By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tractor Supply Co. John Deere. Now Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson said Monday that it’s ending diversity and other progressive initiatives at the company. Harley-Davidson is the latest major American brand to backtrack from DEI policies it had supported in recent years. Harley-Davidson faced pressure online from Robby Starbuck, a
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan would rather do literally anything else than be an actor, a career she originally set out to pursue. Luckily, the “Good Luck Babe!” singer has become one of the most exciting and popular recording artists of today. However, Roan told Interview Magazine she may not have risen
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike. The Communications Workers of America represents the striking employees and says workers walked off the job Friday in response to AT&T’s failure to bargain in good faith. The labor organization says AT&T did not send representatives to
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through videos on your social media platform of choice. But that habit is likely making your problem even worse, according to new research. “Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s presidential ballot say he must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a sham. They made the arguments Monday in a hearing before an administrative judge. It shows how a New York
Continue Reading AP Technology Writers Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. The 59-year-old Lynch struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker that he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard
Continue Reading CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River. The Boston Duck Tours boat was participating in safety drills when it retrieved the pair from the water Monday morning. One of the captains, Michael Rosario, said it went from training to a “real-life rescue.” Police
Continue Reading Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States. That comes less than a week after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency. Mpox cases have been confirmed among children
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urielblanco (CNN) — El cuerpo de Mike Lynch, inversor británico del sector tecnológico de 59 años de edad, fue recuperado del yate de lujo que se hundió frente a la costa de Sicilia, Italia, dijeron las autoridades del Ministerio del Interior italiano. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Lynch obtuvo gran parte de su fortuna como
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The Texas Tribune For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won 68% of the vote in Cavazos’ voting precinct, a mostly residential enclave of about 3,000 people near Hobby Airport. But something is changing in the precinct, where about nine
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By Griffin Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (WRTV) — Ron Gee was killed in July but his mission to end violence in Indianapolis is moving forward through those he impacted. “His influence is paramount to everything that we do about starting something now,” explained Naptown All Pro Wrestling founder Jordan
Continue Reading By Stephanie Maniche Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Donna and Karl Reust hired Charles Wynne of C 1 Construction to build their Braman, Oklahoma home from the ground up. The one-year agreement was signed in 2023. Donna said she thought she had vetted the contractor thoroughly. She had gone
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — BurgerFi, the fast-casual burger chain and owner of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, is running out of cash – and options. The company said it may need to file for bankruptcy. The company said it had just $4.4 million on hand as of August 14. It also expects
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty years after it was made famous by former head coach Mike Price, the “Mine Shaft” UTEP football team entrance is returning to the Sun Bowl for the 2024 season. Fans will want to be in their seats 10 minutes prior to kick off to witness the one-of-a-kind entrance of
Continue Reading By Molly Hudson Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — The three suspects were last seen in the neighborhood near 190th and Maple where the attack happened. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shared video hoping to help locate them as fast as possible. A woman was attacked and robbed in broad
Continue Reading KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. A Kenosha County judge sentenced 24-year-old Chrystul Kizer on Monday to 11 years of initial confinement followed by 5 years of extended supervision.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Councilman Trayon White allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme to use his elected position to keep government contracts flowing to two companies, federal prosecutors say, accepting envelopes with thousands of dollars in cash and lucrative kickbacks. White, who represents southeast DC, was arrested by the FBI Sunday and
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El sargento primero retirado Ryan Marti se enlistó en la Guardia Nacional del Ejército antes incluso de graduarse del instituto, al igual que su entrenador de fútbol americano y profesor, el futuro gobernador de Minnesota Tim Walz. Otro antiguo alumno de Walz, el teniente coronel Jonathon Jaqua, también se incorporó a la
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Heading into the Democratic National Convention, new data suggests that the Trump campaign’s initial attempts to frame the conversation about Vice President Kamala Harris have so far gained relatively little traction. Instead, the public’s attention has remained largely focused around the Democratic nominee’s selection of a running mate and
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CHICAGO, Illinois (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will speak at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening. Lujan Grisham’s office says the governor will give a speech on health care. “The governor is a convention delegate and a former New Mexico Secretary of Health,” a spokesperson for Lujan Grisham’s office explained. “Democrats are
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has ordered four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground to stand trial. According to prosecutors, Hyatt Hotel security guards Brandon Turner and Todd Erickson along with bellhop Herbert Williamson and front desk worker Devin Johnson-Carson pinned D’Vontaye
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison, according to Kenosha County Court documents. Chrystul Kizer – who earlier this year pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the case – will
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune McALLEN, Texas (AP) — On May 17, with just one week to go until the end of the school year, the superintendent of the South Texas Mission school district received an email with a list of 676 books a group of local pastors believed were “filthy and evil.” The email came from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several El Pasoans are participating in the Democratic National Convention this week, happening Monday through Thursday in Chicago. According to a press release sent last week by the El Paso County Democratic Party, members of the delegation include Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, State Senator Cesar Blanco, County Commissioner David Stout, Former
Continue Reading Associated Press ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A mother and daughter have been fatally shot and another man injured near a Kentucky courthouse. The gunman later shot himself after a police highway pursuit on Monday. Police in Elizabethtown say Christopher Elder was in critical condition after shooting himself. Thirty-seven-year-old Erica Riley is one of the victims
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be enforced until after the November election. The state has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to clarify the effective date of Oct. 1. The Alabama
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The body of Mike Lynch, the 59-year-old British tech investor, has been recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht, Italian interior ministry office Massimo Mariani told Reuters on Thursday. Early Monday morning, a luxury yacht he was on was hit by a tornado and sunk off the coast of
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having to first leave the country, Karen and Xavier Chavarria had nothing to celebrate. Like many others, Karen left the United States voluntarily — in her case, for Nicaragua — as the price
Continue Reading Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having to first leave the country, Karen and Xavier Chavarria had nothing to celebrate. Like many others, Karen left the United States voluntarily — in her case, for Nicaragua — as the price
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many St. Louis families faced a chaotic first day of school after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute and left hundreds of parents scrambling to get their kids to classes. St. Louis Public Schools has been struggling to devise a plan to get kids to classes
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