Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The presidential security service says the rubbish contained no dangerous material and no one was hurt. North
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Los tiburones que viven frente a las costas de Brasil dieron positivo por cocaína, según una nueva investigación, la primera vez que se detecta la droga en tiburones en libertad. Los científicos analizaron 13 tiburones brasileños en las aguas de la ciudad de Río de Janeiro y encontraron cocaína
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristics. The FTC said on Tuesday it is seeking to better understand the “opaque market” of “surveillance pricing.”
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — In the first full day of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination and raised a historic $81 million. And yet, less than 24 hours after Harris formally launched her bid for the White House, some Republicans zeroed in on
Continue Reading CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A local law enforcement commissioner revealed during a House Homeland Security hearing on Tuesday stunning new details about the security failures that led to the near assassination of Donald Trump, raising more questions for the embattled US Secret Service. Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris’
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CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like its predecessors, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is loud, proudly vulgar and repeatedly shatters the fourth wall with gleeful naughtiness. Yet beneath the outlandishness, half-dozen belly laughs and nerd-centric beats resides sweet nostalgia for the last quarter-century of superhero movies, while demonstrating that Marvel Studios possesses the power
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like its predecessors, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is loud, proudly vulgar and repeatedly shatters the fourth wall with gleeful naughtiness. Yet beneath the outlandishness, half-dozen belly laughs and nerd-centric beats resides sweet nostalgia for the last quarter-century of superhero movies, while demonstrating that Marvel Studios possesses the power to
Continue Reading Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League says the Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of antisemitism” that swept through classrooms after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The ADL filed a complaint Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The Jewish advocacy group wants the
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Biscuit Basin area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is closed following a hydrothermal explosion Tuesday morning, park officials said in a news release and post on X. Biscuit Basin, its parking lot and boardwalks – about 2 miles northwest of the Old Faithful geyser – are temporarily
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The law enforcement visit to Sonya Massey’s home near Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month began with a calm conversation between the 36-year-old Black woman and two White sheriff’s deputies at her front door and in her living room. They asked how she was doing mentally and if she needed
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sparks flew as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and a former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out against prosecutors during his renewed effort to be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The judge last
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for the November ballot. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s elections chief, said Tuesday that Citizens Not Politicians had submitted 535,005 valid signatures in 58 counties, well over the roughly 414,000 needed to make the ballot.
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases has pleaded guilty. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a
Continue Reading Religion News Service (RNS) — The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them. “This does not make sense,” Parks, the pastor of Ashford Community Church in Houston,
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Religion News Service (RNS) — The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them. “This does not make sense,” Parks, the pastor of Ashford Community Church in Houston,
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Of all the countries around the world, which passports carry the most clout? The most powerful one is red on the outside, purple on the inside and gives you access to 195 global destinations visa-free. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Of all the countries around the world, which passports carry the most clout? The most powerful one is red on the outside, purple on the inside and gives you access to 195 global destinations visa-free. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the man before the shooting, the head of Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday, raising questions about whether a key post was left unattended as
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. The influential Catholic charitable organization announced earlier this month that it was covering the
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen an interim leader, after the school’s president announced this month that he intends to resign. The board of Florida A&M University chose Timothy Beard to lead the school on an interim basis beginning in August. A former president of
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — A number of Democratic lawmakers are planning to participate in a series of counter-programming events on Wednesday instead of attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, the latest example of how Democrats remain divided over Israel’s handling of its war with Hamas. At the same time
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt, Jeremy Diamond, MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US and Israeli officials are voicing increased optimism about the prospects of a ceasefire and hostage deal being agreed to end the war in Gaza as the loved ones of hostages being held by Hamas say that Israeli Prime Minister
Continue Reading AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday. It’s yet another heat record that’s been shattered in the past couple of years. Copernicus’ preliminary data shows the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 degrees Celsius, or 62.76 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats
Continue Reading Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into the sky Tuesday and sent sightseers running for safety. The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of hot springs a couple miles north of the famous Old
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.FactsThe monument is located on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents to represent major
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Not much shower and thunderstorm activity is expected the next several days. Temperatures will climb to the mid and upper 90s. Rain chances will be around 10% each day. Humidity levels will remain elevated.
Continue Reading Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — British and Spanish maritime officials say a fishing boat carrying 27 people has sunk nearly 200 miles off the Falkland Islands, leaving at least six people dead and seven people missing. Spanish authorities said Tuesday that 14 people made it onto a life raft and were rescued by
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As Vice President Kamala Harris marches toward the Democratic nomination, climate advocates like what they see. Even before he’s finished his term, President Joe Biden made his stamp as the most pro-climate president in history. And Harris is an exciting climate candidate in her own right, multiple advocates told
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Decenas de palestinos han muerto y miles más se han visto obligados a huir después de que Israel lanzara un nuevo ataque terrestre contra lo que considera objetivos de Hamas en la ciudad de Khan Younis, en el sur de Gaza. Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (IDF, por sus siglas
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the first Latino US attorney general. PersonalBirth date: August 4, 1955Birth place: San Antonio, TexasBirth name: Alberto R. GonzalesFather: Pablo Gonzales, migrant worker and construction workerMother: Maria (Rodriguez) GonzalesMarriages: Rebecca (Turner) Gonzales (August 31, 1991-present); Diane Clemens (1979-1985, divorced)Children:
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