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Month: September 2024

After NY governor says China’s consul general was removed, State Department says ‘there was no expulsion action’

By Gloria Pazmino, Mark Morales and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Following New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s comments Wednesday that China’s consul general in New York was removed from his position after her former aide was charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government, the US State Department said later that “there was

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5 things to know for Sept. 5: Georgia school shooting, Presidential debate, Gaza ceasefire talks, Hunter Biden, Hotel strikes

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — US regulators want to investigate Shein and Temu for selling dangerous baby products. This comes as the two e-commerce websites are facing scrutiny over a litany of issues, including how they’re able to sell goods at such strikingly low prices. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

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Exclusivo CNN: Gobierno de Biden acusará a Rusia de intentar sostenidamente influir en las elecciones de 2024

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Este miércoles el Gobierno de Biden planea acusar a Rusia de un intento sostenido para influir en las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 2024 mediante el uso de los medios de comunicación y otras plataformas en línea controlados por el Kremlin para atacar con desinformación a los votantes estadounidenses, dijeron a CNN

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The UK’s Conservatives eliminate a former interior minister in their leadership vote

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priti Patel, who was Britain’s interior minister when Boris Johnson was prime minister, has become the first candidate to be eliminated in the Conservative Party’s leadership election, two months after the party resoundingly lost power following 14 years in office. Following a vote on Wednesday open to the party’s lawmakers,

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A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims schools are secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has been making false claims about transgender people – including an inflammatory and baseless claim on Friday that schools are secretly providing or obtaining gender-affirming surgeries for children. “The transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home

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More TV opportunities are helping fuel the rapid growth of women’s college volleyball

AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Just watch us once and you’ll be hooked. That is the message women’s college volleyball programs kept delivering as their sport went relatively unnoticed, struggling to find a television home amid the flurry of football games dominating screens each fall. “It was an accessibility issue, not necessarily a passion

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With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration seized Kremlin-run websites and charged two Russian state media employees in its most sweeping effort yet to push back against what it says are Russian attempts to spread disinformation ahead of the November presidential election. The measures, which in addition to indictments also included sanctions and visa

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Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro’ at New York’s Little Island

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings Figaro, Susanna, the Count, Countess, Cherubino, Antonio and Barbarina in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at New York’s Little Island, stretching his voice 3 1/2 octaves. The 18-performance run, a highlight of Little Island’s first season, started Friday at the 700-seat amphitheater built in

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14-year-old student suspect in Georgia school shooting that left 4 dead will be booked tonight, officials say

By Isabel Rosales, John Miller, Nick Valencia, Dakin Andone and Sharif Paget, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — The 14-year-old suspect in the fatal mass shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school will be booked Wednesday night, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said at an evening news conference. Colt Gray will be charged with

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Sweden’s foreign minister announces shock departure from politics

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström who steered the Scandinavian country through sometimes a bumpy road to NATO membership and stood tall on supporting Ukraine, says he’ll leave the government next week. Billström stunned the political establishment Wednesday by saying on X that he had been consiering the move “for some time.”

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Hunter Biden’s tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s continued legal problems may no longer be a political concern for the president, but they’re still very much a personal concern. President Joe Biden’s son is already facing the prospect of prison time after his conviction on felony gun charges and is now confronting a second criminal trial

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Several new laws in Texas have gone into effect since September 1st. How these laws impact you

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new law attempting to strengthen online security for your child has now been in effect since September 1st. The Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, or its acronym, SCOPE Act, limits a minor’s access to social media. The SCOPE Act now requires social media/service companies that are operating in

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