By Camilo Rocha, CNN More than a day after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was pronounced the winner of Brazil’s 2022 presidential election, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to publicly acknowledge his loss. The President’s delay in conceding Sunday’s race has contributed to fears that he will not cooperate with a transfer of power, amid
Continue Reading (CNN) — Four people suddenly fell ill at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday from “apparent fume exposure,” according to an incident report from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The terminal was cleared of passengers due to a hazardous materials investigation, the airport tweeted on Monday. Carbon dioxide from an unidentified source is cited in
Continue Reading CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield speaks with Greg Ehrie, the vice president of law enforcement & analysis at the Anti-Defamation League, about the appearance of antisemitic messages seen projected outside a stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, during the Georgia-Florida college football game.
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Daniel A. Medina and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he
Continue Reading By Kristina Sgueglia, Zenebou Sylla, Justin Lear and Laura Ly, CNN At least six people were injured after a shooting erupted Friday outside a church in Pittsburgh where a funeral was taking place, police said. One victim originally reported in critical condition is now in stable condition, among five other people also being treated for
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The Associated Press — The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. Of all the greats to emerge in the 1950s after Elvis Presley, no one personified every parent’s fear of the dangers
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Elon Musk is officially the new owner of Twitter. According to CNN, Musk has fired Twitter’s CEO and two other executives. Twitter declined to comment. So, what could it mean for users? The answer could start with money. Musk bought Twitter for about 44 billion dollars, and, he presumably wants to earn back his money. One analyst thinks
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EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center is offering discount Mammograms and Covid-19 booster vaccinations today. Both will be available at the UMC East Clinic located at Joe Battle Boulevard. This is a walk-in event: Mammograms will be provided from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. For anyone without insurance, the cost of a mammogram is only $50; for those with insurance, there
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Gaps in fencing along the US-Mexico border can be a dramatic — and sometimes puzzling — sight. Miles of tall steel bollards end abruptly, giving way to open space or much smaller barriers that are designed to block vehicles from crossing, but not people. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he
Continue Reading By Valentina Di Donato and Glen Levy, CNN One person has died and four people, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, were “seriously injured” after a stabbing attack on the outskirts of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday, according to Italian national police. The suspected attacker has been arrested, police said. “A mentally unstable
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UPDATE: The El Paso man who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack appeared in court Thursday afternoon via Zoom. Judge Leon Schydlower said the government doesn’t want to keep Arredondo in custody. He set it at 10% for a $10,000 bond. Arredondo must report to pre-trial services, stay at his
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The Justice Department has codified new regulations to protect a free and independent press. The new rules ban secret subpoenas for journalists’ records. There are exceptions in certain circumstances: like if the information could prevent a serious crime, if the journalist is the target of an investigation, if the records involve already public information, or
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN If Kanye West is worried about the multiple businesses that have ended relationships with him following his antisemitic comments, he’s not acting like it. The controversial artist and entrepreneur on Thursday posted a meme on his verified Instagram account that featured the headline, “Ye has reportedly cut ties with Kanye
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Amanda Jackson, CNN Several people were injured Wednesday at an amusement park in Branson, Missouri, after sections of a train ride derailed from the track, the park said. Six guests and one employee were transported by ambulance to get medical treatment, the Silver Dollar City theme park said in a statement
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(CNN) — Athletic shoe company Skechers said in a statement Wednesday that two of its executives escorted embattled musician Kanye West from one of its Los Angeles buildings. The company said West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation.” It said he was engaged in “unauthorized filming” and he was escorted out
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Arizona chapter of the League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit in federal court late Tuesday targeting groups and individuals that they say are conspiring to intimidate voters in Arizona through a coordinated effort known as “Operation Drop Box.” The lawsuit was filed on behalf
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(CNN) — A woman who claims she was in a years-long romantic relationship with Herschel Walker says the Republican Senate nominee for Georgia pressured her into having an abortion in 1993, she announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The woman, referred to as Jane Doe to protect her identity, attended the press conference virtually
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By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Clare Foran, CNN Sen. Bob Menendez is facing a new federal investigation after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his 2017 trial for corruption, an adviser to the New Jersey Democrat said in a statement Wednesday. “Senator Menendez is aware of an investigation that was reported on
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN The federal government saw a spike in complaints from angry airline passengers in August, the last full month of a summer marked by flight cancellations and delays. In just-released data, the Department of Transportation says it received more than 7,000 complaints from flyers, a 6% increase compared with July and a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Darrell Brooks was found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide on Wednesday for driving his SUV into a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last November, killing six people and wounding dozens more. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for the convictions. Brooks, 40, also was convicted of
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN To help thwart potential school violence, students and staff need to beware of certain warning signs — and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school shootings for more
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By Brian Vitagliano, CNN A jury in Michigan has found three men guilty of providing material support for a terrorist act and two other state charges related to the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico were also convicted of gang membership and felony possession of a
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Many companies have been breaking ties with Kanye West, and now, some fans are also going their separate ways. A Florida man decided to burn multiple pairs of Yeezy shoes. Danny Shiff says he’s purchased about 40 pairs of Yeezy shoes over the years, so far about $15,000 worth of those shoes have gone up
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — After a nearly decade-long battle, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced a “historic agreement” between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado over how to divide water from the Rio Grande between southern New Mexico and west Texas. Details of the agreement, which still requires approval, will remain under seal by
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(CNN) — The US Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Seven Trees, near San Jose, California. Preliminary information from the USGS says the quake was 6.9 kilometers deep and hit around 11:42 a.m. PT. This is a developing story. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company.
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Adrienne Broaddus and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Jean Kuczka and Alexzandria Bell were on the brink of celebrating exciting milestones in their lives. Alexzandria, 15, was looking forward to traveling to Los Angeles to celebrate her Sweet 16, her father said. And Kuczka, 61, was getting ready to retire after a long, illustrious
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Katie Hunt, CNN The International Space Station fired its thrusters to maneuver out of the way of a piece of oncoming Russian space junk, NASA said late Monday. The space agency said in a news release that the ISS conducted a five minute, five second burn to avoid a fragment of
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a false-flag operation that Moscow could use as a pretext to escalate the Kremlin’s war against its neighbor. A dirty bomb is a weapon that combines conventional explosives like
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The father of missing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Monday. Adam Montgomery, 32, was also charged with falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and tampering with witnesses or informants,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Sonoma elementary fourth-grade educator Christopher Nuñez has won the Milken Educator Award, along with a $25,000 prize. The awards recognize up to 40 elementary school educators who go above and beyond in the 2022-23 school year. Nuñez has been teaching for over 14 years. Despite praise from his peers, he
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