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Month: July 2024

Massachusetts issues tighter restrictions on access to homeless shelter system

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled new restrictions on the state’s homeless family shelter programs. Healey said Tuesday that starting Aug. 1, families who aren’t prioritized for placement in emergency assistance shelters will be eligible to stay at overflow sites for just five days. Healey pointed to what she called

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Kansas City teens rally, share personal experiences of gun violence with Jackson County legislators

By Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Nearly 40 teenagers gathered at the Jackson County Courthouse to share their personal experiences with gun violence, while also calling for solutions to the widespread issue. The effort was led by the Nia Project, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring young

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Baltimore group joins nationwide project to find information on 10 million enslaved in America

By Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is helping with a nationwide effort to centralize genealogical information about enslaved Africans and their families. The group is working with “10 Million Names,” a project designed to recover information on the estimated 10

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Pennsylvania state police commissioner reveals stunning details about Trump shooting

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’ striking

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Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate

Associated Press Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of the Republicans’ presidential ticket. During Vance’s bid for the Senate in Ohio, he said in a Fox News interview

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Everything we know about Season 4 of ‘Bridgerton’: It’s Benedict’s time to find love

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Benedict Bridgerton’s time has come to enter the marriage mart on the steamy Regency-era series “Bridgerton.” According to a Netflix announcement published on Tuesday, the upcoming fourth season of the series will focus on Benedict, the “bohemian second son” of the titular family played by Luke Thompson. “Despite his

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Berlin Wall Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of East/West relations during the Cold War.The WallThe Berlin Wall began as a border of barbed wire fencing

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Federal regulators are raising scrutiny of Southwest Airlines after a series of troubling incidents

DALLAS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has increased its oversight of Southwest Airlines, which has seen its planes involved in a series of troubling incidents in recent weeks that included flying at very low altitudes while still miles away from an airport. “The FAA has increased oversight of Southwest Airlines to

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France’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder,” brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nomination by the country’s leftist coalition. Macron made his widely expected announcement in a TV interview late Tuesday. Just prior to that appearance, the

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Democratic delegates cite new energy while rallying behind Kamala Harris for president

Associated Press After weeks of intraparty division over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, delegates to the upcoming Democratic National Convention on Tuesday rallied rapidly and enthusiastically behind Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s new presidential candidate. Suddenly, some delegates said, they have a lot more to look forward to at their national meeting in Chicago.

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