitigated at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for Covid-19 as of
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The Daily Yonder reports that since the inception of the Inflation Reduction Act, small-scale funding for the Rural Energy for America Program is down, with the greater number of grants going to the largest projects and salaries.
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